What a Time to Be Alive

Mixtape by Drake and Future

Released

September 20, 2015

Recorded

2015

Genre

Length

40:30

Label

Producer

Drake chronology

If You're Reading This It's Too Late
(2015)

What a Time to Be Alive
(2015)

Views
(2016)

Future chronology

DS2
(2015)

What a Time to Be Alive
(2015)

Purple Reign
(2016)

Singles from What a Time to Be Alive

"Jumpman"
Released: November 10, 2015

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Billboard
Entertainment Weekly	C−
NME	8/10
The Observer
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10
Q
Rolling Stone
Spin	7/10
Vice

What a Time to Be Alive is a collaborative mixtape by Toronto-based recording artist Drake and Atlanta-based rapper Future. It was released on September 20, 2015, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Epic Records, Republic Records, OVO Sound, and Freebandz.

What a Time to Be Alive was supported by Drake and Future's previous collaboration on the single "Where Ya At". As friends, they originally planned to record a mixtape together earlier in the year, however, the project never fully materialized. However, during recording sessions for "Where Ya At", the duo began working on the project, beginning in July. The mixtape was extensively produced by Metro Boomin, as well as also being produced by Southside, Boi-1da, and 40, among others. It was released on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.

The mixtape was first teased by a range of sources; including DJ Skee, Angela Yee and Ernest Baker, and this project was officially announced on Drake's Instagram on September 19, 2015, when he revealed the mixtape's release date and cover art.

The artwork is a stock image that was purchased from .

Drake and Future premiered the album on Beats 1 on OVO Sound's "OVO Sound Radio" show on September 20, 2015, and weeks after it was released on the iTunes Store and Apple Music.

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