In 9, Drake boasts about turning the city on its head, making, in the meantime, a savage sexual pun. The nickname “The 6” (also: Six and 6ix) - a reference to Toronto’s area codes, 416 and 647 - had been circulating in the city well before Drake became the 6 God, but he’s largely credited with putting it on the world map. “And I turn the 6 upside down, it’s a 9 now” Here, a Torontonian ranks and explains them, from least to most obscure. The full-length title, referencing the nickname for his beloved hometown of Toronto, would have been redundant anyway everything about Views, from its musical structure to its cover art to its sly lyrics, is a paean to the Ontario capital. Drake graced the world with his long-awaited Views album on Thursday night, after dropping “ From the 6” from the album’s title.
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