UPDATED: Drake has postponed the discharge of his eighth studio LP, titled “For All the Dogs,” as a consequence of his ongoing It’s All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage. The album is now scheduled to drop Oct. 6.
Drake introduced the brand new launch date on his Instagram Story Saturday morning: “Okay my dilemma I’m confronted with is both cancel exhibits to complete the album or I full the mission and drop the album earlier than the final present. I owe you all these reminiscences we’re constructing and wherever now we have missed to-date we shall be spinning again for certain. ‘For All the Dogs’ October sixth. It’s solely proper…”
Drake shared the preliminary launch date on his Instagram on Sept. 6 alongside video footage of his father Dennis Graham. The album was initially scheduled to drop Sept. 22.
The new full-length undertaking comes after weeks of teasers from the Toronto rapper and serves because the follow-up to his and 21 Savage’s “Her Loss.” It additionally comes as each Savage and Drake are on a co-headlining tour throughout the United States.
Back in June, Drake introduced the undertaking as a part of a promo marketing campaign for his poetry e book, “Titles Ruin Everything,” which he co-wrote alongside songwriter Kenza Samir; “I don’t know if I’ve ever wished folks to purchase or assist one thing extra in my life,” he wrote within the announcement submit. The social media blast additionally included a hyperlink the place the album’s impending arrival was initially revealed. “They say they miss the outdated Drake woman don’t tempt me. For All The Dogs,” he added.
In the weeks main as much as the undertaking, Drake was noticed sporting canine masks in New York City and hinted that the set would come with a characteristic from Nicki Minaj throughout his Detroit tour cease on July 8. He additionally shared the duvet artwork, drawn by his son Adonis, on Instagram on Aug. 21.
“Me and Nicki Minaj did our first tune collectively in, like, a extremely very long time. I obtained loads of love for her,” he mentioned. The Young Money duo final appeared on Minaj’s 2021 observe “Seeing Green,” which additionally featured Lil Wayne.
Drake has launched a solo full-length album annually for the previous three years. “For All the Dogs” follows 2022’s “Honestly, Nevermind,” and 2021’s “Certified Lover Boy,” each of which topped Billboard’s albums chart with spectacular streaming numbers. During his Apollo live performance earlier this yr, the Canadian-bred rapper mentioned he was fascinated with releasing one other album just because he “would possibly get bored and make one other one, who is aware of?”
He made an analogous assertion about his workflow through the opening night time of his tour: “I don’t learn about these guys that go away for 3, 4, 5 years, [and] wanna sit back and all that shit. That’s not me,” he informed followers.
Drake shall be on tour with 21 Savage via early October, wrapping with two back-to-back dates in his hometown of Toronto. See the total schedule right here.
