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Hey, hey, hey everybody. Welcome Back to episode 6666 of Something Wrong with the Podcast. It's your boy, Julian. I'm gonna do a quick recap of my amazing weekend. I was gonna come in and singing Janice stfu, but I like to keep my intro so reach me baby. The reason why that song is Top of Mind, which we'll get into in a second in terms of being 10 days removed from Drake's album release. I was at a wedding. I went upstate to a wedding. My buddy TK and his beautiful wife Dominique got married. Amazing wedding. Half Nigerian wedding. Super cool to see Nigerian customs and traditions. I was mobbing with my boys at the venue at this beautiful country club and then afterwards at the bars downtown in upstate. And just say man, Drake's especially that Janice STFU record is still the one that was ringing off in the groomsmen layer where we were hanging, drinking and chilling before the ceremony. Once the the, you know, the festivities in terms of the ceremony and the dinner were done and then the DJ started mixing. That song was the one that really got the the grooms, the grooms, the men demand them in particular going that records fire. But anyway, let's get into it. We are 10 days post Iceman. The timeline still highly divided as is expected. We're seeing now the insertion of misinformation which I will get to in a hot second. But I do want to start with the first week numbers and let's just break down. Did Drake accomplish what he sought to do? The short answer I would argue is yes. In putting out these three albums, he had a very clear goal of charting those three albums, 1, 2 and 3, which he accomplished, which we can get to here. First artist since Michael Jackson's passing in 2009 to do so. Iceman sold 460,000 copies, while Habibty sold 114 and and Mass Maid of Honor at 109,000. Massive success. Great numbers. Boom check check one. For Drake, he accomplished what he was seeking to do. He simultaneously claimed the top three Yep, no artist has done that since its weekly format in 1956. He now has 15 number one albums, tying Taylor Swift for most solo artists, only trailing the Beatles who currently have nine. Well, who will only have 19? That's cooked for them. Let's continue with some of the More records broken Iceman became Spotify's most streamed album in 2026. In a single day on release, Drake became the most streamed artist in a single day this year. He also claimed the biggest first day streaming debut on 2026 on Amazon Music across all genres. It's amazing how much people care about data and analytics now. Truthfully, these streaming records and all these metrics I personally do not give a shit about. It's just very funny now that we've shifted so much culturally at a data driven society because people are afraid to stay claim to their opinions and then defend their opinions. So now we lean so much on data and crowdsourcing information to get the metrics that we desire success. All of a sudden people that have never worked in the music industry like to pull up chart metrics and data and analyze this shit like they're, you know, putting together a scheme for Game 7 of the NBA finals. But I'm reading these because these are statistics and in today's A and A, statistics matter. Although I will say again, personally I do not think they matter. I think what matters is the cultural relevance of records and how you feel them pause in real life. And this album is translating really well in real life in particular. Like I just said, that Janice STFU record Shebang is one that is, that is certainly being playing all over the place and that too hard for the radio. The Mac Dre tribute West coast sounding record is also one that you're hearing outside quite a bit. Neither of those, if you listen to my previous episode, are the songs. Those were ones that were certainly primed to become radio records and chart topping records. They're not the ones in particular that I care for most about, honestly. I mean that Janice record grew on me quickly. That shit is hard as fuck. Like I said, I do like Iceman. The other two I haven't listened that much to, but it looks like the numbers reflect that as well. Iceman seems to be the album that people are clinging most to. We can also see here that Drake broke a Jay Z record as well with the most chart charted albums by a rapper. He's hinting at an album to no surprise. And the latest story that I want to draw the most attention to is this tweet that is going around from Kirko and it was, I believe, started from a Nigerian account. This is regarding Drake in the Grammys. Now remember, Drake took a pretty specific shot of the Grammys on this album, basically along the lines of I'm not submitting my rap projects, but if I did, this would be the one they would consider meaning. Like I said in my last episode, Drake saying this is the story and narrative that a Grammy board likes an artist doing a comeback, going through trials and tribulations and then putting out a great album. So here we go. Here's the first push of what I believe to be misinformation false flag campaign and I'll explain why in a second. But here's the quote, it's a screenshot here and I'll insert it here of Drake and the Grammys. Sources within OVO Camp claim the Recording Academy has approached both Drake and umg Universal Music Group regarding potential Grammy submissions for Iceman Habibty and Maid of Honor. Drake has reportedly declined participation, citing a long standing disinterest in the award process. Yoom Ji is said to be pushing strongly for the submissions despite his wishes, a conflict that has allegedly led to Drake to threaten legal action against the label.
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There's a lot going on here. It's like most false flag information. It's hinging on a lot of it's attaching itself to things that are already plausible but have no grounds. Obviously this is a lot of this is going off of the lyric itself, that lead that lets us believe this rumor to be true. We also know that Drake has a current and long standing beef with his label umg, which he's now out of by the way. That is a part that I didn't make in my previous episode that I'll do now. This was Drake by Drake putting out these albums. He's now out of that deal and people are like, wow, Drake is free. This is about to be crazy for the industry. And I would challenge those people to tell me when hasn't Drake really had outside of touring, which is what these labels are most concerned with? When has the label really been a barrier for Drake creatively and in terms of releasing his music? And I know there's old tweets that people have pulled up a drake tweet from 2010 or 2011 saying Umg won't let me put out My music. I'm about to put this shit out on my own. Which, look, 15 years ago, that may have been the case. That's not the case anymore. I think Drake has the green light to drop whenever the fuck he wants because he's that level of artist and he's had the creative freedom to do so. Also operating at a budget that is far expansive than anybody else on the label. Rightfully so, rightfully earned. This isn't something. This isn't me knocking Drake, but I think he is a cautionary tale of the. Of the fuck the label angle. I'm sure he has personal gripes with the people at the helm, but. But these aren't. But these people aren't infringing on his creativity. With Drake, it's more. It's more so his time. Meaning I contractually don't want to do this tour, or I don't want to have to extend, you know, this many dates and do a Euro run and spin back and go to, you know, this part of the country again. But contractually he has to. And that is frustrating for someone like Drake, especially for someone that moves the way he does and all the moving parts that go into his. His life. So I understand him on that front. I do not believe this. And this is something. I've tweeted this a while ago and I don't even remember. Maybe I can find it. But basically, we're. We're conditioned. We're seeing this a lot from the political machine. False flag information, fake tweets, and things that are just being spat out into the ether, like clamoring onto a shred of truth, a thread of truth, pardon me, that then gets pulled into a whole story that didn't exist. But if you flip the right switches and include the right channels, like this channel here and the other channels that are retweeting this information, a story builds, and then that story that was never a real thing now becomes a reality because we've given it enough cultural attention to make it a reality. Then programs like this pick it up. Other podcasters, music networks, journalists pick it up, and now the story has legs, and then it becomes something. I don't think this was ever a thing. I think we're making it a thing by giving it this much, you know, air. I think this is like, you know, you have the tools to make a fire, but then now we're in the process of spreading that fire. This is the way in which artists use digital marketing to spread their. Their records and, you know, get influencers to do TikTok dances and start all these campaigns. That's exactly what this is just regarding the rumor mill and this isn't and I'm not even necessarily saying that Drake is behind this lever. This could just be a rogue third party Drake Stan account that's like fuck it. Like this makes him look like the man. Let's juice this up. And of course I think it would behoove Drake like Drake's. He shouldn't come out and kibosh. He shouldn't say a thing. I think Drake, if he's smart and place his cards right a week after the album, which he's done thus far, you don't owe us any more words. You don't owe us any more appearances, interviews, nothing. I've seen him do one piece of content and it was him jumping in the back of that Escalade with that cute little white girl and her dad singing Janice STF 2. Because obviously that is the record that's getting pushed by Drake himself and the label. That's their. They call it the radio, the focus Record week of release. Focus Record, which has clearly been that one. They've been pushing it and good for them for, you know, selecting that record because of its immediate success.
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But we all belong outside. We're drawn to nature. Whether it's the recorded sounds of the ocean we doze off to or the succulents that adorn our homes. Nature makes all of our lives, well, better. Despite all this, we often go about our busy lives removed from it. But the outdoors is closer than we realize. With Alltrails, you can discover trails nearby and explore confidently with offline maps and on trail navigation. Download the free app today and make the most of your summer with Alltrails.
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Seeing Drake do that content I think is very smart. I don't think he ever needs to sit down with the long form journalists and give this like in depth analysis. I think Drake can operate in hand select creators that he likes and he did this even throughout the rollout itself, like by hand selecting Shane Gillis to be in the video. Kevin Durant's obviously a good friend of his, but you know, someone that has nothing to do with music is a part of his rollout. Drake can literally scroll on Instagram hand picked his favorite TikTokers, Instagram creators, DM them, have his team DM them and set up a shoot. And the beautiful thing about that is like those platforms, those pages, they get millions of views standalone, as is Drake Boost exists beyond music. It's a great look obviously for that platform. And, you know, Drake is just becoming more likable. He's just broadening his audience. That's a wholesome content creator that. That man and his daughter and the little son, as well as in the back of the car, Drake gifted them a car after. There's a cute video that there's a dad crying. He's getting emotional over it. Like, those are the pieces of content that matter in a saturation smattering of, again, slop, which I've been highly critical of. Seeing people do human things with each other and giving back, no matter how big or small, really makes a difference. And I think that artists should use that power within their post album rollout to have those moments and connect with fans. Because remember, like people on our phones, we're not. We're not just there to see our artists do music shit. We are so inundated with content from movie stars. We used to never know shit about movie stars. Now I know way too much about actors I don't care to know anything about. I just want to see you on screen when I go to the theater. Same with musicians. So now musicians and actors are in a position where they can align themselves with other creators that they support and people that are, let's be honest, Drake's public image hasn't been great over the last few years. These are people that have a incredible public image and positive reputation. Also, you know, a father daughter dynamic. Like, it's. It's the family man, you know, family style, family dynamic. But. But they love rap and they're white and it's wholesome and it's cute. And he's picking them up from school. Like, what isn't there? It's like flipping every lever over. And what better place to insert your brand than in that setting? I'm not saying Drake did this because it's like a calculated chess piece move, but it's a very smart move. And I don't think he. He obviously took that into consideration when making this choice by going to these creators, because you're aligning your brand with that brand. And that's a good mesh for them, obviously, but also for you as well. Yeah. So let's continue. Drake has also. The other thing that I've been seeing going around is DJ Head, who is. We're not like, you know, best friends per se, but I know DJ Head. He's someone that I've interacted with quite a bit when I'm in la. He's. He's a good guy. We've had every time we See each other. It's great conversation. We met a few years ago and have, you know, in and out of touch. Anytime I'm in la, we have a lot of mutuals in Los Angeles, right? DJ Head put out and I'll. And I'll play the clip here.
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The Too Hard for the Radios is controversial because on one side I've gotten that he's intentionally trying to drive a wedge between LA and the Bay. I don't buy that. I don't subscribe to that. The Bay in la, we fuck with each other. I'm not. I'm not contributing to that conversation or narrative that there's. That there's going to be like, you're not going to. You're not going to do that with me or my platform. I have an edit of Too Hard for the Radio that you can play without disses in it.
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What did you remove?
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Well, he's taking.
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He.
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He said something about Mustard because we
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don't want to disrespect Mustard because people
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feel conflicted about playing a song that's taking shots at the homies. So this one doesn't have that.
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So you can hear in this clip that DJ had saying he removed the disses that are west coast directed from Too Hard for the Radio, basically citing that he doesn't want to divide the bay in LA. So therefore, this is the DJ head edit that in turn makes DJs feel comfortable that are from that area region of the country to play the record so they don't have to feel divisive because the record, he's, you know, seemingly admitting the record is hard and it should be played, but you don't want to diss Mustard while playing that record. The line is like, you haven't had a slap since me and yg referring to Mustard, which, I mean, look, we can be honest here. Mustard produced one of the biggest diss records of all time that called Drake a PDF that called him OV Ho that, you know, just smutted and stomped on his name and disrespected him in every way you want to flip, spin it or say it. That song, they. They toured it, they performed it, they did the Amazon live stream at the Juneteenth at the Block Party. Like it's. It's a very hypocritical thing for DJ had to draw the line at a. At a jab at Mustard where you just paraded around, like, kicking in this dude's name and likeness for the last two years. And I like DJ Head, but this is like the perfect example of you're. You're doing yourself in your culture and your coast a disservice by. By doing this, by taking this action. I know he tried to do. He's trying to do something that's positive for his community, but in doing so, it did more bad and makes them look worse than if he just never said anything and just let the record live as the records meant to be played. This song isn't even a diss record. Like, it's not. It's just a throwaway line in a song that has, you know, a lot more said about it. It's not like this is like a hate song about Mustard, which not like us was about Drake. And if we're talking within the rules of hip hop and in particular battle rapping and beef, like, you don't do these edits, you don't make these radio edits. You don't make changes to records. You either just play them or you don't. I also don't believe this. This whole thing that Mustards, like the Bay in LA are always good. Like, we're never trying to be divided. That's just historically not true. There's been, you know, times where those two places, even though they occupy the same state, do not support each other. Which is fine. That's just hip hop. But to pretend like there's no animosity between those two sounds, those two brands, is just all just factually inaccurate. I don't like this. And I think by, again, I think by doing this, you are drawing more of a divide and creating more chaos. This is doing more harm for your camp Kendrick than it is doing harm. It's doing better. It's doing good for Drake, which obviously isn't. His goal here is to make Drake look good or to do something that benefits Drake. And Drake has been, I mean, to dispel the whole thing about Drake is doing this as a disrespect to the west coast, as a disrespect to Mac Dre. He's time and time again paid homage to Mac Dre. The motto is damn near a Bay sounding record. I mean, he's done so many records with, you know, the Bay Artisan on that. That type beat. I think it's. Anybody that knows Drake's affinity and love for the Bay would never even say something so absurd. Drake is famously as a chameleon. He, you know, has adopted many sounds, but in doing so has always done it in a way of paying homage and in learning, I think Drake at his Core is a nerd, a hip hop nerd, which is a good thing. And I think he does the due diligence of understanding. I mean, also like, Lil Wayne is his og. Like, what are we talking about here? Like in Birdman talking about, like, this man has been surrounded by the history figures that have, you know, helped shape the history of hip hop and what it has become. And they, they did him, they did a very good job of educating him on those things as well. And, and Drake did a great job of, you know, getting the history of those things, learning about those things and adopting those sounds and experimenting, experimenting with those sounds over the course of his career. This isn't the first time something like this has happened. And to accuse him of such is ridiculous and far more important and personal news to me. The Knicks, if you're listening to this now, the game is over. But as it stands tonight, the Knicks are playing the Cavaliers for in game four. We're going for the series sweep. Back to back series sweeps. If we were to do so, this would be our 11th playoff win in a row, which would be the longest win streak with Jalen Brunson on the team, regardless of playoff or regular season, which is incredible. Brunson has been averaging 29 points a game this series as well as 29 points a game the previous series. And in round one, he averaged like 32 or something like that. Clear climbing up the charts very fast. As one of the greatest Knicks of all time, I do. As it stands, we are hours before tip off as I record this, I feel confident about this game. But I have been a lifelong Knicks fan and I know the Knicks and I know that this is a team that. I know there's no signs of this at the moment, but historically we fold. And I'm not saying giving up a game and going down gets taking three one back to the Garden is a bad thing. But say we say we drop tonight, then the story becomes the teams that blow the 31 lead here, that we start getting those statistics, those stories. If someone has an off game, we start playing the hate game. I'm not even going to project bad news. Point is, I believe that we win tonight, we get the brooms and we get a little bit of rest and wait for the two big dogs in the west to slug it out, wound each other. I don't want to see anybody get severely hurt, but tire each other out and we get to at least have a few more days of rest, study some game tape and get ready for the finals. The fact that I'M even saying that sentence is insane. If the Knicks win tonight, I probably will cry. But this, it has been an incredible playoff run and I and it's not ending yet and I'm excited to see what is next. While I was home because the wedding was upstate, I stayed with my parents. I watched the. I watched game three. No, Game two with my dad. No, sorry. I watched. Yeah, game. Game three with my dad of the Knicks game, which was incredible. And my brother. I was upstate with them. And then I watched the Spurs OKC games as well. Has been an incredible series. I went golfing when I was home, which was great. I suck. I golf like twice a year. It's tough because like I'm athletic, I know I'm an athlete. So if I hit the ball, I hit it. I smoke it like it's a great shot. But it happens so infrequently that the game itself just beats me down and I just get pissed off. Had a few good shots, a few good looks at like a par, but it was just a brutal day on the course for me. I'm gearing up for another big trip. I plan on recording while I'm on the road for this one. I'll let you know when I record. The next episode I put out will actually be no, I think I'll have one more in New York before I leave. But I'm going to be gone for a bit on another trip which is exciting and I'm very excited to share my adventures and stories with you guys on site, in location from, from, from this one, which I'll reveal once I'm there or maybe next week. But yeah, anyway, enjoy this episode. I am going to go link with some friends because again, I've been gone all week and I want to see some homies before I leave again. Go Nicks. Please, please. Everybody roof for the Knicks. We, we need your support and I love you all and have a great week. Thank.
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