While on the Red Carpet for the 2015 BET Awards in Atlanta this past weekend, DJ Esco – the coolest DJ in the world – revealed how both Drake and Future decided to come up with their new collab album, What A Time To Be Alive. He even admitted he was shocked and didn’t think it was going to ever happen until Drake walked into the room. WELP, we’re happy it did happen! If you’ve yet to hear WATTBA, click here. Check out DJ Esco’s interview below to hear how it all went down.
(Photo+Video) They Need Some Really Big Rings: Future Gifts Drake With A Diamond OVOFBG Championship Ring
Big rings is what Drake wants, and big rings is what Drake got…. Sunday night/Monday morning, Drizzy Drake posted a video on his Instagram of this spectacular diamond encrusted pinky ring engraved with the OVOFBG logo. Drake captioned the video, “Big rings from my brother @future. Champion Sound OVOFBG.” Drake shows off his new bling while singing “Diamond Dancing” off their What A Time To Be Alive mixtape. Check out the video below.
Drake x Future & Mac Miller’s First Week Sales + Fetty Wap’s Sales Projections
Unsurprisingly, Drake and Future have arrived at the top of the charts with the release of their surprise mixtape, What A Time To Be Alive. The project moved a whopping 375k units since its release last Sunday, making the second number one album for both guys this year. Congrats! Elsewhere on the charts, Mac Miller also had a strong debut in the top 5. The Pittsburgh rapper came in at number 4 with 87k units of GO:OD AM. Solid! Looking forward to next week, our guy Fetty Wap’s sales projections are in, and he’s on pace to move between 110k and 115k units of his debut, self-titled album! However, these numbers came in before he made national headlines because of his bike accident, so there is a large possibility that may have positively impacted sales and these numbers could inflate. We’ll know in a week! In the meantime, check out this week’s full top 10 below.
(Video) Go Behind The Scenes In Drake & Future’s ‘What A Time To Be Alive’ Vlog
Fans are eating up Future and Drake’s joint mixtape What A Time To Be Alive. The project is on pace to do upwards of 500k in sales in its first week on iTunes, and it’s been the talk of social media since it was released. Now the guys give us even more, taking fans behind the scenes as they put together the fan-favorite. Hit the studio with Drake and Future below!
First Week Sales Projections For Drake and Future Are Looking Crazy!
Not that this comes as any surprise – but Drake and Future are about to make a killing with their joint effort, What A Time To Be Alive. After less than 24 hours on iTunes, early sales forecasts already have the mixtape projected to do around 500k by Friday! In comparison, Drake’s last project, If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late had an opening week of 495k, while Future’s DS2 did 147k.
(Photos) NBA: LeBron James & Dwyane Wade Show Love to Drake & Future For #WATTBA
Drake & Future teamed up to shut sh*t down by releasing their joint mixtape “What a Time to Be Alive” yesterday. The duo are two of the hottest rappers in the game right now and them coming together was reminiscent of another pair of powerhouses teaming up, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. The two NBA superstars posted one of their iconic photos but their faces were replaced with Drake and Future’s.
