Views from the 6 album cover update#

Previously confirming that there there were only 2 records finished for the album, one of them being a highly anticipated Beyonce collaboration, we have received plenty of new material from the rapper since then in the from of ‘Summer 16,’ ‘ Pop Style,’ and ‘ One Dance.’ Most recently, several snippets from what many believe to be from the album have surfaced online and confirm that Drake is definitely trying out some new things as he heads into the impending release of his Views From The 6 album. After the somewhat random drop of his most recent mixtapes, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and What A Time To Be Alive, all eyes and thoughts have been focused on Views From The 6.

Over 2 years since his 3rd album, Nothing Was the Same, for about the past year and more, Drake has steadily been working hard to perhaps deliver his best body of work, to date. Watch Drake’s greatest dance moments from ‘Hotline Bling’ to ‘HYFR.Deemed as one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2016, Drake’s Views From The 6 is shaping up to be his most successful album to date. He also gave a shout out in the Instagram comments to additional producers not listed, including Metro Boomin, Hagler, Jordan, Vynalz, Oz, Cue Beatz and Di Genius. Producers include 40 himself on many of the tracks, Maneesh, Boi-1da, Brian Alexander Morgan, Kanye West, Jordan Ullman of Majid Jordan, Nineteen85, Beat Bully, Murda Beatz, Daxz, Supa Dups, Allen Ritter, Wiz Kid, Southside, Cardo, Young Exclusive, Sevn Thomas and Frank Dukes. Hours before Views‘ official release, Noah “40” Shebib took to Instagram to unveil the production credits for each song. Apple Music’s Tumblr account then revealed that a special OVO Sound show on Beats 1 on Thursday night would serve as the album’s “global listening party.” Zane Lowe will also be interviewing Drake on the program, which usually runs on Saturday evenings. If we love it, we love it.”īoth Drake and Apple Music confirmed that the album would be an Apple Music exclusive, though a trailer the rapper released on “ Views Eve” noted that the exclusive would be for a limited time.

“We’re just really getting back to basics and not giving ourselves any sense of deadline,” El-Khatib said. The track list Drake released prior to the album’s official debut did not specify guests, even for the previously released songs, but the roster of featured artists ranges from hip-hop heavyweights like the Throne to international artists such as dancehall performer Popcaan and British singer Kyla.Īs on his other studio albums, Drake has continued to work with his OVO team, including Oliver El-Khatib and Noah “40” Shebib, both of whom spoke about the album last September with the Fader. Leaked tracks “Controlla” featuring Popcaan and “Faithful” featuring Pimp C, which Drake has not released officially, are also included on the final track list.

His 2015 smash hit “Hotline Bling,” a song he debuted during his radio show last summer amid his Meek Mill feud, is the album’s sole bonus track. The track list does, however, include Drake’s recently released songs “One Dance” featuring Wizkid and Kyla and “Pop Style” featuring Jay Z and Kanye West, who are billed together as the Throne. The single’s title also happens to be the name of his summer tour with Future, which begins in July. Noticeably absent is “ Summer Sixteen,” a track he debuted on OVO Sound in January just moments before confirming the April release of his new album. Here is what we know, so far.ĭrake confirmed the final track list of the album on Twitter earlier this week. Given his prolific output for the past three years as he has wrapped up the LP now simply titled Views, information is muddled as to what fans can expect from the upcoming release. He began discussing the follow-up to Nothing Was the Same in 2014 – and even gave it a provisional title, Views From the 6 – but instead of releasing his next proper full-length, he has surprised fans with several unofficial singles and two acclaimed album-length mixtapes: high-profile solo effort If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and Future collaboration What a Time to Be Alive. Nineteen85, Boi-1da, Kanye West, and others are also listed.ĭrake is preparing to release Views, his fourth studio album, on Friday after a long, mysterious wait. The listing he posted reveals much of the production was helmed by 40 himself. UPDATE: Drake’s producer and engineer, Noah “40” Shebib, has unveiled Views‘ track list alongside each song’s producers on Instagram. Views will be officially released at midnight ET on iTunes and Apple Music and following its release there will be a special Drake-related Snapchat. The interview time has been changed to 10:45 p.m.

Views from the 6 album cover update#

UPDATE 2: As Rolling Stone previously reported, Zane Lowe is conducting an exclusive interview with Drake during OVO Sound Radio for Beats 1.