Central Cee Reveals Why He Decided To Stash His Record With Drake

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MONTE-CARLO, MONACO - MAY 25: British rapper Central Cee walks in pitlane after qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 25, 2024 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images)
Fans were expecting it to be on "CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS."

Central Cee is officially back in business after releasing CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS, his brand-new debut album. It hit this past Friday with 17 songs, clocking in at just under 49 minutes. The features are just as big as this project, with Skepta, Lil Durk, Dave, Lil Baby, and 21 Savage all making for a respectable set of co-stars. It's currently receiving a lot of positive feedback from critics and fans alike thanks to tracks like "CRG," BAND4BAND," and "GBP," leading the way. But since dropping it, Central Cee has been feeding fans by other means as well.

To kick off the week, the UK product left off a music video for the Durk collab and its already doing massive numbers. 1.3 million views to be exact, which equates number 11 on trending for music on YouTube. Furthermore, Cench announced the accompanying worldwide arena tour on his Instagram. The hitmaker will begin in Europe and the United Kingdom on April 1. Then, he will make his way over to the United States and Canada on May 2. Finally, Australia and New Zealand will help close things out with the final stop being on July 2 in Perth.

Central Cee Might Be Saving His Drake Collab For A Special Occasion

Despite the long wait time for CAN'T RUSH GREATNESS, this couldn't be going any better for Central Cee. He will almost surely go number on the charts with this album with not too much competition standing in his way. However, fans were a little surprised and slightly disappointed to find out that one potential song is missing.

According to AllHipHop, there was a lot of speculation/predictions that Drake was going to be on the tape. They would be right to think so, especially since they have quite a strong friendship. Furthermore, they already have work together in the form of their viral "On The Radar" freestyle. So why leave off what would have been the biggest song on the record? Well, Cench felt it would have been too "predictable" if he had done so. In an interview with FunX, he did confirm that a song was ready to go. However, he wants to "save" it for now. Additionally, "I don’t like it when people can guess these kinds of things right away. A lot of people didn’t see it coming that Drake is not on the album." We can certainly respect keeping fans on their toes and building suspense, but we can understand why this may upset some.

About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.