After a prolific 2015 dominated by the well-received mixtape If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late and the Future collaboration What A Time To Be Alive, Toronto-born rapper Aubrey Drake Graham releases his long-anticipated full-fledged album, Views.

Previously named Views From the 6, Views builds upon on a similar formula Drake used for his previous two official albums, Take Care and Nothing Was The Same. With a combination of singing and rapping, Drake pumped out an amazing 20 songs, including the bonus track “Hotline Bling.”

In an interview right before the release on April 29, Drake described his album as being formed around the changing seasons of his hometown Toronto.

The songs are split between winter and summer themes. The album starts in the winter, goes to summer, and then ends with going back to winter.

Drake does this to show just how harsh and depressing the winters are in Toronto, as well as the brighter, happier mood in the hot summer. The winter themed songs take on more of a R&B vibe, while the summer themed songs have more of a rap and Jamaican feel.

Drake starts out the album with a slow song called “Keep the Family Close.” The song itself describes Drake’s trust issues with his friends and takes on a very gloomy yet harsh tone. Drake gets the message across that whether you hurt or betray him, he will have the support of his family, specifically his very close friends.

This song has a R&B vibe and is in the winter themed section of the album.

Another one of the best winter themed songs is “Feel No Ways.” This song has a very dynamic and fast beat, and is about a girl who is dragging Drake down in their relationship.

When the two of them are together, they are unproductive, hence Drake saying, “There’s more to life than sleeping in and getting high with you.”

This is followed by Drake describing why he had to end their relationship: “I had to let go of us to show myself what I could do.”

The best summer themed song from the album is “Too Good”, which features the singer Rihanna. This is one of the songs on the album with a Jamaican and pop vibe to it. It is very similar to Rihanna’s “Work,” which features Drake.

“Too Good” is about a couple that go out of the way for each other, but think that they take each other’s love for granted. I especially like this song because of how upbeat it is.

There has definitely been a wide range of opinions on Views. Some students felt they needed more time for the album to grow on them.

“After listening to it a few more times I started to get use to the mixture of rap and singing and started to really enjoy it,” junior Brandon Ho said. “There is almost a pop vibe to some of the songs, like “Too Good,” “Feel No Ways,” “With You,” and “Childs Play.”

Views is a great mash up of different styles that Drake has used at different periods of his career. It is a true masterpiece in the way he makes songs for seasons.

The only problem with Views is that it leaves listeners eager for new music. Flaws can be found in his sometimes corny lyrics but it adds to the effect.

Drake is far from being done in his career and this album shows that.