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Key Takeaways:
- Drake and Bobbi Althoff reunited for the debut episode of her new podcast, “Not This Once more.”
- The dialog touched on pretend abs rumors, Rick Ross, and Drake’s evolving media technique.
- Followers had blended reactions on-line, sparking debate over his alternative of platform and transparency.
Drake clearly had rather a lot to get off his chest. Tuesday (Sept. 2), the rapper reunited with an previous buddy, Bobbi Althoff, for the very first episode of her new podcast, “Not This Once more.”
Throughout their prolonged chat, Drake and Althoff acquired again in mattress — much like their unique, since-deleted interview — solely this time they traveled to Switzerland. Over the course of the wide-ranging dialog, he spoke on making amends with Althoff, rumors about getting ab work completed, and even his arrest in Sweden.
Some of the evident subjects was Drake’s determination to do interviews with Althoff as a substitute of, say, conventional Hip Hop media. “The aim is to not be an unattainable d**khead on your entire life and solely communicate with Zane Lowe whereas he asks you essentially the most curated questions,” the Views artist defined.
Unsurprisingly, social media had loads to say about Drake’s feedback. “Oh, this Drake interview [is] gonna have n**gasoline sizzling,” Terrell Mallory of the “Mallory Bros Podcast” wrote on X. Another person identified the irony in Drizzy sitting down with Althoff: “What’s hilarious is all these rap podcasters stanned so exhausting for Drake, however look who he gave the interview.”
Loads of others honed in on his wilder remarks, too. “Drake is actually speaking about Bobbi’s breast milk,” one other X consumer wrote, referencing Drake’s feedback about Althoff “pumping out that pure white” after welcoming her second baby.
Elsewhere, the Toronto rapper poked enjoyable at his “Aston Martin Music” collaborator, Rick Ross, for allegedly shopping for pretend diamonds. A separate particular person on the social media platform mentioned his “random shot at Rick Ross is loopy.”
Amid the gems being dropped, a smaller group of individuals observed a little bit of chemistry brewing between Drake and Althoff. “Bobbi, sis, you would possibly acquired an admirer in him,” one particular person hilariously mentioned. “Child, that interview would’ve been reduce quick, I am simply saying!”
Coming off final yr’s rap beef with Kendrick Lamar, and now within the midst of his authorized battle with Common Music Group, Drake is seemingly extra polarizing than ever. Nevertheless, even amid all of the criticism, quite a lot of followers applauded him for doing the sit-down with Althoff. “It is not a Hip Hop media platform, however he truly is addressing rather a lot otherwise,” somebody mentioned.
“Drake is gettin’ his s**t off on this interview,” one other consumer emphasised. “I am beginning to perceive he would not need [question-and-answer] interviews. He desires [an] informative dialog.”
In case you missed it, try Drake’s interview with Althoff on the “Not This Once more” podcast under.