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On December 20, 2024, Drake posted a carousel on Instagram featuring images of nature, a possible hint at working on new music, and an owl referring to the symbol of his lifestyle brand and record label, OVO. The One Dance rapper captioned the carousel:
"Strong winds from the north."
While Drake hasn't made an official announcement on releasing new tracks yet, the rapper surprise-dropped three tracks on Instagram in August 2024; Circadian Rhythm, SOD, and No Face. Drizzy's Instagram carousel got fans excited and they took to the comment section of his post to express their opinions.
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Comparing the Passionfruit rapper to Kanye West, seemingly for posting the pictures without giving context, a netizen commented:
"This is very Kanye of you."
Additionally, netizens commented on Drizzy's carousel with speculations of the rapper dropping new music.
Some internet users commented on the pictures of the carousel, wherein a netizen referred to the photo of a man in the second slide, listening to music while charging his phone at the station.
"Then the album is getting finished"— PartyNextDoor shares an update on upcoming album with Drake
According to a report by Capital XTRA dated November 6, 2024, PartyNextDoor took to Instagram Live to update fans about his and Drizzy's awaited upcoming album.
“Guys, I have one more show on this tour. Then the album is getting finished. That’s all I gotta say," PND said
Drizzy announced the untitled album during a guest set at PartyNextDoor's concert in Toronto in August 2024. Telling the audience about the upcoming project, Drake told the crowd:
“So, you get the summer over with, you do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside. When it gets a little chilly, PartyNextDoor and Drake album will be waiting right there for you.”
Additionally, the Family Matters rapper reportedly teased a collaboration with PartyNextDoor when he wished him a happy birthday via his Instagram Story in July 2024. The rapper wished PND in his story by mentioning:
“More life to the late night serenader 6 side sound creator owl gang crusader melodies that persuade her baby making music to put her in labour none greater PartyNextDoor stay tuned real soon.”
Drake gives $10K to look-alike contest winner: Details explored
According to a report by Billboard dated December 15, 2024, Drizzy contributed $10K to a Drake look-alike contest held in Toronto on December 14, 2024. The contest was held at Casuals Cakery and the cakery posted a screenshot of the Hotline Bling rapper texting them about his contribution to the prize money.
Drizzy's DM read:
“I’m adding 10 bands to the look alike contest as the main prize,”
Drizzy also shared clips of the look-alike contest via his Instagram Stories writing "I love this city" with laughing emojis. The look-alike contest featured multiple people dressing up as Drizzy from different eras like Denim, Durag, and Ozempic Drake.
In other news, Drizzy recently filed two legal petitions against Universal Music Group in November 2024 over Kendrick Lamar's diss track Not Like Us.
In the first petition, the rapper alleged UMG of falsely boosting the streams of Lamar's diss track. In the second petition, the Push Ups rapper accused UMG of releasing Lamar's track despite knowing it consisted of defamatory lyrics against him.
