Rick Ross calls Drake's 'Iceman' 'horrendous'

Rick Ross renewed his public criticism of Drake on May 20, with reposted clips and screenshots circulating on X that showed Ross calling Drake’s “Iceman” “horrendous” and arguing that the project had “flopped” despite heavy streaming. The posts spread across fan accounts and hip-hop discussion threads a day after Ross had publicly downplayed the feud in an interview, saying there was “nothing” going on between the two rappers. Drake’s album, meanwhile, had already been credited by Spotify and Billboard with setting the platform’s 2026 single-day album streaming record on May 15. ### Where did the “horrendous” comment come from? May 20 social posts on X amplified Ross’s latest remarks by reposting a clip and screenshot in which he dismissed “Iceman” as “horrendous” and said the release had underperformed even with massive streaming totals. The circulation appears to have happened through reposts and commentary accounts rather than through a new formal interview published by a major outlet. (worldstar.com) WorldStarHipHop and other repost-based outlets published items on May 21 built around the same remark, indicating the clip had become a fresh flashpoint in the Drake-Ross back-and-forth. TMZ had already reported on May 15 that Ross called the album “trash” on social media after Drake’s release, showing that Ross’s criticism began immediately after “Iceman” arrived. (worldstar.com) ### How does this fit into the Drake-Rick Ross feud? Drake released “Iceman” on May 15, and Page Six reported that one track, “Make Them Pay,” included a line aimed at Ross: “Dog, I was aiding Ross with streams before Adin Ross had ever streamed.” In that same interview, published May 15, Ross said there was “nothing” between them when asked about Drake, even as he acknowledged that his own next album would include diss records. (worldstar.com) Billboard separately reported that Ross told Hot 97 on May 12 that “nobody” feared Drake’s next album. That public posture — dismissing the threat before release, then criticizing the finished project after release — gave the exchange a clear chronology over the week of “Iceman’s” debut. ### What is the dispute over the streaming numbers? (yahoo.com) Spotify said on May 15 that Drake became its most-streamed artist in a single day in 2026 and that “Iceman” became the platform’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2026. Billboard reported that the album was one of three Drake releases issued that day, alongside “Maid of Honour” and “Habibti.” (billboard.com) Billboard also reported an update from Spotify correcting an earlier claim about one Drake song’s single-day record after streams from two tracks were combined in a manual review. Spotify said Drake still held the 2026 single-day records for artist and album, but the correction gave critics more room to question the scale and reliability of some early streaming claims circulating online. (billboard.com) ### Why were fans arguing about 500 million streams? X users debating Ross’s remarks focused on whether a project with hundreds of millions of Spotify streams could reasonably be called a flop. The 500 million figure cited in social posts appears to have been used by Ross’s supporters and critics alike as shorthand for the gap between commercial performance and Ross’s judgment of the music itself. (billboard.com) Hypebeast reported that Drake’s three releases drew 197 million combined global Spotify streams on opening day, with “Iceman” accounting for 140.2 million. Those published numbers help explain why Ross’s “flop” language drew immediate pushback in replies and quote-posts. (hypebeast.com) ### What comes next in the exchange? June 12 is the next firm date attached to Ross in this dispute. Page Six reported that Ross’s next studio album, “Set in Stone,” is due that day, and Ross said in the interview that there would “definitely” be diss tracks on the project. Drake has not publicly answered Ross’s May 20 “horrendous” remark in the materials reviewed here. (yahoo.com) (hypebeast.com)