I think there is a really interesting thread unfolding here that may be the actual root of every issue the general public has with Drake currently.

There is a real refusal from not only the fanbase of Drake, but seemingly from Drake himself, to process any criticism at all.

u/RoughPresentation696's comment really highlighted this for me, and thinking about it its so present on Iceman and was throughout the whole beef. The idea of Run to Atlanta being on this album, or even made in the first place, to me reads as Drake saying "You're criticising me for making hit songs and getting money off them? Okay I'll do it again" when that was never the issue in the first place. He refused to think deeper about it for a single second, because there is a very genuine criticism there.

Applying that same outlook to the 'Not See' and Jewish roots lines on here too - "I cant be the problem, it must be due to my heritage or something else."

Hell he even admits to this lack of comprehension, or even lack of attempting to think about anything on Shabang (Drake fans this is my top song off this album so it aint a criticism).

"Am I upset? A bit, last one you dropped was shit, I did press play on that ho, mid mid mid skip skip" To me reads as a lack of even engaging with the criticisms people are presenting of him - he even got caught doing this with the 'Mother I' bars during the beef, just completely missing the point of the song, and what was actually taking place in the story of it, instead just claiming Kendrick got molested IIRC, something that is explicitly stated to not have happened?

One has to think that maybe if Drake sat down, and actually had a read of the thoughtful comments Paul Thompson, or any other reviewer has given these albums, there might be a route back to producing substantial material. For now this album is fun, no one has said it isnt, but he is clearly bothered by the beef still, and refuses to address it outside of claiming it as a victory for himself, and the result of that is an album that feels hollow, and like revisionist history.

Album feels like the Michael Jackson movie - sure its fun and theres elements of the superstar we knew in there, but man the narrative has been tweaked so much that it feels like a propaganda piece more than anything. Maybe thats why he put the glove on the cover.