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Jon and Joe, music and culture writers at The New York Times, went live to share their reactions to Drake's new albums “Iceman,” “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour.”
00:00 Intro & ranking the trilogy
03:33 Post-Kendrick beef & Drake's strategy
10:01 Macro themes of each album
24:31 Drake vs. UMG
29:24 “Iceman” track deep-dive
58:54 “Maid of Honour” track deep-dive
1:04:44 “Habibti” track deep-dive
1:11:34 Q&A
1:23:51 Snack time!
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