Cash Money Records boss Birdman is standing behind protégé Drake’s new Views album release and applauded its early success this week.
In a new interview, Birdman put Drizzy’s latest solo offering atop its competition.
“I think Drake got the album of the year. In 3 hours, he did like 400,000,” Baby said. “He’s something special. Hip-hop has to keep going. We need this.” (Hot 97)
This week, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant reacted to Drake name-dropping him on Views‘ “Weston Road Flows.”
“It’s a good, nice song. Much more than my name drop but it’s a good song,” Durant said during a media interview. “It kind of surprised me. When your favorite rapper puts your name in a song, it makes you feel like you made it.”
Kevin Durant on getting name-dropped on @Drake's "Weston Road Flows" pic.twitter.com/awklXZQBo1
— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) May 2, 2016
Drake’s newest solo offering has sold nearly 1 million albums in its first 48 hours.
Drake announced plans to release new music last weekend.
“I love y’all and I’ma tell you like this,” Drake said. “Just because Views came out it doesn’t mean there’s not new music on the way so I’ll see you soon.”
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