Zane Lowe Shoots Down Rumor About Frank Ocean Being On Drake’s “For All The Dogs”

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Zane Lowe says the rumor about Frank Ocean and Drake collaborating is fake.

Zane Lowe has shot down the rumor circulating that he hinted about Frank Ocean making an appearance on Drake’s For All The Dogs. Lowe addressed the reports in a post on Twitter, Tuesday afternoon.

“100% untrue. Never said it," Lowe wrote in response to a viral tweet sharing the misinformation. "Haven’t even been on radio for the last two weeks." In the since-deleted report, a user falsely quoted Lowe as saying that one guest contribution on For All The Dogs is “industry-shaking, never-done-before,” and the “feature of dreams.” They also said that Lowe hinted at it being Frank Ocean by not-so-subtly playing the Blonde track, "Nikes," afterward.

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AUSTIN, TX - MARCH 16: Zane Lowe of Apple Music speaks onstage at the Music Keynote during 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 16, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Goulden Photography/Getty Images for SXSW)

As for official information on Drake's For All The Dogs, he recently revealed the cover artwork, which was done by his son, Adonis. Drake has yet to confirm a release date for the project, but Amazon Music seems to have accidentally leaked that it will be dropping on Friday. Responding to the new cover art, the platform's Twitter account wrote: "Drizzy’s son has a future as a cover artist. new @drake august 25th!!” Check out Zane Lowe's tweet about the project below.

Zane Lowe Shuts Down Rumors

As for word from Drake himself, he noted that For All The Dogs is just "weeks" away during a concert in July. He told the audience in New York City: “Make new friends. If you drink, drink some liquor. If you smoke, smoke some weed. And if you like somebody, like my dad says, keep f*cking. I will be back soon. I have an album dropping for you in, like, two weeks or some sh*t. But until then, just know, you’re always with me and I’m always thinking of you. Everything I do is for you. Every time I step in that booth, I hope I make you proud.”

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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