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Since the release of his last non-mixtape/non-collaboration album in 2013, Drake has solidified his position as a pop music icon, scaling the charts, dominating gossip columns, and generally living the good life. Or so it seems. 2016's Views is another in a string of dour transmissions from the dark night of Drake's soul. As before, he casts himself as both the melancholy bachelor looking out over the city from his penthouse manor, and the criminally underrated rap genius demanding his due, and it's one album too many for both personas. He's already delved deeply into his insecurities, lambasted all his exes, and displayed his fierce self-pride, never shying away from telling everyone exactly where he started and how far he's come. Frankly, it's become as boring and annoying as a needle stuck in a groove. No matter how ably the production casts his raps and ballads in the best possible light, no matter how well the frequent use of chopped and swirled samples from '90s R&B songs fit in the mix, no matter that the occasional song rises up from the narrative and makes a splash, the album is a meandering, dreary rehash of what Drake has done before in much better fashion. Of the songs that stand out, his uptempo, Caribbean-flavored duet with Rihanna ("Too Good") is the most enjoyable; "One Dance," another song with a Jamaican dancehall feel, is another fun track. Still, these poppy moments feature Drake as the wounded lover, being treated poorly yet again. A few other tracks connect, like the almost light-hearted "Feel No Ways," which makes good use of a stuttering Malcolm McLaren sample or, of course, the hugely catchy hit song "Hotline Bling." The nostalgic "Weston Road Flows" comes close, with the great Mary J. Blige sample running through the track, but stumbles when Drake name drops Katy Perry and brags about wrecking marriages. The track, like so many others made up of over-blown boasts, seems to be fighting a battle that was won long ago. Drake has not only arrived, he's taken over. And if he's never going to get the same respect that someone like Chance the Rapper gets, making records as self-pitying and self-serving as Views isn't going to do much to further Drake's career artistically, either. Basically, Drake needs to lighten up and add some new colors to the paintbox, whether it’s songs about something other than his bummer love life (like the good times before the inevitable breakup), or the fabulous things that come from all the money and fame he never lets anyone forget he's accrued. Eventually, people will get tired of the same old song if it's sung too often. On Views, Drake is starting to sound a little weary of it himself.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

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1
Keep The Family Close
00:05:28

Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maneesh, Producer - Maneesh Bidaye, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chantelle Dube, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Aion "Voyce" Clarke, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sabrina Galmo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

2
9
00:04:15

Brian Alexander Morgan, Producer, Co-Producer - David Brooks, ComposerLyricist - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Samuels, ComposerLyricist - M. Samuels, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Craig Marsh, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Boi-1da, Producer, Co-Producer - Brian Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Craig Harrisingh, ComposerLyricist - David Harrisingh, ComposerLyricist - B. Alexander Morgan, Unknown, Other - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David "Jelleestone" Carty, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

3
U With Me?
00:04:57

Tamir Ruffin, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - K. West, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Fields, ComposerLyricist - A. Hernandez, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer - Mark Andrews, ComposerLyricist - Drake, MainArtist - oz, Producer, Additional Producer - Divine Brown, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - N. Shebib, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - D. Natche, ComposerLyricist - R. Riera, ComposerLyricist - Ozan Yildirim, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricci Riera, Producer, Co-Producer - Axel Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Brathwaite, ComposerLyricist - Vinylz, Producer, Additional Producer - Lindsay Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Bass Guitar, Asst. Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dalton Tennant, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Weatherspoon, ComposerLyricist - Axl Folie, Producer, Co-Producer - Devin Goode, ComposerLyricist - Dahi, Producer, Co-Producer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

4
Feel No Ways
00:04:00

Kanye West, Producer, Additional Producer - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Anne Dudley, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm McLaren, ComposerLyricist - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Daley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Ullman, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Ullman, Producer, Unknown, Other - Lindsay Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Peter Olson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

5
Hype
00:03:29

Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - Drake, MainArtist - A. Tucker, ComposerLyricist - James Vincent McMorrow, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - M. Samuels, ComposerLyricist - Boi-1da, Producer, Unknown, Other - Cubeatz, Producer, Additional Producer, Unknown, Other - Kevin Gomringer, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Jefferies, ComposerLyricist - The Beat Bully, Producer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies, Producer, Unknown, Other - Baka Not Nice, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

6
Weston Road Flows
00:04:13

Carl "Chucky" Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Sean "Puffy" Combs, ComposerLyricist - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Levine, ComposerLyricist - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Mary J. Blige, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Vidal, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dalton Tennant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Peter Olsen, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - David Carty, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

7
Redemption
00:05:33

LaShawn Daniels, ComposerLyricist - Fred Jerkins III, ComposerLyricist - R. Jerkins, ComposerLyricist - Darhyl Camper, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Drake, MainArtist - Ray J, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lindsay Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Bent, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Peter Olsen, Cello, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

8
With You
00:03:15

Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Cardiak, Unknown, Other - Carl McCormick, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - PARTYNEXTDOOR, FeaturedArtist - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Jefferies, ComposerLyricist - Lindsay Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, ComposerLyricist - Murda Beatz, Producer, Unknown, Other - Shane Lindstrom, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jerimih, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - David "Prep" Bijan Hughes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

9
Faithful
00:04:50

Johntá Austin, ComposerLyricist - Pimp C, FeaturedArtist - C. Butler, ComposerLyricist - B. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Darhyl Camper, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - D. Daley, ComposerLyricist - Drake, MainArtist - M. Samuels, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Boi-1da, Producer, Co-Producer - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Jefferies, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - K. Hicks, ComposerLyricist - dvsn, FeaturedArtist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies, Producer, Co-Producer - Dalton Tennant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Peter Olson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

10
Still Here
00:03:09

Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - D. Carter, ComposerLyricist - Drake, MainArtist - N. Shebib, ComposerLyricist - 40, Unknown, Other - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daxz, Producer, Drum Programmer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

11
Controlla
00:04:05

G. Jackson, ComposerLyricist - S. McGregor, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - Noah Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dwayne Chin-Quee, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Producer, Co-Producer - Drake, MainArtist - Beenie Man, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - D. Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Thomas, ComposerLyricist - M. Samuels, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - P. Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Boi-1da, Producer - Stephen "Di Genius" Mcgregor, Producer, Additional Producer - Anthony Moses Davis, ComposerLyricist - ALLEN RITTER, Producer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Peter Olson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan "Scotian Potion" Daly, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Garfield Riley, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

12
One Dance
00:02:53

Noah Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kyla, FeaturedArtist - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Errol Reid, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, ComposerLyricist - Wizkid, Producer, Co-Producer, FeaturedArtist - Ryan Daly, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Co-Producer - Paul Jefferies, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Nineteen85, Producer - Ayodeji Balogun, ComposerLyricist - Kyla Smith, ComposerLyricist - Logan Sama, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Moffett, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Luke Patrick Reid, ComposerLyricist - Corey Bruce Johnson, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2016 Young Money/Cash Money Records

13
Grammys
00:03:40

Southside, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Joshua "Southside" Luellen, ComposerLyricist - Future, FeaturedArtist - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Cardo, Unknown, Other - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Seth Firkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald LaTour, ComposerLyricist - Daveon Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Brock Korsan, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike "Symphony" Roett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

14
Childs Play
00:04:01

D. Wimbley, ComposerLyricist - D. ROBINSON, ComposerLyricist - Mark Morales, ComposerLyricist - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Leland Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Metro Boomin, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan Ullman, Producer, Additional Producer - Adrian Bent, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies, Producer, Additional Producer - Chantelle Dube, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Dalton Tennant, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Peter Olson, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian "X" Eccleston, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

15
Pop Style
00:03:32

Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kanye West, ComposerLyricist - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Samuels, ComposerLyricist - M. Samuels, Bass Guitar, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - N. Shebib, Bass Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Boi-1da, Producer, Additional Producer - Frank Dukes, Producer - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Additional Producer - Adam Feeney, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom "Classic" Hardy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sevn Thomas, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rupert Thomas Jr, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2016 Young Money/Cash Money Records

16
Too Good
00:04:23

Aubrey Drake Graham, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Chin-Quee, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne "Supa Dups" Chin-Quee, Producer, Additional Producer - Robyn Fenty, ComposerLyricist - Rihanna, FeaturedArtist - Drake, MainArtist - Andrae Sutherland, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Hershey, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Jefferies, Drum Programmer, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adam Martin, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Lindsay Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maneesh Bidaye, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies, Producer - Beverly Crandon, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

17
Summers Over Interlude
00:01:46

Drake, MainArtist - Noah "40" Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Majid Jordan, MainArtist - M. Al-Maskati, ComposerLyricist - Maneesh, Producer - Maneesh Bidaye, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Assistant Mixer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

18
Fire & Desire
00:03:58

Jeff Young, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Brandy Norwood, ComposerLyricist - Michael Brooks, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, MainArtist - ROCHAD HOLIDAY, ComposerLyricist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Lewis, Producer, Additional Producer - N. Shebib, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marvin "Hagler" Thomas, Producer, Additional Producer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

19
Views
00:05:11

Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Samuels, ComposerLyricist - Aion Clarke, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, ComposerLyricist - Boi-1da, Producer, Assistant Producer, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Noah "40" Shebib, Producer, Additional Producer, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Marvin Winans Jr., ComposerLyricist - Lindsay Warner, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Maneesh, Producer - Maneesh Bidaye, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aion "Voyce" Clarke, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2016 Young Money Entertainment/Cash Money Records

20
Hotline Bling
00:04:27

Noah Shebib, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Drake, MainArtist - Aubrey Graham, ComposerLyricist - Timmy Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Jefferies, ComposerLyricist - Gregg Morrison, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Moffett, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harley Arsenault, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "Nineteen85" Jefferies, Producer - Peter Vickers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2015 Cash Money Records Inc.

Album review

Since the release of his last non-mixtape/non-collaboration album in 2013, Drake has solidified his position as a pop music icon, scaling the charts, dominating gossip columns, and generally living the good life. Or so it seems. 2016's Views is another in a string of dour transmissions from the dark night of Drake's soul. As before, he casts himself as both the melancholy bachelor looking out over the city from his penthouse manor, and the criminally underrated rap genius demanding his due, and it's one album too many for both personas. He's already delved deeply into his insecurities, lambasted all his exes, and displayed his fierce self-pride, never shying away from telling everyone exactly where he started and how far he's come. Frankly, it's become as boring and annoying as a needle stuck in a groove. No matter how ably the production casts his raps and ballads in the best possible light, no matter how well the frequent use of chopped and swirled samples from '90s R&B songs fit in the mix, no matter that the occasional song rises up from the narrative and makes a splash, the album is a meandering, dreary rehash of what Drake has done before in much better fashion. Of the songs that stand out, his uptempo, Caribbean-flavored duet with Rihanna ("Too Good") is the most enjoyable; "One Dance," another song with a Jamaican dancehall feel, is another fun track. Still, these poppy moments feature Drake as the wounded lover, being treated poorly yet again. A few other tracks connect, like the almost light-hearted "Feel No Ways," which makes good use of a stuttering Malcolm McLaren sample or, of course, the hugely catchy hit song "Hotline Bling." The nostalgic "Weston Road Flows" comes close, with the great Mary J. Blige sample running through the track, but stumbles when Drake name drops Katy Perry and brags about wrecking marriages. The track, like so many others made up of over-blown boasts, seems to be fighting a battle that was won long ago. Drake has not only arrived, he's taken over. And if he's never going to get the same respect that someone like Chance the Rapper gets, making records as self-pitying and self-serving as Views isn't going to do much to further Drake's career artistically, either. Basically, Drake needs to lighten up and add some new colors to the paintbox, whether it’s songs about something other than his bummer love life (like the good times before the inevitable breakup), or the fabulous things that come from all the money and fame he never lets anyone forget he's accrued. Eventually, people will get tired of the same old song if it's sung too often. On Views, Drake is starting to sound a little weary of it himself.

© Tim Sendra /TiVo

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