We were expecting Lil Wayne to release his new album Funeral last night but we did not anticipate waking up to some brand new music from Drake and Future. Mere weeks following the release of their collaborative single "Life Is Good," the ultra-potent duo has returned with a brand new leak, quietly distributing "Desires" the OVO SoundCloud and letting the head honcho do some very minor promotion on social media. Now that fans have had the chance to consume the new joint for a few hours, reactions are pouring in across the internet with people hailing the duo as "toxic kings." 

"Drake and Future really get on tracks and try to out toxic each other, I love it," wrote one fan of the new song on Twitter, which echoes a sentiment felt by nearly all of its listeners. If you dissect the content being presented by Drake and Future on the fresh record, the two are seriously flexing by saying they would move a girl out to "the sticks" where nobody could find her. However, if that ain't the most insecure and anxiety-inducing thing you've ever heard, we've got a problem.

People are loving the song thus far but, as far as the lyrics go, Drake and Future are being praised as leaders of the real-life toxic movement. Hopefully, this leak brings us closer to the arrival of a WATTBA sequel. What do you think of "Desires"?

When Nas dropped off “Life Is Good” in 2012, it felt like reassurance. A reminder that, in spite of a few concerting personal narratives, his equilibrium was back on track. Fast forward to 2020, where Future and Drake have borrowed the expression for their first major single since What A Time To Be Alive. One might think a moment of humility was upon us; both men have witnessed their personal baggage going public, with Drake admitting to having been “caught slipping” in this very chorus. Yet the stakes have become too high, the fortune too vast. When Future and Drake connect, it’s opulence over everything. It’s part of what makes them such an enjoyable partnership; the hip-hop equivalent to Fraiser and Niles Crane.

For the most part, Drake’s contributions to “Life Is Good” dwell on his material gains, and how they serve to contextualize his cultural dominance. Within the opening lines, he’s already dropped an elite level flex about his acrobatic Patek -- courtesy of Virgil Abloh, esteemed designer and writer of “Brick” on bricks. Shortly thereafter, he’s boasting about a “manor house in Rosewood,” establishing his reach as international. Essentially, he’s reminding his haters that they’re simply beneath him, a brazen cockiness no doubt emboldened by Future Hndrxx, the self-proclaimed “well-known nuisance.” He even makes reference to Kanye West hijacking June 2018 for his Surgical Summer, a move Drizzy deemed to be on some serpentine energy.

It’s interesting to note that while Drake remains adamant that “Life Is Good,” many of his chosen exhibits lead back to material wealth. For an artist who often speaks candidly about his insecurities and doubts on a personal level, some of his material with Future can feel a bit shallow in comparison. Even his section of the instrumental seems to lack any urgency, like a formidable mobster who may or may not have gained a wine gut. Still, what he loses in substance he makes up for in swagger; the duo have a formula and little reason to dete from it. Perhaps Drizzy is simply content to sit shotgun, as he did back on What A Time To Be Alive. In reality, “Life Is Good” remains Future’s show through and through.

Driving that point home further is a beat switch, a tactic that has become a staple in Future’s arsenal. Cementing Fewtch as a man of action, the spooky instrumental picks up the pace accordingly. While Drake opted for a success-is-the-best revenge approach, Future seems content to return to the trenches and handle his business accordingly. “I'm tryna avoid nonsense, get Osama sprayed in this bitch,” he raps. “They had the candlelight lightin' it up, n***a anybody could get it.” Cementing himself as a "poor high class" individual, there's a validity there that speaks to the appeal of Future's image. Even at his bougiest, there's an underlying sense of menace arisen from a hustler's personal experience. And damn it, the formula works. Perhaps simply it's a shared sense of expensive tastes that allow Future and Drake to find common ground -- neither one seems inclined to challenge themselves during a collaboration. It's not like they need to -- when it comes to providing elite-level threatening luxury raps, Future and Drake are the logical conclusion. 

Drake and Future finally bestowed their highly anticipated single, “Life Is Good,” on us today, and the title could not ring more true. Though it was not yet known what the shoot was for, the first hint that a collab was on the way was revealed when the two legends were spotted filming a music video in December, posing as fast food workers. The actual name of the single was revealed last week along with a snippet of the song, followed by an official announcement Thursday that the single would be dropping at midnight. While the world awaits the highly speculated sequel to their joint album What A Time To Be Alive, “Life Is Good” is certainly enough to hold us over.

With the release of “Life Is Good,” Drake decided to put a “face” to some of the lyrics, by posting a photo of the Patek watch he boasts about ont he track. The lyric, “Virgil got the Patek on my wrist doing front flips” in Drake’s first verse could be heard in the snippet that Future shared on his IG story last week, but the Patek watch is mentioned again in the chorus on the line, “Virgil got that Patek on my wrist goin’ nuts.” Drake took to Instagram to show us just which watch that Off White designer Virgil Abloh designed, with a little sarcasm.

“New designer you guys probably have no idea what’s going on in the scene super underground all good I will put you on to Veerjil Ablow,” Drizzy captioned the photo of the green Patek Philippe x Virgil Abloh timepiece, intentionally spelling Virgil’s name wrong and playing the role of the pretentious fashion buff. Virgil appreciated the joke, commenting, “Hahahahaha hahah. It’s too early in the new decade to laugh this hard ????.”

He also shared the same photo on his own account with the caption, “‘no rap cap.'” Drake commented “Front flips,” referring to the lyric in his verse. Drake’s affinity for flashy jewelry has been a recurring theme during this “Life Is Good” hype. After dropping over $400K on a matching chain with Future, it was reported on Friday that he also purchased a $1 million 100-carat diamond heart-shaped chain for himself. Drake is icing himself to a new level for this (hopefully) new WATTBA era, and who can blame him.

We can only imagine what Drake‘s jewelry collection looks like, let alone the room he houses it all in. We recently reported on the matching eagle and owl head chains that Drake and Future purchased—bling that reportedly set them back $400K. It’s believed that the “Life is Good” collaborators were hinting at their joint single, but it may also mean What a Time to Be Alive 2 may be arriving sooner than later. 

It’s not uncommon for rappers to drop a few stacks on some new ice, but Drake has been outdoing himself lately. Back in November, it was revealed that the OVO mogul reportedly spent $500K on a massive 22-carat, platinum-plated diamond ring from Gemma Fine Jewelry. Keeping with the heart theme, TMZ shared on Friday morning that Drake copped himself yet another chain, but according to the outlet, he spent over $1 million on this one.

TMZ stated that Gemma Fine Jewelry was responsible for this piece, as well. It’s said to be 100 carats and features a series of heart-shaped pendants all around. Check out the video of Drake’s shiny new necklace below and let us know if you’d drop $1 million on a chain if you had the chance.

For a while now, fans have been holding out hope for Drake and Future to drop What A Time To Be Alive 2. In all fairness, the hype hasn’t been entirely unfounded. Both parties have teased interest in making it happen, spanning as far back as May of 2019. Recently, Drake and Future have been ramping up the hype, making it official that a single called “Life Is Good” is indeed on the way. And it must be close — Future has taken to IG to share a snippet of the upcoming track, showing off some dazzling ice in the process. 

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“I can never tell the shit, it is what it is,” raps Drizzy, in the snippet. “Said what I had to and did what I did, never turned my back God forbid, Vergil got the Patek on my wrist doing front flips.” Insofar as vibe, “Life Is Good” seems relatively laid-back, with an atmospheric instrumental and up-tempo percussion. For the most part, it seems to encapsulate pure wealth; no surprise there, given what Future and Drake ultimately bring out of each other. Still, it’s always a monumental occurrence when the pair link up, and we can only hope “Life Is Good” represents the first of many collaborative bangers to come.

Should you be interested in catching a snippet, be sure to check out Future’s IG story while it’s still up. Are you looking forward to this one getting an official release?