

Then, too, the caption was a rather arrogant reference to working together: “Best Duo or Group goes to … ” (The caption-“2019 cookup … Aubreezy”-involved a cringeworthy portmanteau of his given name, Aubrey, and Brown’s nickname.) He’d also shared images of the pair palling around at his birthday party last October, the same month he invited Brown onstage to perform with him.

Last week, Brown tweeted a photo of the two with the caption “Somethings coming.” Drake most recently posted images of the duo partying to his Instagram in January. The two had been teasing the arrival of this collaboration for at least a whole human gestation period. Last Friday, the R&B singer Chris Brown released the music video for his newest song, “ No Guidance,” an aptly titled nine-minute work featuring the rapper Drake.
