advertisement
Rb Hip Hop

Drake Was Working on New Music During ‘Nokia’ Video Shoot

Smiley, one of his OVO signees, says the Toronto rapper is hard at work.

Drake attends the Toronto Raptors and the Sacramento Kings basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 2, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.
Drake attends the Toronto Raptors and the Sacramento Kings basketball game at the Scotiabank Arena on Nov. 2, 2024 in Toronto, Canada.
Mark Blinch/Getty Images

Seems like Drake is making good on his statement that he’s working on new material that will address this past year.

A clip has surfaced on social media of OVO artist Smiley speaking on Drake being locked in and concentrating on making new music, saying that the Toronto rapper has been working on new material during parties and even on the set of the “Nokia” video.


“Brother, I’m telling you, I seen him the other day,” he said. “We’re at a party and he was in the other room by himself eating pasta with wired headphones writing music while we have a whole f—ing party going on. He’s on a different mode right now.”

advertisement

He added, “Even at the ‘Nokia’ video shoot, during breaks, he had a bunch of producers and he was just recording. So he’s in that crazy mode, right now.”

Back in February, during his Anita Max Win tour in Australia and New Zealand, he told the crowd that he was “gonna have a one-on-one talk” with them “when the time is right.” Then in April, he thanked fans for streaming $ome $exy $ongs 4 U with PartyNextDoor and said that he was working on a new album and that “it’s a slap” while streaming with Adin Ross.

Drake reposted the clip of Smiley talking about him being in the lab on his Instagram Story, so there must be some credence to what he’s saying.

The Take Care rapper hasn’t released a solo album since For All the Dogs in 2023.

This article first appeared on Billboard U.S.

advertisement
Angine de Poitrine photographed by Gabriel Di Sante at Billboard Canada Power Players in Toronto in June 2026.
Gabriel Di Santé / Billboard Canada
Angine de Poitrine photographiée par Gabriel Di Sante lors de l'événement Billboard Canada Power Players à Toronto en juin 2026.

Angine de Poitrine, Lou-Adriane Cassidy et JF Pauzé en tête des nominations au Gala de l'ADISQ 2026

Le duo extraterrestre devenu viral et son album Vol. II ont récolté pas moins de 11 nominations, dont plusieurs dans les catégories les plus prestigieuses de la cérémonie. Cassidy et Pauzé suivent avec six nominations chacun. Le gala de cette année se tiendra le 8 novembre à la Place des Arts de Montréal.

Angine de Poitrine pourrait vivre une soirée mémorable dans sa province natale.

L’ADISQ a dévoilé les nominations de son gala 2026, et le duo de Saguenay est en tête avec pas moins de 11 nominations, dont plusieurs dans les catégories les plus prestigieuses.

keep readingShow less
advertisement