Drake is firing back.
The rapper surprised listeners Friday with three albums, “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour,” and the projects include attacks aimed at several famous names.
Among the targets is Kendrick Lamar, Drake’s longtime rival.
Drake, 39, and Lamar, 38, previously traded blows through diss tracks including “Not Like Us” and “Family Matters.”
On the new releases, Drake intensifies the conflict with repeated references to Lamar.
Fans on social media parsed the lyrics and identified the celebrities Drake appeared to criticize.
On “Make Them Pay,” Drake addresses the 2025 lawsuit he filed against UMG, his own record label, over “Not Like Us.”
Lamar calls Drake a “pedophile” on that song.
Drake accused UMG in the lawsuit of defamation and claimed the company improperly inflated the track’s popularity.
The case has since been dismissed.
“Damn, who is this guy for real/ I guess a magician/ 100 million streams vanished, no one got questions,” Drake raps in “Make Them Pay.”
On “Make Them Remember,” Drake appears to ridicule Lamar’s height by invoking 5-foot-3 former NBA player Muggsy Bogues.
“And Muggsy Bogues dunked for once, even I’m a bit amazed,” he says.
Drake also questions Lamar’s image on “Iceman.”
“White kids listen to you cuz’ they feel some guilt, and that’s how your soul get fulfilled,” he sings.
On “Dust,” Drake says he has forgotten Lamar’s diss records.
“What was the year you said you had slaps, cause I don’t remember it going like that, I don’t remember one word of your raps,” he raps.
J. Cole is also mentioned on “Make Them Pay,” where Drake dismisses the so-called “Big 3” of modern rap, a group commonly used to refer to Drake, Lamar and J. Cole.
“F–k a big three anyway, there was too many chefs in the kitchen, it was a mess to begin with,” Drake says.
Drake also seems to reference J. Cole’s refusal to fully back him during the Lamar feud.
“I stood 10 Ts and accepted the mission, ’cause I’d much rather death than submission,” Drake sings.
“How can you press the ignition and let some memories of the past affect your decision?”
Jay-Z is criticized in more than one track.
On “Janice STFU,” Drake takes aim at the Roc Nation founder and other established artists, accusing them of failing to support newer stars.
“We know how you OGs rocking already, my n—a, the jig is up,” Drake raps.
On “Whisper My Name,” Drake references the online debate over choosing dinner with Jay-Z or $500K.
“’ll take $500K, not the dinner, I never could learn s–t from none of y’all,” Drake sings.
DJ Khaled is called out on “Make Them Play” over what Drake frames as silence on Palestine.
“Khaled you know what I mean, the beef was fully live, you went halal… and your people are still waiting for a ‘Free Palestine’ but apparently everything isn’t black and white and red and green. I’m seeing everyone’s true colours,” Drake raps.
On “Burning Bridges,” Drake appears to jab Rihanna, whom he dated on and off from 2009 to 2016, and her partner, A$AP Rocky.
The lyric seems to refer to Rihanna not releasing new music in a decade.
“Yo baby mama ain’t even post your single, where she at?” the lyrics state.
Rick Ross also appears to be targeted on “Make Them Pay.”
“Dog, I was aiding Ross with streams before Adin Ross had ever streamed,” Drake raps.
Before Drake released the three albums, Page Six exclusively asked Ross, 50, about his current relationship with Drake.
“It’s nothing,” Ross replied.
Ross also said his 12th studio album, “Set in Stone,” will include diss tracks when it arrives next month.
“It’s always diss tracks,” he told us.
“It wouldn’t be fun if it wasn’t. That competitive spirit, to me, is what made Hip Hop what it was. It has to be competitive.”
On “1 AM In Albany,” Drake appears to suggest Dr. Dre belongs behind bars.
“If Drake took out the AK, maybe he’d be in jail, just based off the name that it spells,” he raps.
Pharrell Williams is addressed on “Make Them Pay,” where Drake boasts about possessing jewelry once associated with the Virginia Beach musician.
“I got all the chains that they ever repped in Virginia/ I got n—as’ prized possessions, I get possessive on n—as,” Drake sings.
LeBron James receives one of Drake’s sharpest remarks on “1 AM In Albany,” despite the pair’s years of friendship.
“I shouldn’t even be shocked to see you in that arena, because you always made your career off of switching teams up,” Drake says.
“Please stop asking what’s going on with 23 & me, I’m a real n–a, and he’s not, it’s in my DNA.”
