Stereogum — It’s been five years since Drake discovered the wonders and mysteries of his own ass. On 2011’s Take Care, his second album, Drake managed to turn himself into a compelling and fully-formed character: an ascendant rap god, excited but freaked out... more info

New York Times — On his fourth solo album, Drake is fending off attacks, maintaining his grip on turf he controls and wondering what might be next. more info

Dlisted — Go ahead and pour one out for all the future nasty-ass lap dances between Nicki Minaj and Drake that will never be. In honor of the release of Drake’s new album Views, my liquid of choice will be a bottle of peach drink that I purchased with a Toon... more info

Guardian Music — The fight at Cheesecake Factory, the self-examination and the estrangement from Nicki Minaj – the world’s most meme-worthy rapper returnsIt’s been less than 24 hours since Drake dropped Views, his fourth studio album (excluding m... more info

Stereogum — Drake’s Views is supposed to be an iTunes/Apple Music exclusive for its first week on the market, but it seems at least one digital service is dipping into Apple’s business. Pandora just announced that the whole Views tracklist will be added to t... more info

AllHipHop — DRAKE'S VIEWS PROJECT GETS THE PANDORA LOOK more info

Consequence of Sound — Some excellent new tunes in case you need a Drake break this weekend. more info

E! Online — Drake is an emotional guy. This isn't news.  He is, after all, the man who inspired a thousand sad memes. It's partly the Eeyore-esque facial expressions and partly his... more info

Rolling Stone — Drake's fourth album arrives at a time when the pop world is still in a state of shock, reeling from the tragedy of Prince's death and the triumph of Beyoncé's return. Yet if Views is not the cohesive, genre-redefining revelation that some hoped i... more info

AllHipHop — HMMMMMM more info