What a Time to Be Alive

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What a Time to Be Alive
Mixtape by Drake and Future

Publication
(s)

2015

Label (s) Young Money Entertainment
Cash Money Records
Epic Records
Republic Records
OVO Sound
Freebandz

Format (s)

Vinyl, digital

Genre (s)

Hip-hop , trap

Title (number)

11

running time

40:30 min

Chronology of Drake
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
(2015)
What a Time to Be Alive Views
(2016)
Chronology of Future
DS2
(2015)
What a Time to Be Alive Purple Reign
(2016)

What a Time to Be Alive is a mixtape by the Canadian rapper Drake and the US rapper Future . It was released on September 20, 2015 on the Young Money Entertainment , Cash Money Records , Epic Records , Republic Records , OVO Sound and Freebandz labels

Track list

  1. Digital Dash - 3:51
  2. Big Rings - 3:37
  3. Live from the Gutter - 3:31
  4. Diamonds Dancing - 5:14
  5. Scholarships - 3:29
  6. Plastic Bag - 3:22
  7. I'm the Plug - 3:00
  8. Change Locations - 3:40
  9. Jumpman - 3:25
  10. Jersey (Solo by Future) - 3:08
  11. 30 for 30 Freestyle (solo by Drake) - 4:13

reception

Charts

What a Time to Be Alive debuted at number 1 on the US Billboard 200 . Also in the Canadian singles chart on the mixtape positioned Rank 1 . With 9th place in the Netherlands and 34th place in France, What a Time to Be Alive also reached some European charts.

criticism

The Laut.de e-zine rated What a Time to Be Alive with four out of a possible five points. From the editor's point of view, Stefan Johannesberg, Future “ despite Drake's superstar status has a home game. “The mixtape is the“ second, good future album of the summer - just with a lot of Drake features. “Nevertheless, the“ chemistry between the two ”is not bad. With Diamonds Dancing there is an " exceptional track " on the mixtape. On this, Drake and Future act “ at eye level and deliver one, if not the top hit of the year. “The productions are also praised. From the very first track, Metro Boomin got “ minimalist-hypnotic bass monsters out of the machines. " Plastic Bag is" smoothly staged " by Neenyo and" stands out ". "

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Billboard.com: Billboard 200 - Drake. Retrieved December 22, 2016 .
  2. ^ Billboard.com: Billboard Canadian Albums - Drake. Retrieved December 22, 2016 .
  3. Lescharts.com: Drake & Future - What a Time to Be Alive. Retrieved December 22, 2016 .
  4. Laut.de: Future dribbles Drake dizzy. Retrieved December 22, 2016 .