--- description: Drake and Future are back at it, dropping a new mixtape on Drake's OVO Sound radio show on the Apple streaming channel, Beats 1, on Sunday title: Drake and Future Just Dropped a Surprise Mixtape image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bf4f46e47c2c4f7/698864798e06014b0d4626c4/477967402.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Drake and Future Just Dropped a Surprise Mixtape ## Video: Giorgio Moroder Describes the Perfect Pop Dance Song [Watch (HLS stream): Giorgio Moroder Describes the Perfect Pop Dance Song](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J4PWndMR.m3u8) (1:15)  _Published 2015-02-06. At the age of 74, electronic music producer Giorgio Moroder is releasing his first album in three decades._ by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2015 3:09 AM CUT  Future and Drake perform onstage at Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash Block Show at Phillips Arena on June 20, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia Future and Drake perform onstage at Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash Block Show at Phillips Arena on June 20, 2015 in Atlanta, GeorgiaParas Griffin—Getty by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2015 3:09 AM CUT [Drake and Future](http://time.com/4005858/drake-future-where-ya-at-video/ "undefined") are back at it, dropping a new mixtape on Drake’s _OVO Sound_ radio show on the Apple streaming channel, _Beats 1_, on Sunday. The 11-track release, titled _What A Time To Be Alive_ in reference to the classic Simpsons [clip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu32fBkiHFE "undefined"), is now exclusively available on iTunes and Apple Music. Drake first teased the release on Saturday on his [Instagram](https://instagram.com/p/70Y78JDQHO/?taken-by=champagnepapi "undefined"), posting a picture of some diamond-encrusted cover art. The tracks were apparently thrown together in a matter of days, _Rolling Stone_ reports. “I went to Atlanta for six days a couple weeks ago with the hopes of doing some songs with Future, and when you get around Future, it’s like a vortex, that guy can outwork anybody right now,” Drake told _Rolling Stone_. “It’s tough to see someone do four, five songs in one night and not try to match it.” This is the second time that Drake has released new music exclusively to Apple, thanks to an agreement he made with the company before they launched their [music streaming](http://time.com/3940211/apple-music-launches/ "undefined") service. Drake also regularly shares new music on his Apple-sponsored radio show. The exclusivity deal is highly valuable to Apple and has sparked some controversy with another rival streaming service, [Tidal](http://time.com/4016345/tidal-apple-drake/ "undefined"), which said the tech giant guards their access to Drake’s music too closely. Listen to the tracks on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-a-time-to-be-alive/id1041818504 "undefined"). \[[_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/drake-future-drop-joint-mixtape-what-a-time-to-be-alive-20150920 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4042046/drake-future-mixtape-apple-music/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4042046/drake-future-mixtape-apple-music/"},"headline":"Drake and Future Just Dropped a Surprise Mixtape","datePublished":"2015-09-21T03:09:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:05:56.911Z","description":"Drake first teased the release on Saturday on his Instagram","url":"https://time.com/4042046/drake-future-mixtape-apple-music/","keywords":["Music","rap","future","atlanta","Drake","The Simpsons","Apple music"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bf4f46e47c2c4f7/698864798e06014b0d4626c4/477967402.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bf4f46e47c2c4f7/698864798e06014b0d4626c4/477967402.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"477967402","caption":"at Phillips Arena on June 20, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.","creditText":"Paras Griffin—Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4042046/drake-future-mixtape-apple-music/","name":"Drake and Future Just Dropped a Surprise Mixtape"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Giorgio Moroder Describes the Perfect Pop Dance Song","description":"At the age of 74, electronic music producer Giorgio Moroder is releasing his first album in three decades.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/J4PWndMR/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-06T22:07:47.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/J4PWndMR.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4042046/drake-future-mixtape-apple-music/","duration":"PT1M15S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4042046/drake-future-mixtape-apple-music/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```