'Views…' on the horizon, Drizzy fans rode the wave with visuals that broke the internet and a track that is still on repeat. With its mass popularity, the rapper decided to make one of the most memed music videos in history that had us talking for months. You can only wonder whether Drake ever dreamed 'Hotline Bling' would be as huge as it became. His beef with Meek Mill also aided this, coming out on top. With the amount of music Drizzy was delivering, the rapper maintained his place at the forefront of hip-hop.
On September 19th, 2015 Drake announced on Instagram that 'What A Time To Be Alive', the new mixtape from the rapper and Future, would be available on iTunes the next day. September 2015 – 'What A Time To Be Alive'
'Hotline Bling' would go onto dominate playlists and the radio. However the rapper appeared to be far from lacking new tracks releasing 'Hotline Bling', 'Charged Up', 'Back To Back' and 'Right Hand' in late July. Speculation surrounding dates would increase when “September 24” mysteriously appeared and disappeared from Drake’s OVOSOUND website.Īccording to the Latin Post, details about the album had surfaced in April from writer Ernest Baker’s Four Pins profile who stated that only two songs had been recorded. Spring passed and the lack of any indication of the album dropping simply just kept the hip-hop scene wondering. Priced similarly to an LP, the rapper then clarified on Twitter that this wasn’t an album when he asked, “How’s my mixtape?” Waiting on 'Views…', ' If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late' dropped smacking us all in the face with a surprise.īy the summer of 2015, a release date for 'Views…' was nowhere to be seen. So when Drizzy dropped 'If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late', the release was unexpected but received well. He tweeted, “You should probably keep an eye on that in the next hour…just saying…” Within the hour, he has posted three brand new songs, '6 God', 'Heat Of The Moment' and 'How Bout Now'.įebruary 2015 – I'f You’re Reading This It’s Too Late'Īs the spring of 2015 approached, Drake’s fans were no doubt in full anticipation of 'Views…'.
Lil Wayne tour, the rapper dropped a few new tracks with a cryptic tweet the day after his birthday. “Listen up, boy, you're better off eavesdroppin'/We already got spring 2015 poppin'/PND droppin'/Reps-up P droppin'/Majid Jordan droppin', OB droppin'/ not to mention me droppin'”Īfter spending the summer on the Drake vs. His track, '0 to 100/The Catch-Up' also referenced a 2015 release: According to Billboard, though, Drizzy had not even begun recording the LP at this point. On July 15th, 2014, Drake tweeted 'Views From the 6' leaving his fans in hysteria of a new album being on its way. To fully appreciate the new album, we journey through the musical timeline showing how Drake has kept us guessing and well fed in the run up.
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