Drake has made Quebec official. The track was one of several he previewed inside his FOMO short film earlier in the week, and he has now put its music video out on YouTube as a release in its own right, dated 19 September.
HotNewHipHop's description is of an icy, flowing record with a lot of atmosphere behind it, solid vocal work and melodic riffing from the Toronto rapper. No producer credit and no featured artist are given, and the item lists no parent album, which makes it a standalone for the moment.
Quebec did not come out alone. He also shared the individual videos he had shown inside the FOMO project, covering HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR, which turns a short film into three separate pieces of release-week material. Whether the rest of the visuals he premiered follow, and whether any of this reaches streaming services rather than staying on YouTube, has not been addressed.
It continues a year in which he has barely stopped. The ICEMAN trilogy came first, and the album held the charts while he was already back in the studio; he also played ICEMAN songs live for the first time in Toronto alongside Don Toliver.
Releasing a song as a video first, with no streaming confirmation attached, is a specific choice for an artist whose numbers are usually the story. For now Quebec exists as a clip and a short film excerpt, and it is filed under hip-hop on the release calendar.
The facts
- Drake has officially released the song Quebec with a music video.
- It was one of several tracks previewed in his FOMO short film.
- He also shared individual videos for HABIBTI and MAID OF HONOUR.
- The song's release date is 19 September.
- No producer or feature credits are given.
- It has not been confirmed for streaming services.
- The release follows his ICEMAN album trilogy.
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