Toronto rapper, Aubrey “Drake” Graham, has recently announced his fourth upcoming studio album on January 30, 2016 on his Apple radio station, OVOSOUND RADIO. The highly anticipated project, Views From The 6, has hip-hop fans everywhere waiting on the edge of their seats for the release.

Last year, Drake dropped a surprise mixtape, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015), which was expected to be VFTS. Many fans thought VFTS would be released in late 2015 and early 2016 through rumors, but Drake postponed it several times and finally set a confirmed release date to be in April 2016. 

Drake is a co-founder of the record label OVO Sound, which he created with his childhood friend and main producer, Noah “40” Shebib. VFTS will be Drake’s first official studio album, produced under OVO Sound. Drake recently parted ways with Cash Money Records after the ending of his four-year contract.

The first track of the album, “Summer Sixteen,” came out back in January 30th. The track featured plenty of positive feedback, selling over 300,000 copies in the US. Drake also takes several shots at rapper Meek Mill, a rapper that he had a feud with in 2015.

On April 5 Drake dropped two surprise songs that were both expected to be on VFTS. The first song, “One Dance” featuring Wizkid and Kyla, has a jamaican vibe to it, a style the MC has looked to several times in recent tracks. The second tune, “Pop Style,” features Kanye West and Jay-Z, but credited as The Throne. Many were disappointed in Jay-Z’s contribution to the song, as he only had 19 words throughout the entire song.

Listeners all over the world have been anxiously waiting for this project to release, but others are very confident in Drake to deliver.

“I’m very excited for this album and it will be amazing because Drake is the G.O.A.T.,” junior Jordan Adams said.

The Canadian rapper has been on a roll lately, with his recent music recieving tons of positive feedback. His single released back in the summer of 2015, “Hotline Bling,” reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Drake’s highest-charting single in the United States.

In September 2015, Drake released a joint-mixtape with rapper Future, What a Time to Be Alive. The tape debuted at number one on the charts and it was the first time a rapper was able to make two number one projects in a year since Jay-Z back in 2004.

Drake was also featured in a jamaican-styled song with singer Rihanna, “Work,” the track made it’s way to number one on Billboard Hot 100.

Many believe that with Drake’s impressive discography, it would be tough for VFTS to impress.

“I think it’d be really hard for him to match his recent works such as If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, and What a Time to be Alive, but it’s Drake so he’ll come through,” senior David Park said.

According to Pitchfork, Drake’s forthcoming studio album will drop at the end of the April, but with the extensive song leaks and the MC releasing two singles, the album can drop any time now. No matter when it drops, it is sure to be talked about excessively.