{"id":512715,"date":"2026-06-26T20:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/512715\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T20:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:53:18","slug":"drake-hosting-apology-parties-for-people-named-janice-after-janice-stfu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/512715\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Hosting Apology Parties for People Named Janice After &#8216;Janice STFU&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWill all the real Janices please stand up? With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Drake\u2019s <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>-topping hit \u201cJanice STFU\u201d essentially telling people named Janice to pipe down, he\u2019s ready to apologize and make up for it to those bearing the name. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/drake-v3o-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDrizzy <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/champagnepapi\/?hl=en\">announced on Thursday<\/a> (June 25) that he\u2019s gearing up to host Janice-only parties across North America in NYC, Los Angeles, Miami, Toronto and Houston on Sunday afternoon (1 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cAll my Janice\u2019s in NY, LA, MIA, TO, HOU, look out for my invitation for Sunday,\u201d he wrote to his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/champagnepapi\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Instagram Story. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSunday\u2019s bash in the 6 is going down at Cactus Club in the afternoon, and guests will need a government ID with the name \u201cJanice\u201d to get into the party. No exceptions are being made. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThere will be food and drinks served along with a couple of surprises for fans in attendance. Miami\u2019s is set for Forte Di Marmi, while NYC\u2019s party will be happening at Mamo NYC. Houston\u2019s party will take place at Drake\u2019s Houston and Los Angeles is slated for Delilah L.A. to host, which is a Drake favorite. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cJanice STFU\u201d landed on Drake\u2019s ICEMAN album in May and notched him his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-janice-stfu-hot-100-number-one-second-week\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">14th Hot 100 No. 1 <\/a>hit, which broke him out of a tie with Michael Jackson to give Drizzy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-celebrates-number-1-albums-hot-100-number-1-hits-1236257938\/#:~:text=Drake%20has%20been%20in%20a,STFU%E2%80%9D%20topped%20this%20week&#039;s%20chart.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most No. 1s<\/a> of any male soloist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tProduced by <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/roget-chahayed-drake-iceman-janice-stfu-interview-1236260847\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rog\u00e9t Chahayed,<\/a> FnZ and b4u, the track spent a pair of weeks at the summit, which marks Drake\u2019s first hit to spend multiple weeks at No. 1 since 2018\u2019s \u201cIn My Feelings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Janice referenced on the track appears to be taken from The Sopranos, as Janice is the name of Tony Soprano\u2019s manipulative sister in the hit HBO show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tChahayed spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/roget-chahayed-drake-iceman-janice-stfu-interview-1236260847\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard<\/a> about how it was a full-circle moment for him notching his third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hot 100<\/a> No. 1 hit with a Sopranos-inspired track, as he\u2019s a massive fan of the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s the greatest show of all time, and Drake\u2019s one of the greatest artists of all time, so it\u2019s a crazy full-circle thing,\u201d he told <a href=\"https:\/\/ca.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/roget-chahayed-drake-iceman-janice-stfu-interview-1236260847\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard <\/a>in May. \u201cI guess watching the show 100 times and making beats every day paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Will all the real Janices please stand up? 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