I slept in a tent in the studio.” It would appear 40 is preparing the Views collaborators for a similar live-in grind.)Ġ4-25-16: The Views album art features Drake atop Toronto's CN Tower. You can not tell anybody you’re working on the project. They basically put us in a studio, and it was like a studio camp, there were tents in there. (For context: Majid Jordan told Hot 97 about living in-studio when working with on Drake’s last album, saying: “We got back to Toronto and they were just starting the beginnings of Nothing Was the Same, in 2013. There’s no indication whether the signing is official or if either of the English grime emcees will end up on Views, but if Drake is signed, it might suggest some kind of working relationship, and it could produce album collaborations, as in the reverse case with OVO’s PARTYNEXTDOOR and Majid Jordan.Ġ3-02-16: Drake indicates Views is in the final stages, with an Instagram of 40 buying OVO tent supplies, and another of a cart filled with hard drives, both captioned “Home Stretch.” That same day, Kanye West tweets that he Drake and Future will be releasing new music together soon.Ġ2-24-16: Drake claims he’s signed to JME and Skepta’s Boy Better Know label.
Can't really say anything about it but just be on the lookout.” 2016Ġ1-06-16: Drake plays ping pong during a “studio break.”Ġ1-08-16: Noah “40” Shebib vaguely teases the existence of Views.Ġ1-11-16: Drake posts another photo of himself in the studio.Ġ1-14-16: In an interview with Noisey, producer Boi-1da remained tight-lipped about the project saying, “I’m definitely looking forward to everybody hearing Views From the 6. (It could also merely be a shot of the session that spawned the recently released PARTYNEXTDOOR song “Come and See Me.”)ġ2-31-15: Drake announces that Views From the 6 will be out “very soon” at a New Year’s Eve party in Miami, further feeding speculation that it will drop in January.
This would at the very least suggest he’s recently recorded music with Drake.ġ2-09-15: Drake posts a photo of himself in the studio with PARTYNEXTDOOR, which could produce music on the album. _That sounds like a yes to me? _I don’t know, who knows. No word on placement.ġ0-11-15: According to Spin, during his headlining set at Austin City Limits, Drake announces that he intends to “spend the rest of 2015 in the studio finishing the recording of his even longer-awaited upcoming LP Views From the 6.”ġ1-04-15: A “the 6 is watching” billboard goes up in Toronto.ġ1-11-15: An unauthorized trailer for Views makes the rounds on Twitter, fueling rumors that the album may now be released in January.ġ1-19-15: Drake teases an unreleased song on Vine, which may be a preview of Views.
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If we love it, we love it.”ġ0-03-15: “Can I,” featuring Beyoncé, is released in full with some minor changes. I have to go sit with him, and we have to really put in effort.” They decamped to - but of course - the 6, where the sounds of the city were said in this piece to have inspired them.Ġ9-25-15: In a complementary profile of OVO co-founders Oliver El-Khatib and Noah “40” Shebib, El-Khatib tells FADER that Views will be a return to their formula: “We’re just really getting back to basics and not giving ourselves any sense of deadline. If I want to make the album I want to make, I have to go find him. And now he is not that guy – I have another guy who does that. He used to be the guy who would track me in hotel rooms at 4 am. 09-20-15: OVO Sound Radio premieres Drake’s collaboration with Future, What A Time to Be Alive.Ġ9-24-15: In his FADER cover story, Drake says that longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib has been as hands-on with Views as he was for projects like So Far Gone and Take Care: “We’ve grown a lot over the years.