Drake의 'ICEMAN'을 둘러싼 엇갈린 평가, 진실은?

BenDaDonnn 반응을 본 뒤에 Drake랑 직접 얘기를 나눴어. 그가 그러더라고, 'Ben이 들은 건 최종 앨범이 아니야.' 그게 다였어... 나도 그냥 랩으로만 꽉 채운 앨범은 원치 않아. 물론 좋은 가사도 중요하지. 근데 안티들은 꼭 이런 식이야. '컴백하려면 18곡 전부 Conductor Williams 비트 얹어서 엄청난 가사를 쏟아내야 해.' 좆까... Drake가 확실히 말해줬어. '아니야, 그렇게 나오지 않을 거야... Ak, 너도 알잖아. 이건 Drake 앨범이라고.' 그 말 듣고 안심됐어. 음악 얘기는 그때가 유일했고... 유출된 한두 곡 정도는 살릴지도 모르겠다. 정확히는 몰라.

I did have a conversation with Drake once I reacted to BenDaDonnn. He was just like, 'What Ben heard wasn't the final album.' That was pretty much what he said... I don't want an album filled with a bunch of bars. Yes, we want bars. But you got these haters like, 'The only way to come back, he got to rap a million bars on 18 songs, Conductor [Williams] beats...' F**k out of here, n***a... He basically told me, 'Nah, it's not what it's going to be... Ak, come on, you know me. This is a Drake album.' That was a good assurance. That's the only conversation we've had about music... Maybe one or two songs got leaked that he might keep. I don't know.

Drake에게 직접 들은 내용을 전하는 DJ Akademiks, DJ Akademiks 생방송

그는 초기 버전 앨범이 여러 개였어요. 이게 진짜 앨범이다, 이게 될 거다 싶다가도, 이 곡이 앨범을 살릴 거라 생각했다가도 완전히 벗어던지고 새로운 바이브와 사운드를 만들어내죠. 많은 아티스트들이 그렇게 작업해요. 물론 그가 특별하긴 하지만 결국 과정은 비슷한 것 같아요. 이번 주엔 이런 사운드에 꽂혔다가 다음 주엔 또 다른 것에 영감을 받고, 그러다 40이 뭔가 틀어주면 '오, 씨발' 이렇게 되는 거죠.

He had a few rough albums. He thought this was the album, or this was going to be the album, or this song was going to make the album that he completely went away from that and started creating different energy, different sounds. I think a lot of artists, that's what they do a lot of the time. Well, he is different. But it's no different in the process of being inspired by a sound this week or next week, and then 40 might play something, and you're like, 'Oh, s**t.'

Drake의 창작 과정을 설명하는 Mal, New Rory & Mal 팟캐스트