While I wish I could say that Drake is going to be on top forever, I can’t. This is by far the most put together and focused album Drake has ever put out. In all likelihood this is the peak of Drake’s career. I’ll admit it, I’ve admitted to a lot of things“ Time got a funny way of tickin’, things are so much different “ That’s for sure though, I made a career of reminiscin’ He specifically says he will retire when he’s 35, which gives us another 2 or 3 Drake albums to listen to. On U With Me Drake drops a funny, yet serious line about how he has made a career off of reminising, and on Weston Road Flows he makes reference to the fact that he is going to have to retire eventually. Drake’s maturity and self awareness on this album really shocked me though. Of course you have the classic sad Drake songs like Redemption, where Drake reminisces about old girls, and of course you have the obligatory shots at Meek Mill and Tory Lanez throughout the album (most notable on Hype). Lyrically this is a very interesting album.
Take Hype for example, the song is high energy and features some explosive drums. There are a number of songs high energy songs on VIEWS. Overall the album has a very relaxing and laid back vibe, but that’s not to say the album is low energy. While the album features many different producers the album still has that classic Toronto/Drake sound, which I am a huge fan of. 10 out of the 20 songs on VIEWS were produced by 40, but other big names like: Kanye West, Metro Boomin, and Boi1da are also had production credits. VIEWS was largely produced by 40, Drake’s long time friend and go-to producer. This is evident, as the album sold 630,000 copies on the very first day of release, but did VIEWS really live up to all of the hype around it? Prior to it’s release very little was known about the album, aside from the two leaked tracks, and were all but ready for some new Drizzy. International rap superstar Drake released his much anticipated fourth studio album on April 29th.