Rapper Drake has dropped his latest album Honestly, Nevermind, just hours after he unexpectedly announced it on social media.
Just nine months after he released his sixth album, the chart-topper is back with his seventh, a 14-track record that dropped on streaming platforms at midnight.
The rapper announced the release on his Instagram account yesterday, with the post simply including an image of the album art, with the caption “7th studio album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ out at midnight.”
He followed up the post with another that displayed the tracklist.
Drake played the new album early Friday morning on his brand new SiriusXM Sound 42 show Table for one.
Writing on his Apple Music page, the star said: “I let my humbleness turn to numbness at times letting time go by knowing I got the endurance to catch it another time.”
He added: “I work with every breath in my body cause it’s the work not air that makes me feel alive. That’s some real detrimental shit but that’s that shit my perfectionist mind doesn’t really mind because no one knows whats on my mind when I go to sleep at 9 & wake up at 5—unless I say it in rhyme.”
“I can’t remember the last time someone put they phone down, looked me in the eyes and asked my current insight on the times
“But I remember every single time someone shined a light in my eyes. I purposely try to forget what went on between some ppl and I because I know I’m not a forgiving guy even when I try
“My urge for revenge wins the game against my good guy inside every single fckn timeI got plans I can’t talk about with more than like 4 guys because the last time I shared em with someone on the outside…well that’s another story for another night
“I was tryna get thru that statement to get to saying I’m not @ a time in my life where pats on the shoulder help get me by
“I’ll take loyalty over an oh my & emoji fire
“I know if it was a dark night where all the odds were against my side & my skill went to whoever took my life they’d done me off with a big smile & maybe evn post it for some likes
“I know everyone that tells me they love me doesn’t love me all the time especially when im doing better than alright & they have to watch it from whatever point they at in their life
“I got here being realistic
“I didn’t get here being blind
“I know whats what and especially what and who is by my side
“Honestly…Nevermind.”
Drake signed off his message with “dedicated to our brother V”.
The record was executive produced by Drake, Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib, Noel Cadastre and South African producer and DJ Black Coffee, whom Drake worked with on the 2017 project ‘More Life’.
DJ Carnage also confirmed that he’d produced six of the songs on the album, writing on Twitter: “Thank you brother for trusting me and allowing me to be a part of the vision. I never factored this into the equation for the beginning of my next chapter, but thank you.”
I'm very honored and humbled to have produced 6 songs on the new @Drake album, "Honestly, Nevermind" Thank you brother for trusting me and allowing me to be a part of the vision. I never factored this into the equation for the beginning of my next chapter, but thank you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/PQmgUNOsG4
— GORDO (@GordoSZN) June 16, 2022
Drake released his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy, in September 2021.
It had initially been slated to arrive in January of that year, but was delayed following surgery for a knee injury Drake sustained in 2020.
When it dropped several months later, it quickly hit No. 1 in the charts, beating Kanye West’s Donda as achieving the biggest debut week of 2021.
