Drake Declares Peace With The Weeknd In New Song

There might not be any snow blanketing the grounds of your city this holiday season, nevertheless, don't worry, Drake has you covered. He surprised fans ahead of Christmas with the release of a warm and cozy new track, "War," that comes with a video about winter sports, being comfortable, and looking cool. There really are no instantly memorable hooks or melodies – two things that define Drake's songs. As an alternative, there's one paranoid verse that extends during, touching on everything from his past, what he looks for in a partner, and, surprisingly, mending his relationship with The Weeknd immediately after rumors of the two stars being cold to each other for years.


"War" sounds so different from Drake's smooth template, so it's already a winner as it cuts on. Sonically, it has roots in the drill sound of the U.K. Ominous synths swim around stabs of bass drums and quick snare chirps, building an one-of-a-kind sandbox for Drake to construct a castle in. As an alternative opposed to playing by the rules, Drake knocks over his own structure.


Lyrically, Drake is in attack mode. He doesn't trust anyone and he's wary about the woman he'll eventually share his wealth with ("Can't have no pretentious ting any time If I know this road gets bumpy"). He frequently references his nameless cavalcade of haters and leaves them without identities to create the burns sting a little more. One flinching line does give them a little bit of critical advice: "You n--ggas spend also much time on captions, insufficient time on action."


the hugest topic here, that's going to warm the hearts of fans everywhere this holiday season, is that Drake and The Weeknd would be back cooler than ever. Drake unfollowed The Weeknd on Instagram in January, alerting fans to the fact that their rumored cold relationship actually existed. On "War," Drake seemingly acknowledges their bad blood before announcing that it's water under the bridge. "Yeah, we just had to repair things, family member, six tings, we can't split up," he raps. We might just be speculating here, yet it seems pretty clear to each person who this line is about.


In the video for "War," Drake and his rolling party of companions head to the slopes to burn joints in the winter air. Drake makes skiing look even cooler than it did before as he spits his verse while coming down a hill. He also hops on a snowboard and shows off his skills (though his face is more obscured here also it can would be a stunt double. Yet we'll give him the benefit of the doubt). If Drake wanted to show off how good he is at winter sports in each video from right now one, we'd completely understand.


"War" appears on El-Kuumba Tape Vol. 1, a new project from a frequent collaborator of Drake's, Oliver El-Khatib.


Watch Drake's fantastic wintery video for "War" up above.