Billboard was like: "It’s not entirely clear what 'The 6' is, though a recent online hoax would suggest it’s a reference to his hometown."
Fans were confused too.
Drake new album "View From The 6" WTF does that mean?!
I cannot focus now that Drake announced his new album Views From The 6. What is the 6? I need to know.
Maybe it had something to do with J.Lo?
Until people started putting together two-and-two and six-and-six together...
...and realized Drake is lowkey trying to rebrand his home city.
Turns out, some young people have been calling Toronto "The 6" for awhile. Like this one rapper, Jimmy Johnson:
Greatest City In The World #The6
But now that Drake's involved, Toronto's on the brink of an identity crisis. All the kids are behind the new name:
Drake's next album is called Views From The 6. Cooooool. Toronto love.
Views from the 6 finna be dope omfgggg. Drake doing it for Toronto and its area codes. #drakeseason
Drake naming his next album Views From The 6. I love this guy. #Toronto #the6
Old heads who remember Toronto as "Tdot" are weary:
Why is Toronto nicknamed "the 6" all of a sudden?
why is toronto called the 6 wth is this
Why not "The 4" then? RT @desusnice: RT @TrillBasil: @desusnice I'm from Toronto. We call it "The 6" cause the two area codes are 416 & 647
Onlookers are like, "LOL."
"The 6 is the nickname for toronto" - no one
The 6 is not Toronto Idc what Drake say
"I'm from Toronto and we call it the 6" - No. No we don't.
Meanwhile in Canada, "the average non-Drake fan likely has no idea this is even happening," said Rawiya Kameir, a Toronto-based writer.
Ever propelled by a feeling that his influence might not be fully acknowledged, Drake is really trying to make "The 6" happen. Toronto, are you with him?
