Their collaborative album “Some Sexy Songs 4 U” opens atop the Billboard 200, unseating his foe Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” which surged after the Super Bowl halftime show.

Super Bowl Halftime Show and ensuing chart action be damned — $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, Drake’s Valentine’s Day collab album with PARTYNEXTDOOR, is currently the #1 album in the US. But, understandably, he’s been spending quite a bit of time outside the country,

Since the last update of this weekly R&B column, we’ve received plenty of music and news from the genre’s artists. Drake and PartyNextDoor’s Some Sexy Songs 4 U album debuted at No. 1 and Leon Thomas stopped by NPR’s office for a silky smooth Tiny Desk concert.

Drake and PartyNextDoor replace Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 'Some Sexy Songs 4 U.'

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Drake and PartyNextDoor's "Some Sexy Songs 4 U" debuts at No. 1 with 246,000 units, breaking 2025's streaming record and marking Drake's 14th chart-topper

Today (February 23), the official numbers from Drake and PartyNextDoor’s collaborative album Some Sexy Songs 4 U have been released. According to Billboard, Some Sexy Songs 4 U has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Obviously, in the context of the announcement itself, it was absolutely a great way for Drake to regain some control of the spiraling narrative. But Some Sexy Songs 4 U, the ultimate result of those plans,

Staff writer Dylan Paradise reviews Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s album, “$ome $exy $ongs 4 U,” a return to form for Drake in an R&B-centric album in collaboration with fellow Canadian.

After Kendrick Lamar’s scathing “Not Like Us” gained traction, Drake responded with a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group — which manages both Lamar and Drake — for promoting a song that was damaging to his reputation.

Drake and PartyNextDoor’s first joint project, $ome $e*y $ongs 4 U has reached No. 1 on Billboard 200, according to a report in Billboard.

Drake and PartyNextDoor released their new album, Some Se*y Songs 4 U, on February 14, 2025, via OVO Sound, Santa Anna, and Republic Records.