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Fans React to the Release of Drake's Surprise New Mixtape 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes'
Out of nowhere, Drake dropped a new mixtape called Dark Lane Demo Tapes. Find out what fans had to say and why they are upset with Playboi Carti.
The unfortunate developments of 2020 aren't stopping Drake.
On Thursday, Drake announced on Instagram that he was dropping his sixth studio album this summer. With that announcement came another surprise: he was releasing a surprise new mixtape called Dark Lane Demo Tapes on Friday, May 1st. What's the difference between a Drake mixtape and album in 2020? Well, Drake described Dark Lane Demo Tapes as "some leaks and some joints from SoundCloud and some new vibes."
Dark Lane Demo Tape features a number of tracks you might have heard already. This includes the Michael Jackson-inspired "Toosie Slide;" “When to Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle,” which features an appearance from Giveon; the UK-inspired "War;" "Desires," which features Future; and "Demons," a Brooklyn drill song with Fivio Foreign and Sosa Geek that has been floating around the Internet for months.
Other features on the album include Chris Brown, Young Thug, and Playboi Carti. On the production side, Drake gets beats from 40, Plain Pat, Southside, Pi'erre Bourne, Axl Beats, JB Made It, and more.
Once the new Drake hit at midnight, that's all fans could talk about on the Internet. This is unfortunate for rappers like Mozzy who also had music release today.
\u201c@Drake I ain\u2019t feelin it dawg \ud83d\ude02 let my album live \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\u201d— MOZZY (@MOZZY) 1588300765
Most fans were feeling the new music, and just excited to have another pop culture event to hold them down while under quarantine.
\u201cme studying Drake\u2019s new album looking for captions\u201d— . (@.) 1588333030
\u201cI\u2019m a DRAKE fan and I\u2019m gonna enjoy this album and there\u2019s nothing the haters can do to stop that okurrrtttt!!!!\u201d— Ben Wegmann (@Ben Wegmann) 1588334246
None— Texas Raider Fan (@Texas Raider Fan) 1588308526
\u201cJUST WOKE UP TO SEE DRAKE RELEASED A DEMO TAPE COMPILATION AND WE ARE GETTING AN ALBUM IN THE SUMMER..\nhttps://t.co/2j1a1M0KMk\u201d— jess (@jess) 1588314484
However, there were some complaints. The most highly anticipated song on the album was "Pain 1993," which features an appearance from Playboi Carti, the most popular rapper on the Internet. People were not happy with Playboi's verse, which features baby voiced Carti:
\u201cPlayboi Carti on that new #Drake project\u201d— uncommon sense\ud83c\udf1e (@uncommon sense\ud83c\udf1e) 1588306296
\u201cDrake hearing Playboi Carti verse after social media hyped up Pain 1993\u201d— Naths \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9 (@Naths \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf9) 1588310712
\u201cPlayboi Carti after sending Drake his verse on Pain 1933 #Drake\u201d— Tevin (@Tevin) 1588308365
\u201cThis guy went harder then Playboi Carti on Pain 1993 #Drake #PlayboiCarti\u201d— Tevin (@Tevin) 1588307542
\u201cPlayboi Carti crumbling under the weight of that Drake feature on Pain 1993 #DARKLANEDEMOTAPES\u201d— MaltLiquorPapi (@MaltLiquorPapi) 1588314593
\u201c@big_business_\u201d— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4 (@Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddf4) 1588309162
Fans also weren't happy with "Not You Too," which features an appearance from Chris Brown. Well sort of. Fans realized soon that Brown was taking a more background role on the song.
None— SELDAAA\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc (@SELDAAA\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffc) 1588306612
\u201cStill trying to find Chris Brown's verse on Not You Too #drake\u201d— OP4 (@OP4) 1588307498
\u201cme listening to the first half of not you too waiting for Chris brown to come on and wash drake vs me realizing he didn\u2019t have a verse\u201d— Mari (@Mari) 1588307314
The emotional centerpiece of the album is "FromFlorida, with Love." On the track, Drake raps openly about his 2009 robbery where goons took his chain. On the song Drake raps:
Niggas had they pistols loaded pointed at my truckAnd you know that lesson stuck
From that day I never touched the road without a (Plug)
From that day I never saw the point in talkin' tough
Hasn't happened since, I guess you niggas know what's up
The reaction to "FromFlorida, with Love" has been overwhelmingly positive.
\u201cDrake after recording From Florida With Love \n#DARKLANEDEMOTAPES \ud83d\udd25\u201d— RedRaider806 \ud83c\udf35 (@RedRaider806 \ud83c\udf35) 1588309648
None— kar (@kar) 1588311660
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Stream Dark Lane Demo Tapes below.