Overview
- Drake’s three albums — Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour — released Thursday, May 15, arrived as a 43-song drop with no advance rollout.
- Gordo said he expected two albums, not three, after a year and a half of sending Drake dozens of beats to sift through.
- The producer is credited on at least nine tracks, with eight on Maid of Honour and one on Habibti, including songs like “Hoe Phase,” “New Bestie,” and “WNBA.”
- He said Drake reworked and spliced several songs himself, citing album versions of “Hoe Phase,” “Nokia,” and “New Bestie” that differed from earlier drafts he heard.
- Maid of Honour leans into electronic, club-driven production, and Gordo said he was surprised by final touches such as Popcaan on “Amazing Shape,” Sexyy Red on “Cheetah Print,” and a Peggy Gou sample woven into that track.