Drake looks set to take another L in his rivalry with Kendrick Lamar thanks to the somewhat underwhelming commercial performance of his new album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.
Drizzy’s first full-length release since suffering defeat in his rap battle with Kendrick last year, the project — a collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR — is on track to earn around 250,000 equivalent units in its first week, according to HITS Daily Double.
The album is expected debut at number one on the Billboard 200, earning the 6 God his 14th chart-topper — putting him level with JAY-Z and five behind record-holders The Beatles — and PARTY his first.
However, the project would also be the fifth lowest-selling of Drake’s career (based on first-week sales) behind So Far Gone (73,000), Care Package (109,000), Honestly Nevermind (204,000) and Dark Lane Demo Tapes (223,000).
To add insult to injury, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U would fall short of Kendrick’s own post-beef album GNX, which opened with 319,000 units last November.
Drake’s supporters may argue that this technically isn’t his first solo offering since the feud and it has lacked the same budget and marketing push as his previous projects due to it being released through OVO and Santa Anna as opposed to Universal Music Group, as Audiomack’s Brian Zisook pointed out.
As a consolation, Drizzy will likely dethrone Kendrick at the top of the Billboard 200 after GNX returned to number one earlier this week, thanks to a surge in streams after his Super Bowl halftime show and sales of physical copies.
GNX will instead compete with Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet (Deluxe) for the number two spot with an estimated 147,000 units.
US albums chart preview (via @HITSDD):
#1 @partynextdoor & @Drake 250K
#2 Sabrina Carpenter (@SabrinaAnnLynn) 149K
#3 @kendricklamar 147K
#4 @SZA 93K
#5 Bad Bunny (@sanbenito) 67K
#6 @theweeknd 62K
#7 @ChappellRoan 50K
#8 @billieeilish 44K
#9 @MorganWallen 40k
#10 Kendrick…— chart data (@chartdata) February 18, 2025
Despite its middling sales projections, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U did make an immediate splash on streaming.
On Spotify, it earned 56.6 million first-day streams, which is the second biggest debut of the year so far behind The Weeknd‘s Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Over on Apple Music, the project broke the all-time record for the biggest single-day streams for an R&B album.
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U also helped Drake temporarily eclipse Kendrick for the most single-day Spotify streams by a rapper this year with 92.4 million.
On the project itself, Drizzy appeared to reference his beef with Kendrick while also taking a shot at his longtime frenemy Joe Budden.
Oh y’all on the payroll fasho lol
And you’re on Drake dick
So mad, so angry, so gay
More copy and paste fuck boy raps from a 40 year old fuck boy rapper that fails to show any growth, He still raps with the content of a 19 year old.
shaddup
You couldnt just type shutup? Its less characters duncecap 😭
You can fit all of Drakes male fans in the back of a truck.
That called a gay pride float 😆
You guys also called Snoops “Missionary” a success for hitting top 10 on billboard… by pushing 37k units. That was a massive fail and everyone seemed to compromised to admit it was a bad album. Hell, no tour from it even.
how do you guys have the time to make blogs while simultaneously deepthroating kendrick. has to be hard work. “underwhelming” huh.. your bias is asinine.
How can you keep commenting about Kendrick while dick riding Drake so much. Surprised you’re not pregnant.
And you suck ass in nine inch dicks so that fair
Imagine being that much a fairy to post as someone else on this site. All you do is talk about gay sex and being homo. Its crazy. I hope you aren’t 30 years old talking like that. You pretend to be other people and post nonsense. Get a life. You literally took my comment and used the same joke I did. How lame can you be?
That what Drake fans do. They talk listen to,and idolize gay shit
Y’all ever notice how Drake fans always talking about deep throating other men? Strange fantasy
Exactly. Cuz it’s something they have experience with them being Drake groupies.
That’s what he wants it helps his lawsuits
250k for an RNB album while being blackballed is an L? Meanwhile kendrick’s rap album fell way short of drake’s rap album. This dick riding agenda from yall kencels is so obvious now.
Nah we talking post beef lol Kendrick out sold him & party by himself lol it doesn’t matter if it’s R&B Drake said 290k was a flop and his shit sold less with help and more promo lol
Give it a rest Ovhoe , drake isn’t going to fvck you
Too much Drake dick licking
250k for an R&B Album first week while suing your record label and Spotify is insane. Remember this is an album geared toward WOMEN not keyboard warriors aka K TURD STANS.
You’re amazing. You’ve lived much longer than expected with AIDs. You’re a walking testament to the LBGTQIA Community. You’re proof that gay Drake fans can live past 5 years being infected. Magic Johnson who??
I’m the same guy posting about Drake and always bashing Bendrick cuz I’m angry and jealous that my dog has a bigger dick than me and gets more action than I do and it’s not fair. Drake please help me oh great 6 God
750K my ass. Drake Runs Rap is always full of shit. Wonder what excuse he’s going to use now.
clown is ducking this article lmao
Busy accounting sales for ovo. Republic records is withholding streams from chart organizers. Only the cds distributed by sony are going through. It’s 250k in cd sales plus 500k unaccounted in stream equivalent numbers
Busy taking mad dick in the ass while bumping $$4U. 500 gay of accounted dedicated dick riders is the equivalent of 500k. We’re loyal, thorough, and will give our all for our man.
You guys are seriously losers on this website. End of story. I have no idea why I even come here anymore.
Cuz you’re bored and possibly retarded
Drake fans are in shambles
And in make up, lipstick, dresses, and high heels
I’m bout to like my comments 200 times this time
Common Drake L and Kendrick W
KENDRICK BARELY OUTSOLD A R&B ALBUM HAHAHAHAH FUCKING MIDGET F@GGET!!!!
great greg- HURT AND GAY
Greg talks shit about an artist. You get upset. You talk shit about Greg. Repeat cycle x500.
greg dick rides Drake ever article, we make fun of him and his fruitiness every article.
Jay – Bothered that people say things about her boyfriend.
240,000 not bad for an album with barely any promo.
You think kendrick would’ve moved more than 350,000 first week considering he was riding a wave……a major wave and let’s be honest kendrick does have drake to thanks for that hit song and the 5 grammys.
And I’m saying this from a stand of neutrality, people will get in there feelings about it but it’s facts
To all the haters Vultures also streamed more than this trash! Hope the fall off of Drake happens. Nike needs to drop him next and then Kai Cenat needs to distance himself from Drake.
Drake is gay and so is his fan base
First week sales are closer to 750k but republic is filtering out streams from Spotify and tidal amongst streaming services in an act against drake for his beef. As a result, only the cds are officially counted and drake still winning despite that
750 gays is what we’re tracking. Drake is King Ding-a-ling and we’re his queens
The album is projected to debut #1 on Billboard.. it will be Drake’s 14th number 1 album and PartyNextDoor’s 1st #1 album. And somehow you had to make it about Kendrick???
Drake will tie Jay Z for the rapper with the most number 1 albums. Instead of focusing on that, you are thinking about Kendrick???
This publication needs to do better.
This helps Drake’s case that they pay for Kendrick and it hurt his image leading to low sales of his album and low streaming numbers everyone should be scared from SZA to Kai
I can’t believe that this is a place. Y’all are gross and probably get no bitches. I feel sorry for you.
You’re a transgender woman. You definitely probably get none more than any of them lol
Wait lol so PND and Drake album of throwaways is set to do 250k and it’s a loss? I love hiphop but how is this an L? Can someone suggest a more credible hiphop site?
Drake dick.🤤…*nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom nom* 😋
Now this pedo fruit cake gonna say KDOT had some thing to sue with his sales aka another bitch move for Drake to sue again ha ha other vaginal option ha ha
Now this pedo fruit cake gonna say KDOT had some thing to sue with his sales aka another bitch move for Drake to sue again ha ha other vaginal option ha ha
Drake get out your deals with UMG and SME then run to Ye and do a collab album with him wear the swastika shirt
How is this a loss🤣 yall hate drake soo bad. Im fans of both. Saying its a loss while explaining hes about to have another number one album taking kendrick from that spot is insane.
Hey Children I seen this movie before.
The media hated Jay-Z after Nas dropped Ether, until God’s son and The streets disciple were AT BEST cult classics and the media was back on the Jay-Z train to the point where Jay-Z was given the presidency and signed Nas to Def Jam and they lived happily ever after.
The Drake/Kendrick beef is digital age version to that.
the love stink on this site for this kendrick fella is overwhelmingly strong,
borderline homo at times…and Drake is a faqqit💯
More interested in week 2 or 3. I heard the album is extra wack so my guess is it wont hold any longivity.
I haven’t been a fan of Drakes music since the beginning, but “just hold on we’re going home” is a “cute wedding song”. I’m a straight male in my 30’s, and I’ve grown out of toxic rap. I prefer my Hip Hop music to have integrity, intelligence, some humor, perspective, morals, etc.. Plus a fire beat, of course. Thus, the damage is done. Drake can live his life/make his music however he so chooses. Hopefully, he can learn from his mistakes, and choose to progress.
Listen to Itsoktocry ‘s new EP 808 Junkies! he’s who Carti and Yeat copied. Don’t listen to this mainstream trash.
I can’t support this narrative, he’s still number 1 on the charts and sold a gang of records. I hate BBLDRIZZY, but facts are facts.
Imagine being such a loser that you’re a Kendrick fan but you writing in a post that talks about Drake🥲🥲🥲 this world is wicked. 😭😭
Imagine being such a loser that you’re a Kendrick fan but you writing in a post that talks about Drake🥲🥲🥲 this world is wicked. 😭😭
Kendrick dick riders on this site