‘It came from the black and gay community’ Rolling Stone

producer of Honestly, Nevermind (2022), the Canadian rapper’s seventh studio album Drake, Fat opened up about the influences of house music present on the album released on June 17, 2022.

in the conversation with the QA, Fat spoke of beats inspired by Casa, Lar who were a strong presence on the last album by Drake. “There’s always been this weird thing about the dance world, where most of the DJs are white,” the producer told the magazine. “But we all know how house music back in Chicago and Detroit, it comes from the black community and the gay community.”

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“We started, and now, you know, all the biggest stars and DJs in the entire world, most of them, are white,” he continued. About the sound as a whole, Gordo explained: “Me and Drake we are tired of sad or angry music. We want to make people dance and have fun.”

The producer also spoke of “sticky,” the seventh track on the album he produced, and said he thought of the crash for the first time on the plane. “I sent a message to [Drake], and when he answered at 4 pm I was already in the kitchen of his house. I played the beat and he was like, ‘Wow.'”

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Drake breaks streaming record by one hour with Honestly, Nevermind

Drake is used to breaking records in streaming. This time, with the release of Honestly, Nevermindlast Friday, 17, rapper brought dance sound to reach unprecedented milestones on Apple Music.

As disclosed by the streaming platform (via NME), project became dance disco with more plays on the day of release. The most impressive thing is the time it takes to get to the number: just one hour. Furthermore, Drake did not disclose Honestly, Nevermind in advance

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Despite the good initial numbers, the album divided public and critical opinions. As pointed out by the website Consequence of Sound“Honestly, NevermindIt’s not bad, but it’s disappointing.” The listener rating is 4.8 out of 10.

Drake also holds Apple’s overall streaming record, with the most played record on launch day. Certified Lover Boy (2021) is followed by another project by the Canadian, Scorpion (2018).

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