Kanye West’s 2010 magnum opus, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, takes a piercing look at the relationship between humanity and celebrity. Such a duality is clearly what Drake sought to explore on his 4th studio effort, Views, yet he falls short at almost every turn. What could have been a carefully curated display of pop-sensibility and hit-making turns out to be an elongated crawl through the desolate psyche of a man whose previously endearing introspection has been eclipsed by self-absorption. His own attempts at advertising his plights on a pedestal feels more pedestrian than exceptional as Drake builds on the most pandering aspects of his past two releases, Nothing Was the Same and If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, with none of the earnest self-examination of Take Care. A sulken seven-foot behemoth perched atop Toronto’s CN Towers, Drake has yet to find a new way to connect with those of us watching from below.
Views can be considered familiar territory for Drizzy more often than not as the writing has gotten overwhelmingly bad: struggle bars force “Pop Style” (“Got so many chains they call me Chaining Tatum”) to come to a grinding halt, “Weston Road Flows” substitutes insightful storytelling for inconsequential banter, and “Feel No Ways” houses tone-deaf remarks, which highlights the notion that Drake has seemingly regressed as a vocalist. The delivery is consistently leaden, as heard on “Redemption,” which is extremely flat in its execution. His style has been overdone to the point of diminishing returns, and the warmer tones and borrowed patois that feign progression on the second half of this project prove to be negligible when surrounded by such stagnation. Drake’s lyrics, at face value, come off as the perpetual embodiment of the Mr. Krabs meme — he’s always in utter shock that nondescript woman #666 can’t wait around for him or live up to his surely reasonable standards. Views is a manifestation of the artist’s most possessive and petty attributes. “Child’s Play” is the greatest offender of Drake’s kitschy writing as it, no bullshit, has Drake threatening to give his girl “back to the hood” because she dared to cause a scene at a Cheesecake Factory he loves to frequent. After four albums, he still seems as emotionally stunted as he did when penning Thank Me Later’s centerpiece “Find Your Love,” and even moreso creatively.
This meandering affair hits its stride only when it capitalizes off Drake’s sense of melody and packages his limited range as a vocalist into easily digestible offerings. The borrowed but infectious soul brimming underneath left-field standouts such as “Controlla” (complete with a Beenie Man co-sign during the outro) or the Rihanna assisted “Too Good,” serve as a much needed contrast to the project’s dreadfully icy sheen. The jovial bounce of the latter collaboration makes it the spiritual sequel to the duo’s recent hit, ‘Work,” and turns out to be one of the best written tracks on the album due to its insistence on presenting both sides of a given story — not just Drake’s typical self-aggrandizement. These colorful vibrations provide a necessary respite from the heavy-handed self-pity that plagues much of the album and create a groove that the 6ix God should’ve explored more thoroughly.
The soundtrack to Drake’s soporific narrative sees his longtime collaborator, Noah “40” Shebib, reeling in his usual reach and working alongside rising stars Allen Ritter, WizKid and Nineteen85, as well as more household names such as Bo1da, Metro Boomin and Kanye West. The (probably purposefully) bloated tracklist is carefully sequenced to deliver an immersive listen, even if Drake is ultimately unable to match the cinematic soundscape. It’s an occasionally exciting backdrop that has 40 & Co. playing with a mess of influences, from MAVADO to Mary J Blige. However, Views rarely steps out of the sparse, moody niche we’ve come to expect and they only manage to add a few vibrant strokes to an otherwise monochromatic canvas.
Full of grand aspirations but poor taste, Drake assumes we’re all here to wallow in his disenchantment and forgets that he’s there to convince us of its continued gravity. Drake feeds his own ego and starves his humility. There are engaging moments scattered throughout, such as the subtle outro to “9” or dvsn’s stellar turn on “Faithful,” but from the content to the execution, Views is strangled by the 6ix God’s own delusions. Popcaan is inexplicably absent from the final version of “Controlla” (even though Drake flips “Love Yuh Bad” for a standout moment on “Too Good”), DMX, who wanted nothing to do Drake in the past, now opens up the third track and what the late Pimp C would’ve thought about his vocals being woven into the saccharine serenade that is “Faithful” isn’t hard to imagine.
Therein lies the main issue with Views: Drake’s ability to emote hasn’t breached any new ground. During the Zane Lowe interview that preceded the world premiere of this record, Drake emphasized: “I feel like I told everybody how I’m actually feeling…not what this person’s going through…this is more like ‘This is where I’m at.’” In the same session, the man of the hour declared “I love that I’m the guy that doesn’t take himself too seriously.” There’s a disconnect between the two answers; there’s no real shred of the man that claims to not take himself “too seriously” on this 82-minute testament to insufferable insecurity.
You know what I realized!! Its your name that will sell….. Drake, Kayne, Jay-Z, Emenim, etc. No matter how bad their album may be they will sell millions. But there’s artists out there who made a dope classic album aint selling… CRAZY ain’t it. But I like some songs on View…
Shit was a throwaway frisbee and is not hip hop, it is pop.
OvO and the rest of the drake cocksuckers are going to try and give an explanation as to why this album got a shitty review. Just wait for it….
I can’t lie I thought they were going to give this a 4.00, cause of the what ever reason, besides that the album is just bad.
Dang that cheque didn’tcone in the mail huh? This writer is fearless and spot on
Very weak album….
This reads more like character assassination rather than an album review. You give Young Thug 4s, even though you can’t understand a word the guy is saying, but you give Views a 2.9 and refer to Drake’s raps as inconsequential banter. This website is garbage, fuck HiphopDX. Views is the album of the year, Drake is the greatest artist to ever live.
Your Stannery won’t fly here. Nobody in their right mind can say this album wasn’t disappointing at the least…..
I can say it’s better than Boosie Badazz or Bankroll Mafia’s latest album, apparently hiphopdx doesn’t think that’s the case.
Drakes last album was his best imo. Views isnt that good and I love that Joe Budden came out to say something. Its a perfect example of having too many yes men around you. Bet nobody in his camp said shit but they knew it wasn’t that good but with an ego like his I can only imagine he wont let people say much other then what he wants to hear.
sounds like someones OVO-ulating
Very well-written review. Respect.
Wizkid is not a rising star. He has been very big in Africa for years… Do your homework…
Good work,whoever wrote this wasn’t stuck on stupid in back to back aftershock
I think Yal looking at the album wrong.. It’s really just an ode to Toronto. That’s what it’s all about. Just so happens that drake is such an icon the album is global. I doubt he cares what ppl review about it cause his city gone love it. And he’ll sell out every arena and stadium. Most ppl I’ve talked to wanted an album full of radio bangers. He ain’t give af bout that and it’s crazy cause most them songs stilllll gone be radio hits. No lie yal are hard on drake. Pretty bias. A 2.9… Cmon now. Guess that’s how it is when your on top. Smh
I can definitely understand this, and the album being an ode to Toronto and the multi-cultural influences is something I should’ve touched on. I think my complaints still stand (bloated, no technical progression on any front, etc) but what you said is for sure the best way to look at this album
I thought views sucked at first, but with a lot of drakes music, you gotta let it grow on you. I’m not gonna lie this is not as great as its too late. Which I feel if drake had mixed both albums together to make one, people wouldn’t be bitching that it sucked lol, I mean the guy dropped two albums last year and a couple of free songs here and there, plus he dropped this, while also making hits with other artist in there songs. Yeah the album fell short but still this guy is on top, people want to hear his music. He outsold Beyoncé.
When NWTS came out, I remember getting on this site and explaining why I felt Drake’s musical peak was closer to being reached than he or many thought due to the success of Take Care and his subject matter. His catalog revolves around “being better than everyone” in life or “I don’t want you with someone else, however I’m not ready for commitment”. IYRTITL was the best album to date because even on R&B tracks such as “Jungle”, the effort and creativity was there. But that’s also the album where he received tons of help as well from PND, Q. Miller, and whoever else. The Weeknd stated he gave tracks to Take Care as well but that’s before Drake crowned himself King. At the end of day, it’s either him digging inside himself as a human (if possible) and finding inspiration or be the most successful mediocre Rap act of all time.
I don’t even like Drake, but this is his best album imo, he’s finally reaching his inner pop-star, and the album’s not even as bad as people say, it’s good to see he got less of his “im tough” IYRTITL material, but “Still Here”, “Grammys”, “Hype” and “Pop Style” are still trash. The whole album got a winter feel to it and the song beginnings and endings are dope as hell, courtesy of 40 or whoever, the song transitions into one another is really good. The best track on the album is the Kanye co-produced track “U With Me?”. Overall it’s not that bad, you can actually play it front to back with just skipping a few joints, but hip hop wise, it’s below average.
I don’t know what y’all talking about. The views was great!!! I don’t understand what people was expecting from Drake. He’s not a rapper completely. But he has proven that he can rap even if don’t write he’s own material. He said it himself , he’s a singing nigga. The way views switches between rap and r&b is reason why some people fell in love with him in first place. I admit when I first time I didn’t like it. But I played it I n my car I was hooked!!!
How the fuck do you sound,smh
This album will grow on yall.
its legit a dope album yall sleep
5/5
how much have the elites paid yall for this bogus review. I heard this album at least 20 times this whole week 40’s productions was amazing Feel no ways is an amazing track every song on here is very similar to take care. Yall claim drake is repetitive when HIP-HOP as a whole is repetitive same drug gold teeth money and bitches bullshit that no one wants to hear. I Don’t want to hear about politics or fucking whats going on in the hood aint even from the damn hood. Music that makes you sit back and relax aqnd think about you is exactly what he did shit if yall wanted hip he dropped 2 projects last year full of hip hop. Drake this whole year made music for everyone that catered to any kind of music no one has ever done that before. This review is pure bullshit.
the production on this was impeccable yes there’s no denying that, the problem is it’s not really THAT good..definitely not living up to the hype that was put into this, too much singing and whining not enough rapping which even for Drake is kinda odd
the production on this was impeccable yes there’s no denying that, the problem is it’s not really THAT good..definitely not living up to the hype that was put into this, too much singing and whining not enough rapping which even for Drake is kinda odd
“He dropped 2 projects last year full of hip hop” … ??? FULL of HIP HOP ?? you gotta be fucking kidding me.
“He dropped 2 projects last year full of hip hop” … ??? FULL of HIP HOP ?? you gotta be fucking kidding me.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but thank you DX. You kept it 100 in this review. I know Drake relies on writers to help him get his point across, but at some point, those writers should show Drake some progression through their rhymes. There were so many cringe worthy lyrics on this album. I don’t see how his body of work will stand the test of time. Drake badly needs a classic album at this point. Remember kids, album sales don’t equate to greatness. If that was the case, MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice are GOATs.
Facts
5/5 Gave his day one fans everything we wanted music that made me sit back and reflect.
This album was a tribute to Toronto, the city that he’s from. It was him going back to his roots and true Drake fans appreciate it for what it is. DX are some d**k riders. You gave Bey’s trash album nearly a perfect score and couldn’t even give this a respectable score? No credibility, gtfo
The problem is that the album isn’t good. It doesn’t do or say anything new. There’s no artistic progression, it’s just 81 minutes of filler.
You cannot save this niggas album, it’s trash. His bars is crazy weak, trust nigga,this album album does not set a high standard in music, shit is straight nicoloden. Stop mention hov name, cause the skill level is totally different , and I know some of you are second guessing now, it’s so easy to fool the masses in today’s era,smh
Weak
This was Drake’s worst piece of work so far. I am usually on board with his music. This was just week. Sorry.
hhdx is right on point…this album is pure trash and anybody who thinks otherwise doesn’t know anything about hip hop. if you want to hear a classic hip hop album go listen to tupac me against the world, Jay z blueprint, kanye college dropout those are real classic albums…this shyt is third or fourth tier…drake needs to tell his writers he wants a refund
Bars are horribly weak
This album was trash, dawg
Thugger wasn’t even on it!
No progression at all
Weak AF
Album of the decade, yall just haters. Its cool to hate on the real winners.
6ixGod DrakeISLOVEDRAKEISLIFEDRAKEISFOREVERDRAKEISTHEBEST
Ya’ll niggas tripping
The funniest part bout all dis is Mr Narsimha Chintawateva would be bumping it al ova the place lol
So happy that publications are actually rating this album fairly. When the whole Quentin Miller thing happened, sites were so quick to suck Drake and pacify the ghostwriting claims. Now, the veil has been removed and peoppe are starting to see the truth. It might be a wrap for Drake, in terms of invincibility. Sales wise, he’ll always be good because of the little boys and girls who buy his albums. But legend wise, it’s OVOr.
Hahaha
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
IT’S ABOUT TIME DX Y’ALL GAVE A HONEST REVIEW HIS ALBUM IS TRASH IM SHOCKED HE PUT DIS BULLSHIT OUT!!!!
Haters been saying shit since 09 we still here
HYFR
But I been bumping this album since it came out n its quite nice.
DRAKE IS LOVE DRAKE IS LIFE OVO FOREVER VIEWS GREATEST ALBUM OF THE DECADE
Great album!
album
good
That album is COMPLETE GARBAGE and y’all know it
this is a terrible review. if you read it, youd think Drake got one star. This is why im so disconnected from hiphop these days. There telling me I should listen Beyonce, Kanye “Life of Pablo” and Kendrick but after listening once aside maybe Kendrick, no one wants to replay that crap despite its so-called “geniusousness” but Drake VIEWS u want to replay everyday and thats bad music? Really? Weston Road Floads is a great song. If this was any other rapper aside one named Aubrey, I garuntee this review would be at least a 4. Heavy he who wears the crown. The irony is these bad reviews and hate only ensure Drake’s continued dominance as he still has to prove his worthiness.
he’s not worthy bra
Everyone should read this comment, well said
Your comment reeks of butthurt fanboy-isms. This album is not that good. No replay value at all.
Amazing album! I’ve been playing it nonstop since it came out. I fuck with HHDX but this Narishma dude is trash.
HYFR
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Duh. He lost his ghost writer. Dude couldn’t stand alone at a bus stop. #Trash
Exactly what you’d expect from a Drake album. Nothing more nothing less. Little to no growth. What happened to the more lyrical Drake (save the QM responses)? His verses are way dumbed-down to say the least. And let’s be honest, Drake doesn’t have the vocal range of an R&B singer so why so emotional this time around? Should’ve titled the album “FEELS”
Save QM responses why? Because that woulf answer what happens to the lyrical Drake?!?!
The album really grows on you. I didn’t like it at first.
Liked it
How did he fall short? He’s not doing trap music he’s making music from the heart that’s not falling short. The sound is amazing, his rhymes is dope, his features are dope and not overwhelming. He has multiple singles for everyone. Grammys and Hype for u trap lovers, Too Good, Faithful, Controlla, and many others for overseas or pop culture. Why do niggas hate on great substance? Instead praise future for autotune and trap beats that all sound the same but have different riffs smh. Hip hop is dying because of you reviewers and the ppl who have no idea what real music is.
Grammys was horrible tho , future ruined it
2010s version of Nelly. The end is near…
so lets get it straight – “Take Care” got a mere 3.5 from this site and this one got a 2.9? Take Care introduced the mainstream world to Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar and your still expected to be taken seriously? Dont forget, Stanley Krubrick’s The Shining was trashed by critics. Tribe Called Quest “Midnight Mauraders” got 2 stars by Rolling Stone magazine. More fittingly, Beatles first album
was trashed as simple pop teenybopper music. Hiphopdx no different in terms of delusions. Its gonna be a tough summer for you haters when u have to listen Drake’s Controlla and Grammys all night at the club, bopping your head not realizing it. You still aint reviewing Drake’s music. Your reviewing Drake – his look, his light-skin, his Canadian background and your personal problem with him not fitting some fake street persona you expect from rappers. You cant listen to Weston Road Flows, Redemption or Controlla and say those are bad songs. They just arent. In fact, there isnt really a bad song on the album. It just requires multiple listens to get it. Views is another classic along with Take Care, NWTS and IRRTYL. Haters gone hate
Drake has been and always will be a mediocre mainstream “artist” . Open your ears! You’re buying into unoriginal, commercial sound. The guy doesn’t make any of his own songs! Stop defending this cat as if he’s changing the game AND how dare you compare him to the Beatles or a Tribe Called Quest. They were legends in their time because they pushed the envelope of what was accepted during those times. Drake has done nothing for the hip-hop culture, but have young and ignorant minds buy into the commercial bullshit that is more accessible now through social media platforms more than ever. Sign off, homie!
Drake has been and always will be a mediocre mainstream “artist” . Open your ears! You’re buying into unoriginal, commercial sound. The guy doesn’t make any of his own songs! Stop defending this cat as if he’s changing the game AND how dare you compare him to the Beatles or a Tribe Called Quest. They were legends in their time because they pushed the envelope of what was accepted during those times. Drake has done nothing for the hip-hop culture, but have young and ignorant minds buy into the commercial bullshit that is more accessible now through social media platforms more than ever. Sign off, homie!
haha YH. u are very wrong. this guy bridged rapping and singing in a unique way that already has imitators like Bryson Tiller and Post Malone. He has shifted the entire sound to sing rapping and being ultra-real about your personal experiences. If he was a standard typical rapper he wouldnt have so many haters. Its natural for a innovative artists to mocked and dismissed. So many tracks have weird choruses and his content is uniquely more reflective of sensitive insecure thoughts more so than many rappers. To me, he took hiphop back to the 80s more real emotional content. Plus he is beast lyrically. Clean out your ears.
Bridged the gap between rapping and singing? He hardly has range! His raps are ghost written! Get off his little D, Simps. It’s a damn shame that you think this guy has done anything for the hip hop community. Who gives a shit that Drake has generated half-ass imitators such as Bryson Tiller. He’s just another addition to the saturated and generic main stream media. Learn how to play an instrument, broski. You might learn how to better evaluate quality in music. YOU ARE SIMPLY A VICTIM OF COMMERCIALISM. Drake is NOT AN ARTIST. He is a puppet.
Bridged the gap between rapping and singing? He hardly has range! His raps are ghost written! Get off his little D, Simps. It’s a damn shame that you think this guy has done anything for the hip hop community. Who gives a shit that Drake has generated half-arse imitators such as Bryson Tiller. He’s just another addition to the saturated and generic main stream media. Learn how to play an instrument, broski. You might learn how to better evaluate quality in music. YOU ARE SIMPLY A VICTIM OF COMMERCIALISM. Drake is NOT AN ARTIST. He is a puppet.
Bridged the gap between rapping and singing? He hardly has range! His raps are ghost written! Get off his little D, Simps. It’s a damn shame that you think this guy has done anything for the hip hop community. Who gives a shit that Drake has generated half-arse imitators such as Bryson Tiller. He’s just another addition to the saturated and generic main stream media. Learn how to play an instrument, broski. You might learn how to better evaluate quality in music. YOU ARE SIMPLY A VICTIM OF COMMERCIALISM. Drake is NOT AN ARTIST. He is a puppet.
“Take Care introduced the mainstream world to Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar and your still expected to be taken seriously?” No, it didn’t introduce those two to the mainstream, they introduced themselves to the mainstream. “Dont forget, Stanley Krubrick’s The Shining was trashed by critics. Tribe Called Quest “Midnight Mauraders” got 2 stars by Rolling Stone magazine. More fittingly, Beatles first album was trashed as simple pop teenybopper music.” And what does this have to do with Aubrey releasing a mediocre album? “Its gonna be a tough summer for you haters when u have to listen Drake’s Controlla and Grammys all night at the club, bopping your head not realizing it.” Unfortunately for you, that isn’t happening. “You still aint reviewing Drake’s music. Your reviewing Drake – his look, his light-skin, his Canadian background and your personal problem with him not fitting some fake street persona you expect from rappers.” Did you even READ the review? They went into details about how the music of this album doesn’t work for the most part. “You cant listen to Weston Road Flows, Redemption or Controlla and say those are bad songs. They just arent. In fact, there isnt really a bad song on the album. It just requires multiple listens to get it.” Only one of the songs you named is good, the rest of the songs on the album range from average to trash, including Pop Style, One Dance, and Hotline Bling. And what’s there to “get” about this album? It’s more of the same crap that Drake has talked about a million times before in other records. “Views is another classic along with Take Care, NWTS and IRRTYL. Haters gone hate” No. Neither of those records you named are classics, especially not Views. It’s the worst album that Drake has ever released and it’s a disappointment at best. You’re deluding yourself if you think this is a classic. And I love how you end your post with the old “haters gon’ hate” comment when fanboys see someone criticize their favorites. It shows your bias.
haha. YH. I actually play guitar and piano. Jazz piano since I was 10 years old. So huh? Im sure I could run circles around you musically. I have written plenty of songs and have constructed many in several genres of music including jazz, punk, hiphop, rock. Drake is actually an excellent songwriter and is the envy of many. Why not ask real musicians and artists who are fans such as say or the “sophisticated” Chilly Gonzales which im sure u couldnt deny his talent. (I can see you clearly lean towards a very traditional evaluation of great music so im sure he fits the bill). The ghostwriting thing is wonderful delusion to hang onto during your misery as Drake continues to dominate so please hold on to it…suicide is not the answers but just remember all your favorite rappers, singers and musicians have used collaborators at some point. Keep livin in la, la land and keep trying to stop your head from bopping to Motto and 0 to 100. hahaha
“u are very wrong. this guy bridged rapping and singing in a unique way that already has imitators like Bryson Tiller and Post Malone.” No, it’s you who’s wrong. Drake did not bridge singing and rapping, that shit has been done millions of times before with Bone Thugs N Harmony. You don’t know your hip-hop history. Having imitators doesn’t make you a great artist, it just means you’re popular. “He has shifted the entire sound to sing rapping and being ultra-real about your personal experiences. If he was a standard typical rapper he wouldnt have so many haters.” No, he hasn’t. You’re giving him credit for something that other rappers, Kanye especially, have already done before. Sing rapping has existed since Bone Thugs did it 20 years ago and being real about personal experiences? Do you ever listen to rap music? It’s not just all phony hood stories. “Its natural for a innovative artists to mocked and dismissed.” That sentence is wrong because it never happens and you’re suggesting that Drake is innovative (which he isn’t, BTW). “So many tracks have weird choruses and his content is uniquely more reflective of sensitive insecure thoughts more so than many rappers.” Give some examples of these “weird choruses” because I can’t find any in Drake’s music. And as for being “more reflective of sensitive insecure thoughts,” again, rappers have done this shit before him. He’s not saying anything new, especially on this album where he just rehashes the same shit from previous albums, making the whole thing redundant and stagnant. “To me, he took hiphop back to the 80s more real emotional content.” He didn’t, though. He just hopped on several waves and ripped off so many sounds and styles. ”Plus he is beast lyrically. Clean out your ears.” With lines like “got so many chains, they call me Chaining Tatum?” I doubt it. Perhaps it’s you who needs to clean out your ears.
Ok Nope. Here you go for Weird chorus songs. Look at the song arrangements for Headlines, 6 God, Know Yourself, Worst Behavior and Im on One. If you write music, you will notice he is breaking tons of standards for pop music including where the choruses are placed, how long they are, where the hooks are etc. BTW, hiphop history son? I garuntee i would crush you in hiphop history plus R&B, punk, thrash, and even rock knowledge. Bone N Thugs, Cudi, Lauryn Hill, Pharacyde and plenty of other MCs have sung (even Biz Markie) but the style and the way Drake does it is decidingly different and unique and how he mixes rap singing is weird. His flows are all over the place. BTW I am fans of all those artists so no need to change the subject. Kanye Love Lockdown was influential but Drake reworked that and made it way better and took it way further than Kanye – be real. Lyrically, your taking one line and acting like you should hang him for that one line. A lyricist in hiphop is supposed to “Move the Crowd”. He demonstrated that with Back to Back. There are countless other bars I could site but whats the point. You probably think hiphop bars are supposed to super-complex when they arent – they are supposed to be slick and cool wordplay like Pimp talk. Drake does it expertly in the vien of Jay-Z and LL cool J.
Played since you were age 10? You can hardly allocate proper punctuation in your writing. No one would believe that. Go back to school, mark ass nigga.
Played since you were age 10? You can hardly allocate proper punctuation in your writing. No one would believe that. Go back to school, mark ass nigga.
“Here you go for Weird chorus songs. Look at the song arrangements for Headlines, 6 God, Know Yourself, Worst Behavior and Im on One. If you write music, you will notice he is breaking tons of standards for pop music including where the choruses are placed, how long they are, where the hooks are etc.” I see nothing weird about the arrangements about those songs, they’re all standard pop rap songs that don’t break any standard rules of pop music, so you fail. “BTW, hiphop history son? I garuntee i would crush you in hiphop history plus R&B, punk, thrash, and even rock knowledge.” Something tells me you’re full of shit. “Bone N Thugs, Cudi, Lauryn Hill, Pharacyde and plenty of other MCs have sung (even Biz Markie) but the style and the way Drake does it is decidingly different and unique and how he mixes rap singing is weird. His flows are all over the place.” No, there’s nothing different or unique about Drake’s sing-rap and the way he mixes them aren’t weird. You keep using that word, yet you know what it is. The reason his flow is “all over the place” is because he jacks so many flows from other artists. “BTW I am fans of all those artists so no need to change the subject.” Yet here you are riding Drake’s coattails and praising him like he’s some perfect music god who’s never slipped up, showing that you can never have an unbiased opinion concerning dude. “Kanye Love Lockdown was influential but Drake reworked that and made it way better and took it way further than Kanye – be real.” No, Drake just took the Love Lockdown formula and ran it into the ground. He didn’t make it better nor did he took it any further. “Lyrically, your taking one line and acting like you should hang him for that one line. A lyricist in hiphop is supposed to “Move the Crowd”. He demonstrated that with Back to Back. There are countless other bars I could site but whats the point.” I used that line from Pop Style as an example of his bars not being as great as you think they are. I could bring up more examples if I wanted to. And Back To Back is an overrated track with some good lines. “You probably think hiphop bars are supposed to super-complex when they arent – they are supposed to be slick and cool wordplay like Pimp talk. Drake does it expertly in the vien of Jay-Z and LL cool J.” I never said that, though. To me, bars need to be good and Drake has tons of terrible lines in his music, he’s an amateur boasted by good production. Slick and cool wordplay? Not with lines like the Chaining Tatum one.
Drake should never be in the same conversation as Kendrick and Cole again. He should be aligned with Bieber, Adelle, and JT.
Not jt. Jt is on another level. But I get the comparison
Bullshit it has nothing to do with the singing if you liked hardcore hip-hop then don’t listen to drake. Drake has been doing the same thing for the past 7-8 years don’t give me that you want him to release a pure rap album when yall knew what yall was getting thats bullshit and the hype was because his real fans knew he was making a drake album does not WATTBA or IYRTITL. That’s why I aint buying any other hip-hop album from anyone else yall rather listen to Panda crap and young thug bullshit then good music I am glad drake is crushing numbers and breaking records he is making that statement to the elites
Ya paragraph proves the point that this album was trash, can’t save em
TMT
Great production and well written songs. I expect nothing less and the album has a great replay value.
dude don’t even write his own lyrics lmao WHY IS THIS MAN CONSIDERED TALENTED?
This album is so good! i finger myself all day to it! oh Aubrey… please let me touch your 2 inch! pleaaaseeeeee aaaahhhhh
This article is pure hate bro! LMAO the album rides all the way through, from track 1 to the bonus.
I thought this review was accurate. For all the hype & anticipation surrounding Views, it has fallen very short. This is exactly why many think Drake has plataeued. Yes he is very talented in both rapping & singing, but as with many artists in hip hop history, once the fans start getting tired of the same sound, they will move on. That might be the case now since Aubrey didn’t deliver the classic that many hyped for over 2 years. Y’all Drake fans call it hatin, but if we look at Drake’s catalog carefully, we will see that he has no true classic. Take Care might be the closest album in that “classic” discussion. Every other album, monster singles but a huge hit doesn’t equal classic album people. Bottom line is Drake WASTED a chance to put a stamp on his reign as king. Its gonna be hard for anyone to deny Kendrick Lamar as top dog now cause Drake had his chance to answer Kendrick’s album with a classic of his own, & he dropped the ball. The anticipation for this album meant that Drake had to go to another level, if he even has another level, and he stayed in his comfort zone. That might cost him…
True stuff. Also, the fact that you we can legitimately argue that Kendrick’s B-sides amounted to a better project that Drake’s most hyped full length project speaks volumes. Good comment Sheldon.
Facts
bang on. great review. boring album. I’ve listened 15 times and can’t recall a single melody besides the first track. Drake fell off just as Tory Lanez is riding in like a G with better flows, better production and more versatility and reliability.
Whew! guess this had to be written for the haters to feel good after all the positives this week.
As a drake fan, when i first heard the album was disappointed, I came into expecting nothing but high energy club bangers which his clearly was not; but I drove round to it at night just thinking bout life, and that’s when the music started to hit. It’s an introspective album. If you want bangers, this is not for you. Drake went wrong building this album up to be something it’s not. And that’s on him. That doesn’t mean that this is a bad album, it’s just not for everyone.
I can see myself placing this besides illmatic
Your a fuckin corn
I like corn! right after I bang on your ass!
The album was good…a classic!Its the reflective emotional drake ive come to enjoy listening to.Even though most of it isnt something i wld expect to jam out to in the summer i enjoy his reflectiveness and emotional honesty.The dance hall style he adds to the album makes it even more enjoyable.
Really????
Let me ask two questions then. Is this not the greatest Drake album of all times? And if Krondon and Brother Ali were to dress in blackface would it be considered racist? Black albinos please speak up.
Sonically amazing… Production Sounds great. But it’s time for him to evolve and also get back to the basics like actually WRITING or NON-WRITING DOPE SH*T
Call me bugged, but I’ve been banging this non-stop since it dropped. Drake is a very subtle artist in terms of vocal inflection. What may initially sound like a boring song takes creative form after repeat listening. If anything, he could have left off a couple of songs to make the album better, but overall, this is a very solid album.
If you throw away $9.99 donate to charity instead
average album, and im a drake fan. I just cut up the bass, and ignore all the singing
LMAO DX nailed it what a boring trash album 40 did good with some the production but drake gimmicks have just got old no matter how good a rhyme is given to him by his team of ghostwriters his boring voice aint working.I was never a big drake fan but this is honestly one the worst albums ive heard in a lot of years. 3 tracks were good Hype, Weston Road Flows and Views the rest were corny boring and just straight up lame. All this build up and albums sold of a complete mess of a project lol the drake fan-boys are mad as hell right now
The production was cool but thats it this album sucks. Drake fell the fuck off fast, drake voice is annoying as hell. I gave the album a shot even listen to it multiple times.
You sound like a hater, album is Top 5 DOA for sure…DRAKE IS LOVE DRAKE IS LIFE
Shit is garbage lame nigga, face facts
Hater lol
TOP 5 DOA Drake is Love Drake is Life
Dear hiphopdx, stop deleting my posts. How do albums by Boosie Badzz, Bankroll Mafia and Young Thug get higher album scores than Views? You complain about Drake’s incoherent ramblings and yet Young Thug’s The Barter 6 was one of your best reviewed albums from last year. Don’t be surprised when DX crowns Riff Raff’s Peach Panther as one of the greatest artistic achievements of all-time. This website has lost all credibility.
Thank you for the comment, OVO Representative.
T. R. U. E.
Well put
And blame the community. That little flag underneath your name? They clicked it 3x.
Production is fuckin wack too, you could damn sure find tracks that are too similar. You wanna know dope production check documentary 2
This is the album of the year! Sales speak for themselves.
Most disappointing album of the year, yes. And sales doesn’t automatically make you the best.
The only reason this hit a mill was due to a hotline Bling sales which started last year, so sales don’t mean shit. This album wasn’t good.
Well, i guess the sales means this is what the true drake fans want to hear.. A hotline bling not a started from the bottom..
dope album
This is a swing and a miss. There are some decent songs, and I have no problem with having this album on in the background, but it has almost zero replay value. In 5 years, we’ll still be playing Take Care and NWTS and this will be left in the dust.
If it wasn’t DrAke no one would like this trash
Anyone that rates this a zero is just an ahole.
Anyone that said 0 takes Ls like Meek!
The l is worth it
This album is the worst he’s ever made his fans need to be real that’s the only way he can improve. All his fans are a bunch of yes men and women lmaooo
Very true!
Very true!
Men lie women lie numbers don’t !!!! People will not support you if you don’t make classic timeless music ! Drake is the Kinf in the game and everybody else is treading water!!!! A milli first week j Cole and KDOT barely squeeze that in a month .
So many fallacies and inaccuracies your comment, I don’t even know where to begin.
Don’t even do it to em
Album was garbage. If you bought this stupid album, go burn yourself alive and kill yourself.
WTF
THIS ALBUM IS GREAT
YALL CRAZY
You got it right, mang!
Album was okay lyrics were shit production was good though same ol drake album no progression
I’m bored of drake. He has monotonous tone and limited vocal range. Sure theres some good tunes in the bank. But I feel he needs to step his game up. Some of his fans won’t admit that this album is average regardless of the numbers its sold.
10/10 Pure Flames
worst type of r&b
Album was not amazing, but it was better and less crazy/self indulged than kanyes.
kanye has nothing going for him but a stupid celebrity image and beats his bars flow n voice are garbage I cant even listen to his old music anymore cause of what a complete ****** he is in real life ive never bought an album of his I wish he had of just stayed in the studio making beats for beanie sigel
kanye has nothing going for him but a stupid celebrity image and beats his bars flow n voice are garbage I cant even listen to his old music anymore cause of what a complete ****** he is in real life ive never bought an album of his I wish he had of just stayed in the studio making beats for beanie sigel
The album is boo boo
Word, plus the nigga can’t sing!
Man all you Beta males (Drakes fan base) are pissed right now. That soft, passive aggressive shit only lasts so long. Sooner or later the Alpha males will take back hiphop, and you can go back liking that alternative BS.
LOL @ this dude calling non-Frake fans beta males
Garbage. He should recall this album
You wanna stick those man fingaz up some dudes booty hole…like afrika bumbutta or birdman you close queer.
I’m a huge Drake fan. But I’m not sayin 5/5. Like 4 outta 5. Not his best work but it wasn’t as bad as this reviewer is makin it sound.
Don’t hate because it’s not like (Take Care). Y’all are so old. Fucking enjoy music, if we’re to listen to it as great musicians and fans y’all would love the album. “Nothing was the same” Serioulsy nothing never gonna be the same. Enjoy he’s creativity. I really like the album. Get you finger out your ass and enjoy it for yourself not for what other jealous niggas say. In a bit this shit is gonna be on top. Just like (Take Care) everyone hated it for the first couple weeks. But shit y’all always find your way around on the bandwagon. 🙂
It’s ass
Lmao why are you trying to shove down people’s throats to enjoy it? Not everybody will like it as much as you do b. Take Care is 10x better than this album anyways.
Lmao why are you trying to shove down people’s throats to enjoy it? Not everybody will like it as much as you do b. Take Care is 10x better than this album anyways.
Definitely One of his best Albums I think people get confused thinking he just a rapper,bubut if you listen to his interviews he talks about making an album just singing he is an artist he has his own genre of music….& you feel it when you listen.
I downloaded this album for free…. then I deleted it…
drake was that hot IPO in 2009 with hunger and focus. 2016 he’s big business and lost the musical hunger. the album was trash worst than that future featuring drake album.
0/5. GARBAGE.
Omg this is a pussy ass whack ass album only dick suckin dumb niggaz fuk wit diz bih
*Im tellin’ y’all, Views From the 666 would’ve been a better album and gotten a better score..* 1. Keep Satan’s Family Close 2. 999 (Flip It) 3. Lucifer, U With Me? 4. Feel No Peaceful Ways 5. Evil Hype 6. Hells Highway Flows 7. Redemption (Devils Revenge) 8. With You (Devils Daughter) 9. Faithful to Satan 10. Still Here In the Pits of Hell 11. Controlla (Resident Evil) 12. One Dance With the Devil 13. Horrorcore Grammys 14. Childs Play (Little Demons) 15. Satan Style 16. Too Good At Being Bad 17. Summers Over/Halloweens Coming Interlude 18. Fire & Desire (I Love It) 19. Views From the 666 20. Hotline Bling (Demonic Remix) (Bonus)
Album is trash!!!
I thought most listeners would have got it by now. When an artist uses a ghost writer, there is no connection to be made from the artist to the listener. There is no emotion, no true feeling to be felt. No music left to hear. Drake is just a puppet for record labels to use to show consumers what hip hop is.
Its unfortunate that Drake will never drop a classic album, but that’s because he does not make real music.
As for Views, its not bad, but just understand that it will become hidden in the shadows and covered by the wakes of real artists in time.
I would rate this 10/10 drake is spitting pure flames from beginning to end….can’t ask for much more from the 6 god…
Very difficult to accept your post with any seriousness due to the user handle you picked. The album is decent, far from 10/10
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Pains me to say it because in many ways I grew up to Drake…. So Far Gone came out my freshman year of college
This album is a serious let down….
Its ok though, I will always have those memories of a Drake back in the day
Got to laugh at all those people that have been anxiously waiting for this review so they can give it 1/5.
That’s what the shit deserves
The Game The Documentary 2 & 2.5
2016 album of the year
Facts
Average.
VIEWS…5/5 CLASSIC…BIRDMAN…BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR OVO FOREVER
The overall music is good but there was zero progression from Drake as an artist. No new themes, no great bars and even the lyrics on the RnB stuff is shallow. The best part of the album is the production and it has nothing to do with Drake.
I don’t knowknow the genre of his album is it rap, rNb, contemporary
DX gave Kanye’s incoherent album where he literally raps about bleached assholes and orgies a 4 out of 5, and Drake’s album a 2.9?
Granted Views isnt as good as his last two albums, it’s still easily a 4. The production is amazing and the lyrical content and flows are solid.
Such blatant hypocrisy.
Both albums are garbage, that’s it
The lyrics were booboo and the flows were pretty boring b.
I want to shoot Drake and burn him alive. I hate him, his shitty music and his gay, ugly face. If you’re a fan of Drake, kill yourself.
Drake is for you dudes who ride hype this clown aint hip hop at all he garbage as hell as a mc just an ok singer with nice producers extra hyped
Real talk, this album is drake’s personal worst in terms of rap its more of a rnb album. I would front if that album gets nominated as a hiphop album for any award. But anyways since its DRAKE critics have been on his dick since day one. S/o to the best rappers Kendrick and J. Cole, drop an album for Pete’s sake!!!
Drake stays winning, and releases a classic in the same vein as illmatic.
Drake is love drake is life
Never.
Troll
Drake was only good in 2011 and 2012 when he used to jump on a T-Minus beat and make records with Lil Wayne, Nicki, 2 Chainz and Rick Ross. “No Lie”, “She Will”, “Make Me Proud” and “I’m On One” were amazing. I can’t stand the new Drake.
People were expecting this to be Drake’s Magnum Opus…even though NTWS and IYRTITL are pretty darn good, Take Care remains his best overall project. But he still doesn’t have a CLASSIC album like his contemporaries Kanye, Kendrick and Cole. And that is a his issue.
Burn yourself alive, Drake. This album was a pile of shit.
This album is Drakes illmatic…
hahahahahahhahahahah ‘kinell
hahahahahahhahahahah ‘kinell lad, are you for real?
I smoked a lot when I made that comment, but it stands…yes…this is drakes magnum opus..quite possibly the greatest album of the last decade….now what ?
Now your just 10 levels stupider before your comment
I hope Drake gets throat cancer and dies. He looks gay and his music is trash. I heard the snippets and this album is garbage. Only ugly Mexicans and ugly white people from the suburbs like this fool. If you’re a Drake fan, go kill yourself.
I have 2 copies, album of the decade…fucking haters
Man, HipHopDx has been on Drake’s dick for a while now. If even they don’t like the album, you know it is really, really bad.
Quit being a stan.
listen here cock block, I think its time that you and I settled this score one on one….your hole or mine? 🙂
As great as 40’s production is on Views, its also what makes it a too familiar sound at times. I think Drake would push himself lyrically if he stepped out of his comfort zone. The album wont be remembered as one of his greats, but it’ll do for now.
Damnit i liked the album! Stop hating….no its not his best work…but gawd.
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It’s Mediocre
Drake is going through his own version of the “All he raps about is selling coke” that Jay Z used to go through. & he basically let the expectations of this album by far exceed anything that he could tangibly put out.
Somebody needs to shoot and kill Drake. This motherfuckin’ j-e-w-i-s-h talentless gay bastard won’t go away…
Drake and his fans need to get shot and stabbed to death. This garbage album ain’t Hip-Hop…
Im a real Drake fan… and this album is every bit as bad as the writer is making it out to be. No hate…
Def not his best album, but not his worst, sounds like a guy thats been rich for a long time, still reaching for inspiration and subject matter. I would give it 3.5/5 stars.
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late was his best as a rapper, and VIEWS just isn’t that. Even his singing was better there, on Jungle. This is a fkkin letdown.
This album is a classic example of “less is more.” Had the album begun with “Hype”, thereby cutting off the weak part of the album, it would have started off with a solid punch. This is a much better album than reviewed by HipHopDX.
Wack. 1 out of 5
With out drake hiphoo would be dead. Face the facts internet hipsters dont buy albums only mainstream fans buy albums. Wuth out drake the highest selling hiphop album would be future as bums like kendrick cant even go gold with his latest album. With out drake hiphop would be the lowest selling music genre. Drake is bigger than hiphop and is the face of rap.
Kill yourself. Drake was the one who killed Hip-Hop by taking over.
Kill yourself. Drake was the one who killed Hip-Hop by taking over.
corporates latched onto a face and gave it a name that’s what happened. Don’t rouse the sheep they dont stop sqwaking
Like the album, your “views” are skewed. MC Hammer was also bigger than Hip-Hop. said no-one.
Go kill yourselves, Drake fans. This album was soft as shit. There’s no Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz or Rick Ross on it and no T-Minus production. Views was garbage.
Drake doesn’t like Mexicans and white people. Stop jumping on the bandwagon, you sp!cs and cr@ckers.
lol Kendrick can release a complicated, confusing, all over the place album (both production and structure) that has great bars but is difficult to listen to and get a 6 outta 5 rating. Drake releases good music and just gets shit on. Stop comparing peoples music and take it as its own individual piece. That is why TPAB is great. It is its own piece of work. Views is good music, not hard bars and club bangers that everyone wants. Not his best work but a good album for sure 4/5.
What the fuck are you talking about? Views is not a good album at all. You stans kill me with your bias.
Kap G, Chief Keef, Lil Wayne, Baby Bash, Wale, 2 Chainz and Rick Ross are the best rappers alive…
Big ass letdown. He keep making albums for the summer, but no “time stands still” shit. Im tired of drake complaining about his ol bitches, his best bars sound average,
Views from the 6 shouldve took a trip back to SO FAR GONE…and stay there!….O, and really Drake???? You airing out you and rihanna the whole damn album! Niggaz kno already bro, the girl you want, make hotter music, and you wonder why you cant get her! VIEWS is a joke! Go back to SO FAR GONE drake, might gain more fans.
Take Care > So Far Gone > NWTS >Thank Me Later > IFYRITL > Views > WATTBA
Album was a solid 3/5, bars were average and I’m a big drizzy fan.
The only people that are saying drake is keeping hip hop alive are those that don’t even like real hip hop. All drake cares about is fame, money and Nicki Minaj. This album was so soft it should’ve came with Tampons and Vagisil
A few good songs but sonically a pretty flat and boring album… A few very boring songs like hype and redemption. Album was all over the place.. Was expecting much better.. The Pimp C feature did not make sense… However some of the production in this album is very good e.g in Weston road flows and Controlla.. A LOT of struggle bars on this album.. Not a good album lyrically but liked the dancehall/naija vibe in a couple of the songs. Hits or missed nothing in between.
DRAKE DIDN’T “PEN” FIND YOUR LOVE, KANYE DID. AT LEAST KNOW YOUR INFORMATION, LET ME BLOG YOUR ALBUM REVIEWS
Dope album, really like it
Dont really understand the hate, you wanted a WATTBA 2 oder IYRTITL 2?
Album has 3 to 4 great songs that I can repeat over and over, but overall the rest just have a catchy beat with no substance in the hook or the remaining bars..
The Album was over Hyped…. i expected a little more from drizzy. He just didn’t deliver views had 3 good songs on it.
The Album was over Hyped…. i expected a little more from drizzy. He just didn’t deliver views had 3 good songs on it.
Drake is a ugly, worthless mongrel mixed monky mulatto trash who doesn’t have a place in this world.
Meh.
Drake is a pop star so we must compare him to other pop stars & what they doing – in this case you could say the album is needed because it enables Drake, Apple Music & OVO Sound to make some money off of product. The masses have been waiting for this (hip-hop fans included) & They were able to go platinum so as a pop album this has succeeded in making all the partners involved some money. So he definitely succeeded in that regard. We could go into all kinds of debates as to why homie sounds flat & monotonous, or how he songwriting is dog shit. But I think our main view should be – Drake is a pop artist in the vein of Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Katy Perry and there is very little innovation and creativity among these people. Their goal is to interpret youth culture into a commercial format in order to sell products. And all Drake has done in this regard is taken a sound which he and 40 adapted and stuck to it…. I think we can commend him for being able to go platinum of a iteration of a product he has already sold us.
Listen to “So far gone”, dude is back to his beginnings with “views”, he always had a variety of musical influences in his projects
Do you know how many artist pretty much “do the same thing” every album?? You acting like that Drake is the only one to do that, c’mon son.
Yeah man but the musical climate is different now, So Far Gone, Take Care and Views are all similar and in the style of Drake and 40. We saying the same thing bro. Would have been dope if he really went for the whole afro-pop/reggae thing more and slimed down the tracklist to ten songs
Yeah man but the musical climate is different now, So Far Gone, Take Care and Views are all similar and in the style of Drake and 40. We saying the same thing bro. Would have been dope if he really went for the whole afro-pop/reggae thing more and slimed down the tracklist to ten songs
That’s exactly what I’m saying – if you launching a new product give us something new unexpected but still sticking to the brand we know and love – I’m saying homie didnt do that when he should have. Katy Perry had to give us trap drums when she did her last album fam. LOL – give us something new man!
That’s exactly what I’m saying – if you launching a new product give us something new unexpected but still sticking to the brand we know and love – I’m saying homie didnt do that when he should have. Katy Perry had to give us trap drums when she did her last album fam. LOL – give us something new man!
drizzy goes back to his roots on this one, cant hate on it
dnt hate on 6ix god
Elmo could release a rap album and it wouldn’t be as soft as this.
What do ya”think
soundcloud.com/sychopath/mount-rushmore
I enjoyed the album. it sounds nice in the whip when ya ridin with a chick; them hoes love drake, shid that nig can get yall a lot of puss, jus put a drake album in and let it ride lol
No.
Lmao hiphopdx such haters cmon guys
Very good album, stop that.
There are tracks early on in the album that should have been left out, but there are enough tracks I feel to give it 4/5 I I although I did expect more
HIPHOPDX CLOWNS with this one, Views is fire album
If you’re tone deaf and enjoy dialed in attempts at smilies that flop.
LMAO you really love you some drake huh? Dayum Brah If you like the album then fuck what a critic say. Sound like your going to hurt yourself over a drake album review. Its going to be okay. Drake got his team of ghostwriters crafting his next album as we type.
LMAO you really love you some drake huh? Dayum Brah If you like the album then fuck what a critic say. Sound like your going to hurt yourself over a drake album review. Its going to be okay. Drake got his team of ghostwriters crafting his next album as we type. And you really trippin hard if you think drake introduced Kendrick Lamar to the mainstream? I wanted to stop reading right at that point. K.dot who makes Classics albums , albums that inspired you to think about more then poppin champagne nd crying about a girl. U ever heard of a guy named Dr.dre? I’m pretty sure he had more to do with Kendrick success. Dre and that fact that Kendrick Lamar is just fucking nice with the pen and pad. Smh you giving drake credit for kdot . Boy go climb the pole drake sitting on and jump off the bitch
2.9 sounds about right. Drake make them songs for homosexuals and white chicks in the suburbs. Not a soul with common sense would disagree with that.
awful write-up. bad critic.
Awful album. Bad Stan.
Has no replay value except for no more than 3-5 songs. Out of 20? That’s pretty bad.
This album was shit. I saved one song and deleted the rest. Just terrible. It has no replay value whatsoever.
Better than Views – soundcloud.com/sychopath/mount-rushmore
This is decent. Keep up the good work
This is decent. Keep up the good work
Drake is love drake is life….5 outta 5…views is classic!!!! right next to illmatic!!!
Kill yourself.
Dis terrible shit sold over 1 milly 1st week? Nas should roll to Toronto and kill this wack ass softie #HipHopIsDeadUntilNasReleaesAnotherAlbum
I expected a little more than was offered, but I’m still a fan.
Worst album of his. Dropping the drums and continuing to rap over synths, awful singing, whining about failed relationships…getting old. Drake is at his best when rapping and there are only a few of those here.
Definitely went a bit different with this one, not 100% how I feel about it still, some heavy tracks on there though and they’re catching real traction in the world. Definitely worth the listen no doubt.
#1 – Take Care
#2 – Nothing Was The Same + So Far Gone
#3 – Views
#4 – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
I give up on this dude, I keep giving him multiple chances and he keeps disappointing me
this was the worst written review ever. i have no words, this girl needs to understand sonic music and the undeniably relevant words Drake chooses to use that hits so close to home to most kids of this generation.
No. Album is just trash.
No. Album is just trash.
drake is not a horrible rapper but he is a VERY BASIC rapper their HONESTLY is nothing SPECIAL about him as a artist/rapper he drops below average albums
That akward moment when his album beat Michael Jackson’s record and people are still unimpressed.
It’s a great album.
I give it a 5 but I have to say this is the most underwhelming Drake album ever. Definitely 4th out of his 4 albums.
Yeah, pretty much sums it up. Drake and “views” will always be looking from the outside-in at the top 100 rappers of all time. If you quantify him as a rapper based on polarity and metrics then you would be discussing Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer. If it’s style, then you are comparing him to literally-nobody thats relevant. These are polarizing contexts, but some people don’t know the word fuckery was a result of amateur rappers like this catching wreck in the media. If you’re one of the greatest you go head on with Kendrick. But you choose the Rap/PR battle of your career with meek. Nothing against Meek, but the greatest don’t tackle second tier rappers. And let’s put this into context. Nothing wrong with second tier. They still get paid to rap as their job. Just drop the Drake is one of the greats talk. You just look dim.
Drake the type of niggah who takes a mediocre beat, and makes it terrific. Now the beat makes his mediocre vocals and lyrics sound more than average. That’s the type I feel from certain tracks on this album. The rest are total crap. He seems to get worse with every album and this one just hit rock bottom.
FIRE!!!
Drake needs to stop with the mellow singing shit. and go back to what he did on Nothing Was The Same
repped da city right
fire station
men lie, women lie, numbers don’t… this shit still in top 10 today .. damn classic album.. weston road flows and still here .. need more stuff like that asap
This one of those albums that people will later say is a classic but hated on to begin with do to popularity…
Master piece 4 real
still here dawgggg
damn so many haters in this bish
More Lifeeeeeeeeeee
Readyyyyyyyy 4 more life
LMAO AT THIS RATING
Drake sucks….period
FUCK FAKE DRAKE! GARBAGE. #DRAKEISFAKEDRAKEISWACK 70% OF HIS FANS WEAR HIGH HEELS..THE OTHER 30% ARE QUEER THAT WEAR SANDALS.
Drake is the taylor swift of hip hop. Numbers dont lie.
So you always want to questions all numbers.
No Disrespect To Drake But Views Wasn’t Nearly A Rap Album But A Pop Album To Be Exact.
Dope album