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"Summer Sixteen" is a single by Canadian rapper Drake, released to promote his fourth studio album Views, although it was not included on that album. The song premiered on OVO Sound Radio [1] and was released for digital download on January 30, 2016. [2] It was produced by 40, Boi-1da and Cubeatz. It features uncredited vocals by DJ Khaled. [3]
Drake's fourth studio album Views was released in April 2016, once again debuting at number one in both the United States and Canada, while also debuting at number one in the United Kingdom, where it became his first number one album. The album achieved huge commercial success, becoming the most popular release of 2016 in the US.
Drake's fifth studio album, Scorpion, was released in June 2018; all 25 tracks on the album entered the Billboard Hot 100. The album was supported by six singles, including the number-one singles "God's Plan", "Nice for What", and "In My Feelings".
While Drake's earlier music primarily spanned hip-hop and R&B, his music has delved into pop and trap since the albums Nothing Was the Same (2013) and Views (2016). [258] Additionally, his music has drawn influence from regional scenes, including Jamaican dancehall [ 256 ] and UK drill . [ 194 ]
The Summer Sixteen Tour was a co-headlining concert tour by Canadian rapper Drake, and American rapper Future. [2] It began on July 20, 2016 in Austin , and concluded with its final show in Toronto, Ontario on October 8, 2016.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with 1.04 million album-equivalent units in its first week of release, including 852,000 copies, and achieving a then-record over 245 million streams. It spent a 13 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and became Drake's first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart.
Drake and Future premiered the album on Beats 1 on OVO Sound's "OVO Sound Radio" show on September 20, 2015, and weeks after it was released on the iTunes Store and Apple Music. [10] [11] The Summer Sixteen Tour by Drake was made to support this mixtape. [12]
Noah James Shebib (born March 31, 1983), better known as 40, is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, record executive, and former child actor from Toronto, Ontario.He is best known for his production work for fellow Toronto native Drake, with extensive involvement on the entirety of Drake's discography since 2008.