This year has been quite a big one for Drake. \u201cNOKIA\u201d was a pretty sizable smash hit, after all. His collab album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, Some Sexy Songs 4 U, hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He was also one of the most-streamed artists on Spotify this year. But after his brutal battle with Kendrick Lamar in 2024, people could argue that Drake\u2019s reputation and credibility have taken at least a small hit.<\/p>\n
However, that could very well be forgotten after his much-anticipated album, ICEMAN, drops soon. Through a variety of live streams and teasers, the hype has been drummed up for Drake to make a potentially exciting comeback. Now, it seems like we know where part of the inspiration came for the record. Recently, DJ Akademiks TV captured<\/a> the recording environment for at least part of Drake\u2019s next album on Instagram. The video captioned \u201cOvo 29 Studios\u201d shows a setup to make music at Area 29, a prominent strip club in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n The reason for this setting remains unclear. However, Drizzy has been vocal about his affinity for Houston and strip clubs as a whole. Take 2015\u2019s \u201cPlastic Bag<\/a>\u201c. where he raps about how enchanted he was by \u201cMagic City on a Monday.\u201d Similarly, he made \u201cHoustatlantavegas<\/a>\u201d as far back as 2009. Naturally, it makes a ton of sense for ICEMAN to be bred from Area 29.<\/p>\n Drake Has a Recording Studio Set Up in a Houston Strip Club<\/p>\n Another recurring element of Drake\u2019s 2025 was his time battling the courts. Back in November, the Toronto rapper found himself in the middle of a class action lawsuit<\/a> against Spotify. \u201cEvery month, under Spotify\u2019s watchful eye, billions of fraudulent streams are generated from fake, illegitimate, and\/or illegal methods,\u201d the lawsuit alleges. Despite being a massive problem for the streaming platform as a whole, Drake was the only one explicitly mentioned in the suit.<\/p>\n