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Switched on Pop

Drake's Slop Era

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music, Music Interviews, Music History, Music Commentary

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Canada’s favorite export Drake is back! This month, the Toronto singer-rapper extraordinaire released three albums simultaneously: the long-anticipated return to form Iceman, the sultry, R&B Habibti and the pop-focused, clubby Maid of Honour. All three albums have much different vibes, and are Drake’s first official solo efforts since his seismic beef with Kendrick Lamar back in 2024. There’s a lot of music to talk about. As a result, Reanna argues that we are living in an era of “Drake Slop” – low-effort, mass-produced dumps of music, often with confused intentions. On this episode of Switched on Pop, Reanna, Charlie, and Nate explore all that these three albums have to offer, and try to figure out exactly what is going on in the twisted mind of Aubrey Graham.  Links: ⁠Newsletter⁠, ⁠YouTube Songs discussed: Drake – Shabang Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us Drake – Circadian Rhythm Drake, Central Cee – Which One Drake – NOKIA Drake – Make Them Cry Drake – Janice STFU Drake – Make Them Pay Drake, Future, Molly Santana – Ran To Atlanta Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar – Like That Drake – 2 Hard 4 The Radio YG, Slim 400 – Word Is Bond Mac Dre – 2 Hard 4 the Fuckin' Radio Drake – Rusty Intro Rihanna, Kanye West, Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds Drake – High Fives Drake – Tuscan Leather Drake – Classic Drake – Teenage Fever Drake, Sexyy Red – Cheetah Print Drake, Sexyy Red, SZA – Rich Baby Daddy Afrika Bambaataa, The Soulsonic Force – Planet Rock Drake – BBW Queen – Fat Bottomed Girls Drake – Princess A$AP Rocky – PUNK ROCKY Drake – Find Your Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Welcome to Switch non-pop. I'm producer Rihanna Cruz.

0:40.4

I'm songwriter Charlie Harding. And I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.

0:43.7

Nate, Charlie, there has been a seismic level event in pop music recently.

0:50.8

Toronto singer, rapper, glutton for punishment, Drake has released not one, not two, but three albums at the exact same time.

1:03.0

Iceman, Habibti, and Made of Honor.

1:07.9

Manish on a beach, Chab Shabang All of my ops they did

1:11.6

Why do they gas me up?

1:13.6

Where does it go?

1:14.6

My head

1:15.6

How much I got a lot?

1:17.6

Don't even again.

1:18.6

I won't.

1:19.6

Thinking and trying me do like Bryce and pussy-ass nigger and don't.

1:23.6

That's the song Shabang off of Ice Man.

1:26.6

And those three records, they're Drake's first solo records, That's the song Shabang off of Iceman.

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