If you’re a big Drake fan, then we’ve got some good news and some bad news. The bad news? It doesn’t sound like Drake will be releasing his fourth solo album anytime soon. On his recent song, “0 to 100/The Catch Up,” he revealed that Spring 2015 is probably when we should expect to hear it. He’s also said that he hasn’t really started working on the project just yet. However, the good news is that the album does have an official title now: Views From The 6, an apparent reference to his hometown of Toronto.
So what will the album sound like? Unfortunately, we don’t know yet because Drake has barely started working on it. But we do know what we want from the project when it finally drops. Here, 7 things we’d like to hear on Drake’s Views From The 6.
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#1. An intro that brings the same exact kind of energy as “0 to 100.”
We’re glad that Drake released “0 to 100” when he did. But can you imagine how well that song would have worked as the intro to his next album?! It was jam-packed with energy and let the world know that Drake was at the top of his game. It’ll be difficult to top that song and create something that’s got that same kind of raw emotion behind it. But it won’t be impossible and we hope Drake tries to do it.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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#2. More rapping in general.
There was definitely plenty of rapping on Drake’s last album, Nothing Was the Same. But there was also quite a bit of R&B on it. “Hold On, We’re Going Home” has gone on to become arguably the most well-known song from the project and serves as a representation of what Drake was going for on the album (not that that’s necessarily a bad thing). So on View From The 6, we’d love to hear Drake focus even more on rapping. His most recent songs have featured him rapping and we hope that he continues that trend.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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#3. As much Noah “40” Shebib as possible.
We don’t think we need to worry about this one all that much. But 40 has been the most consistent thing in Drake’s career thus far. He’s played a big part in all of his albums and he has just about always delivered for Drake. So we hope that Drake doesn’t decide to go away from 40 on Views From The 6. If the album does turn out to be a record inspired by or devoted to his hometown, Drake needs to have 40 all over it.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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#4. More guest appearances from rappers than Nothing Was the Same had on it.
On NWTS, the only guests that Drake had on the project were Jhené Aiko, Majid Jordan, Detail, and Jay Z. But one of the album’s bonus tracks, “All Me,” featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean, was actually one of the better songs associated with the project. It wasn’t solely because of the guests on it, but it did get us to thinking that Drake should definitely invite a couple of other rappers to play a part in his next project. Two guests that we definitely want to hear? Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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#5. A song featuring Chris Brown.
Drizzy and Breezy were spotted working on some new music in the studio recently. There’s been no word as to where that music will land. But if those two do decide to put out some songs together, we hope that they save them for a project that’s going to be as big as Drake’s album. It’s only right.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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#6. Lots of tracks that touch on the concepts of loyalty and friendship.
One of the most successful songs that Drake has released recently is the song “Trophies.” And one of the reasons that “Trophies” was such a success—outside of the amazing Hit-Boy and 40 beat—was that it touched on Drizzy’s undying devotion to those who are in his crew. We imagine that he is constantly wrestling with the idea of keeping his friends close, though, so we want to hear more songs that touch on topics like friendship. It’s one of the things that Drake raps about a lot, but it separates his music from a lot of the other music out there.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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#7. Something that makes Views From The 6 sound unlike anything else we’re going to hear in 2015.
The great thing about all of Drake’s projects is that, whether you love them or hate them, they’ve all sounded different from anything else that came out during the same time period. Drake, 40, and the rest of the producers that Drake works with regularly have time and time again pushed to create projects that sound new and fresh. Drake is going to have plenty of time to work on this new album, so we hope that he goes into the studio with an open mind and is willing to do whatever it takes to create an album that sounds like nothing we’ve ever heard before.Photo Credit: Getty Images