What better view than the one of the city that has had a heavy hand in the shaping of his sound. As he’s perched atop the CN Tower by himself, Drake emphasizes how isolated and untouchable he is, much like his career currently at the top of hip-hop. As it stands, Drake is en route to sell close to a million units in his first week creating an even further gap between him and his counterparts. Interestingly enough, there are parallels between the Views album cover and Drake’s current status in hip-hop present day. After all, his intense civic boosterism has made him the poster child for all things Torontonian if you haven’t already gotten that memo. At first glance it looks like Drake sitting over his entire city on Toronto’s CN Tower is about asserting himself as the King of Toronto. Drake’s patented sound has taken him and his OVO collective to unforeseen heights - heights he displays on the cover art of Views. ![]() But even so, in the midst of all that is going on Views is the focal point of today, tomorrow and every conversation for weeks to come. The album comes at a time where we are still mourning the sudden death of Prince and reeling from Lemonade, another surprise album by Beyoncé. In the early hours of April 29th, two years of anticipation culminated into 20 tracks delivered by Drake exclusively through Apple Music.
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