The rap god has finally released his new album. Drake dropped the news himself on OVO Sound Radio on Apple’s Beats 1, which the Canadian rapper co-hosted; he announced, “We’re here working overtime on it trying to make it everything I know. The album itself will be coming in April 2016.” The 29-year-old singer first debuted the new single off the album ‘Summer Sixteen’ online and it was a huge hit with fans. It was produced by CuBeatz, Boi-1da and Noah ‘40’ Shebib with a small drop in from DJ Khaled near the end. The track is just a taster for the rest of the album which feature UK Grime artists such as Skepta – since Drake signed to Boy Better Know last month in a bid make even more waves in the UK scene. The music collaborations also include A-Listers such as Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and even Justin Bieber. The album re-debuts a song from his previous mixtape ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ entitled ‘You & The 6’, he recaps his life and simulates a phone call with his mother Sandi Graham letting her know why he has been doing and saying certain things she has heard about him through his music and the media. Drake has promised that this album is full of chart toppers and we couldn’t agree more! From his smooth flow of vocals the 15 tracks are really a mix of a dense and downbeat lyrics. ‘Views from the 6’ is intimate and open hearted which is backed up with machine beats and acts as tribute to the Canadian’s hometown. The soundtrack follows on from Drake’s first three LPs: ‘Thank Me Later’, ‘Take Care’ and ‘Nothing Was The Same’ all of which topped the Billboard 200 chart.
Well done Drake, You’ve done it again!
ROCKS RATING: *****
