It was only a matter of time before the remixes began rolling in. Last week Drake released his seventh LP, Honestly, Nevermind, which quickly became Apple Music’s biggest dance album of all-time. Considering it contains a surprising amount of house music, one of the genre’s leading producers, Wax Motif, has unveiled four new edits within just a week of the album’s drop. Having always bridged the gap between dance music and hip-hop, Motif perfectly transformed the minimal house tracks into bouncy, club-ready reworks. While he put a tech house twist on “Massive” and “Sticky,” we then hear his signature bass house sound in his remix of “Keeper” and a more breezy style in his flip of the salsa-inspired “Ties That Bind.” “Drake is one of...
Break out the champagne, Champagne Papi. Drake‘s newest and seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind has broken Apple Music‘s record for the most first-day streams for a dance album. And it only took one hour. Since the 35-year-old hip-hop superstar only gave one day’s notice before he released the album, achieving such a record is quite impressive, even considering Drake’s prominence in the contemporary music landscape. A departure for Drake, Honestly, Nevermind has been simmering in a melting pot of mixed reviews since its surprise release on Friday, June 17th. Executive-produced by Grammy-winning house music artist Black Coffee, the album is dominated by electronic-focused production from the likes of Coffee, Carnage, Rampa, &ME and Alex Lustig, among others....
Drake will be taking control over the summer after releasing his surprise seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind on Friday (June 17). The new full-length project comes only day after the Toronto rapper surprised the world with a simple announcement on his Instagram: “7th studio album ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ out at midnight.” It serves as the follow-up to the 6 God’s sixth LP Certified Lover Boy, which he dropped less than a year ago on Sept. 3, 2021. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as well as Billboard‘s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and it contained the Billboard Hot 100-topping single “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Young Thug and Future. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Since then, ...