He knew that on July 29 he loses any chance at keeping the #1 album, so this gives him at least 6 weeks to stay at #1
I’d argue he’s at least on the level of Beyoncé currently in terms of commercial popularity, if not bigger. It’s hard to judge for sure since it’s been a few years since she dropped an album. Guess we’ll find out in a month.
He very much is at the same or above level as her, Drake is absolutely unmatched by anyone in the streaming world and it's kinda mind-boggling. The records he has broken, his staying power, everything about Drake and streaming is insane. I also don't think he has any interest in going up against her though, so no might as well just get it out of the way now