Drake's purist rap fans have 'Hype' and 'Still Here.' His 'Marvin's Room' die-hards got a new crying-in-the-club anthem with 'Feel No Ways.' And all music listeners should be thankful for the album's string of undeniable bops: 'Hotline Bling,' 'One Dance,' 'Pop Style,' and 'Controlla.' In short, 'Views' holds up. The 80-minute tracklist has something for everyone. He spends the entire album 'reveling in all his absurdist, quippy glory,' as The Ringer's Virali Dave wrote - and that's exactly what we love him for. Upon first listen, many felt it was bloated and underwhelming.īut in many other ways, it's the best representation of Drake as we know him now: the eclectic, confident, irritated, unabashedly corny, taste-making icon. In many ways, 'Views' disappointed fans and critics, largely thanks to the feverish hype that led up to its release. Save for 'Know Yourself' and perhaps 'Jungle,' it lacks that intimate translation of memories and emotions that make people feel connected to Drake the artist, rather than Drake the brand. 'If You're Reading This,' by contrast, is uncharacteristically and unceasingly paranoid, aggressive, and single-minded. I mean, this is a man who actually said, 'Got so many chains, I feel like chain-ing Tatum.'ĭrake can deliver bars, to be sure, but he's at his best when he blends those bars with moody R&B, decadent production, and melodic vocals - when he blends his narcissism with his jealousy, longing, melancholy, and regret, confronting many moods in a way that feels universal. It sees him at his most forceful and certainly his most boastful, rapping over minimal beats and industrial sounds for 17 straight songs.īut Drake didn't become Drake because he's a great rapper. A considerate heart breaker.'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' was released on February 13, 2015.įor those who stan for Drake as a pure rapper, 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' is the holy grail.

Inspired by Don McLean’s “The Wrong Thing To Do” and Stevie‘s harmonica, Drake shows the heart breaker in him. “Look like we’re in love but only on camera,” Drake rhymes faint over Jon B.’s “Calling On You.” Wait, could he be talking about Rih Rih?

Listen closely and you’ll hear Rozay introduce the rappers’ upcoming mixtape, “Y.O.L.O.” With a grand opening by Just Blaze, Drake boasts. “Always presidential and tonight is no blue moon” – Drake’s rhymes of luxury living and Birdman snaps bands over a T-Minus and 40 collabo.ĭrake joins forces with another Young Money star student to high-five independent women, one being herself. This is the story Drizzy would tell when riding around his hometown. The song is sealed with Kendrick Lamar’s poetic take on the rappers’ encounter.Ĭlose your eyes and imagine being the passenger in Drake’s Maybach. Kendrick Lamarĭrake’s ode to drunk dialing when in romantic turmoil. “Marvin’s Room” / “Buried Alive” Interlude feat. 1! Rih Rih follows Drake and trades in the feistiness for emo-ness on this Jamie xx and Gil Scott-Heron dance number.Ħ. Perfect for the guys wanting to ride and simply reminisce on the bro-ments. Don’t hate him or thank him later just take a shot for him.ĭrake delivers a message in his first single: “The realest is on the rise, fuck them other guys.” But take to the three minute mark for Drake’s overall scheme for “Take Care.”ĭrake and The Weeknd serve 3 1/2 minutes worth of friendship. The best tweets will be posted on in the coming days.Ĭhantal Kreviazuk opens Drake’s mounting ode to his competition: “jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.” Ironic that Drizzy throws in ‘Ye‘s notorious grunts into the mix?ĭrake acknowledges and takes responsibility for his impact on the ladies, good or bad. You be the judge: What do you think of Drake’s sophomore album? Tweet us your own review at (using hashtag #bbdrake). Which songs on “Take Care” abide by Drake’s album scheme? Here’s our Twitter-length track-by-track review of each song. No doubt in my mind that will make them feel better.” Rather you make this a open letter about family and struggle and it taking forever, about hearts that you’ve broken and ties that you’ve severed. Rather hear about finding yourself and how you lost you. Rather hear how you got it over how much it cost you. 1, “Headlines.” “Rather hear what was or what will be than what is. “I heard once that they would rather hear about memories than enemies,” Drake says at the end of his first single, Rap Songs No. Ukraine Favored at Eurovision Song Contest Amid War

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