Rap superstar Drake, whose unexpected mixtape earlier this year became a top-seller, has dropped another surprise release - to an enthusiastic commercial response. The Toronto rapper teamed up with Atlanta-based rising star Future to release a mixtape entitled What a Time To Be Alive. The two rappers had been known to be collaborating with each other, but they released the mixtape at short notice late on Sunday on Apple Music, where Drake is a key player. "Man, what a time to be alive," each rapper says separately on Big Rings.