The first arrives tomorrow (July 16), when the 27-year-old rapper hosts The ESPYs on ESPN.

Although Popcaan's verses have been scrapped for the album, this laidback love declaration still sizzles with a sample of Beenie Man's Tear Off Mi Garment.Drake hasn’t even begun recording his fourth album in earnest, but it already has a title: “Views From The 6.”ĭrake was set to confirm the album title Tuesday morning (July 15) as part of an exhaustive roster of upcoming projects. Pop music has been struck with a case of island fever, as evidenced by the dancehall influences washing over recent songs from Justin Bieber, Beyoncé and now Drake. Which is precisely why this pulsing bedroom jam is such a refreshing change of pace, highlighted by some of Drizzy's cleverest double entendres yet.

Up until now, Drake has spent most of Views writing off fake friends and twisting the knife further into his broken heart. But it's the understated and entirely hypnotic production by Murda Beatz that makes the song, which is unfortunately one of the album's shortest at just over 3 minutes. The first (and arguably best) guest spot on Views belongs to Drake's OVO signee PartyNextDoor, whose smooth vocals meld perfectly with the rapper's husky croon. Clocking in at 20 songs and nearly an hour and a half, Views is equal parts intriguing and lethargic - overstuffed and at times repetitive, but elevated by mesmerizing production and some of Drizzy's strongest vocals to date. An agonizing one year and nine months ago, Drake announced his fourth solo album (originally titled Views from the 6, but shortened simply to Views this past week). Not that it's been radio silence ever since: The Toronto rapper had his biggest year yet in 2015, thanks in part to a surprise mixtape ( If You're Reading This It's Too Late), joint Future album ( What a Time to Be Alive) and meme-able megahit ( Hotline Bling). The wait is finally over.Ĭoming off last year's victory lap, you're probably wondering how Views stacks up to Drake's recent output. For starters, it's a much more chilled-out effort than expected, hewing closer to 2011's sensitive Take Care than the chest-thumping bombast of buzz single Summer Sixteen (his upcoming tour's namesake, although not included here).

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