{
  "id": 19740581,
  "title": "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks his top three Drake albums",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/shai-gilgeous-alexander-ranks-his-top-three-drake-albums",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T01:53:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shai-gilgeous-alexander-ranks-top-015340492.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recently shared his top three favorite Drake albums in an interview with Spotify. The two-time NBA MVP put Take Care and Nothing Was the Same at the top, ranking them 1A and 1B respectively. ICEMAN took the second spot in the ranking. The ranking was featured around the 1:40 mark of the interview. Gilgeous-Alexander gave ICEMAN his strongest endorsement for 2026, stating that he believes it has no skips. However, his ranking changed when discussing it with Spotify, as he acknowledged he might have gotten the order wrong initially. The interview provided him an opportunity to elaborate on what made ICEMAN stand out. He highlighted the shift in the conversation around Drake as part of the album's greatness. Gilgeous-Alexander also stated that Drake is the greatest rapper of all time.",
  "summary": "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander needed two spots to rank his three favorite Drake albums. In an interview with Spotify, the Oklahoma City Thunder star put Take Care and Nothing Was the Same side by side at the top, calling them 1A and 1B. He gave ICEMAN the No. 2 spot. The ranking comes up around the 1:40 mark of the interview. 1A. Take Care 1B. Nothing […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks his top…",
  "key_points": [
    "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks Drake's Take Care and Nothing Was the Same as his top two albums.",
    "ICEMAN is his third favorite Drake album, with the strongest endorsement for 2026.",
    "Gilgeous-Alexander believes Drake is the greatest rapper of all time."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The NBA star's vocal endorsement of Drake's discography highlights the deep cultural intersection between professional basketball and hip-hop through high-profile media partnerships like Spotify.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}