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Canadian rapper Drake and singer PartyNextDoor are expected to release a collaborative studio album in 2024, through OVO Sound and Republic Records. It will serve as a follow-up to their respective solo albums For All the Dogs (2023) and PartyNextDoor 4 (2024).

Background and promotion

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The album will follow the duo's several collaborations since PartyNextDoor signed to Drake's OVO Sound record label in 2013.[1] Alongside their collaborations, they have contributed to the other's individual songs as a writer or producer.[2] PartyNextDoor supported the release of the album PartyNextDoor 4 (2024) through a twenty-four-stop Canada and United States live tour.[3] On August 2, 2024, at the tour's stop at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto—the artists' hometown—Drake appeared as a surprise guest and performed a set, solely consisting of his R&B songs.[4]

Following this surprise performance, Drake announced the collaborative album and that it would release after the end of summer, saying, "On behalf of me and Party, we've been working on something for y'all. So, you get the summer over with, you do what you need to do. I know all you girls are outside. When it gets a little chilly, PartyNextDoor and Drake album will be waiting right there for you".[5][6][7] Two days later, on August 4, the OVO Sound Instagram page seemingly hinted at the album by posting backstage pictures of Drake and Party taken following the concert.[8][9] On August 5, during an interview, PartyNextDoor revealed his favorite collaboration with Drake "[is] the one we doing right now. All 15 of them", seemingly revealing that the album's tracklist is to span 15 songs.[10][11]

On August 6, Drake released 100 gigabytes of data including behind-the-scenes clips, tour rehearsals, and studio footage, including three unheard tracks under an Instagram page by the name "plottttwistttttt".[12][13] On August 7, video clips surfaced of clubs in Canada previewing unreleased music from the album.[14] On the same day, via the "plottttwistttttt" Instagram account, Drake reposted a tweet, blurring out the words "album rollout" regarding one of the unheard tracks.[15][16] On October 5, Drake attended Tyrone Edwards' Nostalgia Party in Toronto, during which he called out his "fake friends" in the music industry and cited PartyNextDoor as a real friend. He also revealed that the album would drop soon: "shoutout to my brother PX, album dropping soon".[17][18]

In an appearance on The Fry Yiy Show on SiriusXM that same month, OVO engineer Noel Cadastre stated the album only required "finishing touches" and called November "a jam-packed month for me [to finish the album]". On November 5, PartyNextDoor revealed work on the album would continue after the conclusion of the European leg of his Sorry I'm Outside Tour a day later, saying, "I have one more show on this tour, then the album is getting finished".[19]

On November 24th, Drake went live with popular gambling streamer xQc on Kick, stating that the album was almost complete. "Me and Party's album is 75 percent done shout out to PX cooking right now," he said. "Album sounds incredible...This album is good; it's the sound that people know and love us for."[20]

References

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  1. ^ Nadeska, Alexis (July 1, 2013). "Drake's OVO Signee PartyNextDoor Drops Self-Titled Debut". MTV. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Mamo, Heran (March 11, 2024). "7 Songs You Didn't Know PartyNextDoor Wrote & Produced". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  3. ^ Inman, Demica (April 30, 2024). "PartyNextDoor Announces The Sorry I'm Outside Tour". Vibe. Archived from the original on May 9, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Trapunski, Richard (August 3, 2024). "Drake Announces New Album With PartyNextDoor, Live-Debuts 'Wah Gwan Delilah' in Toronto". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (August 5, 2024). "Drake announces collaborative album with PartyNextDoor". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Kreps, Daniel (August 3, 2024). "Drake and PartyNextDoor Announce Collaborative Album at Toronto Show". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  7. ^ J. Horowitz, Steven (August 2, 2024). "Drake Announces Collaborative Album With PartyNextDoor, Hinting at Fall Release". Variety. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Inman, Demica (August 5, 2024). "Drake Announces PartyNextDoor Collab Album Due "When It Gets A Little Chilly"". Vibe. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "OVO Sound via Instagram: Hometown love @partynextdoor @champagnepapi 8.2.24". Instagram. August 4, 2024. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Sadler, Armon (April 8, 2024). "PARTYNEXTDOOR Reveals Details About His Collaborative Album With Drake". Vibe. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  11. ^ Jefferson, Devon (August 10, 2024). "PARTYNEXTDOOR Confirms Drake Collab Project Will Arrive With At Least 15 New Cuts". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  12. ^ Corcoran, Nina (August 6, 2024). "Drake Dumps 100 Gigabytes of Data, Including Unreleased Songs, on New Website". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  13. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (August 7, 2024). "Drake drops surprise 100gb music dump after Kendrick Lamar beef". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "@realalmightee via X: New Drake x PARTYNEXTDOOR collaborations are being previewed in Canada 👀". Twitter. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  15. ^ "@realalmightee via X: Drake reposted this tweet to his plottttwistttttt IG account, but he blocked out the words "album rollout"". Twitter. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  16. ^ Diaz, Angel (August 8, 2024). "PartyNextDoor Shares Details About Upcoming Drake Collab Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 23, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  17. ^ Saponara, Michael (October 7, 2024). "Drake Puts Fake Friends on Blast & Calls Out Those Who Switched Up on Him During Toronto Rant". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 8, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  18. ^ Grant, Shawn (October 9, 2024). "Drake Says His Joint Album with PartyNextDoor is "Dropping Soon"". The Source. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  19. ^ Diaz, Angel (November 5, 2024). "PartyNextDoor Gives Drake Collab Update: 'The Album Is Getting Finished'". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  20. ^ Elibert, Mark (November 25, 2024). Drake Announces Australia Tour, Says PartyNextDoor Collab Album Is ‘75% Done’ https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/drake-announces-australia-tour-partynextdoor-collab-album