Drake’s sudden drops of music get progressively bigger. Last Thursday night, the Toronto rapper released a mixtape without warning, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, which was a 17-song collection before his fourth studio LP Views from the 6. That same day, Kanye debuted his first adidas collection and 750 Yeezy Boost, while Puff headlined “The Tip-Off” concert with Snoop Dogg that kicked off NBA All-Star Weekend. The timing of everything fueled the rumor mill for social media, and some questions were raised. Was Drake intentionally trying to overshadow Hip Hop titans Kanye´West and Puff Daddy? Was this a ploy to get out of his Cash Money contract just like his mentor Lil Wayne? Or, is Drake simply establishing himself as the hottest emcee? In the same week that Kendrick Lamar’s “The Blacker The Berry” and ‘Ye’s new song “Wolves” were available for listening, Drake felt the need to shift the conversation to him. Where he was once viewed as Hip Hop’s sensitive soul, he’s evolved into a formidable competitor chasing after legendary status. By now, listeners know what to expect from him—dark, moody and honest have all been words to describe his music before. The difference with If You’re Reading This Its Too Late is that we’re witnessing the start of Drizzy season in all its memes and hashtag glory.
In each of Drake’s releases, there’s an artistic growth that can be traced through his songs. From So Far Gone to Thank Me Later to Take Care to Nothing Was The Same, you can pinpoint the exact dramas and victories he’s gone through to support his oft-quoted “I’m the rookie and the vet” boast. On If You’re Reading This Its Too Late, there’re less stories about heartache and relationships with women (although that’s his modus operandi) to make room for the tough-talking Drake that’s been running rampant lately. Ginuwine’s “So Anxious” gets a rework in “Legend,” a four-minute opener on exactly where he sees himself among others in the game. “When I pull up on a nigga tell that nigga back, back / I’m too good with these words, watch a nigga backtrack / If I die all I know is I’m a mothafuckin’ legend / It’s too late for my city, I’m the youngest nigga reppin’.” He aims more vitriol at his unnamed enemies on “Energy,” delivering a fully loaded clip of bars at lame girls, fake rappers’ careers he saved and why he hates the Internet so much. Plus, Drizzy is in his prime, and he’s turned himself into the slick George Gervin / Steph Curry of Rap. All smooth-action jump shots and finger roles, he’s deceptively and extremely skilled. More of an orator than a storyteller, his transformation has been slow and intense to watch.
Simply, Drake’s aggressive behavior is a reminder that he’s fighting to secure his spot at the top.
In his brooding short film Jungle, a 14-minute clip that reflects on the price of fame and his purpose in life, he familiarized his fans with his journey of young Drake growing into current Drake, who is one that holds his city in high regard. So, when much of the sonic landscape is done by Noah “40” Shebib and the OVO in-house roster (Boi-1da, PARTYNEXTDOOR), If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late mirrors the feel of a cold night in Toronto while deep drums, warm jazz notes and hazy keyboards add texture. Overall, we’re getting a new side of Drake, where songs like “You and the 6,” in which he vents to his mother, and “No Tellin’,” in which he explains there’s a lot more to do in his career, are firm messages on where he’s headed. “Please do not speak to me like I’m that Drake from four years ago, I’m at a higher place,” he says, presumably to tell his audience that he’s progressed in leaps and bounds.
With all-new material, it’s actually not surprising that Drake’s mixtape doesn’t have a clear single. Save for the previously released tracks “6 God” and “Used To” (which is redone and features a new verse from him), he’s relying heavily on his established formula of Tweet-ready lyrics and infectious hooks that made songs like “Started From The Bottom” and “0 to 100/The Catch Up” so big. There are standouts that lie both within and outside of the run-of-the-mill Drake matrix. “Know Yourself” is a virulent, Drake special that culminates with the enigmatic “running through the 6 with my woes.” “Jungle” is molasses sweet, the lyrical equivalent to blowing warmth into your cold T. Dot hands. In the past 96 hours lines like, “10 bands, 50 bands, 100 bands, fuck it, man” and the aforementioned along with “you know how that shit go’” are becoming the sole reasons they’ll be club anthems in the coming months. He has a vice-grip on popular culture and is showing no signs of loosening it anytime soon.
As a primer for his next album, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late serves its purpose of showing his longevity in the game. On “6 PM in New York,” he goes off for nearly four minutes about his career successes and several rappers (Tyga, maybe Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and The Throne) who name-checked him that’s very characteristic of the 6 God. “Your content is so aggressive lately, what’s irking you? / Shit is getting so personal on your verses, too / I want to prove that I am Number one over all these niggas / Being number two is just being the first to lose.” It seems holding the title of Best Rapper Alive means a lot more to him now than airing out personal confessionals. At 28, he’s very much hitting his stride in Rap, using every transitional moment to add one more compelling chapter to his narrative.
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drake GOAT fuck biggie pac n all dumd ass american no eloquence ra
ppers
Yet another Drake/OVO masterpiece. GOAT.
HOW MUCH IS DRAKE PAYING YOU TO SUCK HIS COCK AND KISS HIS ASS? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW..
Boy shut up drake aint no where near being the g.o.a.t hes got hype but dont get it confuse. It take big numbers nd authencity to be a g.o.a.t
*fire emoji*
Album is weak.
More of the same.
Same exact prodcution we always hear from him.
Same catchy phrases we always hear.
Same features we always hear.
O-100 done over like 3 times on one tape.
6pm in New York was cool though.
You guys must be taking $$$ from Drake cause all this pro Drake delousinal talk is killing my vibe. Drake is a master of delusional rap and you guys actually believe all the bs or maybe you guys just have to write about it for views. Regardless you can only go so far before falling off and I’ll look back at these articles and laugh about your stupid comments.
I don’t even really fuck with dude but this album is fire.
Hurry up and get the Slim Thugga review up.
lol, this dude said slim thugga, lol
This album is very average at best. 5 or 6 skip worthy tracks and the rest of the songs are okay to good. Never thought I would here gun shots on a Drake song, I started cracking up laughing the first time I heard that lol.
ain’t noo tellin
I don’t listen to Drake, but if you call these bars “When I pull up on a nigga tell that nigga back, back / I’m too good with these words, watch a nigga backtrack / If I die all I know is I’m a mothafuckin’ legend / It’s too late for my city, I’m the youngest nigga reppin’…. I got a bridge to sell you
u dumbass listen to the fuckin album if you don’t like it get the fuck off the page
you simpleton
Drake’s appeal is his ability to play with his vocal pitch at ease, when so much of hip hop is done in a boring monotonous fashion. So… writing his lyrics in a comments section isn’t exactly an accurate representation of his skill set…
That shit ain’t hip hop and I was quoting the writer of the article who pointed out those subpar bars like they were special
Funny because boring and monotonus is a perfect description of Drake’s flow and vocals.
I think its funny some dude on the internet thinks he can classify what is and isn’t hip hop… Anon: That’s your opinion I guess… That shows you weren’t really listening, in my opinion. But thats cool. I know not liking Drake is “trendy” or whatever
Come to think of it, what do u think Snoops appeal was? His ability to play with his pitch, and tone of voice… And ad libs… 2 things Drake has mastered. U gonna tell me Snoop ain’t hip hop? And don’t start with me about the love song not belonging in hip hop shit… LL Cool J.
No, what I said is a fact and I was listening, you weren’t. Drake’s flow and vocals are boring as shit. And Drake did not master playing with his pitch and vocal tones and he didn’t master ad-libs. He just hops on whatever’s hot at the moment and just jacks other rappers’ flows.
Well, I’m not arrogant enough to think my opinion can be a fact.. Tastes are subjective. You went into this album with the filter that Drake is “soft” or whatever.. This album was hella creative. It didn’t stick to the tired ass 16 bar verse 8-16 bar chorus structure. Tons of exciting moments, where you couldn’t tell what was going to happen next. I was listening. I have an actual opinion with facts to back them, as opposed to your “My opinion is fact, and Drake steals flows cause I say so” argument. He works with his in house producers, who have their own clear distinct sound, so how the fuck is he jumping on whats popular? Yes he absolutely did master playing with his pitch, nothing you say can really change my opinion on that.
LOL the irony of your comment. Nothing you said was fact. There’s nothing creative on this album. Drake did stick to the tired ass 16 bar verse 8-16 bar chorus structure. There’s no excitement, you know exactly what was gonna happen next, it’s that predictable. Every song sounds the same. Drake didn’t just only work with in-house producers (who don’t have their own sound) and he is jumping on whatever’s popular. And no, he did not master playing his own pitch, especially when it sounds like shit. Do you even pay attention while you’re jerking off to his music?
OUCH! Your edge cut my face.
Got rich off a mixtape
No one will remember a track from this record in 2 months.
his time has passed
I liked his last album but this one SUX!! That boy is too soft man!! Nobody want to hear this n!!@@a singin all the damn time! He need to decide if he want to be R&B or hip hop cuz all these slow songs aint hittin on $#!+!!!
I agree with DavidDaniel. Yall must be gettin paid for good reviews because this album is average at best!! Or maybe a female did the review…
Painfully mediocre material from Drake, it sounds like as he threw all the leftovers he had together and just drop it all of sudden because why the fuck not. (Hint: this is probably what happened.) The biggest problem is this shit is uninspiring, boring to listen and doesn’t bring anything new to the table. I obviously didn’t expect him to reinvented the genre itself, but to keep a certain quality (as he did until now) is an understandable demand. This shit just fall below the bar. 80% of the time spent listening is to wait for that 5% where Drake flashes something from his talent, and the rest 15% is silent inner-thinking about why the Hell are you doing this for yourself. Although I still have no doubts about the greatness of the upcoming “Views From The 6” LP, if that one will also turn out to be sub-par Drake’s days might be numbered.
Well stated…
The song about talking to his momma was new for for him new so just saying. Why does everyone on here want something new. Artist do what they like and what has worked for them. Tupac and biggie weeny doing anything “new” on their second albums people were hating about that. Just saying. Annoying when people on here and the editors expect so Much change. We want what were used to in an artist. People hate how emeinem has changed and doing new stuff. Some people love it
I agree 100000% every other title has the number 6 in it…very much same flavor over and over…talking about nothing…and last but not least, SINGING…man come on..He needs to sit back, relax and enjoy his checks coming in mailbox….this is sad and for the review to be high is beyond me….HipHop is in trouble…man…
The mixtape is okay.
None of the songs are memorable. Nothing that deserves such high praise.
Do you guys give such inflated reviews to Kanye and Drake because you want them to reciprocate the love with interviews, or do you do it just to seem cool/relevant?
AGREEEDD…this is like when the Source got switched to Benzino.
Lets lick some cock and see if the artist will read and give us money..
LOL
This is sad…same kinda of beats….same 808s, same sounds no ear for new beats or delivery of lyrics..
Call up Premo or Babyface or someone else that can bring a different flavor…Boring ass album….
Marry Niki and just retire…
I used to fuck with drakes music heavy..ive been slowly not as interested. I thought NWTS was good but not as good as Take care. This mixtape/album (whatever you call it) is below average. Theres probably only 3-4 songs that you’d wanna listen to more than once. And the singing…everyone has there opinion but I don’t mind his singing too much. Its just that he isnt this outstanding singer and a lot of his rnB tracks sound the same. I would rate it 2.5/5…may 3/5 if you compare it with these other rappers.
p.s. if its a mixtape why is it being sold???
If this were a free mixtape like i thought it was going to be id give it a 4/5. But since its being sold…id say 2.5/5. Theres like 17 tracks. I personally only like 4 or 5 of them. A lot of the songs are his typical singing songs that sound the same. You can tell theses are throwaway songs but still this shouldve been free. Im sorry but you cant have tracks were you constantly claim to be the king of rap when you sing on like half the album.
he definitely dropped this to fulfill his contract and bounce with wayne
Glad to see a review that sat with the album for a couple days, and digested it, before jumping to any conclusions. Solid.
Dope album
Can’t stop listening to this one. Solid from start to finish.
Toronto Stand up!! 6ix God!!
Its not that great the media needs to get of drizzys hype
weak nothing more then pop music
Album was a snooze fest for me but to each his own…
This half Edomite has to do a better job at progressing his music. All I hear is the same subject matter time and time again. Doesn’t help that Drake has a nasally voice.
GOAT
Bitch wayne is g.o.a.t straight up
drake
dope asf
Definitely his weakest musical release.
these haters are in denial. Lets look at the facts here
1) drake is the face of hiphop and will continue to be for the next decade
2) No other rapper out of the new generation has even accomplished half of what drake has accomplished
3) Drake is more than just a plain rapper he is also an rnb singer thus he can make good music. Other rappers need drake on the hook to make good songs.
4) Drake is the only rapper out of the new generation that both mainstream music fans and hophop fans care about when listening to hiphop
5) Drake haters are either rap hipster nerds with no hopes of pussy, or homosexuals in denial.
You mad haters that in 2015 drake runs the rap game. You mad that your favourite rappers are either washed up or will never be on drakes level?
Drake in your bedrooms eye runs rap, ask any rapper, not dudes like you, and they will tell you that Drake does not run rap, yes he has appeal, but their should be no denying that this shit is mediocre at best and you Stans eat it up. You guys must like the calm in his voice, I bet you you go to sleep to his music and your girl always asks you why you have Drake as your screen saver and poster all over your bedroom. FOH
I just burst into laughter at my work office.. stahp.. my lungs hurt LOLOLOLOL
Im I the only who isn’t really feeling this
I like it
Drake is no where near the g.o.a.t he might be hot in rap but hes not runnin the game he aint doing Lil wayne numbers or jay z number. He dont have the aunthencity nor the numbers to back shit up..
Hes the type to act like the boss when he knows damn right hes the boss bitch
This fool hating hard, whats your numbers. Talking about boss statuses when you got to finish your homework and eat vegetables just to go outside. FOH clown.
in 2015 drake shits on jay zs album sales
^ Well, duh, because Jay hasn’t put out an album this year.
“a rap-opera that finds Drake at the zenith of his musical powers”???
Why do yall set the bar so low? This ain’t nowhere near Drake’s best music. Its like as long as a rapper got hot beats and breathes on it yall praise it.
Tetsuo & Youth got a .5 better rating. lol. The game has really changed man. Lyricism has taken a backseat
And then they said “drake is running hip hop” “drake is one of the g.o.a.ts” hahahaha clown ass dick riders…
Top 5.
Tupac
Beggie
Lil wayne
Jay z
Either kanye or eminem
P.s
I dont say so… check them #’s
dds
ERIC DIEP YOU SHOULD NOT BE REVIEWING MUSIC AT ALL YOU’RE FUCKING HORRIBLE
I don’t listen to drake I aint female, homo or a sensitive save a ho skinny jean nigga
This tape aint the best from Drake but it still goes
It was okay. Don’t really like Drake’s music but I thought I’d give this a chance. Enjoyed it more than his previous projects. Nothing special though
The song legend sums up Drake and what he has meant to hip-hop. If he were to die today, he would be considered the greatest to ever do it. He’s innovative. He has helped countless artists achieve commericial success. OVO’s producers are the most talented in the game. He supports the battle rap scene like no other commercially viable artist. All hail the 6God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would say everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, the “greatest to ever do it” should never follow the name Drake. Seriously, I can respect the fact that people like his music, but I can’t consider him a rapper. He could be considered a great pop artist though.
Agreed. There will never be another artist as great as Drake. His impact on the game is undeniable.
^ That’s a funny joke.
The zenith of his “musical powers”…please GTFOH!!!! Is the staff at HHDX moonlighting as OVO representatives??
better than any album that came out thus far in 2015
You might be Drake’s fan club president if you think this album is better than B4.DA.$$ or Tetsuo & Youth…
Legend appears to be far-fetched, but when you have the most #1 singles on billboard of all time, I think it’s plausible.
This album/mixtape was alright. Gets terrible when PND steps in. Get that guy out of OvO
Since when had the billboard top 100 pop chart define a great rapper. Wow.
Agree with the guy that said he best rnb artist out now but don’t say he is in the same bracket as real legendof the game
Great Stuff
Painfully average album. Take Care was his magnum opus, not one song on here is memorable.
Solid mix between mainstream and hip hop….lyrics on many songs are one liners which makes me board after listing to this album 15 or 20 times. Joey bad and Lupe i have listened to 150+ times already not board! Good sub music songs beat thou as always Drake beats carry him pretty well.
WOW 4 Stars for this trash. Smh. Come on now DX
Super average.. gotta rate it a 1/5 because there is no way 18 people think this is actually perfect.
Not a Drake hater. I do think he should be the hottest R+B artist in the game category and not hottest rapper. On that note, he’s got a few bangers in rap music that I fuck with and think he should be given his props. Now onto this album, it’s pretty much hot garbage. I gave it one full Spotify listen and thought it was average. I listened to it again just to make sure. I was right the first time. There is not a single track that makes you want to go back and listen to it. I listened to The Blacker the Berry around 10x just to catch the content Kendrick was delivering. This Drake album is trash. Not Big Sean level of trash but still garbage.
second best album this year
second best album this year
dope album cause its really not a mixtape anybody saying it is average or bad please shut all the way the fuck up
4/5…Drake is on top of the rap game right now. Great album.
Album was not his best, energy , 10 bands, and no tellin good tracks but he is gettin to emotional on these other tracks, cant believe he gets so much praise for this.
Good ass project.
Carter 5 album of the year tbh. Its waynes year. Sftw tape was hard and fire. Free weezy album anticipated. Carter 5 LEGENDARY.dedication 6 classic. SORRY CORNY DRAKE RIDERS.
Drake is rookie.
Waynes year not drake. Sftw fire and hard.free weezy album anticipated.carter 5 LEGENDARY.dedication 6 classic
Bad album. 2/5
5
Garbage. This white geek pop singer is a bad look for hip hop.
CORNY
Surprised at 3 rating from commenters. traditional hiphop headz hate Drake especially when he sings – i get that. They cant get past his looks and his acting background, sure. But this album is actually a great hip-hop album. I mean, bar for bar, he’s just murdering it and it isnt a conventional LP either. its creative as hell. Youd think the haters would just admit they underestimated him now but clearly, they cant get over it. What can I say: Gambino rubs me the same way and I probably will never cave so I cant say I dont relate. But I still doubt half the haters even gave the album an honest couple listens.
Stop lying to yourself. This album is his worst project.. and yes, worst project bar for bar. It’s real creative… If Future is creative, I guess.
Naw. Disagree. Order would be: 1)Take Care 2) So Far Gone 3) If Your Reading This Now… 4) Nothing was the Same 5) Thank Me Later. I can hear the debate with Nothing was the Same but this is better than Thank Me Later, To be honest, I prefer listening this than Take Care as I prefer Drake rapping to singing and this has just more straight rap tracks. I don’t know how people can front on “No Tellin”, “Energy”, “Know Yourself” “6 God”…album bangs..I grew up Ghostface and Doom. Thought this one would bring in the hiphop heads. Oh well….Drake still running this game for now
Dude, I keep hearin’ y’all say this is a straight rap album.. it’s not. It’s fresh in your mind so you think he’s going all out with the bars. Headlines went harder than this whole album… that’s saying something. 6PM in NY is dope though
Please. Drake ain’t running anything. Sales/popularity=/=running the game.
Mediocre at best. This review, along with Drake fans just saddens me for future generations.
as expected, the haters are doing their job. you fools wouldn’t know good music, even if it crawled up your asses. go back listening to your old dusty rappers, drake is killing this shit. 5 stars!!
WRONG!!
bars on bars on bars. thats 4 #1 albums, all ya’ll talking shit means nothing to the stats
just because he’s selling albums doesn’t mean he is a great artist. Ja Rule was number one at some point selling more then Drake and Nelly too! So its all in perspective.
Sales don’t mean shit but both Nelly and Ja Rule made straight pop music with no real meaningful content. The presented cliques. A song like “its getting hot in here so take off all your clothes” was just straight dance floor pop. Drake doesn’t really make that just complete cornball pop music IMO. The funny thing is if Drake didn’t sell shit, all his haters would disappear and the hipsters would love his shit. Its the fact that he is popular that is partly why he is disdained.
“Drake doesn’t really make that just complete cornball pop music IMO.” Started From The Bottom, Hold On We’re Going Home, Find Your Love, etc., are cornball pop music, so I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Drake floated all over this
Very boring album. Disappointed.
His strongest most direct and unapologetic work to date. He’s found a different energy and sound. The beats are amazing. Timbaland would blush on hearing a few tracks. This project definitely puts him in talks as one of the best rappers today…something that was debatable before. There’s still that introverted point of view feel but much less about things in relation to his feelings.
its dope if u don’t like at least 1 track you hating
bogus
great album. honest and flamboyant. listen to 10 bands, energy, 6 man, know yourself.. just a couple of standout tracks
It’s hard to say Drake has a wack album because his lyrics are always poignant and relevant. His deliveries are always the next new thing. And with 40 as a producer, you never hear generic or cookie cutter beats. The only knock is that the album was consistently dark so if you were looking for a lot of energy and tempo, then this album isn’t for you, but Drake is arguably the best artist making rap music right now and has been for a few years. 4 Star album
Chance the rapper…
Good review
You’re wrong about everything. Drake does have wack albums. His lyrics aren’t poignant or relevant. His deliveries aren’t the next new thing, they copy the next new thing. 40 makes nothing but generic cookie cutter beats. Drake is not the best artist making rap music and he never was, that title goes to Kendrick Lamar.
Shit wack corny white singer like eminem this ain’t hip hop
5 Dope on this drop, Drake is the most creative when it comes to flow and creating different stories on a project. hate him if you want but you can’t deny the dude brings it every time.
Please. Drake’s flows aren’t creative and his stories aren’t different. He doesn’t bring it every time.
not feeling this at all.
0 MICS. This dude is so wack and overrated that it ain’t even funny anymore. But feel free to waste your precious time listening to this garbage.
Dope album, he kills that last track
Bad ass
Fuck boy music at it’s best
haters, listen to star67, 10bands, and energy
OVOXO currently has 9 songs on the billboard top 100! OVO is the new Motown.
This album proves Drake’s spot at the top. The beats are simply amazing and Drake flows over these beats as no one else can. The lyrics are introspective and self aware as well.
Drake is like the miley cyrus of hip hop. He should go back to making white boy soap operas.
Man Drake is killing it
He is bullying these rappers
And hes the only one that Mainstream America and the world cares about
Hip Hop is dead but Drake brings it back to life for a second
drake is pop musician. not a rapper. and you are a homo that likes men. typical drake fan….
I have been a drake defender and fan for so long. But this? no content. no message. no wordplay. so basic. he’s going the wrong way in my book. In what way did he show growth as an artist with this? I know all y’all care about is money and ho’s, but i need substance in my music.
–A very disappointed fan.
smh drake. what is this crap
Beats are tight. The rest sucks
lupe and joeys shit is ten times better than this. step your shit up young money you better hope waynes new shit is dope
too bad both of those hasbins dont even matter in hiphop. They are both irrelevent compared to drake. Both dont even have 1/10th of the fan base drake has pushing garbage numbers on their album sales compared to drake. Most casual hiphop fans most likely forgot these hasbins even exist. Never ever compare a legend like drake to irrelevent bum rappers.
Lupe does come off a bit preachy sometimes, but his wordplay is brilliant, far more than Drake (and Drake’s not a bad artist). Crazy how you’re calling Joey a “hasbin” when he hardly blown up yet. He 20 (or 21) and his career’s only gonna grow. Drake is more enjoyable when you in a mood to just hear sick production. His lyrics are above par, but I think Lupe and Joey are slightly better in that aspect.
I lost some respect for hiphopdx for this review..
It’s not just hiphopdx that’s rating it this high. Pitchfork gave it an 83 and the metacritic score is 80
People like you are kooks. The other day Ghostface Killah of Wu Tang called Drake “brilliant” and someone said the same thing “I lost some respect for Ghostface”. Like the commenter above said, the project has a 79 on metacritic, so HHDX is pretty accurate with this review. I’m guessing you’re one of those guys who thinks Drake is a phony, and judge his music based on how you think his personality is. I think Drake isn’t fully genuine, but he makes good music undeniably. This deserves an 8.
I don’t even have the energy to muster up the curse words to describe how bad this shit was. It was hard enough to sit through the 30 songs of my team this, we got it like that, I pull your girl this on the same boring auto tune ass flow. Bullshit, that’s all I got left. I would love for the Drake fan boys to point out some hot bars cause I ain’t hear shit.
Lupe Fiasco & Joey Badass have the best hip hop albums so far in 2015. Drake is dope but most of his fan base don’t have a clue about the culture. And only if they knew that Drake is fans of good hip hop they don’t even know artist he has mention. Just like he has said he’s a fan of Phonte.
He just released this project to complete his label contract. It’s sounds straight from what I heard
The title of his next album has already been leaked:
A Gay Rappers Rise To Prominence And The Penises He Sucked To Get There.
hip-hop has gone fully gay! This dude is leading the way for yall! Easily the biggest poser in the game!!!!
This album should have been called “Aubrey got his ass whooped by Puff Daddy”
Are things so bad in 2015 that Drake is reasonably in the discussion for Best Rapper Alive? I’ll admit that he is talented but I wouldn’t consider him near the best at anything besides self promotion.
I think Drake don’t get the respect simply cause where he from if the dude was from the states it wouldn’t be much said the dude can flow all his songs aint about dope or COCO you don’t have to be a gangsta to make good music this Age is Era is confused
somebody please point out a dope line from this bs…
our ears are conditioned to only hear tight beats
i wish rappers realized the impact their music really has on our youth…
kendricks shit will eat this .
joey and lupe shit was better.
Yall haters i swear. Drake got this game on a choke hold. I have had this on repeat since it came out. The melodies the beats everything about this is just beautiful. You gonna tell me know yourself isnt hard the beat on that is fucking sick. Yes i listen to lupe joey asap kendrick mick jenkings chance action undeachievers faltbush cole kanye old school shit like tupac biggie big l do or die triple six mafia i listen to all that shit. Not everything has to be lyrical shit yall motherfuckers are lucky theres this much diversity in the rap game otherwise shit would get booring. U need club music we need turn up music and ain’t nobody putting out music like drake his sound is modern and catchy ass fuck. Will the haters ever stop bitching “Ain’t no tellin”
Lol at all the Drake haters. He’s killing it.
Album is crap which i could get the time back i spent on listen to this garbage.
If Fash is getting anything less than 5* i’m outta hear.
No I think I might go listen to Capone n noreaga or AZ or maybe cormega or nas or mobb deep. I prefer real hip hop. Maybe put some biggie on. Abit of wu tang and then some epmd. After that some redman and tribe then later in the day some big pun or big l or gangstarr and before I go to bed some JERU the damaja and Masta ace. Then some ice cube and pac and snoop. Don’t forget camp Lo and da bush babees or maybe some Pharcyde or naughty by nature. Das Efx and some Krs one. Finish it all off with some rakim and Kool g rap.
lol, I feel that Blaze…you’re an old soul though. That branch of hip hop is ending it’s era. I was very resistant to the new school initally because it sounds different. But hiphop lives on and Drake is definitely channeling it. This is a good album…Energy and Runnin through the 6 are classic Drake joints.
This ain’t a good album, it’s a wack one. Those two songs aren’t classics and Drake ain’t channeling hiphop at all.
Joey badass and fashawn released the two best albums this year. Just waiting on action Bronson to release his album and it will be the first time in maybe 10 years I’ve purchased 3 albums in a year. Lol. That’s how bad hip hop has been. I used to buy on average 20 or more albums a year dating back to 95 when I was like 11 or 12 years old. Now you might get one good release a year. The last great album I heard was nas life is good. That’s before Joey badass released his album.
This is a great album. Drake gets no love because he looks that soul glow dude from coming to America but his music bangs. U can’t fuck wit it
Fire
beats and flow came through on this one. solid album. better than tetsuo & youth tbh
beats and flow are sold on this album. has better replay value than t&y if were being real
production and flow are on point in this project. has better replay value than tetsuo&youth if were being real
Do you even listen to drake? How can u listen.to a self centered a-hole that does nothing but talk about himself. “Im this im that im number 1 im higher than 4 years ago…” do you like music where one brags and over-praises himself on every track? This whole album is ALL the beats sound the same.,
2.91 avg. user rate shows the hate that people have for an individual. good music is good music.
Nice album!
nice
WE THE BEST!
fff
G.O.A.T. = Getting Old All TheTime
STYLE IS GETTING OLD – everyone does it. Singing ballads bs
SOUND IS GETTING OLD – SAME DAMN Fruity Loops sounds and heavy 808s
RETIRE!!! You are rich!!
This was so wack…
Average at best
Straight fire
no I dont dig this shit
This sh*t sucks, the autotune is horrible!
Sucks
certified bangers. aoty if were being honest.
Drake is good if your a brainless 7th grader. Real hip hop spits at this lil bitch.
How about listening to the album before calling it bad or good. And please stop calling it an album because it’s a mixtape and if you don’t know the difference I don’t know what the fuck you’re even here for?? The tape is great in my opinion best song for me is You and the 6 If you don’t like Drake at least respect what he’s doing.
Once you put it up for sale, it no longer becomes a mixtape and is now an album. Either way, it sucks.
This shit better than tpab. this bangs hard.
if all you care about is if something bangs you don’t have a very tasteful musical palate.
This shit is not better than TPAB. This is weak sauce.
Loved it
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fire. straight fire
FIRE
4/5
Drake
Quentin Miller, and his writers
Quentin Miller
Drake and Quentin Miller
Great album. I’m a head in my 40’s. Krs 1, Rakim Allah, Slick Rick, Biggie, Nas, Pac, Em, Jay, Kurrupt, Cube, Ras Kass…all these dudes are beasts, legends, gods, hall of famers….but Drake is in that new school and older fans struggle with accepting his sound and flow. I know I did initially but Drizzy has put that work in and won me over. His bars are solid and humorous, introspective and emotionally robust. “Energy” is an instant classic but “Runnin through the 6” is just…man, it’s that song. 3.8/5
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Good jokes.
the entire album is pure art.