What a Time to Be Alive
2015 collaborative commercial mixtape by rappers Drake and Future
What a Time to Be Alive is a collaborative commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake and American rapper Future. It was released on September 20, 2015, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, Republic Records, Epic Records, A1 Records and Freebandz. The mixtape was co-executive produced by Metro Boomin, who also produced or co-produced eight of its 11 songs, and 40, who co-produced the mixtape's final track. Additional producers include Southside, Allen Ritter, Boi-1da, Frank Dukes, and others. It was released on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
Background
Shortly prior to What a Time to Be Alive, Drake and Future collaborated on the latter's single "Where Ya At". The duo talked about recording a mixtape together earlier that year, and following the recording sessions for "Where Ya At", they began working on the project in July.
According to a 2016 interview with Zane Lowe, Drake spent six days in Atlanta working on the project with Future. "Digital Dash" was the first song they made for the project, originally being a Future record that ended up being finished with Drake later. "Jumpman" was the last song the duo created for the project.
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