"We're in a new chapter of Drake" — Joe Budden weighs in on Drizzy and PartyNextDoor's album selling nearly 250K units in the first week

Drake and PartyNextDoor released their new album, Some Se*y Songs 4 U, on February 14, 2025, via OVO Sound, Santa Anna, and Republic Records. The album has already sold 250k units in its first week, with over 50 million streams as well.

This success has made rapper Joe Budden, who runs the podcast Joe Budden Network, react to it, with Budden stating in the podcast clip that has since gone viral:

"..But I meant corpse [as in] Drake as you knew him is no longer. We in a new chapter, we in a new chapter of Drake. But that's still Drake. So, like I was telling Ish. Anything below a certain number was gon' make me look at him like, 'Ooh, okay, it's a little worse than I thought.' But 250 is respectable, especially on a collab album."

Joe Budden's comments on the rapper's album sales come after Budden voiced his approval of the album in a previous episode of the Joe Budden Network:

"I thought it was cool... if you're a Drake fan you're probably really happy... its good to see the moment... if youre a Party fan you might be disappointed... its good to hear a Drake that you're familiar with... I like the first half of this..."

Some Se*y Songs 4 U is Drake's second collaborative album

Some Se*y Songs 4 U is the rapper's second collaborative album and his first since 2021's Her Loss with 21 Savage. The tracklist for Some Se*y Songs 4 U is given below:

• CN Tower - 4:01
• Moth Balls - 3:32
• Something About You - 3:38
• Crying in Chanel - 3:19
• Spider-Man Superman - 3:23
• Deeper - 2:52
• Small Town Fame - 2:28
• Pimmie's Dilemma - 1:58
• Brian Steel - 1:51
• Gimme a Hug - 3:13
• Raining in Houston - 4:04
• Lasers - 3:18
• Meet Your Padre feat. Chino Pacas - 4:31
• Nokia - 4:01
• Die Trying feat. Yebba - 3:15
• Somebody Loves Me - 3:02
• Celibacy - 3:55
• OMW - 3:53
• Glorious - 3:25
• When He's Gone - 3:29
• Greedy - 6:26

The rapper first announced the new album during an appearance with PartyNextDoor at a concert back in 2024, stating at the time:

"On behalf of me and Party, we’ve been working on something for y’all. So, you get the summer over with, you do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside. When it gets a little chilly, PartyNextDoor and Drake album will be waiting right there for you."

Subsequently, in a live stream with xQc on November 24, 2024, the singer stated:

"Me and Party’s album is 75 percent done shout out to PX cooking right now. Album sounds incredible…This album is good; it’s the sound that people know and love us for."

Alongside the new album, the rapper embarked on a tour, the remaining dates of which are listed below:

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• February 24, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• February 25, 2025 – Brisbane, Australia at Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• February 28, 2025 – Auckland, New Zealand at Spark Arena
• March 1, 2025 – Auckland, New Zealand at Spark Arena

The rapper released his own last studio album, For All the Dogs, back in 2023. The album was his eighth studio album and the first one since 2022's Honestly Nevermind. The album has been one of his more successful albums to date.

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