This flat is situated opposite Logan Park with a view of the sports grounds. The sign incorporates the street address and makes a couple of references to the work of Canadian rapper, Drake whos 4th studio album, Views, was released on April 2016 through Young Money Entertainment. According to The Verge it was streamed over 250 million times in one week.

The 6ix

The album entitled Views is also known as Views from the 6. The 6 refers to Toronto and in his trailer for the album Drake refers to elements of his life in The 6, Best I ever had. Bad behaviour. Old crib, new crib. the album is a reflection on his identity and his relationship to that place. The name he uses has been widely embraced according to The Globe and Mail and as evidenced in regular use of the hashtag #the6 or #6ix on social media platforms.

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Russell Brown at Media 7 talks with Roger Shepherd about his recent Flying Nun records re-acquisition.

“Point that thing somewhere else” / The Clean

This is one of the songs mentioned in Graeme Downes’s article referenced in an earlier blog post about the “It’s time to go flat” on Clyde Street.

Collection of Flying Nun ephemera