Could it make an appearance on VIEWS from the 6? In December, Drake also posted an Instagram snap of himself in the studio with up=and-coming Canadian singer PARTYNEXTDOOR. The sultry Bey-featuring ‘Can I’ later appeared online.

In April 2015, he told Four Pins, a now-defunct fashion blog, that he had “a collaboration with Beyonce that he recorded a while ago”.

Put that one down as a maybe, then – but Drake’s seemingly-honorary signing to Skepta’s Boy Better Know label (and his general fascination with the UK underground) may see grime carving out an influence on the finished product. “It makes more sense to be on his record rather than mine.” “We’re trying to do something for his record,” the Tottenham MC told Zane Lowe. Whether we should expect the continuation of the trap brilliance of Future and Metro Boomin collaboration ‘Jumpman’ is another matter, but the fact that he’s managed to unite Kanye and Jay-Z (under the moniker ‘The Throne’, referencing the duo’s all-conquering 2011 partnership) on record suggests that, no matter who you are, when Drake calls, you answer.Įlsewhere, Drake’s growing obsession with dancehall will be represented – check teaser single ‘Pop Style’ for all the confirmation you need on that – and, rather fascinatingly, new BFF Skepta has hinted that he might pop up on a ‘VIEWS’ track. Both of these releases positioned Drake as a rapper first and foremost, giving credence to his claim for rap’s top spot and strengthening the universal interest in his every subsequent move. His 2013 album, ‘Nothing Was The Same’, may have established the 29-year-old as one of hip-hop’s leading mainstream figures – someone who could sing songs for your mother to hum along to on daytime radio but rap the kind of absolute filth that’s suited only for the darkest corners of nightclubs – but it was the tandem of 2015 releases, surprise mixtape ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ and the sublime Future collaboration ‘What A Time To Be Alive’, that saw Drake make a true stake for the genre’s crown.

‘VIEWS’ is going to present a charged-up Drake. There’s a slight catch, however: ‘VIEWS’ will be released first on Apple Music, where it’ll be housed as an exclusive for one whole week.īut don’t fret – Drake has since revealed that ‘VIEWS’ will get its worldwide premiere during his label’s OVOSOUND Show on Beats 1 Radio on Thursday 28th April, which airs at 10pm ET (3am in the UK – set your alarms).

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