So when Drizzy dropped 'If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late', the release was unexpected but received well. He tweeted, “You should probably keep an eye on that in the next hour…just saying…” Within the hour, he has posted three brand new songs, '6 God', 'Heat Of The Moment' and 'How Bout Now'.įebruary 2015 – I'f You’re Reading This It’s Too Late'Īs the spring of 2015 approached, Drake’s fans were no doubt in full anticipation of 'Views…'. Lil Wayne tour, the rapper dropped a few new tracks with a cryptic tweet the day after his birthday. “Listen up, boy, you're better off eavesdroppin'/We already got spring 2015 poppin'/PND droppin'/Reps-up P droppin'/Majid Jordan droppin', OB droppin'/ not to mention me droppin'”Īfter spending the summer on the Drake vs. His track, '0 to 100/The Catch-Up' also referenced a 2015 release: According to Billboard, though, Drizzy had not even begun recording the LP at this point.

On July 15th, 2014, Drake tweeted 'Views From the 6' leaving his fans in hysteria of a new album being on its way. That’s wild chatty.To fully appreciate the new album, we journey through the musical timeline showing how Drake has kept us guessing and well fed in the run up. I’m not here to argue with men over another man’s art. Now, my perspective can be 100% wrong I just state my opinion on the cover and keep it moving. This to me, screams out success at the highest peak, however regardless of the success and clout and the view that he now has, the city will always be bigger to Drake, in Drake’s mind, than Drake is to the city. We get a tiny version of Drake sitting on the large pinnacle of the building looking out at everything below.

Notice we don’t see from his view, which would make it seem like he was bigger than the city. His cover shows him sitting on top of the CN Tower, which is the highest point in Toronto. The man wanted to make an album for his city, and the different aspects and demographics of life that come with it.also including where he began as an artist trying to come up in that very city and where he is now, which is the “prodigal son” of the city, if you will. This cover, like any other cover, can be perceived differently by the individual eye.

Views from the 6 album cover