Drake Has A Complicated Relationship With Hometown Toronto

This past weekend, Drake released a mixtape with little warning beforehand, using Beyonce’s marketing methodology of last year to take the Internet by storm. The mixtape is not the album fans have been anticipating (Views From the Six), but it provides satisfaction with 17 tracks on growing up in “the 6,” handling fame, and relationships. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late has a different sound than Drake’s past outputs. It’s been heavily influenced by the time Drake has spent in Atlanta, and it has a grittier and more contemporary edge than the more commercial sounding Thank Me Later, or even the critically-acclaimed Nothing Was the Same. The greatest difference with this mixtape, however, is how adamantly it deals with the connection between Drake and his hometown. <a href="https://nyulocal.com/drake-has-a-complicated-relationship-with-hometown-toronto-4ac6d0d85327">Read More</a>