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Drake Salutes Steph Curry, Takes Aim at LeBron on New Iceman Release

The three-album drop topped Apple Music within hours to signal Drake’s tight link to NBA culture.

Overview

  • Drake released three albums titled Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti, and all three reached the top of U.S. Apple Music within hours.
  • On Iceman, he praises Warriors star Stephen Curry with a line about Davidson and fans now wearing the blue No. 30.
  • Another song takes a shot at LeBron James, with Drake rapping that he made his career off switching teams after seeing him at a Kendrick Lamar concert.
  • Across the trilogy, he also name-checks Michael Jordan, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Kobe Bryant, Muggsy Bogues and NFL quarterback Jalen Hurts.
  • The rollout builds on Drake’s long sports ties, from a Raptors in-arena Iceman promotion in April to earlier lyrics that turned “Steph Curry with the shot” into a pop catchphrase.