Drake and SiriusXM are each ending the Sound 42 period. The station will transition into SiriusXM 42, which can characteristic a loop of the “greatest 500 tracks of all time” in rap.
In keeping with RadioInsight, the deal began in 2019, with Drake praising the partnership and the way “supportive” the staff was. This now leaves Drake a free agent within the audio broadcasting world.
And that comes proper when the Canadian rapper took to Instagram to share a collection of photographs and a cryptic message, hinting at what’s to return. The submit included a photograph of an OVO Sound sweatshirt with the phrase “Free the Man Dem,” a number of selfies, a field of nausea remedy, and a screenshot from the 2017 movie Phantom Thread starring Daniel Day-Lewis.
ICYMI, within the submit, the 38-year-old artist mirrored on his journey and the modifications forward. “U know I grew up non confrontational and at all times handled this recreation as a sport the place my pen gained gold, however my as of late the rostrum has been arduous for all of us to disregard,” he wrote. “I perceive that this subsequent chapter might go away you feeling uneasy, however I hope you see my honesty as readability not charity that solutions some questions particularly concerning the unanswered texts you’ve been sending me.”
This cryptic–sure, we’re saying it once more–message comes on the heels of his latest chart-topping success. Final month, Drake and PartyNextDoor launched their collaborative undertaking $ome $exy $ongs 4 U on Valentine’s Day, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. This marked Drake’s 14th album to succeed in the highest spot. If anybody is retaining rating, be happy to stack that feat up towards, nicely, whoever.
Nonetheless, the IG submit appears to trace at some’factor deeper some’else, maybe extra private. Earlier than the discharge of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, Drake had teased new solo work, which may very well be the inspiration behind his newest social media replace. His most up-to-date solo album, For All of the Canine, dropped in 2023, and followers have been eagerly awaiting his subsequent transfer.
Marvel what the 6God is occurring about. Guess, we’ll have to attend and see.
