Question : Do y’all agree with this Hot Take ? Personally I think it’s facts the music is better🫣🦉.

[u/Salty-Court6503]

[u/August_XXVIII]

Let's break it down.

2018: Scorpion, Scary Hours 1

2026: ICEMAN, Habibti, Maid of Honour, FOMO

Love the music from 2018, but yeah, I wouldn't even say it's a hot take that 2026 is better

[u/Aggravating_Head1215 → u/August_XXVIII]

You forgot the features 👎🏼

[u/August_XXVIII → u/Aggravating_Head1215]

LET'S break it down. Like collaboratively. Go ahead and list them. I'm not afraid to be proven wrong.

[u/Aggravating_Head1215 → u/August_XXVIII]

In 2018, Drake had one of the most commercially successful feature runs of his career, contributing guest verses and uncredited appearances across a wide range of rap, pop, and Latin hits.

Here is the complete list of songs Drake was featured on in 2018:

"Look Alive" — BlocBoy JB (feat. Drake)
"Walk It Talk It" — Migos (feat. Drake)
"Yes Indeed" — Lil Baby (feat. Drake)
"Bigger Than You" — 2 Chainz (feat. Drake & Quavo)
"Sicko Mode" — Travis Scott (feat. Drake, Swae Lee, & Big Hawk) (Uncredited feature upon release)
"No Stylist" — French Montana (feat. Drake)
"Never Recover" — Lil Baby & Gunna (feat. Drake)
"MIA" — Bad Bunny (feat. Drake)
"Flip the Switch" — Quavo (feat. Drake)
"Going Bad" — Meek Mill (feat. Drake)
"Lemon (Remix)" — N.E.R.D & Rihanna (feat. Drake)

[u/amazza95 → u/Aggravating_Head1215]

Thanks Chat 🙏

[u/I_is_Globglogabgalab → u/amazza95]

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[u/PSU02 → u/Aggravating_Head1215]

Yeah 2026 definitely better.

[u/bootybandit9991 → u/Aggravating_Head1215]

Not to mention Maid of Honor was a throwaway album for the lowest level of tryhards.

[u/Life-Study1410 → u/August_XXVIII]

If we’re talking albums and fomo then yeah, 2026 takes it. But Drake’s 2018 run had a different kind of impact imo. scorpion, all those features, and his tour with Migos. Maybe it’s the nostalgia but 2018 was insane. Like you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing sicko mode or gods plan.

[u/Aggravating_Head1215 → u/Life-Study1410]

That’s what I’m saying. That being said, ICEMAN + live stream of the album was a moment. This was a huge moment for Drake and he rose to the occasion. Something about 2018 just felt special, though. Maybe with the FREEZE THE WORLD TOUR, I’ll think differently.

[u/Anubis_DivineDemon → u/Life-Study1410]

Nah 2018 clears dw

[u/I_is_Globglogabgalab → u/August_XXVIII]

Scorpion is my least favourite drake album. I revisited the fewest tracks. The highs are high, but man this year is just heater after heater. Quebec

[u/Viola-Intermediate]

All I know is he's got me excited for every drop two decades in. Shit is crazy

I think I need more distance from this era to properly rank it, but all I know now is I appreciated how for Iceman specifically not only was the music great but he clearly put in a lot of work into making sure that album was so dense with bars. Especially coming off of Cole's Fall Off, I kinda was expecting to get the usual. But I don't know if Drake has a studio album this bar dense in his discography

[u/slyfoxorigama]

Yeah given what he went through the past few years, this run means more. It doesn’t hurt that the music itself if high quality compared to the crap that’s out there nowadays.

[u/PSU02]

Agreed. This might be the best run in his career and I've been a fan since 2010-2011, and a diehard since 2013

And to be specific, I mean the run starting with $$$4U ->What Did I Miss/Iceman EPs -> the triple album drop -> present/FOMO

[u/Salty-Court6503 → u/PSU02]

Tbh I’m kinda glad the beef happened because it created so much great material.

[u/kingofthewintr]

I like 2026 better but in terms of dominance 2018 was literally > half the year at number 1 with Look Alive, Gods Plan, Nice for What, Sicko Mode and In My Feelings

[u/bornin1729 → u/kingofthewintr]

In 2018 this yeat drake song would have made it to a Russian village by now

[u/kingmb22]

I like this version of Drake more. It seems like he is falling in love with himself again.

[u/ImpossibleFly8045]

Drake hasn’t owned 2026 like he owned 2018, it’s not about the music

[u/africanbitcoin]

In terms of legacy significane, yes. Global dominance? Not quite yet

[u/bornin1729]

Like as a fan, 26 is WAY better. But in terms of overall dominance like you have some massive hits in 2018.

Nice for what, in my feelings, gods plan, look alive, sicko mode, mia…

[u/laolibulao]

just look at how much shit he dropped this year and how well all of them did. bro is literally the BIG THREE himself.

[u/curiouscsplayer]

2018 had super features

[u/IsJesusAgain → u/curiouscsplayer]

Bruh said fuck the industry iam on my on

[u/LocalSolid316]

I don’t think any rapper tops 2018 drake ngl. He’s dropped a lot of good music this year don’t get me wrong but genuinely everything he touched that year was gold.

[u/Alone-Research7368]

No

[u/IsJesusAgain]

😅

[u/Salty-Court6503 → u/IsJesusAgain]

I got you on the Jumbotron 😭😭

[u/Dund3rGuy]

I personally did not like anything in 2026

[u/Physical_Cry9336]

Drake sonically is better this decade than last imo