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“Janice STFU” is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. It was initially released on May 15, 2026, as the fourth track on his studio album Iceman. It was serviced to American rhythmic contemporary radio alongside “2 Hard 4 the Radio” on May 19, 2026, as the album’s second single.[1] The song debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Canadian Hot 100, and the Billboard Global 200, with the former chart debut allowing Drake to break Michael Jackson‘s record for overall number one US hits for a male solo artist.[2] It was Drake’s first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks since his 2018 track “In My Feelings“.[3] The second verse of the track is a diss aimed towards Kendrick Lamar.

Background

Drake first previewed an early version of the song during his third livestream to promote Iceman on September 4, 2025, which was then titled “That’s Just How I Feel”.[4][5] It was repurposed into “Janice STFU” for the album release.[5]

Drake previously sampled Lykke Li’s song “Little Bit” for a song of the same name from his mixtape So Far Gone (2009). When co-writer Rick Nowels texted her about Drake’s request to sample “I Follow Rivers“, she initially thought he was trolling. In an interview with Rolling Stone after the release of Iceman, Li expressed fondness for Drake’s earlier songs “Marvins Room” and “Hotline Bling“.[6]

Composition

In the song, Drake interpolates the chorus of “I Follow Rivers”[7] and heavily uses Auto-Tune.[5][8] He criticizes the negative gossip and comments surrounding his career following the escalation of his feud with Kendrick Lamar in 2024.[6] Drake notably directs criticism toward Lamar, accusing him of inauthenticity in his actions and appealing to “white kids” listening to his music out of, a phenomenon also termed “white guilt” guilt.[8][9][10] He ends several lines which address Lamar with the words “for real”.[5] Besides Lamar, Drake takes a shot at rapper Jay-Z.[10]

Reception

Armon Sadler of Billboard ranked “Janice STFU” as the 11th best song from Iceman.[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian considered the song “filler” and one of the “underwhelming” aspects of the album, commenting that it “lazily” interpolates “I Follow Rivers”.[7] Reviewing the album for Rolling Stone, Jeff Ihaza cited it as among the songs in which Drake “offers up the requisite earworm”, writing that it “finds a new sonic texture in his delivery”.[11]

Lykke Li said of the song, “I think it’s potent. It has that raw, revenge, hip-hop energy.”[6] Several notable figures have also publicly praised the song, such as Zohran Mamdani,[12] O’Shea Jackson Jr.[13] and Timbaland.[14] In contrast, during the Roots Picnic festival Jay-Z responded to the song’s subliminals with a three-minute freestyle.[15] Steffanee Wang of The Fader labeled “Janice STFU” as the song of summer 2026, writing how the “label-executive diss” turned into a groovy “melancholic Unc anthem”.[16]

Charts

Chart performance for “Janice STFU”
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[17] 5
Australia Hip Hop/R&B (ARIA)[18] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[19] 22
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[20] 1
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[21] 38
Croatia (Billboard)[22] 23
Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 20
Dominican Republic Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino)[24] 10
France (SNEP)[25] 65
Germany (GfK)[26] 25
Global 200 (Billboard)[27] 1
Greece International (IFPI)[28] 4
Iceland (Billboard)[29] 1
India International (IMI)[30] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[31] 5
Israel (Mako Hit List)[32] 78
Italy (FIMI)[33] 82
Latvia Streaming (LaIPA)[34] 4
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[35] 8
Lithuania (AGATA)[36] 25
Luxembourg (Billboard)[37] 5
Middle East and North Africa (IFPI)[38] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[39] 21
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[40] 5
North Africa (IFPI)[41] 5
Nigeria (TurnTable Top 100)[42] 47
Norway (IFPI Norge)[43] 25
Portugal (AFP)[44] 3
Romania (Billboard)[45] 22
Saudi Arabia (IFPI)[46] 5
Slovakia Singles Digital (ČNS IFPI)[47] 34
South Africa Streaming (TOSAC)[48] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[49] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[50] 5
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[51] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[52] 2
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[53] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[54] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[55] 1
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[56] 7

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