( CNN ) Rapper Drake pulled a Beyoncé , surprising fans late Thursday with a 17-track album . `` If You 're Reading This It 's Too Late '' may have been tipped off earlier in the day when the artist debuted a short film titled `` Jungle , '' which ranges from historical footage to scenes of a young Drake singing and rapping . Soon after , he tweeted what appeared to be his album cover . Tracks include collaborations with artists Lil Wayne , Travi $ Scott and PartyNextDoor . A handwritten note on Drake 's OVO site gives shout-outs to the Toronto Raptors , Madonna and Ginuwine , among others . The rapper also took to Instagram to ask whether fans liked his mixtape . Billboard 's Keith Caulfield reports that the album could be the rapper 's fourth No . 1 on the publication 's 200 chart . `` While it 's still a bit early to get a proper projection on what it might sell through the end of the tracking week on Sunday , Feb. 15 , sources have floated figures as high as 400,000 , '' Caulfield writes . `` That would be the largest sales week for a rap album since November of 2013 , when Eminem 's 'The Marshall Mathers LP 2 ' bowed at No . 1 with 792,000 sold ( according to Nielsen Music ) in its first week . '' Releasing unexpected music seems to be all the rage since singer Beyoncé dropped a surprise album in 2013 . The self-titled album was a huge hit , selling more than a million copies in less than three weeks .
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