Drake is reportedly collaborating with music producer Conductor Williams for his upcoming album. On the July 31, 2024, episode of the Ebro In The Morning podcast, the host revealed that Champagne Papi would be releasing his next project later this year. This would be his first album drop following his feud with Kendrick Lamar.
Ebro revealed on the show:
“Drake is dropping a new project at some point this year that’s the rumors. Have you heard anything?... I also heard that he has a whole project’s worth of music done with Conductor Williams, which is the opposite, very hip-hoppy you know?”
At the time of writing this article, the podcast clip had made it to X, and tweets of the same had amassed over a million views.
However, it is worth noting that neither party involved has confirmed the same. For those uninitiated, Conductor Williams had worked on Drizzy’s 8AM In Charlotte and Stories About My Brother songs.
More about Conductor Williams as claims of him collaborating with Drake yet again go viral online
Conductor Williams, whose real name is Denzel Williams, is a record producer based in Kansas City, Missouri. He is best known for collaborating with artists like Westside Gunn, Tyler the Creator, and Drake himself.
The Grammy winner is known for his signature vinyl and drum style, which produce a sense of nostalgia. The artist uses a Roland SP 606 to produce his signature sounds.
Fans of the Certified Lover Boy were thrilled to hear that he was collaborating with Conductor Williams on the 8AM in Charlotte song, as the latter’s instrumentals added a sense of raw emotion to Drizzy’s unfiltered lyrics.
Speaking about Drizzy, Conductor Williams said in a 2023 Complex interview:
“He is a crafts person. And also a person of the arts. That was the main bond. The respect was mutual in that way. He made it so comfortable for me to be myself to where I start sending him the ideas that I’ve always had.”
While complimenting the One Dance hitmaker, Williams added:
“You got the greatest, one of the greatest artists. Again, I’m going keep saying this, one of the greatest of my generate inspire to write. Let’s catch lightning in the bottle.”
Conductor Williams has amassed over 168k followers on Instagram, with his last post being uploaded four days ago, where he was promoting his merchandise.