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Tonight, Drake finally blessed fans with a new song after weeks of teasing his new album Iceman. In fact, the artist premiered the song through a livestream called "ICEMAN EPISODE ONE." This track is called "What Did I Miss?," and it just so happens to feature some bars aimed at Kendrick Lamar. The reactions on social media are strong, with fans showcasing their support for the Canadian megastar.
Overall, the livestream was quite eerie. It began with shots of a random warehouse, in which there were numerous blocks of ice. Eventually, Drake came into the picture, and entered the breakroom. This is where we got to see old footage of the artist. Subsequently, the song came on, and we got a music video, as well as a live-ish performance from Drizzy.
This then went into an elongated sequence of Drake driving a van around Toronto. It was ambiguous as to whether or not this was truly live. However, it appeared as though he was stream sniped. This led to fans swarming the van and saying nice words.
Unfortunately, not everyone was so kind. There was one fan who called Drake a "b*tch." However, he didn't seem to mind it that much as he had a tongue in cheek response. He brushed the fan off, and it was a quick-witted comeback. In fact, it was so quick-witted that some might question whether or not it was staged.
Now, fans are simply waiting for Iceman to officially drop. We still do not have a release date at this time, and fans are certainly clamoring for one. At the end of the day, Drizzy is still one of the biggest artists in the world, and when he drops, the whole world pays attention.
At midnight, "What Did I Miss?" is expected to get an official release on DSPs. Whether or not Drake makes good on that promise, remains to be seen.
Reneé Rapp is seen as a “huge inspiration” by SZA.
The 25-year-old artist performed SZA’s Good Days in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, accompanied by two acoustic guitarists and a harp player. SZA, 35, was deeply moved by the rendition.
She posted a short video of the moment on Instagram Stories and wrote: “Renee is a HUGE inspiration, energy, voice spirit.”
During her chat with the BBC, Renee shared her thoughts about the track. She said: “I mean, I love SZA. I mean, she was one of my favorite artists in high school. And she's remained one of my favorite artists to this day. I think she's amazing. She's also, I mean, she's an incredible songwriter, but I think because she has so much swag. People don't realize how good of a singer she is. She's a fantastic vocalist and is really, really, really articulate. And I don't cover a lot of songs anymore. So I wanted to cover something that was, like, slightly challenging and also really vocally impressive, and frankly, hard for me to do.”
Renee is currently in the middle of promoting her second album, Bite Me, and opened up about how much more enjoyable it was to create compared to her first project.
She explained: “I mean, I feel like everything was incredibly different. I stopped listening to people that don't make music, because if you don't make music, then why the hell am I listening to you. And I also think the biggest difference, I think I just got a lot better. I think I have just become a better songwriter. I think I understand how to make pop music now in a way that I didn't really before. And I was very sure about what this album was and thematically, what it needed.
“So I felt like I was quite like, headstrong in like, what was gonna work and what wasn't. Because, nobody knows something better than yourself. I think a lot of things were different. I also just, like, had a lot of fun making it, like, I made it with like, three people, mostly, like, it was always like, four of us in the studio all the time, and we got so close, and some of us were already so close. So it was also just like a mess. It was such a mess, like we were just tweaking every day. It was so fun. And I don't think I enjoyed making the first one as much.”
