Drake Teases New Album With Kanye West Classic

Drake took to Instagram to tease his forthcoming album and some love for fellow rapper Kanye West. On Sunday (July 2), Drizzy posted on his Instagram Stories a selfie video of him seemingly wearing some merch for his upcoming album For All the Dogs. In his video, you can hear Kanye West's classic "Through the Wire." Drake is heard singing along and flexes his expensive watch in a bathroom.

Drizzy and Kanye were in a public feud for about three years until they came together for the Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert in 2021. The concert was created with the intent to draw awareness to prison reform and bring justice to incarcerated Chicago gang leader Larry Hoover.

Earlier this year, Drake sampled Kanye's ex-wife Kim Kardashian in his song "Search & Rescue."

"I didn’t come this far, just to come this far and not be happy, remember that," Kim is heard saying in the song. The sample comes from the 2021 season finale of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Kim and Kanye officially divorced in March of 2022. They were married for six years after publicly dating in 2012.

As for the album, the announcement came along with the release of his poetry book.

In newspaper ads promoting the poetry book, a QR code brings you to a site that reads, “I made an album to go with the book. They say they miss the old Drake girl don’t tempt me. FOR ALL THE DOGS." No release date is mentioned for the album.

Drake co-wrote the collection of poems with Kenza Samir. He and Drake have been working together for years. They collaborated on several of the Toronto rapper's projects, such as Views and If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late. The publisher’s website describes Titles Ruin Everything as a 168-page collection of never-before-published poems about “fame, romance, and relationships.”

The book is available through Drake's official website drakerelated.com and official book retailers.

The summer is here and many of the top artists in hip-hop and R&B are putting their bid in for "song of the summer." Over the course of May, we got drops from Beyoncé, J. Cole, Summer Walker, Kendrick Lamar, and several more.

Take a look at some of the best songs in hip-hop and R&B, ranked:

For DaBaby's May 2023 release, he takes inspiration from Jersey Club for his latest single "Shake Sumn." The firey twerk anthem is found on his three-song EP titled CALL DA FIREMAN.

H.E.R.'s "The Journey" is for anyone needing a song to lift their spirits going through a tough time. H.E.R. showcases her silky vocals with powerful lyrics on her newest release.

"All the times you thought you'd never make it through/Felt just like the world just turned its back on you/Didn't stop you/All the times you could've given in and given up/Times you didn't know if you were strong enough/Still you got through," she sings.

The City Girls, Diddy, and Fabolous are trying to have everyone "Act Bad" this summer. The flirty yet broadcaious record finds the four rappers campaigning for a summer of good times with no stress.

Toosie scored his first No. 1 with "Favorite Song" on Billboard's Hot Rap Chart in May. The original was released in February but the melodic rap hit got a second wind with the Khalid-assisted remix.

Janelle Monáe has been making headlines lately for her celebrating her sexier new image. Monáe's flirty summery single "Lipstick Lover" is just the start of her reign. Her LP The Age Of Pleasure is set to arrive 6/9.

Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem teamed up for "The Hillbillies." In the cousin duo's music video, they even got a cameo from Tyler, The Creator who confirmed that his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival after a three-year hiatus.

"Pelle Coat" is the second track from Lil Durk's latest album Almost Healed. For the project, the Chicago native tapped in guest appearances from Alicia Keys, J. Cole, Future, Kodak Black, 21 Savage, Chief Wuk, Rob49, Morgan Wallen, and the late Juice WRLD.

Summer Walker dropped her EP Clear 2: Soft Life and one of the fan favorites from the project was "Pull Up." On release day, Summer also released the music video to the song, which features her rumored boyfriend actor Lil Meech.

From Summer Walker's EP Clear 2: Soft Life, J. Cole made a guest appearance on the opening track "To Summer From Cole (audio hug)." On the record, Cole applauds Summer's hard work ethic and congratulates her on her newborn twins. The North Carolina rapper also teases that he is working on an album himself titled The Fall Off.

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar have teamed up once again. The "America Has A Probem" remix was a surprise drop from the artists. The two have previously collabed on "Freedom" from Beyoncé's Lemonade and "Nile" from The Lion King: The Gift.

Lil Durk enlisted J. Cole for the lead single "All My Life" off his latest project Almost Healed. Durk admitted that Cole bodied him on the song, which is a rarity with his features.

"He smoked my a-- on that one, for one — barely," Smurk said when asked about his experience working with the Dreamville boss, per Complex. "That barely happens. But shout out to J. Cole, shout out to [Dr.] Luke, we made it happen."