Drake Releases Maid Of Honour, Puts Cheetah Print in Focus
Drake released maid of honour, and the album’s review puts “Cheetah Print” at the center of the conversation. The project arrives with Sexyy Red on that track, while the writing also measures it against the reception to “NOKIA” and Drake’s recent release cycle.
Sexyy Red on Cheetah Print
“Cheetah Print” features Sexyy Red and uses what the review calls a heart-pumping, JJ Fad-type beat. The line that sticks is direct: “This song is fun.” That kind of cut gives the album a clearer commercial lane than mood-only filler, because it is built around a guest feature and a beat that pushes energy instead of dragging the pace.
The review also says Drake lost all of his friends in 2024, which gives the album a sharper edge than a simple victory lap. That line sits alongside the claim that the reviewer would not have gotten MAID OF HONOUR without the success of “NOKIA,” tying the new release to the momentum of his recent output rather than treating it like a standalone drop.
Which One and Central Cee
“Which One” gets the harshest read in the review: “Which One will go down as Drake’s most boring single release to date.” Central Cee, though, is singled out for delivering an outstanding verse on the track, so the song becomes a split verdict rather than a clean miss. One artist does the heavy lifting while the single itself draws the complaint.
That mix matters because it shows the album is being judged track by track, not as a single block of material. A weak lead single can slow down how an album is framed, but a strong guest verse gives listeners a reason to keep checking the rest of the record.
New Bestie in the mix
“New Bestie” opens with a super-gentle R&B vibe before shifting into a club-ready bounce. The review’s 2027 line — that the words “bestie” and “twin” should be banned — adds a comic but pointed wrinkle, since the title sits right in the lane the critic is already questioning.
That contradiction is the point: the song starts soft, then turns physical, while the wording draws skepticism at the same time. For a release like MAID OF HONOUR, that kind of push and pull gives the album more identity than a uniform sound would, even when the criticism is blunt.
The review closes the loop by recalling, “In my review of ICEMAN, I said we probably wouldn’t have gotten that album without the Kendrick Lamar beef.” Read alongside MAID OF HONOUR, that places Drake’s current run in a sequence defined by pressure, reaction, and output. The practical read for listeners is simple: this album is being judged as part of an ongoing release cycle, and “Cheetah Print” is the track the review most clearly wants heard first.
