Drake Drops New Mixtapebr ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes' andbr Announces Summer Album Drake recently took to Instagram to revealbr two unexpected surprises for his fans. The Canadian rapper br first announced that br he was dropping a br 14-song mixtape, br ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes,’ br at midnight on April 30. According to Drake’s post, the mixtapebr features previously-released songs,br SoundCloud releases and “some new vibes.” It features guest appearancesbr from artists such as Chris Brown,br Future and Playboi Carti. Drake also announced that he would bebr dropping a new album this summer. An official release date has yet to be announced. It will be his first studio album sincebr ‘Scorpion,’ which he released in 2018.