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Drake’s Son Adonis Breaks Down “For All The Dogs” Album Cover Drawing

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Drake’s highly anticipated new album For All The Dogs is due to arrive tonight after months of teasing. A few weeks ago he delivered a major single release for fans when he collaborated with SZA on “Slime You Out.” Fans rewarded the pair by streaming the song so much that it shot directly to number one on the Hot 100 with its debut. Though it dropped outside of the top 10 in its second week there is clearly still plenty of hype for the song and the album it’s building towards.

Overnight Drake surprised fans once again. He took to social media to share a new song and an entire music video to go with it. The newest song in his timestamp series “8AM In Charlotte” and its expansive music video hit the internet last night. As a part of the video, the rapper talked to his song Adonis about the drawing he did for the For All The Dogs album cover. The first reveal he made that surprised fans was that the album cover doesn’t actually feature a dog. “So, the goat was running away from the other monsters and the other animals,” Adonis begins. Check out his entire explanation below.

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Adonis Calls Drake The Goat

Adonis continued his explanation. “A flower blocking the way. So, the flower is on fire. The racing car was maybe helping the goat. And there was some stairs, like some jail stairs. And there was one person who was, like, on top. And he got killed by the stick, by the track.” After that, Drake brings up the the imagery of his name next to a goat and his son agrees. “”So it’s daddy Goat,” Adonis claims.

Another thing fans picked up on in the new song is lyrics that could be a Kanye diss. While Drake tiptoes around the issue and doesn’t deal in many specifics, listeners online have been connecting the dots. What do you think of Adonis’ explanation of the For All The Dogs album cover? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Drake Confirms 21 Savage Got Green Card, Ending Immigration Case

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Drake just released a surprise single on Instagram, “8AM In Charlotte,” and the timestamp song unsurprisingly contained some standout bars for fans that caused a lot of conversation. Of course, the most obvious example of these is people fishing for Kanye West disses on this track, which appear subliminally but in a way that’s hard to ignore. Still, other fans instead focused on a huge development in these lyrics. Moreover, he confirmed that 21 Savage got a green card, seemingly bringing an end to his years-long struggles with immigration agencies in the United States. “Savage got a green card straight out of the consulate,” Drizzy rapped. “Where I go, you go, brother, we Yugoslavian.”

For those unaware, the Atlanta trap star was actually born in the United Kingdom, and was detained by ICE in 2019 for issues stemming from a years-long expired visa, plus alleged discovery of firearms and codeine whose criminal nature delayed the immigration case amid the pandemic. It’s a tangled and complicated web, and one that quite unjustly targeted someone who lived his whole life in the States and began to make an impactful career and raise a family there. Regardless, it’s heartening to hear that 21 Savage seemingly put these issues behind him, even if we heard it from Drake and not from him own mouth. It means that he will finally be able to move as he pleases, not just travel-wise, but for all his career ambitions and personal needs.

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Drake’s “8AM In Charlotte” Music Video

Furthermore, this was also something that heavily affected their joint tour, It’s All A Blur, this year. For example, Travis Scott and J. Cole replaced 21 Savage for the Canada dates of their tour, since he couldn’t go past U.S. borders. Still, Drake and 21 managed to give fans amazing performances and chemistry despite these roadblocks, and it’s clear this didn’t hamper their determination to make it something special. In fact, it convinced them that they had to work that much harder. It’s also interesting because the duo has two shows in Canada this weekend, so maybe 21 will pop out for the release celebration of Aubrey Graham’s album For All The Dogs.

Meanwhile, apparently TMZ confirmed with the Dekalb Co. Clerk, who managed the immigration case, that they closed it. It will be interesting to see what the “Glock In My Lap” MC will be able to do now with these restrictions vanishing. We’re sure that there’s still some leftover logistical hoops to jump through, and that this struggle doesn’t end so simply. But it looks like he’s on the right path, and it’s a freedom he’s deserved for a long time. For more news and updates on Drake and 21 Savage, stick around on HNHH.

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Who Produced Drake’s ‘8AM In Charlotte?’

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Drake‘s highly anticipated new album For All The Dogs allegedly arrives tomorrow (October 6), though it’s fair to be skeptical after a couple delays. However, he unveiled the single and video “8AM In Charlotte” today, which is a good sign. Though Lil Yachty has some producing credits on the LP, another producer took on this song.

Who produced Drake’s “8AM In Charlotte?”

Conductor Williams produced “8AM In Charlotte.” Hailing from Kansas City, Missouri, Denzel “Conductor” Williams has produced for plenty of beloved hip hop artists such as Mach-Hommy, Westside Gun, Tyler The Creator, and Remy Banks.

About For All The Dogs, Lil Yachty explained working on it with Drake. “I think some of the best Drake verses that I ever heard are on this album,” he said. He continued about the subject matter, “Some of the verses I’m just like, ‘Bruh, what’s wrong with you?’ You know what I’m saying?” he said. “People gonna have a lot to say about some of his topics on this album. And I don’t think he does it on purpose, I think it’s just him — he just has a real… I will say he deals with some controversial things.”

For All The Dogs is out 10/6 via OVO Sound.

Drake Declares That We’re Officially In “Scary Hours” Ahead Of “For All The Dogs”

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We’re hours away from the release of For All The Dogs, Drake’s next studio album. The rapper announced the project along with his poetry book but unfortunately, pushed back its original September release date. Although fans had to wait a few more weeks, the rapper gave us much to look forward to. Between “Search & Rescue,” joining Central Cee for their “On The Radar” freestyle,” tapping SZA for “Slime You Out,” and this morning’s “8 AM In Charlotte,” Drizzy Drake’s been cooking up a special body of work.

While the album is intended to drop on October 6th, just ahead of his homecoming show in Toronto, the rapper will be hosting a special episode of Table For One on the SiriusXM Channel, Sound42. It’s not entirely certain what to expect but it seems like he might give fans an early preview of his forthcoming album. If not debuting the whole album, then certainly previewing a song or two. Earlier this year, he utilized the channel to debut “Search & Rescue” and the Lil Uzi Vert-assisted, “At The Gates.” 

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We’re Entering “Scary Hours”

As he gears up to drop For All The Dogs, Drizzy sent out an ominous message at the wee hours of the morning. After dishing out his latest timestamp single, the rapper took to his Instagram Story to declare that we’ve officially entered “scary hours.” “Scary hours for those who remain sleepless after all these years…” he wrote. “Shall we begin?” In a following post, he declared For All The Dogs “one of the best ever.” 

This morning’s “8 AM In Charlotte” had much to unpack, from potential disses towards Kanye West and Adonis’ appearance. The music video shared on his official Instagram page, includes an explanation behind Adonis’ cover art for the upcoming project, while the 5-year-old adorably refers to Drake as “daddy goat.” Hopefully, we’ll be getting more bars from Drake tonight. What do you expect from For All The Dogs? Let us know in the comments below. 

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Here’s An Explanation Of Drake’s ‘For All The Dogs’ Album Cover From Its Artist, Adonis Graham

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Drake loves surprises. He surprised fans with “Slime You Out” featuring SZA last month. He surprised Halle Berry by using her image and likeness for the cover of “Slime You Out,” without her permission. And though it surprised absolutely nobody when “Slime You Out,” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake couldn’t help but toss out another unexpected single on Thursday morning, October 5.

“8AM In Charlotte” arrived exclusively on Instagram alongside a video starring Adonis Graham, his nearly six-year-old son who drew the cover for Drake’s imminent For All The Dogs album cover. In it, an off-camera Drake asks Adonis to “tell me about your beautiful piece of artwork that you sold me.”

“So, it’s the same story,” Adonis said. “So, the goat was running away from the other monsters and the other animals, and a flower [was] blocking the way. So, the flower was on fire. The racing car was maybe helping the goat, and there was some stairs who’s like a jail stairs, and there was one person who was, like, on top, and he got killed by the track.”

And when Drake wanted to confirm whether what Adonis just said was “like a little story,” Adonis muttered “yes” in an exasperated tone that suggested, Duh, Dad, what else would it be? Drake then asked why Adonis drew the letters “SBW,” which led to an explanation that Adonis simply wanted to write those letters without any further meaning, but then we got to the good stuff.

“And Daddy’s name is next to the goat,” Drake said. “Does that mean that he’s the GOAT?” Adonis, again, confirms with a hushed “yes,” followed by an elaboration that the character is actually “Daddy GOAT,” but Adonis drew the line at disclosing how much he was compensated for his drawing (“Oh, please”).

Drake has yet to confirm the For All The Dogs tracklist, but considering the album is due out at midnight (October 6), we can probably assume that “8AM In Charlotte” will be on it. But then again, he does love surprises.

Watch the “8AM In Charlotte” video below.

Will Drake’s ‘8AM In Charlotte’ Be On ‘For All The Dogs?’

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Throughout his career, Drake has occasionally released tracks that have collectively become known as “timestamp songs” because of their titles. The latest of them is “8AM In Charlotte,” which Drake unexpectedly dropped on social media a few hours ago. Given that Drake’s new album For All The Dogs is set to release at midnight on Friday (October 6), that begs the question:

Will Drake’s “8AM In Charlotte” be on For All The Dogs?

Drake hasn’t yet revealed a tracklist for the album, so at the moment, the answer to that question isn’t clear. Given that Drake released the song just hours before For All The Dogs, though, it would be natural to think that yes, it will be on the album.

However, there’s also some historical precedent to consider. As aforementioned, Drake has released a number of timestamp songs before and those have had a mixed record when it comes to making it onto an album. “7AM On Bridle Path” was included on Certified Lover Boy, but that’s actually the only timestamp song to make it into a proper album: “6PM In New York” was on If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (a mixtape, not an album), “4PM In Calabasas” and “5AM In Toronto” appear on Care Package (a compilation of previously unreleased material, not an album), and “9AM In Dallas” was only included on some deluxe editions of Thank Me Later.

So, while the answer isn’t definitive as of this post, it will be soon (assuming Drake actually follows through with releasing For All The Dogs on Friday).

Drake Unexpectedly Released ‘8AM In Charlotte’ Exclusively On Social Media Via An Adorable Adonis-Featuring Video

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Drake’s new project, For All The Dogs, is scheduled to drop just hours from now, but Drake came through with a pre-album surprise late last night/early this morning (October 5): He released the video for “8AM In Charlotte” exclusively on his Instagram page (OVO Sound posted it on X (formerly Twitter), too.)

The six-minute visual starts with Drake’s son Adonis explaining a drawing he made, which appears to be the same one from which the For All The Dogs cover art originated. Off-camera, Drake instructs, “Adonis, tell me about your beautiful piece of artwork that you sold me.” From there, Adonis tells a winding story about all the elements in the drawing, about a goat running away from monsters, a flower, a race car, some stairs, and more.

Drake then asks, “Do you want to talk about how much money you got for your beautiful drawing?” Adonis gives a dismissive, “Oh, please,” which got a laugh from Drake.

The visual then gets into the actual song, which features Drake rapping along to the track as he and Adonis dance and strike poses along to the song.

Watch the “8AM In Charlotte” video above.

For All The Dogs is out 10/5 via OVO Sound.

Drake Has Fans Singing His Praises With “8AM In Charlotte”

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Drake is one of the biggest artists in the entire world, and for good reason. Overall, he is someone who can go Gold almost instantaneously. Although some people criticize him to death, others just go with the flow of his career. He has given us various eras over the years, and people are interested in what he does next. For All The Dogs will be dropping tomorrow, and it could very well be Drizzy’s most interesting project in a minute. Consequently, the expectations are very high right now.

When he dropped “Slime You Out” with SZA, the expectations became even higher. “Slime You Out” was a great song that showcased some great bars and some dope singing as well. His chemistry with SZA was unreal, and fans wanted more. On Thursday morning, just hours ago, Drizzy delivered by coming through with “8AM In Charlotte.” The song comes complete with a music video and as you will see below, the video also has appearances from his son, Adonis.

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Drake Does It Again

The song itself has proven to be a hit. From the piano to the vocal samples, the production is lush and phenomenal. Furthermore, Drake himself sounds focused and on top of his game. He is rapping extremely well here and there are plenty of bars that will make you rewind. Overall, fans are in agreement that this is a great song. In the numerous tweets which can be found below, you will see quite a bit of praise for Drizzy and his most recent musical achievement.

The Internet Reacts

If anything, this song has just made the anticipation for For All The Dogs that much larger. Fans want to hear what else he has to say, and they want to see what kind of features to expect. Let us know what you think of the new song, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news and updates from around the music world. We will always keep you informed.

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Drake May Have Dissed Kanye West On “8AM In Charlotte”

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Drake surprised all of his fans this morning when he took to Instagram with a new song. “8AM In Charlotte” will be featured on For All The Dogs. Overall, it is a track that fans are going to adore. From the chopped vocal samples to the incredible piano passage, this is a track that was tailor-made for the megastar. For now, the song is an Instagram exclusive and can be found on his page, right now. It is a song that many are praising, and there is no doubt that anticipation is mounting for tomorrow’s huge release.

Of course, many are now looking to dissect some of the bars in this song. According to HipHopDX, there is one passage in the track that seems like a diss toward Kanye West. “You n****s obsessed with me and it’s not on no hetero vibe,” Drake raps. “Handle beef so quiet you think that I’m letting it slide/ Next thing you know we tip-toeing past enemy lines/ Diss me so long ago we making your memories fly/ Conspiracy theories start floating around like the Kennedy guy/ I’ll probably hold a grudge against you guys ’til I’m 75.”

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Drake Vs Kanye West Rekindled?

He continues to talk his sh*t with some more bars that could be interpreted as a dig at Ye. “Aye, n****s lying for a living, I couldn’t relate,” he spits “We all gotta lay in the bed we make, but that couldn’t be Drake/ You forced a lot of fake love when real ones stood in your face/ That’s why you got deserted by your n-ggas like pudding and cake/ I got you on camera bowing down but the footage is safe/ Thank God, another USB to put in the safe.”

Pusha T ultimately left GOOD Music and denounced Ye, so that “deserted” bar certainly could be taken as a diss. Moreover, on the song “Circo Loco,” Drake made it seem like his Kanye reconciliation was more of a favor than anything else. It serves as an interesting theory, and only time will tell how Ye feels about all of it. Let us know your thoughts on “8AM In Charlotte,” in the comments section below.

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Drake Shocks Fans With Incredible New Track “8AM In Charlotte”

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Drake is an artist who knows how to surprise his fans on occasion. Overall, he is someone who everyone wants to hear from. He is the best-selling rapper in the world these days, and that won’t be changing anytime soon. Currently, he is in the midst of a tour, and he is also in the midst of an album rollout. For All The Dogs is dropping tomorrow, and with “Slime You Out” getting critical praise, fans have been curious about the direction of the album. Well, on Thursday, Drizzy gave us more hints.

In the middle of last night, the megastar took to Instagram and dropped a music video. The video starts off with Adonis, who explains the iconic GOAT drawing in the For All The Dogs cover art. Moreover, we get a full-blown song called “8AM In Charlotte.” The time and city motif is one that Drake has used quite a bit over the years. Needless to say, it is no surprise he would do it again for this new project, which is set to potentially be one of his best ever.

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Drake Is Talking That Talk

Throughout the song, Drake is sounding as focused as ever with some incredible bars. Moreover, the production has a nice piano passage with some chopped-up vocal samples. It is a great beat that Drizzy sounds extremely comfortable over. It is one of those songs that will likely become a classic within the artist’s discography.

With Drake dropping tomorrow, there is no doubt that we are going to be welcomed with even more amazing tracks and visuals. Let us know what you think of “8AM In Charlotte,” in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will always bring you the biggest releases from the biggest artists in the world.

Quotable Lyrics:

The money speakin’ for itself, I call it fortune tell
Fire top from a bitch that work in corporate sales
Chinchilla ushanka, we skiin’ out in Courchevel
Breaking news, they tried to kill ‘em, but the boy prevails

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