Drake - Views (2016)

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Drake - Views (2016)
MP3 320 CBR kbps | Tracks: 20 | 01:13:24 | 195 Mb
Genre: Rap & Hip Hop | Label: OVO Sound, Republic Records

Views is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on April 29, 2016, by OVO Sound, Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Boy Better Know and Republic Records.

Drake released the album's promotional single, "Summer Sixteen" (which produced by 40, Boi-1da and Cubeatz) on January 30, 2016. On April 4, 2016, Drake released the official trailer for Views on his Twitter. Drake promoted the album by opening "pop-up" stores around the United States; in places such as New York, Miami, L.A. and Palm Springs. The stores also gave away free black and white T-shirts to fans with "Views" written on the front. On April 21, OVO's record producer 40 posted on his Instagram, stating that the mixes for the clean versions were finished, as well as having all sample clearances and credits. On April 26, Drake stated that Views would feature over 20 songs. Following his last pop-up store stop in Toronto, where he made an appearance, Drake released his album cover on social media. On April 28, the album premiered on Apple Music's OVO Sound Radio show, after his interview with Beats 1 radio host Zane Lowe, and also it was officially released on the same night on Apple Music and iTunes exclusively.

Views received generally positive reviews. Alex Petridis of The Guardian gave the album 4 out of 5 stars saying, "The rapper’s latest album offers a lengthy inventory of miseries, cleverly offset by a sly sense of humour and eclectic sound. It is compelling evidence that this is the defining pop artist of the moment". He concludes with, "Views isn’t a perfect album – some judicious pruning of the less impactful tracks would make it more easily digestible, and there are certainly moments when you start to wish Drake would cast his gaze a little further afield than his own navel – but nothing about it suggests that position is anything other than unassailable for the foreseeable future.". Kitty Empire from the same gave the album a 4/5, saying, "As ever, though, the detail – both lyrical and producerly – is pin-sharp".