RiRi) filmed a steamy video for the latter’s single “Work” at legendary Jamaican joint The Real Jerk. “You cannot be right here next to me / Don’t you see RiRi right next to me?”: Among other collaborations, Drake and Rihanna (a.k.a. Fun note: The running time of “9” is 4:16. (Yes, we know there’s a 4 in both, too.) Drake flips the city he’d die for on its ass end with this lyric. “I turn the 6 upside down, it’s a 9 now”: The 6 is Drake-speak for Toronto (duh), due to the common numeral in the city’s area codes, 416 and 647. “Kennedy Road taught me not to trust people like you”: The Scarborough roadway, which also got a shout-out on Drake’s 2015 hit “Energy,” is where some of his OVO crew members reside. We listened to Views from the 6to give you track-by-track footnotes on the 20-song opus’ references to our city. A “Summer Sixteen Tour” webpage was temporarily live on Live Nation, including one city (Detroit), a countdown to the ticket sale, and the partnership of Drake’s frequent collaborator Future.Drake climbed to the top of the CN Tower Friday, surveyed our fine metropolis free of EdgeWalk tethers and dropped a musical masterpiece on the world. Cryptic billboards appeared at several locations in Toronto showcasing various ways of portraying the number six.įurthermore, a tour to accompany the album release seems to be in the works.

Pop-up shops were opened in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami for one-day merchandise giveaways. Forbes has reported that the album will be exclusively on Apple Music for the first week of release.ĭrake’s marketing team has been hard at work promoting the album. The release date, revealed on OVO Sound Radio, is on April 29. The hype for Views From the 6 is reaching critical mass. “To the city I love and the people in it.Thank you for everything,” Drake wrote to his followers. It is literally a picture of Drake enjoying the view from the tallest tower in the “6.” The cover, which features the Toronto rapper sitting on top of the city’s CN Tower, was released through his Twitter and Instagram. Drake’s Views From the 6 now has an album cover.

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