

VIEWS is the proper follow-up to 2013’s Nothing Was the Same, despite the fact that Drake (who SPIN named as 2015’s Artist of the Year) dropped two other full-lengths last year - the February “mixtape” If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and his 11-track team-up with Future, September’s What a Time to Be Alive. Featured guests? Rihanna, Future, and more.Įasily one of the year’s most anticipated releases, the record comes after months of teasing from Drizzy and 40: a cover-art reveal, a tour announcement, a pop-up shop, a trailer, billboards, and a surprise South by Southwest performance. It boasts production from a host of collaborators, including Kanye West, Boi-1da, and Drake’s trusted consigliere, Noah “40” Shebib. The new LP - which was previously known as Views From the 6 - spans 20 tracks (among them: last year’s cherished “Hotline Bling,” as well as the previously shared “One Dance” and “Pop Style,” but not “Summer Sixteen”). Drake Views From the 6 (Full Album) Zip Download 2016 FULL ALBUM: Drake Views From the 6 Download 320kbps Drake Views From the 6 FULL ALBUM DOWNLOAD 2016 FREE Download Drake Views From. In hip hop's earliest days, the music only existed in live form, and the music was spread via tapes of parties and shows.Drake’s long-awaited, much-discussed VIEWS is officially out.

Hip hop mixtapes first appeared in the mid-1970s in New York City, featuring artists such as Kool Herc and Afrika Bambaataa. As more tapes became available, they began to be collected and traded by fans.

In the late 70's into the early 80's DJs began recording mixtapes out of their homes, referring to them as House Tapes. (who later became known as Whiz Kid) and DJ Super V would create personalized House Tapes which would eventually circulate throughout New York City. In the mid-1980s, DJs, such as Brucie B, began recording their live music and selling their own mixtapes, which was soon followed by other DJs such as Kid Capri and Doo Wop. Ron G moved the mixtape forward in the early 1990s by blending R&B a cappellas with hip hop beats (known as "blends"). Also since the 1990s, it describes releases used to promote one or more new artists, or as a pre-release by more established artists to promote upcoming "official" albums.īlend tapes became increasingly popular by the mid-1990s, and fans increasingly looked for exclusive tracks and freestyles on the tapes. In the hip hop scene, mix tape is often displayed as a single term mixtape.
