Drake has delivered his surprise new project Dark Lane Demo Tapes as promised.
The OVO Sound label head revealed he was dropping the album only hours before it arrived. As he explained in an Instagram post, the 14-track effort features previously leaked tracks, SoundCloud songs and some brand new music.
Chris Brown, Future, Playboi Carti and Fivio Foreign are among the special guests.
Check out the Dark Lane Demo Tapes stream, cover art and tracklist below.
- Deep Pockets
- When To Say When
- Chicago Freestyle f. Givean
- Not You Too f. Chris Brown
- Toosie Slide
- Desires f. Future
- Time Flies
- Landed
- D4L
- Pain 1993 f. Playboi Carti
- Losses
- From Florida With Love
- Demons f. Fivio Foreign & Sosa Greek
- War
[This article has been updated. The following was published on April 30, 2020 at 17:17 p.m. PST.]
Drake has announced he’s dropping a new project called Dark Lane Demo Tapes at midnight EST on Friday (May 1). The 6 God made the big reveal via Instagram on Thursday (April 30). At the same time, the multiplatinum-selling artist confirmed his sixth studio album would arrive this summer.
“My brothers @oliverelkhatib @ovonoel put together alot of the songs people have been asking for (some leaks and some joints from SoundCloud and some new vibes) DARK LANE DEMO TAPES out everywhere at midnight…also my 6th STUDIO ALBUM DROPPING SUMMER 2020!!! Lucky number 6. soon fwd.”
As Drake noted in the caption, Dark Lane Demo Tapes will include previously leaked tracks, SoundCloud songs and some brand new music. Many of these songs had been making their rounds online and a few, like the Future-assisted “Desires” were released by Drizzy himself. Reminiscent of his If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late mixtape, Drake seems to be simply warming up his audience with new music before he delivers his next official body of work.
The Toronto superstar’s latest solo album, Scorpion, arrived in 2018.
Drake Promises Next Album Will Be Shorter Than ‘Scorpion’
Billed as a double album, it boasted 25 tracks and featured JAY-Z and Ty Dolla $ign as well as posthumous appearances from Michael Jackson and Static Major. In February, Drake promised his next album would be “shorter” than Scorpion.
More recently, Drake unleashed his TikTok smash “Toosie Slide” and broke a record in the process. The #ToosieSlide hashtag racked up over one billion views in two days on the platform, the fastest music trend to hit that number. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for a second consecutive week.
Get mozzy shit tonight
He’s about to pass eminem in total sales!!! Drake runs this rap shit!!
Lube up your buttholes and put a scarf on to keep your throat warm. There is a cock sucking contest going down tonight boys!
Da GOAT is back!!
Can’t wait!
Deep Pockets my shit
Thank God Toosie Slide ain’t gon be on his next album
It should be his opening and closing song on everything from now on. It reflects on him AND his fans. 2020 do the Hokey Pokey, Canada style. He’s got a dance that is really on some street shit. HahHHahahahaha
Drake about to save hip hop n the world
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2. Lady of rage
3. Mc lyte
4. Rapsody
5. Queen L
6. Bahamadia
7. Rah digga
8. Fox
9. Drake
10. Kim
The goat is back! I can’t stop dancing around like a 12 year old girl on tiktok to tootsie slide. One of my favorite songs. I hope he continues to make albums for teenage girls. He seems to sell the most that way. Ever been to his concerts? Haha Probably not for you if you’re straight and in your mid 20s or older. Drake is the best! As long as he keeps the same ghostwriter for the rest of his career and keeps young teenage girls as his target audience, I’m sure he can outsell Eminem! The girlies love him! And so do I!
Stop stealing my name man. It’s not funny. You’re just jealous Drake got all them girls at his concerts. He loves them young ones. I know you’ve seen the video at one his concerts kissing on that teeny bopper on stage. You jealous! Drake got the rap game by the throat.
haha grown ass men up in here sayin he still the goat after he release a song like toosie slide. crackin up over here man.
Nas put out “You Owe Me” and “Oochie Wally” but people still call him the GOAT, so what’s the difference here?
Well, Nas can rap and writes his own rhymes. He is from NY. He is American. Nas never wore black face. Nas doesn’t use the slang and culture of another country. Nas wasn’t a child star on Nickelodeon. Nas doesn’t y’all like a white guy named Cody when the cameras etc aren’t around. Nas never got slapped shitless by Diddy. Nas never got dissed and didn’t respond. Oochie Wally Wally and you Owe me weren’t recreations of Do the Homey Pokey. Mas doesn’t have to look over each shoulder before saying the N word. Should I keep going? Nas didn’t supposedly sell more records than the Beatles yet is mysteriously less wealthy than several other rappers.
Actually, Nas had help writing his rhymes from Large Professor on Illmatic. And every rapper has that one song or two that is embarrassing, doesn’t make them any less great.
Having someone critiique your rhymes and telling you to “change this or say this instead” is completely different from someone writing an ENTIRE verse or song for you. And then creating reference tracks for you to deliver it.
For perspective, That is basically like someone finding a chick for you, pulling down the panties then holding your dick and putting it in the puzzy for you. That is doing all the work. And then you letting the world give you credit and you boastfully accept the acclaim.
That large professor claim was later retracted by large professor. He came up with the samples on hooks, then Nas sang spit them, so… wrong. Nice try though.
Well, the difference is that with Nas,those songs were the exception, while we expect those type of songs from Drake.
It’s the cha cha slide of today where its dope and fun to dance to
Don’t nobody wanna listen to his music no more!!!
Why this nigga look like noob saibot from mortal kombat
hahaha he does!
Lol this is so bad. Just got done listening. I liked drake’s last album but daaaamn this is garbage. Hopefully his next one is better.
Who is Drake ? Never heard of this guy.
He’s kind of like a new age R Kelly that raps slightly more . Generally, makes music that gets vaginal canals real moist . He’s probably hit some of the underage canals if I were to bet too.
Yeah but isnt Drake the one who got peed on??
This wigga has a bunch of morons doing the hokey pokey. Talking about might get realest nigga tatted on my face. What a clown.
BanditMusica.com tell me this kid dont got next. this Bandit kid is crazy
BanditMusica is the future
BanditMusica.com taken over for the 2020 decade
Chris Brown and Carti songs are okay, already heard the singles from not too long ago and they are better… I don’t have too much hope for the next album, though…. Also, mornin’ to the struggle rapper promoting his music down in the comments!
Another fluff album with gimmicks and nothingness
Lots of eminem stans here. He can barely go gold last album while drake will go platinum first day
Eminem has sold more albums by a wide margin. Drake runs rap right now, but Em remains king
drake’s about to pass eminem in total album sales and goes no.1 everytime with his albums
His last album debuted at 1 and certified platinum in the first week. LOL. Nice try jackass. Every Eminem album is certified platinum and debuted at number 1.
This project is beyond boring…
This site is getting worse, drake drops and they straight on! Lloyd banks just dropped his first track in like 2 years and nothing….. Supposed to be a hip hop site
Nas and Drake aren’t even comparable and the basis of your argument is a little outlandish and not even music related. Keep it to the music, 2 different styles, 2 different era’s (even though Nas drops when he runs outta cash). I am a fan of both artist DEPENDING on what type of rap I want to listen to. Does album sales prove who is greater or how far their reach is? Drake is global Nas isn’t, hence Drakes checks stretch. Does Nas have more respect for his craft and skill? Of course. Again what merit are you basing you opinion on.
Night owl is back.
Whatever Drake did on this new project, I like it.
“All da demons looking moody”
You can’t show me a more consistent story in rap…
You can try but Drake is the gold standard.
He didn’t grow into his art,
Drake is his own art.
Sure. He has sold more records than the Beatles, yet isn’t the most selling artist in Hip-Hop. He has less money than several other rappers, yet has outsold everyone?
this is a total lie. drake has not sold more than the beatles. he has more billboard charted songs.
Fav Tracks: Deep Pockets, Chicago Freestyle, Demons, Losses, D4L.
I just want to thank Drake for blessing us during this quarantine
Every Drake album gets under appreciated until years down the line. He has the cheat code to music and people just need to accept it lol
If you don’t like Drake, keep that shit to yourself. Shit’s embarrassing
This new drake finna have me listening to his old stuff
How the fuck Drake drop today and Ion even know till just now
Drake is that nigga
Come the fuck on Old Drake … every song is fucking fire. Thank you for not putting out yet another depressin ass body of work
Damn it’s 2020 and Drake still running dis shit
“I bought my dawg a Rollie ’cause he rolled with it, yeah
And I bought that girl a shovel ’cause she gold-diggin’, yeah”
He sells records but he hasn’t made any classic song in his whole career…he makes music for fake gangstas and 16 years old pussies
in Chicago Freestyle he used a flow and actual lyrics from Eminem – Superman