Friday, May 22, 2026

Drake Comes Roaring Back, Knocks Kendrick Lamar off the Top Album, Singles Charts with New Release

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Drake is back and he’s number 1 again.

After feuding with Kendrick Lamar forever, Drake has succeeded in toppling his foe on both the iTunes album and singles charts.

It was only last week that Kenny won two Grammys with his Drake hate single, “Not Like Us.” That sent all his records up the charts of every kind.

Now Drake has roared into gear as if he were The Empire striking back. His album, $ome $exy $ongs 4U, made with rapper PartyNextDoor, is number 1. The solo single, “Nokia” is number 1 as well. There’s another single, called “Gimme a Hug,” in the top 100.

Previously Drake (Aubrey Graham) sued UMG, his record label, for promoting “Not Like Us” — also on the same label — because Kendrick called him a pedophile. Then Kendrick sang the song uncensored on the Grammys, further provoking him..

Is Drake a pedo? Is Kendrick looking for trouble? Can’t we all just get along?

Congrats to Drake. He’s no R. Kelly as far as we know. And 17 is the age of consent in many places! I am definitely looking forward to jury trial for Drake’s lawsuit! Please, God!

Partynextdoor? His real name is Jahron Anthony Brathwaite. But it would be funnier if it were Bernie Schwartz.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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