Dark Lane Demo Tapes

Dark Lane Demo Tapes is the sixth mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake. Dark Lane Demo Tapes was released on May 1, 2020.^[1]

On April 30, 2020, Drake posted on his Instagram and confirmed the mixtape's title, album art, and the release date of the next day. He would also announce the future release of his sixth studio album release Certified Lover Boy.^[2]

The album's cover art is an image of Drake wearing a balaclava while standing in the dark. The back cover art is a blurred picture of and tribute to his late-friend Anthony “Fif” Soares who was murdered at Toronto Community Housing on September 14, 2017.^[3][4] The mixtape is a combination of both songs from Drake's SoundCloud and leaks of older songs.^[5]

The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, selling 223,000 album-equivalent units. It was the twelfth straight Top 10 album for Drake.^[6] All of the songs off of the album would enter the Billboard Hot 100.^[7] Dark Lane Demo Tapes would be certified 2× Platinum by Music Canada.^[8]

The album features the single "Toosie Slide" which was released on April 3, 2020.

1. ↑ "Drake Releases 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes,' Announces Summer 2020 Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
2. ↑ "Drake Announces 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' Mixtape, Plus Album Release Date Hint". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
3. ↑ "First Impressions of Drake's New Project 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes'". Complex. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
4. ↑ "Drake's 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' Back Cover Art is a Tribute to His Slain Friend". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
5. ↑ "Drake Drops Surprise New Mixtape, 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
6. ↑ "Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
7. ↑ "Drake Charts All 14 Songs From 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' on Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
8. ↑ "Drake – Dark Lane Demo Tapes". Music Canada. Retrieved August 15, 2024.