Is VIEWS the masterpiece Drake fans have been waiting for?
Our special Drake task force reacts to the Toronto rapper's VIEWS — a new record at least two years in the making.
Drake's highly-anticipated new album was preceded by many mysterious billboards — from pop up shops to teaser singles to instantly-meme'd album art.
But now, the wait is over.
VIEWS, the record formerly known as Views From the 6, is out today. It's the fourth official album from Toronto rapper and human GIF-machine Drake — and it arrives nearly two years after he first announced its existence.
So is VIEWS the masterpiece fans have been waiting for? And what does Drake's appeal say about his home town?
We've assembled a special Drake task force to talk about it.
- Anupa Mistry, Canada Editor at The Fader.
- Amanda Parris, host of the CBC Television show Exhibitionists.
- Carl Wilson, music critic at Slate.com.
WEB EXTRA | All three panelists agree that, after the album's deliberately slow start, Weston Road Flows was the first song that woke them up.