All Episodes

August 27, 2025 3 mins
Drake BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.

Billboard officially declared me the No 1 RBHipHop Artist of the 21st century as of August 27 2025 recognizing my thirty No 1 hits on the Hot RBHipHop Songs chart and fifteen No 1s on the Top RBHipHop Albums list My career longevity and ability to top the charts throughout multiple eras were highlighted with emphasis on my cultural influence and boundarypushing approach to hiphop Billboard emphasized that this honor cements my legacy even as I continue to evolve musically and shape the genre

In business headlines my net worth has been pegged at 300 million by BuddyMagazineorg combining my music revenue with expanding business ventures including OVO fashion and film and hefty online presence I also made noise in the collector world by showing off my purchase of Tupacs iconic Death Row Records chain on Instagram this week turning heads as many media outlets posted and fans speculated its investment value and cultural significance

Concert news followed hot on the heels of these achievements As part of my Some Special Shows 4 EU tour I just performed two soldout nights at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on August 21 and 22 with PARTYNEXTDOOR as my support act This marks another successful European leg and strong live demand and JamBase and VisitStockholm chronicle continued stops across Italy France Germany and more until late September Fan social media buzzed when a video went viral of someone trolling me outside my Copenhagen hotel by singing Kendrick Lamars Not Like Us while I was on tour with PartyNextDoor This clip spread across X formerly Twitter and Instagram showing my ongoing cultural relevance and playful rivalry with Kendrick

While album sales headlines focused on my ongoing competition with Kendrick Lamar for the years top hiphop album my current project Some Sexy Songs 4 U continues to be a chart presence alongside classics like Take Care But all eyes are on my forthcoming solo album Iceman which I teased is dropping soon After July singles What Did I Miss and Which One featuring Central Cee hype only intensified Despite no official release date outlets like HotNewHipHop stress that this will be my first solo project since the muchpublicized Kendrick feud

In industry circles Drake Star a financial advisory group not related to me handled a major media tech acquisition this week but social chatter confused that firm with my own ventures causing minor mixups

A significant ongoing legal battle also surfaced with Vibe reporting I am suing Universal Music Group for alleged defamation and covertly boosting Kendrick Lamars diss track Not Like Us labeling me as a certified pedophile A judge just granted my legal team access to Kendrick Lamars confidential recording contract though the case is still only in discovery

On streaming platforms I hit yet another milestone as my 2025 releases including Somebody Loves Me with PARTYNEXTDOOR all surpassed 100 million Spotify streams confirmed by recent Instagram stats The crossfire of headlines business moves tour moments viral social media and album anticipation makes this one of the most eventful stretches in my career with longterm significance for my legacy

Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta

This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Mark as Played
Transcript

Episode Transcript

Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Billboard officially declared me the number one RB hip Hop
artist of the twenty first century as of August twenty seventh,
twenty twenty five, recognizing my thirty No. One hits on
the Hot RB hip Hop Song's Chart and fifteen No.
One's on the Top RB hip Hop Album's list. My
career longevity and ability to top the charts throughout multiple

(00:21):
eras were highlighted, with emphasis on my cultural influence and
boundary pushing approach to hip hop. Billboard emphasized that this
honor cements my legacy even as I continue to evolve
musically and shape the genre. In business headlines, my net
worth has been pegged at three hundred million by buddymagazine
dot org, combining my music revenue with expanding business ventures

(00:44):
including Ovo fashion and film, and hefty online presence. I
also made noise in the collector world by showing off
my purchase of Tupac's iconic death Row Records chain on
Instagram this week, turning heads as many media outlets posted
and fans speculated its investment value and cultural significance. Concert

(01:06):
News followed hot on the heels of these achievements as
part of my some Special shows for EU tour. I
just performed two sold out nights at Avischi Arena in
Stockholm on August twenty first and twenty second, with Party
next Door as my support act. This marks another successful
European leg and strong live demand and jam bass and

(01:28):
visit Stockholm. Chronicle continued stops across Italy, France, Germany and
more until late September. Fans social media buzzed when a
video went viral of someone trolling me outside my Copenhagen
hotel by singing Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us while I
was on tour with Party next Door. This clip spread

(01:48):
across x formerly, Twitter, and Instagram, showing my ongoing cultural
relevance and playful rivalry with Kendrick, while album sales headlines
focused on my ongoing competition with Kendrick Lamar for the
year's top hip hop album. My current project, Some Sexy
Songs for You, continues to be a chart presence alongside

(02:09):
classics like Take Care but All Eyes Are On My Farmer,
which I teased is dropping soon after July. Singles What
Did I Miss and Which One featuring Central c Hype
only intensified despite no official release date. Outlets like hot
new hip hop stress that this will be my first
solo project since the much publicized Kendrick feud in industry circles.

(02:34):
Drake Starr, a financial advisory group not related to me,
handled the major media tech acquisition this week, but social
chatter confused that firm with my own ventures, causing minor
mix ups. A significant ongoing legal battle also surfaced, with
Vibe reporting I am suing Universal Music Group for alleged
defamation and covertly boosting Kendrick Lamar's disk track not like Us,

(02:57):
labeling me as a certified pedophile. A judge just granted
my legal team access to Kendrick Lamar's confidential recording contract,
though the case is still only in discovery. On streaming platforms,
I hit yet another milestone as my twenty twenty five releases,
including Somebody Loves Me with Party next Door, all surpassed
one hundred million Spotify streams, confirmed by recent Instagram stats.

(03:20):
The cross fire of headlines, business moves, tour moments, viral
social media and album anticipation makes this one of the
most eventful stretches in my career, with long term significance
for my legacy, and that is it. For today. Make
sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an
update on Drake. Thanks for listening. This has been a
quiet please production. For more check out Quiet Please dot

(03:44):
ai or search the term biosnap wherever you listen
Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.

The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience

The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.