Drake's New Album Cover Is Literally Several Pregnant Women Emoji

While every hip hop head is focused on Kanye West's new album Donda and whether it's all an elaborate troll, Drake decided to announce his new album, Certified Lover Boy, with a little troll bait of his own. Coming out Friday, Certified Lover Boy's cover will feature twelve different pregnant women emojis.

CERTIFIED LOVER BOY THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD #CLB pic.twitter.com/P4mEdF23bT

— OVO Sound (@OVOSound) August 30, 2021

In his reveal of the album cover on Instagram, Drake tagged artist Damien Hirst, leading many to speculate the cover was his work. Complex noted that the piece may be a reference to Hirst's 2005 sculpture The Virgin Mother, which if nothing else, took far more technical prowess to complete than the cover for Certified Lover Boy.

The emoji-filled cover is certainly a bold choice for the superstar rapper. Perhaps it's too bold, as many of his fans could not believe that this is the image Drake chose.

Ain’t no way this is the Cover for Certified Lover Boy 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/JGWGrhcwM0

— filip (@filipneuff) August 30, 2021

Drake is dropping Certified Lover Boy , an album about love (baby making) 9 months after the expected release date, (9 months is a full term pregnancy), on LABOR day weekend. (labor as in giving birth) which is why there are pregnant emojis on the cover, hence is why the album wi pic.twitter.com/P7HQU7Pst4

— Playy⁷ ♡⋆⋆꙳⁎* (@4PLAYYGRL) August 30, 2021

Drake picking out the album cover for certified lover boy: pic.twitter.com/VNMaZuorX0

— memory lane (@bitchitz999) August 30, 2021

Certified Lover Boy cover is absolutely terrible pic.twitter.com/ATS31B89tA

— Debating Hip-Hop (@DebatingHipH0p) August 30, 2021

At least some are of the belief that the pregnant emojis are not the actual album cover but a reference to how Certified Lover Boy has been delayed nine months, but it's unclear if that's simply wishful thinking that there's no way Drake just made an album cover with twelve emojis on it.