Picture
Picture Credit score
Kieran Frost / Contributor through Getty Photos, Prince Williams / Contributor through Getty Photos, andAaron J. Thornton / Contributor through Getty Photos
Picture Alt
Freddie Gibbs, Drake, PARTYNEXTDOOR
Picture Dimension
landscape-medium
Freddie Gibbs is fairly certain Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR took a web page out of his guide with $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, at the very least relating to the best way they styled the title and again cowl.
Gibbs isn’t claiming to personal greenback indicators in album titles, particularly since loads of artists have completed it earlier than, and lots extra will. Nevertheless, the Canadian artists’ tracklist reveal on Thursday (Feb. 13) solely fueled hypothesis concerning the forthcoming challenge probably pulling inspiration from his $oul $outdated $eparately. Within the backside left nook, there have been three rabbit-like figures: one with coronary heart eyes, one other with headphones and flames in its eyes, and the leftmost that includes greenback signal motifs.
“Rattling, they even stole the rabbits too. I’m flattered,” Gibbs tweeted, together with a repost of promotional materials for the 2022 effort. He doubled down with, “Shout out to Soulja Boy,” a becoming reference contemplating the “Crank That” hitmaker has spent the previous yr, and particularly currently, throwing photographs at Drake.
Freddie Gibbs Loves Rabbits… Like, A Lot
Rabbits have been a staple in Gibbs’ music for so long as followers can bear in mind, largely resulting from his Vice Lord ties. The furry mascot has additionally popped up in loads of his information, together with “Huge Boss Rabbit,” “Area Rabbit,” and “Rabbit Island,” simply to call just a few.
Talking of, the art work for $oul $outdated $eparately featured a rabbit overlooking a hellish desert. And for anybody pondering Drake wouldn’t even know who Gibbs is, it’s value remembering that the West Coast heavyweight remixed “Champagne Poetry” and beforehand labored with shared collaborators like Ye and Rick Ross.
What We Know About ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ So Far
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U will arrive at midnight (Feb. 14), although followers, sadly, didn’t get any early releases to carry them over. The challenge spans 21 tracks and runs for 74 minutes, which, within the grand scheme of right now’s albums, isn’t too unhealthy. It’ll additionally embody “Crying In Chanel,” a observe they previewed on social media earlier within the month.
The physique of labor was first introduced in August 2024 through the Toronto cease of PND’s “Sorry I’m Exterior Tour.” The “Her Method” singer stunned followers by bringing out his OVO boss, who teased, “When it will get a bit chilly, PARTYNEXTDOOR and Drake’s album shall be proper there for you.” Naturally, the joint LP continues their lengthy historical past of collaborations, which incorporates tracks like “Acknowledge” and “Come and See Me.”