Last August, Uproxx’s own Wongo Okon called the announcement of Drake’s then-upcoming joint album with fellow Torontonian PartyNextDoor “ the perfect next move .” As happens so often, Wongo was right… but this time, only in the meta sense.

It’s only been 16 months since the last Drake album (fifteen if you count the Scary Hours edition of For All The Dogs), but the road to this one was different than any before due to the Compton-born elephant in the room,

Drake and PartyNextDoor’s new album has already setting records on Apple Music following its Valentine’s Day release. After dropping on Friday (Feb. 14), the duo’s years-in-the-making project, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U,

Drake posted the track to his burner account on Instagram, writing, “no $$$AMPLE CLEARANCE for my goat” in the caption. And although he didn’t reveal just who his “GOAT” is, HipHopDX has identified the guest vocalist as New Orleans bounce artist Heaven.

T-Pain shared his thoughts on Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s new album, suggesting it’s made up of leftover tracks from previous releases.

With an OVO-heavy sound, the record aims to serve as Drake’s pivot from a year marred by his battle with Kendrick Lamar

Of course Drake addresses The Situation on his new project. It’s certainly why a good chunk of people tuned into $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, a joint project with supporting player PARTYNEXTDOOR. “Fuck a rap beef,