Rick Ross isn’t holding back. The Maybach Music boss just went nuclear on Drake’s surprise triple release—Iceman, Maid of Honour, and Habibti—and he made it crystal clear: he thinks the whole thing is trash.
On an Instagram Story clip that’s already making rounds, Ross scrolled through comments defending Drake’s work and responded with heavy sarcasm, repeatedly shouting“bars”while mocking the lyrics and telling fans to stop the cap. He even flat-out told Drake he’s“washed.”But here’s the kicker—Ross didn’t just sling insults. He pivoted to promoting his own upcoming album, Set in Stone, with a pointed metaphor: stone lasts forever, but ice has already melted. Subtle? Not even close. Effective? Absolutely.
This moment isn’t just random beef. There’s real history here. Ross and Drake used to be genuine collaborators, stacking wins together. But when Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 feud with Drake heated up, Ross planted his flag firmly in Kendrick’s corner. That loyalty became a line in the sand, and since then, the relationship has turned into an all-out war.
Drake shot back on his new track Make Them Pay with a dig of his own, rapping about how he’d been boosting Ross with streams before Adin Ross ever blew up. It’s the kind of flex that’s designed to sting—questioning the foundation of another rapper’s success. Now Ross is promising diss tracks on Set in Stone, which drops next month, and you can bet Drake’s in the crosshairs.
What’s fascinating here is how quickly this went from creative partnership to scorched earth. These two built real music together, and now they’re trading shots over who matters more and who helped who get where. It’s a reminder that in hip-hop, loyalty runs deeper than hits, and when it fractures, things get personal fast.
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