If You're Reading This It's Too Late

This article is about the Drake mixtape. For the Pseudonymous Bosch novel, see If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (novel).
If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Handwriten text reading "If You're Reading This It's Too Late". At the bottom, two hands are clasped forming a prayer hand with a number "6" written next to it.
Mixtape by
Drake
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2015 (2015-02-13)
Studio
  • Chozen
  • The Hazelton
  • S.O.T.A. (Toronto)
  • The New York Palace (New York City)
  • Sandra Gale Studio (Yolo Estate, California)
GenreHip hop
Length68:38
Label
Producer
Drake chronology
Nothing Was the Same
(2013) 		If You're Reading This It's Too Late
(2015) 		What a Time to Be Alive
(2015)
Singles from If You're Reading This It's Too Late
  1. "Preach"
    Released: March 29, 2015[1]
  2. "Energy"
    Released: July 10, 2015[2]

If You're Reading This It's Too Late is the fourth mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake, released on February 13, 2015 without prior announcement by OVO Sound, Young Money, Cash Money and Republic Records. The mixtape was produced by Drake's longtime collaborators 40 and Boi-1da, as well as labelmate PartyNextDoor, among others. Features include PartyNextDoor, Travis Scott, and Lil Wayne.

If You're Reading This It's Too Late received positive reviews and debuted atop the US Billboard 200, moving 535,000 album-equivalent units its first week. This achievement marked Drake's fourth time at the top of the chart. The mixtape also broke Spotify's first-week streaming record with over 17.3 million streams in the first three days. It was previously held by Drake himself, with his album Nothing Was the Same (2013), with 15.146 million streams in the first week. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. In 2020, the album was ranked 367th on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

  1. ^ "BBC – Radio 1Xtra – Playlist". Radio 1Xtra. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Trevor Smith (July 10, 2015). "Watch Drake's "Energy" Video On Apple Music". HotNewHipHop. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015.