September 24th. If you’re a Drake fan you’ve been hearing that for quite some time, whether that’s made you excited, impatient or both, the day has finally come. In just a couple of hours his highly anticipated album Nothing Was The Same will be released, and I expect it to be his most successful one yet.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with any of this, Aubrey Drake Graham (Drake) is an international hip-hop sensation from Toronto (I like to mention the last bit being a proud Canadian). In my mind he’s currently one of the best on the planet. He has released two previous albums: Thank Me Later (2010) and Take Care (2011) selling 1.5 and 2 million copies respectively.
Drizzy has worked hard over the past few years to end up where he is right now and has earned all his praise. He is an exceptional talent being able to rap, sing, and make both quality music and catchy radio hits. Drake’s upcoming album is interesting for a couple of reasons. Over the course of the summer several of his hits were released prior to any announcement of Nothing Was The Same. These songs included “The Motion”, “Hold On, We’re Going Home” and “All Me”. Last spring he released the song “Girls Love Beyonce” which was a huge hit (as you could probably tell by the name) but was left off the album.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the album was leaked a few days ago, which will make for interesting opening week numbers. Conversely, in today’s world with easy access to music online, I don’t think sales have as much of an indication on popularity.
If you don’t already listen to Drizz, or aren’t into the rap/hip-hop scene, give it a listen and see for yourself.
I’ll be at his concert on October 21st in Montreal and I’ll make sure to blog about his performance.
– Cam