Certified Lover Boy

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Certified Lover Boy
Studio album by
Drake
Released2021
Recorded2019–2021
Label
Drake chronology
Scary Hours 2
(2021) 		Certified Lover Boy
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Singles from Certified Lover Boy
  1. "Laugh Now Cry Later"
    Released: August 14, 2020

Certified Lover Boy is the upcoming sixth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was scheduled to be released in January 2021, but its release has been postponed due to a medical injury. Drake gave fans an update on the July 30 episode of Sound 42's "Fri Yiy" show on Sirius XM Radio, saying: "Album's cooked. Looking forward to delivering it to you. I hope everybody in the world is blessed. I hope everybody has their drinks, everyone's locked in. Good vibes and good energy for this weekend."[1] It will be released through OVO Sound and Republic Records.[2]

Background[]

In April 2019, Drake announced at a concert that he had started to work on a new album. In June 2019, he teased the album via Instagram, where he captioned a post with "Album mode".[3] On December 10, 2019, Drake made a guest appearance at DaBaby's concert in Toronto, where he revealed that he was working on the album: "I'ma go back to the crib and try to finish this album up so we can turn up in 2020". In March, during an Instagram live session with OVO Mark, he confirmed that a finalized version of the leaked song "Not Around" would be featured on his upcoming album.[4] That same month, during an Instagram live, freqeunt Drake producer Boi-1da previewed two snippets of songs with Drake during a Verzuz with Hit-Boy. The two snippets were dubbed "I Did" and another snippet with Roddy Ricch was dubbed "In the Cut". Drake officially announced his sixth studio album just hours before the release of Dark Lane Demo Tapes, and scheduled for release in late 2020.[5] On another OVOMark live, Drake played two new songs, one an unreleased track titled "Lie to Me" and the other a demo version of his 2020 DJ Khaled collaboration "Greece". On July 29, longtime Drake engineer Noel Cadastre revealed that the album was "90% done".[6] On August 14, Drake announced the title of the album.[7]

Release and promotion[]

On May 1, 2020, Drake surprise-released his mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes, which was announced mere hours before its release. In the mixtape announcement shared on Instagram, Drake revealed that his sixth studio album, then untitled, would be released sometime in the third quarter of 2020.[8] Although the album was not released that summer, its lead single "Laugh Now Cry Later" featuring Lil Durk was released in August 2020. On October 24, 2020, Drake's 34th birthday, a teaser trailer for the album was released, revealing that the album was to be released in January 2021. American football player Odell Beckham Jr. later alleged that the album would be released on January 1, 2021, which was later debunked by Drake according to internet personality DJ Akademiks.[9] The teaser referenced covers of Drake's previous albums and mixtapes: So Far Gone (2009), Take Care (2011), Nothing Was the Same (2013) and Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020).[2] Drake announced later in January 2021 that the album would no longer be released that month, due to a leg injury he sustained which required surgery.[10]

On March 5, 2021, Drake released an extended play titled Scary Hours 2, a sequel to the 2018 EP, to generate further anticipation for the upcoming album. The EP included three songs, and includes guest appearances from Lil Baby and Rick Ross. The music video for the EP's lead single, "What's Next", premiered on the same day. All three songs from the EP respectively debuted at number one, two and three on the Billboard Hot 100.[11]

In April 2021, Drake appeared on the YSL Records song "Solid" with Gunna and Young Thug. The song was originally intended for Certified Lover Boy, but because the album was postponed, Drake gave the song to Gunna.[12]

During an appearance on Fri Yiy Friday, a radio show supported by OVO Sound, Drake revealed Certified Lover Boy "is ready. [I'm] looking forward to delivering it".[13][14]

Singles[]

On August 14, 2020, Drake released the lead single for the album, "Laugh Now Cry Later", featuring American rapper Lil Durk, alongside the official music video.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Peters, Mitchell (June 13, 2021). "Drake Gives Update on 'Certified Lover Boy' Album Release Date". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b @OVOSound (October 24, 2020). "CERTIFIED LOVER BOY JANUARY 2021 @Drake" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Album mode. A series of photos shot by @jamilgshere". @champagnepapi. June 19, 2019 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Drake Reveals New Version of 'Not Around' will Appear on Next Album". HipHop-N-More. April 7, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Drake to Release Demo Tape Compilation Tonight, New Album This Summer". XXL. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  6. ^ FNR TIGG (July 29, 2020). "Drake's Engineer Noel Shares How Close Rapper Is to Finishing New Album". Complex. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. ^ Bloom, Madison (August 14, 2020). "Drake and Lil Durk Share Video for New Song "Laugh Now Cry Later": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ Drake [@champagnepapi] (April 3, 2020). "My brothers @oliverelkhatib @ovonoel put together alot of the songs people have been asking for (some leaks and some joints from SoundCloud and some new vibes) Dark Lane Demo Tapes out everywhere at midnight…also my 6th Studio Album Dropping Summer 2020!!! Lucky number 6