You may notice that the word album is in quotes. Ever since The Toronto Raptor’s Demar Derozan let the cat out the bag while speaking to NBA TV, That’s because the word itself is a big portion of the crux of this entire concept. “ said he wants to give me his mixtape that comes out in January.”įans have been on high alert, awaiting a new mixtape from Canada’s finest his first since the project that put him on the map, 2009s So Far Gone.

Then in late January, OVO crew member and longtime friend P. Regin announced that he knows Drake is, indeed, dropping a mixtape. To heat anticipation up even more, unconfirmed cover art began circulating the twittersphere, including one version that implied the new tape would be entitled 2 Far Gone and possibly drop on the 6 year anniversary of the original mixtape. ' This sh!t has that 'So Far Gone' feel… I'll call it '2 Far Gone'…' /LDF5xGa5hIĮspecially considering Drake’s affinity for the number six, it seemed plausible. They ended up being just about two hours off. Early Thursday morning Drake released the short film “Jungle,” which featured snippets of what sounded like new music and left the internet ablaze with rumor. Despite the song being released as the official lead single for Views, 'Hotline Bling' was included as the bonus track on the album.Later he was spotted taking in the sights (literally in the crowd like the rest of us) at the Kanye West / G.O.O.D Music Roc City Classic concert, where he later caused a mini-riot as he left around roughly 9 pm. 'Hotline Bling' was released as the album's lead single on July 31, 2015, the track was produced by Nineteen85. The album contains the elements of genres such as R&B, dancehall, hip hop and pop, among others.ĭrake's fourth proper album feels claustrophobic and too long and weirdly monotone, but the occasional tweaks in sound lead to a few great moments. 40 also primarily handled the production on the album alongside each of these several other record producers such as Nineteen85, Maneesh Bidaye, Kanye West, and Jordan Ullman, among others. Recording sessions took place from 2015 to 2016, with both Drake and his longtime collaborator and record producer 40 serving as the record's executive producers. It was released on April 29, 2016, by Cash Money Records,Republic Records and Young Money Entertainment. Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake.

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