Drake has seen his name draped all over the Billboard Hot 100 list and made history for it recently. He’s also known to surprise fans oftentimes during performances.
Last night (October 10) in Austin, Texas, during his second headlining set at Austin City Limits, the Toronto native brought out a surprise guest once again and also gave fans a semi-update of what is thought to be his final album under Young Money (as currently contractually set). J Cole made his way to the stage for what was a quick, yet memorable three-song jaunt.
Afterward, Drake reportedly mentioned to fans that his Austin set may be his last show of the year as he is hard at work in finishing his long-awaited Views From The 6 album. No word yet on when the project is slated to drop.
Drake also notably revealed that the much-rumored “Hotline Bling” video is in fact real and that the edit for it was finished “late last night.”
Watch the video clips below:
WHEN DRAKE’S SPECIAL GUEST IS J COLE!! I WAS IN TEARS! ACL FOREVER! I STILL CANT BELIEVE IT! pic.twitter.com/Xsvrf3O9pe
— Chela. (@ChelseaBrii) October 11, 2015
Can everyone just look at how Drake blessed ACL last night pic.twitter.com/jMOdaJAXKt
— Olivia (@oliviaaaml) October 11, 2015
@ElliottWilson drake brought j cole out for his final show at ACL it was crazy pic.twitter.com/A5qKCrClm2
— Donowitz (@BurLynTHEDon) October 11, 2015
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Views From the 6 will the the best rap album in history. Drizzaveli Da 6 God gon bring that fire. Kendrick and Cole ain’t seeing this nigga, even with a flashlight. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
Hahahaha you said RAP album. Good one.
Cole and Kendrick are way above Aubrey.
your fucked in the head, won’t even touch the status of nation of millions, paid in full, road to riches, raising hell. #drakeisfakedrakesacumguzzlingbitch
Never heard of those albums. Y’all just mad Drake got a Grammy and Nas didn’t. #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife
Then go listen to them. And who cares about Grammys? They’re just a bunch of old white folks who don’t know anything about hip-hop.
Album should be promising.
Safe to say Drake, Kendrick & Cole all have different styles and approaches. So measuring who’s who really doesn’t make sense. All hate aside, The only thing I feel lacks in drake is a message. With Cole & Kendrick (for example) you see their awareness and purpose for change. Hence what we all know plays part in Legendary status. It’s what one does off the court that contributes to that. There’s too many labeled “Legends” that just made good music. That’s it. There needs to be more happening to reach that gain outside of well crafted 3-4minute songs. Just my opinion I go by. As an onlooker and music appreciator, I have yet to see that from Drake. He’ll die a great artist, impactful with music and putting Toronto on and his peoples. But a legend? There has to be a movement involved, purpose, change outside of music to garner that.
i get your point and a message might help Drake but im not sure its really necessary for his legendary status. It would help him though but for instance, Biggie Smalls, Snoop Dogg and Eminem dont or didnt really have “a message” and yet are all clearly legends. Drake will go down for making it ok to lament over ex-girlfriends and falling in love with strippers. A song like Marvins Room has a unique place in hiphop for emotional honesty. If Drake gets political or preachy like say Kendrick, Im afraid it might come off disengenous or contrived. His lane is showing you his experience and connecting with your pains/joys etc. anyways, make no mistake, despite what purists say, dude is going down as a legend. The question to me is will he go down as GOAT or not. He needs one undisputed classic to secure. IMO hes already dropped classic albums and i think everyone would agree he has some classic tracks but he needs one album that even purists have to admit is dope. views might be it.
This is probably the best discussion about Drake I’ve seen in comments lol but yeah Drake is obviously a great artist and has skills that Cole and Kendrick don’t have in making music but I do think he needs some sort of a message. Not in a preachy way but just so his music doesn’t seem one-dimensional, and he needs an album that front to back impacts people.
Marvins Room has no place in hip-hop, it’s not even hip-hop. How is Kendrick preachy? Aubrey will never be a legend at all since he has no classics and is just making generic mainstream crap. Also, Biggie, Snoop Dogg, and Eminem do have messages in their songs.
Interscope Records up next for Drake prolly his own imprint for his own album
I assume he’d move over to Warner’s where his OVO label is housed…
i need euthanasia! asap!