OVO Season Upon Us?

With the releases of DJ Khaled “Greece” and “POPSTAR”, both featuring Drake, and Drakes collab with Headie One on “Only One Freestyle”, the past 5 days have been nothing but teasers to what could be on the horizon. That being a brand new Drake record. The Toronto native loves his fall, hence his record label name “Octobers Very Own”. So what could be a better idea than releasing music right before the fall to last you into next year and beyond. Well that seems to be the strategy for the 6 God with his studio albums falling on dates in between April-June.

Thank Me Later – June 15, 2010

Take Care – November 15, 2011

 Nothing Was The Same – September 24, 2013

Views – April 29th, 2016

Scorpion – June 29, 2018

With Drake’s time table for studio albums almost up and a slew of collaborations coming out at such a rapid pace, it seems that OVO season is well upon us. You heard it here first! In your wait for the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) to drop his highly anticipated 6th studio album, take a listen to not only his 3 newest collaborations but dive into the ever growing artist that is Drake.

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