Drake Says He and Kanye West "Were Supposed to Do a Mixtape Together," and That He Doesn't "Really Talk" to Nicki Minaj

Tonight, Drake sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe during a special episode of "OVO Sound Radio" on Beats 1, following the release of his long-awaited album VIEWS. During the talk, he revealed he and Kanye West "were supposed to do a mixtape together." "Maybe we'll get that done," he added. Update (12:48 a.m.): Toward the end of the interview, Drake and Lowe discussed some of the legal and personal battles at Young Money. Drake said that he doesn't really talk to Nicki Minaj, but qualified, "Another person I have a lot of love for, a lot of respect to her and the past and what we built. I understand what love is and I understand a personal situation. She dealt with me how I would expect her to—with class. I would do the same you know. There were times I was sitting there, waiting to see, you know, how deep is your love? I have respect for Nicki but unfortunately we haven't spoken."

Elsewhere during the interview, he talked about his swimming pool, which he had rapped was bigger than West's on "Summer Sixteen." While admitting Kanye has a pretty big pool, he said his own is better than the one at the Playboy Mansion. Of Views, he said it's meant to reflect the changing of the seasons in Toronto, beginning in the wintertime, going to summer, and then back to winter again. Later, he said the album is probably his "highest level of vocal performance," and that he was listening to Alabama Shakes and Stevie Wonder while recording.

VIEWS has production from West, as well as Noah "40" Shebib, Boi-1da, and others. There are features from Rihanna, Future, dvsn, Pimp C, and more.

Read "Drake's Views From the 6: The Complete Timeline," "Drake Sampling Kyla on 'One Dance' Has Already Changed Her Life," and our feature on Drake's Toronto, which is called "Views From the 6."

Watch "Started From the Bottom: A Drake Timeline" on Pitchfork.tv:

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