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Drake | Artist Essentials
First released: 2016 (year verified)
Original officially released 2016 Views studio recording
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First released: 2016 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 2016. Only year precision is assigned; later album placements, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace that release year.
Recording: Original officially released 2016 Views studio recording
Credit: Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Views
Views - original program and recording dates
The original 2016 program identifies One Dance with Wizkid and Kyla, the official Controlla, Too Good with Rihanna and Feel No Ways. The Hotline Bling track retains its earlier 2015 release date; its later album placement does not redate the recording. Pop Style edition variants are outside this selection. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Views - original program and recording dates
The original 2016 program identifies One Dance with Wizkid and Kyla, the official Controlla, Too Good with Rihanna and Feel No Ways. The Hotline Bling track retains its earlier 2015 release date; its later album placement does not redate the recording. Pop Style edition variants are outside this selection. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Drake
Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, worked as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation before his recording breakthrough. Best I Ever Had helped establish his rap career, followed by the debut studio album Thank Me Later and the subsequent Take Care. His catalog includes solo songs such as Hotline Bling and separately credited collaborations, including the album Her Loss with 21 Savage.
Artist background sources
Drake - Recording Academy artist biography
Toronto identity, earlier acting, Best I Ever Had, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Hotline Bling and documented Her Loss collaboration. Award-year metadata is not converted into release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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