“Fountains” was reminiscent of a previous hit of his called “One Dance” off 2016 album Views. His album contained songs that sounded like recycled material. Last year it was 0 To 100 this year it's Back To Back, the diss track-turned. Songs such as “Moon” and “Off The Grid” both exemplify West’s dynamic range of sound. The same cannot be said for Drake. Drake has a history of shooting tracks onto the internet which become hits and land Grammy nominations. The production between the two albums was phenomenal, but West’s superstar production team paid off with their creativity. Songs on Donda such as “Jail pt 2”, “Off The Grid”, and “Hurricane” shadowed hits from CLB such as “Champagne Poetry”, “Papi’s Home” and “No Friends In The Industry.” While CLB is the clear victor based on sales, West’s creativity outshone Drake’s signature style. There is more to an artist than their album sales, though. Drake nearly doubled West’s release with over 731,000 units sold and 700 million streamed, reported by urbanislandz. However, this record was broken again days later when Drake released Certified Lover Boy (CLB) days later.ĭonda was able to garner over 309,000 sales and 357.39 million streams within the first week of its release, according to Complex. It was first reported that West broke several records such as the most-streamed album in a day on Spotify and Apple Music, respectively. In one instance, West purposely released a parody song back in 2018 on a beat that Drake wanted to claim for his album Scorpion, according to Rolling Stone.Īfter hosting three listening parties, West released his album Donda on August 29.
While the reason behind the feud is still debated in the rap community, the two have had a hot and cold relationship since 2008. Rap fans anticipated the release of the subsequent albums, which were one of many bouts of the lengthy feud between the two rappers. this month, rap moguls Kayne West and Drake both released new albums within days of each other. Unfortunately, before Meek could hit the delete button, New York DJ Akademiks did a screen grab and shared it on Twitter. “I never shoulda entertained it bcuz it won’t bring me money or success,” he wrote in the since deleted post. The pummeling was so complete that fellow rapper 50 Cent joined the debate on Instagram writing, “Meek gotta go hard or go home first Class.”Īlso Read: Meek Mill Accuses Drake of Using Ghostwriter in Twitter Tirade: 'He Don't Write His Own Raps!'Īpparently Meek decided to book that first class ticket home, because he has now posted a lengthy message on Instagram saying he’s done beefing with Drake. The Canadian rapper also got fans talking last week when he dealt a devastating blow to Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill at Toronto’s OVO Fest as part of their ongoing feud.ĭrizzy opened his set by performing two Meek Mill diss tracks, “Back to Back” and “Charged Up,” while Meek-bashing memes flashed behind him on a giant screen. The only other album to pass the million mark this year is Taylor Swift’s “1989,” but it was released in October 2014.Īlso Read: Drake Pulls a Beyonce, Drops Surprise Album Online (Audio)ĭrake dropped his unannounced 17-track “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late” on iTunes in February, to the delight of fans.
The Canadian rapper celebrated by writing on his Instagram page, “Platinum off the tape. The rapper, who uses the Instagram handle just charted the year’s first platinum-selling album.Īccording to Nielsen Music, Drake’s mixtape “If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late” has sold 1.007 million copies as of this week, making it 2015’s first release to move over a million units. Drake has another reason to pop a few bottles.