Cyrus Langhorne
OVO Sound leader Drake has come forward to acknowledge the success of his chart-topping Views album this weekend.
Drizzy hopped onto Instagram Sunday (July 3) to celebrate Views‘ nine straight week atop the sales chart.
Earlier this week, Cash Money boss Birdman spoke on his protégé’s chart-topping success.
“It’s the first time Drake did this so it is an experience. You can’t ever underestimate him,” Birdman said referring to Views remaining atop the sales chart for two months. “I knew he was going to be a superstar from day one. I see him get to where he got. He worked real hard. He had to go through a lot to get to where he at. There was other people before there was Drake. Now, he there and I think he gonna hold it down. It’s just his time for him to do what he do. And we planned for him to do these things. We just blessed to be able to have the artists on our label that’s doing it. He know how to handle it. He a smart man. He move right. Stays out of trouble. He built for it. He the perfect person for it.” (Billboard)
In mid-June, Drake reacted to his album’s overwhelming achievement.
The top-charting release recently reached the one billion streams mark.
Drake’s latest album “Views” has surpassed over 1 billion streams in the U.S. since its release on April 29th. This gives the rap star his second over 1 billion streamed album. The album has also held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Top 200 for five consecutive weeks. He’s the “first male to lead both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Top 200 concurrently for more than three weeks in over a decade.” (ANTI Music)
