Drake Addresses Fake Friends on New Song ‘What Did I Miss?'
The rapper released the song Friday as part of a July 4th livestream dubbed 'Iceman Episode One.' 'Last time I looked to my right, you n—s was standing beside me / How can some people I love hang around pussies who try me?' Drake asks on the track.
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While the track doesn't mention Lamar or any of the former friends specifically, Drake does pinpoint one specific incident: Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth 2024 Pop Out concert in Los Angeles, where that rapper performed his Drake-dissing 'Not Like Us' five times.
'I'm back in your city tonight, walkin' around with my head high,' Drake says on the track. 'I saw bro at the Pop Out with them but been dick riding gang since 'Headlines.'' (Drake doesn't clarify who 'bro' is, but the internet is abuzz that he's potentially talking about NBA stars and Pop Out guests LeBron James and/or DeMar DeRozan, the latter of whom formerly played for Drake's beloved Toronto Raptors.)
The single's release Friday was preceded by a livestream where the rapper drove around Toronto in a van for a company called The Iceman — which, judging by its years-long social media activity, is an actual ice delivery service in Toronto — and talked about his love for the city and his fans (and even encountered one hater).
The livestream stunt suggests that a new album is on the way, with fans speculating that it will be titled Iceman. No firm details have been announced yet. The rapper last released Some Sexy Songs 4 U with PartyNextDoor earlier this year; his last solo album was 2023's For All the Dogs.
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