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Drake is today's topic. A Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter.


Hello! I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to the Cat Bear. Today I'm going to talk about Drake. An influential figure and contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip-hop.

Drake's first three albums, Thank Me Later (2010), Take Care (2011) and Nothing Was the Same (2013), were all critical successes and propelled him to the forefront of hip hop. His fourth album, Views (2016), saw exploration of dancehall and stood atop the Billboard 200 for 13 non-consecutive weeks, making it the first album by a male artist to do so in over a decade, and featured the international hit singles "Hotline Bling" and "One Dance", which has been credited with popularizing Afrobeats worldwide. In 2018, Drake released the double album Scorpion, which contained the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "God's Plan", "Nice for What", and "In My Feelings". Drake's widely anticipated sixth album, Certified Lover Boy (2021), achieved nine top 10 hits on the Hot 100.

Does Drake have a new album for 2023? It has been said according to the news that Drake’s next album has a release date. Drake took to Instagram late Wednesday, September 6 to reveal that For All The Dogs will arrive on September 22. So look out for Drake's new album titled For All The Dogs.

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Drake is today's topic the cad aCanadian rapper, singer and songwriter. Hello,

(00:40):
I'm Gayl Nobles and you're listening tothe cat Bear. Today. I'm
going to talk about Drake. Aninfluential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake
has been credited for popularizing singing andR and B sensibilities in hip hop.

(01:02):
Drake's first three albums, Thanked MeLater two thousand and ten, Take Care
two thousand eleven, and Nothing Wasthe Same two thousand and thirteen were all
critical successes and propelled him to theforefront of hip hop. His fourth album,

(01:26):
Views two thousand and sixteen, sawexploration of dance hall and stood atop
the Billboard two hundred for thirteen nonconsecutive weeks, making it the first album
by a male artist to do soin over a decade, and featured the

(01:48):
international hit singles hot Line Bling andOne Dance, which has been credited with
popularizing AfroB eats worldwide. In twothousand eighteen, Drake released the double album
Scorpion, which contained the Billboard Hotone hundred number one singles God's Plan,

(02:15):
Nice for What, and In MyFeelings. Drake's widely anticipated sixth album certified.
Lovel Boy two thousand twenty one achievednine top ten hits on the Hot
one hundred. Does Drake have anew album for two thousand twenty three.

(02:39):
It has been said according to theNews that Drake's next album has a release
date. Drake took to Instagram lateWednesday, September sixth to reveal that For
All the Dogs will arrive on Septembertwenty second, So looked out for Drake's

(03:02):
new album titled For All the Dogs.
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