Rick Ross Says ‘Don’t Nobody Fear Drake’s Album Release’ Ahead of ‘Iceman’

Days after seemingly extending an olive branch to Drake regarding not wanting to see him lose, Rick Ross appeared to take a swipe at the 6 God’s upcoming Iceman album release during an appearance on Hot 97.

Rozay stopped by Hot 97 on Tuesday (May 12) for an interview with Nessa in support of his new Renaissance of a Boss book, which saw the MMG boss vaguely detail his feud with Drake and how “nobody” fears the OVO rapper’s next album.

“People would love for me to say, ‘I hate this n—a forever.’ Nah, homie, it ain’t that. When somebody step out of line and you gotta chastise them or give them a spanking, that’s what you do,” he said. “But is it one of those things where there’s a conspiracy? Hell no. Don’t nobody fear Drake’s album release. Nobody.”

When asked by Nessa about potentially ever reconciling with Drake, Ross said that he would probably have to go through French Montana as a mediator for both parties.

“[Drake] speaks to French. French says a lot of positive things that he should maybe send French a pecan pie for … because nobody would speak on his behalf to me,” he added. “But French do and that’s what I made it clear if anything was to ever come from that it would come through French because it wouldn’t directly come to Rozay.”

Just last week, following his Verzuz Battle with French Montana, Rick Ross appeared to put an end to dissing his “Money in the Grave” collaborator during an interview on Apple Music.

“Drake, if you listening to this homie, listen to me, my n—a, shine,” he said. “I don’t want to see you lose. No real n—a want to see you lose. That ain’t what about. This culture, this game, this rap this ain’t what it’s about.”

The root of Drake and Rozay’s issues remains unclear, as their relationship soured in 2024 when Drizzy dissed Ross on “Push Up”s and the Miami native responded with his “Champagne Moments” diss track.

The duo has been a lethal combination in the past, teaming up on Billboard Hot 100 hits like “Money in the Grave,” “Lemon Pepper Freestyle,” “Gold Roses,” “Aston Martin Music” and “Stay Schemin.”

Drake will make his anticipated return with his Iceman album on Friday (May 15), which will be his first solo LP since 2023’s For All the Dogs, and we’ll see if he has any words for the “Hustlin'” rapper.

Watch Rick Ross’ full interview with Hot 97 below. Talk about Drake starts around the 10-minute mark.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.