The rapper pulled a Beyonce with the release of 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late.'
Drake just pulled a Beyonce!
The rapper shocked fans by released a surprise full-length mixtape late Thursday night. The 17-track album, titled If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, features appearances by Lil’ Wayne, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Travi$ Scott.
Drake teased the album’s release early Thursday with introspective short film "Jungle" and confirmed fan suspicions when he tweeted out a cryptic link around 8 p.m. PST.
http://t.co/KcZooNLcPE pic.twitter.com/s6krTAeuke
— Drizzy (@Drake) February 13, 2015WATCH: Blake Griffin and Chris Brown Gang Up on Drake at the ESPYS
The surprise release echos Beyonce’s groundbreaking self-titled album release in December 2013, when the diva released not just a full-length album but also 17 accompanying short film music videos.
Not surprisingly, the rapper's fans went nuts.
.@Drake new album is ???
— Carter Reynolds (@carterreynolds) February 13, 2015
If You're Reading This It’s Too Late is available for download on iTunes.
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