Make Them Pay
ICEMAN album cut. Clash praised the 'masterful wordplay and stellar delivery' on 'Make Them Pay' (alongside 'National Treasures' and 'Make Them Remember'). Reported to contain elements of Deniece Williams' 'Free' (Wikipedia). No lyric reproduction.
Editorially reviewed· Last verified 2026-05-17
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Make Them Pay" and ICEMAN. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Apple Music: ICEMANApple Music · 2026-05-15 — Primary streaming page used for ICEMAN release verification.
- AP: Drake launches ICEMAN momentAssociated Press · 2026-05-14 — Context for Drake's first post-Kendrick-beef solo-album cycle and legal backdrop.
- Wikipedia: Iceman (Drake album)Wikipedia · 2026-05-16 — Release facts (ninth solo LP, OVO/Republic, 68:51), rollout timeline, per-track producers and samples (HotNewHipHop-adapted), and critical reception aggregation for ICEMAN.
- Genius: Drake – ICEMANGenius · 2026-05-15 — Verified 18-track listing with direct per-track lyric URLs; confirms May 15, 2026 release and the same-day HABIBTI / MAID OF HONOUR triple drop.
- Rolling Stone: Drake Shares New Songs Featuring Yeat and Cash Cobain (Iceman: Episode 3)Rolling Stone · 2025-09-05 — Rollout, Pinocchio motif, post-Kendrick framing and the UMG 'Not Like Us' lawsuit context for the ICEMAN cycle.
- Billboard: Drake Teases 'Iceman' With Frozen Seats at Toronto Raptors GameBillboard · 2026-04-13 — Documents the frozen-courtside-seats stunt and that 'What Did I Miss?' was Drake's last top-10 Hot 100 entry (peaked No. 2).
- 5 Takeaways From Drake's Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of HonourPitchfork · 2026-05-15 — Editorial characterization of HABIBTI as the slow R&B 'Heartbreak Drake' panel of the 2026 trilogy (cites 'I'm Spent', 'Classic', 'Rusty Intro'); used for sonic-direction and rollout claims.
- Drake's ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR, HABIBTI breakdownLos Angeles Times · 2026-05-15 — Source for sonic positioning — Drake on MAID OF HONOUR / HABIBTI framed as a 'globe-tripping dance-music hedonist'.
