π¨ REPORT π¨ Drake reportedly demanded $800,000 upfront cash plus heavy backend publishing and streaming points before agreeing to any features on his 2026 triple album rollout (Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour). Sources close to the sessions confirm several artistsβ teams came in with standard $300kβ$400k offers for verses, but he turned them down flat and held out until he got the full bag he wanted, causing last-minute delays and renegotiations just to land his name on the tracks.
This comes as he continues pushing his ongoing UMG appeal over the Kendrick situation.
The dashboard clock glowed 1:47 a.m. when I eased the car off the highway and into the empty overlook. The city sprawled below us in a scatter of orange and white lights, but up here it was quiet just the low tick of the cooling engine and the faint rush of wind through the cracked window.She shifted in the passenger seat, turning toward me. The seatbelt had left a faint red line across her collarbone. βLong night,β she said, voice soft from hours of talking over