In some cases whole beats have been recycled and re-produced to fit the aesthetic of the tape (notably 'Now & Forever' by Eric Dingus & 'Wednesday Night Interlude' originally by Ekali) Opening with 'Legend' produced by OVO affiliate PARTYNEXTDOOR, the sample of Ginuwine's 'So Anxious' is the first thing we're given while Drake amps up for one of his untouchable hooks ("If I die I'm a legend") and this same Ginuwine track re-appears a few songs later in 40's first appearance on 'Madonna'.
Light on the features but heavy on the production this tape expands on the spacey, melodic and club-ready sounds developed on Drake's previous LP by Noah '40' Shebib and explores this framework enlisting help from a wide pool of producers with Boi-1da generally taking the reigns. Samples underpin the swirling synths in the form of catchy riffs and vocal effects but rarely take the centerstage lending more of a supportive role to the elaborate drum programming and warm basslines. He mentions he's grown now, and we're witnessing a new era in his musical career, so thankfully this tape really feels like the perfect lay-up for his full album Views From The 6 supposedly coming later this year. Rap beefs are an unexpected theme across this tape, Drizzy's really opened up lyrically here and fires shots at some of his piers who've been biting him over the last few years ( Tyga, Baby, Kendrick & Diddy).
Speculation based on some of the lyrical content here seemed to point to this being connected to the recent Cash Money beef and smacks of an attempt to fulfil his contract early with the label, headed up by Birdman, whom Lil Wayne has recently revealed is behind the delays in his long anticipated Tha Carter V (demanding $51 million in a lawsuit requesting not only his own exit from the label, but to take Drake and Nicki Minaj with him too!).
Rumours circulated regarding a Drake release due early this year, but it came as a surprise for many that this (on first glance at least) appeared to be a proper LP going straight to iTunes for $12.99. Image courtesy of This week saw the surprise release of Drake's latest offering, a 17-track mixtape following on his success of 2013's Nothing Was The Same and building on his statements set out in 2014 with a sprinkling of huge club singles ( '0 to 100', 'Tuesday', 'How Bout Now', etc).
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