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Drake’s "Iceman" Is a Triumphant Comeback Album

Drake’s new album "Iceman" delivers a powerful and vindictive comeback. Tracks like "Janice STFU" showcase his characteristic emotional intensity and artistic resurrection, proving his work is far from being his undoing.

Variety Music·May 15, 2026·via Variety Music

Drake’s "Iceman" Is a Triumphant Comeback Album

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May 15, 2026 2:09pm PT

Drake’s ‘Iceman’ Is Exactly the Fun and Vindictive Comeback Record He Needed: Album Review

By Peter A. Berry

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Peter A. Berry

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Toward the beginning of his new song “Janice STFU,” Drake conducts one of his customary exercises in emo theater: “You say what my work means to me will one day be the death of me / They tried to kill me once, but, darling, you just resurrected me.” It feels melodramatic, but this time, it’s fair enough. After all, someone winning song and record of the year Grammys for calling you a pedophile before performing that same diss track at the Super Bowl is as close to a codified cultural assassination as any pop star can get.