

After all, he figured, you get someone hanging your name next to Tupac’s, even if it’s only to take a shot at it? You must be doing something right.īorn Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto in 1986, Drake became-like Tupac-something of a generational voice, a prism for his pop-cultural moment. As Drake promised during the rolllout, the album does indeed include 20 songs, though previously songs like "Hotline Bling" and "Summer Sixteen" are included.A couple of years after he broke into the mainstream with 2009’s So Far Gone, Drake was browsing art in Los Angeles when a piece caught his eye: a big neon sign that read, “LESS DRAKE, MORE TUPAC.” For a minute, he felt angry, embarrassed-he wanted to walk up and rip the sign off the wall. and Canada, and has already climbed to No.

As of right now, Drake's "One Dance" is No. The album will reportedly be an Apple Music exclusive at first, though it's still widely expected to make major moves on the charts. The album features production from 40, Kanye West, Southside, Metro Boomin, Cardo, and more.įor Drake, this is his first full-length album since Nothing Was the Same, though he did release If You're Reading This It's Too Late and What a Time To Be Alive in between that time.

Drake will be hitting the road with Future in the coming months for the "Summer Sixteen" tour that also includes this year's OVO Fest. To support the long-awaited album, which includes features from Future, Pimp C, dvsn, Rihanna, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Wizkid. The release of the project comes after Drake hosted a special episode of OVO Sound Radio, where he talked with Zane Lowe about the album, working with Noah "40" Shebib, and much more. After almost two years of waiting, Drake's new album, VIEWS, is finally here and available to stream in full via Apple Music.
