Black Espresso has given Drake followers another excuse to probably gasp, as he claimed in a brand new interview that the 6 God is reportedly engaged on a brand new album with oft-collaborator Lil Child. Within the chat with Podcast and Chill With MacG, Espresso recalled his dialog with High quality Management’s co-founder Coach Okay, throughout which he discovered the 2 rap titans had been busy logging in time collectively within the studio.
“He had mentioned to me Lil Child and Drake are making an album,” Black Espresso famous on the three-hour mark of the interview earlier than including, “It’s attainable that Drake is retiring.”
Billboard has reached out to Drake and Child’s reps.
Drake and Lil Child aren’t strangers to one another’s materials, teaming up on a bevy of information, together with “Sure Certainly,” “Needs and Wants” and “Ladies Need Ladies.” The pair additionally partnered on DJ Khaled’s prime 5 Sizzling 100 single “Staying Alive” final 12 months.
If Drake releases one other collaborative effort, it should mark his third after beforehand releasing 2015’s What a Time to Be Alive with Future and 2022’s Her Loss with 21 Savage. The identical applies to Lil Child, who tag teamed with Gunna on 2018’s Drip Tougher mixtape and 2021’s Voice of the Heroes effort with Lil Durk.
Relating to retirement plans, Drake hinted on the notion throughout his chat with Lil Yachty final month for his new collection, A Moody Dialog. “I’m form of introducing the idea in my thoughts of a sleek exit,” Drake mentioned on the time. “I’ll nonetheless be round to love, you understand, work with individuals or do a present right here or there, however I’m not going to love, pressure myself to compete. … So I suppose that’s the one factor that I need for myself actually badly.”
Try Black Espresso’s interview under.
