Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West & Frank Ocean Should Drop Their Albums on the Same Day

FUSE TV - Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West & Frank Ocean Should Drop Their Albums on the Same Day

The year's all but done. The Big Fall Album seats have more or less been filled. Adele's 25 is coming; so are records from Justin BieberColdplay and One Direction. And yet, as 2015 sews up its final seams, we're still seeing albums teased by four of music's biggest personalities.

Rihanna cancels a performance so she can finish her Unapologetic follow-up. Frank Ocean bails on a festival for the same reason. Kanye West comrades say he played his record on loop at a club and that it's perfect and coming any day. In a Drake cover story, his team says his album, which he titled a year and a half ago, is arriving "imminently."

None of these have been weeks-long teases; this has been going on all year. Will any of the droughts end before the calendar flips? January's a bleak time to send a big album into the world; if we reach New Year's Day without any of these projects, we're likely back at square one. With seven weeks left in the year, we're left to wonder, for nowhere near the first time, when Kanye, Rihanna, Drake and Frank are actually planning to make moves.

And really, it could happen: after all, Beyoncé clinched 2013 with 18 days left on the clock, dropping a self-titled "visual album" on iTunes with zero warning and effectively hoisting a buzzer beater we didn't even know had been shot until it swished through the net. That's the sort of shock-and-awe these four horsemen of the albumocalpyse have the power to recreate—and they shouldn't do it individually. 

The way to win this outrageously competitive moment in music, to change the entire fourth-quarter conversation, is to team up, Avengers-style. The easy solution to conquer the expectations these artists have both constructed and fallen victim to is this: Innovate. Make history. Four albums, one day.

Color Guard Simulates The Ocean

2m

Color Guard Simulates The Ocean

Rihanna: Rebirth

41m

Rihanna: Rebirth

Freedia's Manager Drops a Unexpected Bomb on Her...

3m

Freedia's Manager Drops a Unexpected Bomb on Her...

Casey Drops The F-Bomb Multiple Times

1m

Casey Drops The F-Bomb Multiple Times

Thirst Day Was The Worst Day

20m

Thirst Day Was The Worst Day

Desus & Mero On Recognizing their Social Responsibility

10m

Desus & Mero On Recognizing their Social Responsibility

The Blue Devils Study Their Mistakes

1m

The Blue Devils Study Their Mistakes

Clark Should Have An S On His Chest

2m

Clark Should Have An S On His Chest

Frank Lucero, A.J. Jamal

45m

Frank Lucero, A.J. Jamal

Joe Vega, Tommy Drake, Shayma Tash

45m

Joe Vega, Tommy Drake, Shayma Tash

The Cadets and Their Spankin New Toys

43s

The Cadets and Their Spankin New Toys

The 'Transcendent' Ladies Reveal Their Dating Nightmares

1m

The 'Transcendent' Ladies Reveal Their Dating Nightmares

The Man Behind Day DJ

1m

The Man Behind Day DJ

Fire On The Floor

22m

Fire On The Floor

Freaky On The Floor

22m

Freaky On The Floor

Eyes On The Prize

22m

Eyes On The Prize

Battle on the Catwalk

45m

Battle on the Catwalk

Eye On The Prize

44m

Eye On The Prize

Ayo and Teo Talk Their Evolution While Cooking With Their Father

10m

Ayo and Teo Talk Their Evolution While Cooking With Their Father

All the Focus is on the Diamonds

21m

All the Focus is on the Diamonds

Should Reality TV Be Nip/Tucked?

23m

Should Reality TV Be Nip/Tucked?

DJ Day

10m

DJ Day

Race Day

22m

Race Day

Shopping Day

9m

Shopping Day

If I Should Die Before I Wake

57m

If I Should Die Before I Wake

Anthony Ramos On 'The Good & The Bad' (Extended Cut)

12m

Anthony Ramos On 'The Good & The Bad' (Extended Cut)

Cody Spells Out Love On The Field

1m

Cody Spells Out Love On The Field

Is Nya A Baller On The Low?

51s

Is Nya A Baller On The Low?

This Season On Clash of The Corps

1m

This Season On Clash of The Corps

A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 2: Optimism

1m

A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 2: Optimism

If Clash of the Corps Stars Could Role-Play For A Day

1m

If Clash of the Corps Stars Could Role-Play For A Day

Puerto Rican Day Parade

20m

Puerto Rican Day Parade

On the Road With G-Thing: Deleted Scene

2m

On the Road With G-Thing: Deleted Scene

The Transcendent Star On Donald Trump: Dear Bambiana

1m

The Transcendent Star On Donald Trump: Dear Bambiana

What To Expect On Clash of the Corps

1m

What To Expect On Clash of the Corps

A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 1: Hollow Man

1m

A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 1: Hollow Man

A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 3: Inner Thoughts

1m

A Day In the Life of Wilmer Valderrama's Puppet Ep. 3: Inner Thoughts

Should You Ever Sleep With A Trump Supporter: Dear Bambiana

1m

Should You Ever Sleep With A Trump Supporter: Dear Bambiana

Diva’s Day In Court

20m

Diva’s Day In Court

Mario Lopez: One On One

Mario Lopez: One On One

Kash Doll & Her Mom Recreate Their Great-Grandmothers Recipe

2m

Kash Doll & Her Mom Recreate Their Great-Grandmothers Recipe

Big Freedia & Adie Share Their Resilience Following Hurricane Katrina

3m

Big Freedia & Adie Share Their Resilience Following Hurricane Katrina

3rdWrld Shares How Vulnerability Creates Their Unique Sound

9m

3rdWrld Shares How Vulnerability Creates Their Unique Sound

Jesus Trejo Gets People to Revel their Deepest Confessions

2m

Jesus Trejo Gets People to Revel their Deepest Confessions

On Set At The Transcendent Season 2 Promo Shoot

1m

On Set At The Transcendent Season 2 Promo Shoot

Amara La Negra & KYLE Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

5m

Amara La Negra & KYLE Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

Eva Longoria & Noah Cyrus Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

5m

Eva Longoria & Noah Cyrus Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

Tyler "Ninja" Blevins & Syd Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

6m

Tyler "Ninja" Blevins & Syd Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

Javon Walton & Jason Genao Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

5m

Javon Walton & Jason Genao Share Their Top 5 Kitchen Essentials

G Fella and Suits Back to Their Roots: G-Thing

2m

G Fella and Suits Back to Their Roots: G-Thing

Diet In A Day Dani Leigh

51s

Diet In A Day Dani Leigh

Diet In A Day G-Easy

54s

Diet In A Day G-Easy

Young M.A On The Struggle of Giving Up Meat

9m

Young M.A On The Struggle of Giving Up Meat

The Hottest Music x Sneaker Collabs of 2016

2m

The Hottest Music x Sneaker Collabs of 2016

I Played One on TV

46m

I Played One on TV

Amber Rose's Last Day As A Stripper

9m

Amber Rose's Last Day As A Stripper

It's Hard To Raise Yourself These Days

20m

It's Hard To Raise Yourself These Days

Free The Robots Reveals Where He Found One of His Rarest Records

1m

Free The Robots Reveals Where He Found One of His Rarest Records

Sake One

10m

Sake One

Game On!

20m

Game On!

Evidence's Vinyl Collection

11m

Evidence's Vinyl Collection

The Canvas LA: Spotlight Fern Shares How Starting On Tumblr Turned Into Inspiring People

9m

The Canvas LA: Spotlight Fern Shares How Starting On Tumblr Turned Into Inspiring People

One Take Jake

20m

One Take Jake

One Busy Queen

21m

One Busy Queen

On Call Miami

44m

On Call Miami

Who's On Top?

1h 13m

Who's On Top?

On Call LA

43m

On Call LA

Chew On This

44m

Chew On This

On Call NYC

44m

On Call NYC

Leaning On Lena

20m

Leaning On Lena

Rapper Rich Quick Performs "Nice Guy" On 'Dancin' On Air'

3m

Rapper Rich Quick Performs "Nice Guy" On 'Dancin' On Air'

The Beatles: In the Life

1h 2m

The Beatles: In the Life

The River and the Wall

1h 45m

The River and the Wall

Putting It On Wax

23m

Putting It On Wax

Clean Up Aisle One

46m

Clean Up Aisle One

Bougie On A Budget

2m

Bougie On A Budget

Gym Shorts on Runway

41m

Gym Shorts on Runway

Freedia's Twerk On Washington

21m

Freedia's Twerk On Washington

Is Everyone on Drugs?

20m

Is Everyone on Drugs?

T-Pain's School of Business: Artiphon- The All In One Musical Device | Season 1 Look Back |

1m

T-Pain's School of Business: Artiphon- The All In One Musical Device | Season 1 Look Back |

The Blue Devils Bring The Parade

1m

The Blue Devils Bring The Parade

The Best of The Best Clash

2m

The Best of The Best Clash

The Canvas

The Canvas

The Exchange

1h 27m

The Exchange

The FP

1h 20m

The FP

The 212

The 212

The Feels

1h 21m

The Feels

The Reunion

45m

The Reunion

The Decision

44m

The Decision

The Hustle

20m

The Hustle

The Pilot

21m

The Pilot

The Motorcycle

23m

The Motorcycle

The Citizen

1h 34m

The Citizen

LIVE on FUSE: Combate Global

30s

LIVE on FUSE: Combate Global

The Ladies Play "Fill In The Blanks"

1m

The Ladies Play "Fill In The Blanks"

The Hilarious Reality of the American Rat Race

2m

The Hilarious Reality of the American Rat Race

Out With The Old, In With The New

20m

Out With The Old, In With The New

Into The Woods

21m

Into The Woods

Enter the Metaverse

21m

Enter the Metaverse

The Vest Guest

20m

The Vest Guest