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In more news of the phenomenal success of Drake’s newly-released VIEWS – which has already gone platinum and is setting records left and right – the Toronto rapper has set yet another astounding record by having 20 of his songs included concurrently on Billboard‘s Hot 100 list. This achievement comes alongside ”One Dance” becoming Drizzy’s first ever solo single to become No. 1 on the chart, and surpasses the previous record of Justin Bieber’s 17 simultaneous Hot 100 hits last December. 18 of the 20 chart-topping […]

After teasing it on his social media accounts for the past couple days, Nardwuar has finally released his recent interview with Drake and 40 in Toronto. The trio cover an extensive range of topics over the course of the hour-long conversation, most notably the state of Toronto hip-hop and their opinion on other artists including The Notorious B.I.G., Vybz Kartel and Three 6 Mafia. Drizzy also talks about the time he almost got arrested with Mavado in Jamaica. Check out […]

It’s finally official. After much speculation whether Drake's latest album VIEWS would in fact be able to maintain its explosive start, Billboard now reports that the project has earned 1.04 million equivalent album units in the week ending May 5 in the US alone. It also became the Canadian rapper’s sixth straight No.1 album after debuting at the top of the charts this week. Initially an Apple Music exclusive, VIEWS‘ tracks were streamed 245.1 million times during the tracking week, smashing the previous […]

After a successful week for Drake's fourth studio album VIEWS, most would think that things couldn’t getting any better for the Canadian rapper. After outselling Beyoncé’s Lemonade in a single day, and, according to yesterday’s Billboard figures, VIEWS also beat the releases of Kanye West, Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar earning Drake the biggest album of this year so far and the biggest male album in over 3 years. Amongst such astonishing accolades, Drake’s latest album marks the best sales week […]

Yesterday, Republic Records reported that Drake’s new album VIEWS sold a total of 1.2 million copies, including streaming numbers, in its first six days. Over a million of those sales were coming from the U.S. In addition, in that same time frame, VIEWS was streamed over 250 million times, with over 200 million of those coming from within the United States. Hits Daily Double is going a little further into detail, referring to the final sales number as approximately 1,075,494. […]