Drake Reveals He's Working on a New Mixtape During 'Summer Sixteen' Concert

Drake revealed that he's working on a new mixtape midway through his concert in Kansas City on Saturday.

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Say what you want about Drake, as an artist, the man puts in the work. In just a little over a year, between February 2015 when he dropped If You're Reading This It's Too Late and up until the release of the commercial monster that is VIEWS in April, Drake has put out two mixtapes and an album. That's a pretty significant haul for an artist of his caliber, and based on the comments he recently made from a stage in Kansas City, he doesn't seem to be showing any signs of slowing up either.

Last night, Drake found himself in Missouri to perform for the latest stop on his Summer Sixteen tour with Future. Midway through the show, he paused to address the crowd (as he often does). In between thanking the KC audience for making him feel like a part-time resident of the city and advising them to "spread love, spread good energy," he also revealed that he's plotting out his next mixtape.

"I want you to protect yourselves and each other," Drake told the crowd, addressing the racial tension and civil unrest that has plagued the country in recent years. "When I go and work on this new mixtape and come back to Kansas City and I drop that s--t, I wanna see everybody in this motherf----r boy!"

Drake announcing he's working on a new mixtape at tonight's Summer Sixteen show in Kansas City. pic.twitter.com/CjOnHdy98t

Fans on Twitter were almost beside themselves when they heard the news.

I AM CURRENTLY IN TEARS, DRAKE IS WORKING ON A NEW MIXTAPE. I LOVE LIFE SOMETIMES
DRAKE HINTED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A NEW MIXTAPE TONIGHT AND I WAS LIKE pic.twitter.com/gA5PjEuMw9
New Drake mixtape coming soon. ALL SUMMER S I X T E E N.
.@Drake working on a new mixtape can't wait. I wonder is he referring to the rumor one with @gucci1017: https://t.co/1vGt1KSwZb

At this point, little is really known about what Drake's next project might look like. Was he referring to the oft-rumored collaboration with Gucci Mane? Are he and Future plotting a second installment of What a Time To Be Alive? Or is Drizzy hearkening back to his So Far Gone/Comeback Season/Room For Improvement roots and planning on a solo release? Either way, fans are hyped.

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