Last year’s spring playlist More Life all but rinsed the bitter taste left by 2016’s inconsistent Views. Where the latter felt overlong and self-serious, the former’s equally sprawling structure was excused due to the fresh new ingredients thrown into the gumbo that is the “6god style.” Drake acknowledged his self-aggrandizing character flaw on More Life closer “Do Not Disturb” and swore that he would try to humble himself before his next album.
Instead, after a fair whooping from GOOD Music head honcho Pusha T, Drake’s lamenting finally feels necessary.
On his 11th full-length offering in about as many years, Scorpion is Drake at his moodiest. It operates in song triplets that ebb and flow with purpose, and is at its most riveting when the superstar drops his guard, exhausted by having to smile in the faces of his critics. Everything clicks when the rapping-cum-singing is as sassy as the Apple Music liner notes. 40, Oliver & Drake, (along with superproducer producer’s No I.D.) do a stellar job at packing the album with enough drama for a season’s worth of prestige TV.
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But the overall project is hindered by its premise: the double album feels like a box every Hip Hop legend has to check, despite the inevitable damper on the overall quality of the resulting body of work. Life After Death and All Eyez on Me — this is not, despite the drummed up stakes of it all. An embattled Drake, currently engaged in a vicious fight for his reputation in the court of public opinion, often sacrifices good songwriting in order to get off the next viral Twitter moment.
Not to mention a majority of Side A sounds like it was touched up post-”The Story of Adidon.” (“I wasn’t hidin’ my kid from the world/I was hidin’ the world from my kid,” he explains on “Emotionless” or quips “The only deadbeats is whatever beats I been rappin’ to” on the raucous “8 Out of 10.”) In typical Drake fashion, he never sheds his penchant for subliminals but the subs hit hard when the spectacle is being played out on the world’s stage.
For someone who has always paid homage to his influences, being forcibly cast out by raps’ prestige must have felt like the final stab in the back. The Shakespearean plot is inescapable, however, it’s frustrating when diatribes stop short of becoming genuine tell-alls (see the all-too-brief “Survival” intro or fleeting “Is There More?”). For every “Jaded” and “In My Feelings”, where his most unsettling insecurities are reflected by an equally grim and distorted beat, there are a handful of half-baked jams with maddening potential. “That’s How You Feel” is perfect in concept, with a great hook to boot, but the verses are dull and unimaginative; the polar opposite proves true for the Boi-1da collab before it, “Ratchet Happy Birthday.”
As much as we love his deep-rooted love for the genre, the question still remains: how long do we want to hear Drake pulling off other people’s ideas? Because swaggy trap records in “Blue Tint” and “Nonstop” sound like skeletons from Super Slimey or BlocBoy JB sessions, respectively.
It’s a messy self-perpetuating cycle where one can only aim to contribute to more careers than they roadblock.
Thankfully, the crux of this album is a meditation on soul-searching. The DJ Premier-produced “Sandra’s Rose,” the heart of the entire two-disc extravaganza, is a sympathetic portrait of himself that Drake knows he can paint day in and day out. (Amidst a moving passage dedicated to his mother, he even stops to acknowledge: “Niggas want a classic, that’s just ten of these”). And the reliably insightful outro, “March 14th,” Drake once again cops to Pusha T’s strike: “I got an empty crib in my empty crib.”
These interspersed moments of breaking the fourth wall are where Drizzy teases just how poignant this album could have been while hinting at the revelations to come. In the meantime, Scorpion solidifies his universal relatability while yet again supplying fans with an overload of tracks to willingly keep or ditch.
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Drake is a living joke. The new Vanilla ice. The current MC Hammer. A fucking joke. People will look back and will be embarrassed to admit they ever listened to this cornball in the first place. He acts all tough and gangsta, yet we all know he’s a little girl. He raps and doesnt even write his own shit. A huge portion of his fanbase are little girls for christ sake. He’s a pop sensation and to hear grown men defend Drake is just fucking dumb lol
MC Hammer had 1 to 3 hits at most. Drake has more than Elvis Presley. How are you gonna compare a practical one hit wonder to Drake who has dominated for almost 10 years? It’s fine if you don’t like Drake or think he is pop or whatever but a better comparison would be Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Madonna, The Beatles, LL Cool J or Run DMC as all these artists were dismissed by an older generation who dismissed it as “simple teenybopper” pop music. Just being real.
Drake is clearly more successful than MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice ever was. I was just saying after their time in the spotlight and once the dust settles, people begin to realize how big of a joke they really were. In terms of success, you could somewhat compare Drake to The Beatles, but not many people think of The Beatles as a joke. I don’t think that will be the same case with Drake. Drake is a more successful MC Hammer. Many, many people think of Drake as a joke at this very moment while he’s still popular. Drake has been able to stay relevant to little girls for over a decade now. It’s not rocket science.
Hold up. I can understand LL and Run DMC since at that time most people didn’t see rap as an art form, but everyone else was not dismissed. And if they were it was because they were making pop music and nothing more. And the beatles are not considered a joke because everyone that came during their era and after still copy them and their style. Bubble gum pop music never gets respect. When each of these artist started to make music and were not concerned with the radio that’s when people started praising their work. Until this clown does the same thing he is a pop artist who makes songs for chicks and dudes that want to be in the good graces of females that listen to this trash. The end.
@ X and Acdef…the Beatles were viewed as bubble gum simplistic pop when they came out and they were derided by critics over 25 years old. They were dismissed as a fad initially and for many years the critics thought they were talentless (read some history). Elvis Presley was also considered simplistic basic music without any artistic sophisticated merit during his time. Rock and Roll generally was considered for simple music without any real talent required. The beach boys were exactly the same. if you look back at early reviews of the first work Black Sabbath (who invented heavy metal) and Beatles for instance, they were completely trashed as univentive and simple pop music. it was teenagers who were under 20 years old who were responsible for making these artists legends later as they got older ….not their parents at the time who thought say Jimi Hendrix was a crazy nut job burning guitars on stage. it’s fine not to like Drake but to be clear, history will not put him in the Vanilla Ice category as he fundamentally has way too many hits and dominates too much of music…Just to be clear, the Beatles are respected NOW because younger folks BECAME older and canonized these artists but in their day, they were dismissed by older traditionalist as garbage simple unsophisticated music compared to the boring 50s music older folks listened to. This has been going on for decades in music. Older folks deride the new wave as simple and derivative but younger folks actually decide it’s different and they like it – they rebel. Drake’s popularity and number of singles make it near impossible that he will go down like vanilla Ice. Real hiphop doesn’t get it because they are old and want what they understand, it’s fine, if it comforts you, you can say Justin Timberlake or Mariah carey are more comparable to drake but even those is a big stretch as his music was way more disruptive than either of those artists. What you fail to realize is music which goes down as great is often polarizing at the time when it is actual popular. JImi Hendrix, The Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, The Who, Sex Pistols, Eminem, NWA , …Even Rock and Roll at one time was considered the devils music and considered evil by the mainstream. These were all artists who were popular and loved amongst teens but hated by older traditionalists who dismissed them as derivative, simple or even vulgar. Sex Pistols were called the wanna be “Who” by older folks just like Nirvana was loved by teens but older folks said they were “Sex Pistols” wanna bees. it’s nothing new. Drake’s popularity is too large for all his fans to grow old and not influence how history perceives him. It’s inevitable.
You still don’t get the point. I compared Drake to Vanilla Ice simply because he is saying he’s something that he is not. He is a fake. A phony. Obviously there are other examples of this like Rick Ross where they are an act in their songs rather than themselves. The Beatles were not trying to be somebody they weren’t. Drake trying to be hard is a joke in itself. It has nothing to do with success other than how long they stay relevant. On top of all of that, he doesnt even write his own raps which immediately takes him out of any GOAT conversation. I could somewhat actually respect Drake if he wasnt trying to put on this gangsta act, he wrote his own lyrics, and if his music was actually good.
Weak, unfocused, derivative, bloted. Will still sell like hotcakes, since apparently utter mediocrity is cool. Some people proclaiming this fucker G.O.A.T. is shameful, at least we know who the simps are. Drake trying to compensate for his destruction and baby outing with a double album, hoping the song quantity somehow erases everything else. Daytona’s 7 songs are better than anything here.
It’s another great album from Drake. Wild flows, crazy lyrics. . Haters lost
Pusha T got Drake singing in his feelings too much.
What a wack review. Afraid to score it low because it was drake? This album is clearly not up to the standards set by the majority of his work. No way this uninspired mess could be considered a 3.8 out of 5. That would tell me it was decent to good. This was ehhh. First drake album I don’t feel is worth 3 spins except for a few jams like Gods plan and a few others. Views was unfocused and disappointing but it still had more songs I wanted to relisten too. 2.3 for me max.
The key phrase in your whiny rant – “2.3 for me” …nobody cares strictly what you “think”…I’ve seen plenty of praise for it otherwise so maybe your judgement isn’t the one that matters the most? I personally thought it was typical Drake which usually yields solid to decent results but anyone who thinks this is a 2.3 should have the rating privilege revoked…just saying !
He’s had better albums and he’s had worse. But, honestly his response to Push in 8 out 10 is basically just “I’m too good to respond” and “I’m busy making money while you mad” and it’s a terrible way to go about it. You already responded to him once and when the beef was still going Push was winning, so only now coming out and saying you’re above it makes you look too scared to beef with him. Say nothing or do an actual response, but that was terrible.
Getting really tired of Drake reviews claiming Drake imitates others. Like really? Cuz when i hear Post Malone, Travis Scott, 6Black, Trippe redd, Bryson Tiller and hell even Beyonce lately , I hear the melodies of Drake’s rap-sing style. When I hear Lil Pump’s Gucci Gang, the chorus sounds exactly like Jumpman because no one else popular was repeating choruses with cadence like that. So if your gonna say Drake is copying, you have to get specific because when Take Care came out, that was a new sound that everyone copied – not the other way around. Your not fooling anyone. If he isn’t the innovator, then I want to hear who he is copying and how it sounds like what he is doing. Seems to be all just hating cause he’s the top dawg.
Definitely Drake’s worst album – This album has 25 songs…. only 4/5 songs have any replay value. That means only 20% of the Album is decent.
That’s 1 Star. You cannot call yourself the GOAT and out there making 1 Mic albums drizzy.
This cake mix selling soft bitch ass pop r&b singer Drake pays HHDX for good reviews and positive news articles and he still only gets 3.8. RIP.
I hate this website. It use to be respectable.
This album is pretty bad. Everyone reviewing it on youtube is giving this project average at best reviews. I give it a 2 out of 5. Most of these tracks seem like throw away records partynextdoor gave him. I bet all his ghost writers saved their best material for their solo projects. Even that MJ track is meh:/. ITS MJ!!! You have to come correct with an MJ record! Even the pusha t “response” bars are weak AF. All the slick talk on this album is eye rolling. You cant even handle pusha t and you out here acting hard and like you ready for anyone…smh.
For someone with the talent and resources Drake has I was hoping for more. Certainly not a bad album but I keep waiting for that “classic”. A “career ending” pusha t diss wouldve put this album over the edge so I gotta say this is an above average album but, at this point, I expect more from him. Plus- what is the point of a “double album” when literally nobody buys cds anymore? Like just put 25 songs out if you feel like they are worthy- no need for gimmicks from such a polarizing artist. So Drake- use whats available to you and get some mega producers together and drop a classic now. Scott Storch is trending
not a fan of drake to be honest. but this is his best album by far. excluding side b that is. not a great album but there are some good joints on here. dj premier track is the best track on the album. 2/5 average album. but his best work.
Wow! You sound fully qualified to tell us all about Drake’s best work. Please continue! Enlighten!
Ok, hater.
“I thought we had him, we did everything we could, what happened ye?” – Pusha T
bad album
Ayo fuck Canada son.
If you’re not a Fan of Drake that’s cool you don’t have to be. I like some of his Music some of it is just okay but Drake doesn’t represent the rest of Canada bout “f**k Canada” nah it’s more like “F**k you” at least the T Dot isn’t as messed up as America is. Don’t be mad at the rest of Canada because we have our sh*t together, cleaner Country, Free Health care, more beautiful Women, less Violence, A Prime Minister that’s not an idiot like Trump is etc. it’s 2018 and you’re still using the word Son? really!! that’s played out
Album of the year so far. Excellent song writing. Creative samples. No id and preemo stepped it up. This is Drake’s and Kendrick’s era.
he doesnt write his rhymes though heh has admitted to having a writing team u idiot hahahah this album is weak as ur post stop it
Liked the album. Don’t hate. Two completely different moods so I get the double cd. Facts are facts – Drake ain’t a great rapper. Never has been. Neither has Kanye. But they both make great music. You want to go listen to lyricism – go listen to the new Nas without all the Kanye crap beats on it. The real disgrace in this is that he went at Meek so hard and can’t even respond to Push at all. And we all know why. Push would disgrace him and the only thing Drake could do is diss Ye. With the same stuff he’s guilty of. They babymoms are both some thots and it is what it is. Game over.
wait yall mean its not a perfect 5 like the beyonce and jay album which will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest albums EVER?!!
Haters trying to down vote this great piece of work?
Really
This how I feel
Nothing else left to say
Nice!
Music for everyone
Classic!
5/5
Let’s Go!
Just being real
I found views his best album but maybe I gotta different view!? Sure there way too soft songs but that’s Drake
Hit it off
On repeat
A double disc album this great?
Not better than Big KRIT’s.
GOAT!
Period.
Classic
Great album
Is there more?
Never in doubt
Impressed
Good body of work
Like it
It’s not a maybe
Thanks for this gift Drake
Dope Album
Not a big drake fan but not because of where he’s from. What’s with all the canada hate. You take pride in a nation that used black people to build and make fun of a nation that saved as many blacks as they could. Colors in canada are just that and nothing else. A black rapper gets killed, we lost a fellow Canadian that’s what matters. Are you upset that your country treats minorities like second class citizens? Canada doesn’t. So enjoy your segregation, racism and foot-in-mouth leader. Just keep the ignorant American bullshit to yourselves.
It’s a solid 4. Not bad at all for a double album.
Glad I don’t to have to pay for this type of “pop” rap
Shit was horrible
I thought it could have been better
Should have cut it down to about 10 tracks
I agree with ya fam!!!
Drake is hit and miss with me sometimes he will drop something and you will be like man dude is dope, sometimes he will drop something to make you say wtf he doing. this is a wtf is he doing album.
Average album. I also though Gibbs album was kinda a let down too, Freeway and Jay rock new joint is pretty good though
this didn’t have 2 albums worth of hits. A lot of good shit though but not enough.
Scorpion sounded like a loud ass mopad, we should be able to give it a 0
Come on man you wrong bro seriously, you know that album didn’t sound like a mopad it sound llike a wash machine
“You don’t want drama capeesh?”
HAHAHA. Is that a Canadian Capishe with a fake Jamaican accent? When you say drama, you mean shitty child acting inn nickelodeon or Disney? Hahahaha
Album was a 3. Not worth buying…. A-Side was all street music which was blah…
Put out hits, not lame street tunes. Nobody wants to hear that type of music.
“Nobody wants to hear that type of music.” —— umm, who are you, Lonzo Ball? Saying what people do and dont wanna hear? This is a hip-hop site, and it seems rightfully so, that the majority of posters like the A-side better than his weak ass singing
As good as a double album can get
False
Bumping this bitch all summer
I don’t know what to say
NWTS, Take Care, Scorpion, Thank Me Later,
These comments are being trolled crazy. On both sides. To many fake accounts give this shit a 5/5. This site is sad XXX.
5/5 you off, no way more like 2.5-3. A 5/5 would be illmatic, stillmatic, Freeway first album, reasonable doubt, E 1999 Eternal, good kid mad city, get rich or die trying
Production was good, but other than that it was a let down
I’m about to put this shit on the curb on trash day….. Shit straight garbage….. Nipsey Hussle ‘Victory Lap’ Album of the Year……. Real Hip Hop…….
First off this is a good album but it could have been a great album. After taking a loss to Pusha T Drake comes back with a pretty good album but it’s still missing something. Too many songs come off as rushed and some could of used a feature or two. It’s wack that Drake didn’t respond to Pusha T but it is what it is. Anybody who thinks this album is a “Hip Hop classic” is probably someone who throws around words like “classic” and “Hip Hop legend” like it’s nothing. The best track hands down is “Sandra’s Rose” Produced by one of the best Hip Hop producers of all time DJ Premier. I’m sure many from today’s generation have no clue who that is. Other songs that stand out are “8 out of 10”, “After Dark”, “Talk Up feat Jay Z” and “Don’t matter to me” featuring the King of Pop. The Michael Jackson vocals go well with it and the song doesn’t sound forced. I think this album would have been much better if Drizzy would have gotten rid of a few songs. NO ID came with some dope production but I still think “Survival” sounds way too much like “Kill Jay Z” which he also Produced. I like the Album but I don’t love it. If he would have dropped let’s say a “gods plan” remix or had some features like Lil Wayne” Rick Ross, Big Sean, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, J cole, Kendrick, BUN B, Migos, Lauryn Hill etc it would of helped. I’m not saying all of them have to be on the LP but some tracks could have used another Artist. Picture hearing L Boogie rapping on a “Nice for what” Remix? That would of been dope!!!! There’s joints on here that will rock the clubs over the Summer so it’s going to do well regardless. I wish Drake would of Rapped more and got others to sing the Hooks etc. Some of the tracks the vocals sound way too mumbled and the Chorus’s sound like they could of been from an old demo Tape. For those who want to say I’m a Hater or I sound like an old school head that’s cool. lol I am from the golden Era of Hip Hop but I’ve also been supporting Drake since his classic “So far gone” Mixtape so I do support new School Rappers and Emcees. He can do much better then this, I give this album 3.5 Mics out of 5 and I think that’s a fair rating. Sorry Drake Stans this isn’t a classic but there’s still some good Music on it and that’s being honest.
When it comes to Drake, I’m neither a hater or a dick rider. Straight up tho….one and half hours for any album is too long.
Trim a lot of this to around 12 tracks you have a decent album.
The album was weak. Its a 3 only coz its got some chart bangers otherwise it would get a 2.5
My fans real fans better than your fans
Classic
I need to make my own album of Drake’s Intros and Outros
Amen brother! plus Talk Up and I know Mob Ties trap but these 7 tracks all classics.
Drizzy runs this bitch
Dull album I can’t barely bring myself to listen to again.
The is why Kanye’s 7 track releases worked, no fillers.
Couldn’t listen to it all, seriously why do people think dude can rap hes fucking garbage. This shit couldn’t be more mediocre someone take me back to 95′
Sounding like a true old head lol, guess good music is something that can never be accomplished again, sounds like all the previous generations talking about their music. Just part of getting old i guess.
Actually there’s plenty of good new music coming from Royce da 5’9, Fashawn, Skyzoo, Greydon Square, Torae, Elzhi, Black Thought, Blu, Reks, Hopsin and dozens of others.
I just don’t like generic cookie cutter shit and mediocre lyrics.
Tech N9ne and Strange Music 4 Life
Not a Drake fan at all, but i really enjoyed some of the tracks here. I think it would’ve been a great album if he cut it down to 10-12 tracks. Emotionless, Sandra’s Rose, Survival, 8 Out of 10, and on the singing side Finesse, even Nice for What were great cuts with replay value. Too bad he shoved as much trash as he could between these songs.
Mediocrity at its finest
Thats how y’all feel? *shrugs
in the 80’s we listen to rakim and Kool G Rap.
In the 90’s we listen to Biggie and Wu-Tang
In 2000’s we listen to lil wayne and G-Unite.
In 2018 we listen to Drake, Young Wack and Lil Wack
I never heard g-unite sounds like a rap voltron group lol
Hahaha
I was like I’ve heard of G Unit but G Unite they must be new lol Voltron tho is a classic Cartoon can’t wait for the Movie
How is Hip Hop dead? Nas just dropped a new EP, Pusha T dropped a new EP, PAC DIV dropped a dope album. Wu Tang, Black Star, Common, Redman, Black Thought/9th Wonder, Black Milk, Big Boy, LL Cool J, Lord Finesse, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Royce Da 5″9, Elzhi, BIG KRIT, Mobb Deep, Jay Z, Jay Rock, Phonte, Busta Rhymes etc are all dropping new Music or have already there’s much dope Hip Hop out there. You just gotta find it
This review is pretty spot on. It would be a greater album if Drake trimmed the fat and didn’t do a double album which are rarely good for any rapper besides BIG & Pac. If he cut it down to 15 tracks at the most, this would’ve been looked at a lot better. I’m Upset, Nonstop & those first 2 songs on Side B are trash but everything else is decent to good to even great. a 3.5/5 to me
Whoever write these reviews needs to get fired
Terrible 1 out of 5
Classic
Dope piece of work
Sandra’s Rose, Is There More, That’s How You Feel and Final Fantasy my favorites but 95% of the album dope.
Album is great tbh
Good man Drizzy
Only negative is there are like 4 fillers but great album nevertheless
this album is trash he hasn’t progressed in subject matter , he has ghost writers he didnt address push m dude wore black face, get this soft cream puff music out of here album is hot garbage
Complete and total garbage. No blackface excuses or responses to Push. A bunch of corney ass pop garbage. Lame as fuck.
uhh feeling stung are we? lol
Wow. That stung shit doesn’t sound gay at all! Sarcasm. Real men attack with their tail and inject their venom inside you? You are a total homo, dipshit.
LMAO if you think he is the homo you need to do some soul searching. The name,correlating everything with something gay and calling anyone you don’t like homo definitely tells us who the closest homosexual is.
Right. Dude is always “banging” strippers and porn stars. He does that kardashian bullshit with husband lips whenever he poses for a pic. Oh, and no retort on the reference of an insect that strikes with its tail and injects venom into someone used as a reference sounds fruity… Hahaha. You took a L like your hero did, not responding. Your mom felt stung by all those dudes running trains on her, you know who your dads might be, but not who your dad is for sure. So much semen squirted in your mom’s dill pocket canyon. Like Drake with his whore mom/non existent dad. Corny ass Gaynadian whiteboy.
I just gave this album an honest and proper Review last night and the Haters at Hip Hop DX deleted my comment but yet they want Hip Hop Fans to leave their thoughts and review. So I’m going to try this again, overall the album is pretty good and has some dope tracks on it but no I don’t think it’s a classic. The Best songs are Sandra’s Rose produced by the Legendary DJ Premier, 8 out of 10, After Dark, Don’t matter to me and Talk up feat Jay Z all stand out the most. NO ID has some dope production on it too but there’s something missing from Scorpion. It could be guest appearances or the tracks could of been mixed down better. If Drake would have cut this album down to let’s say 18 or 20 songs it would have been much better. Good album just not a classic tho I still think his best work ever is “So far gone” that was dope!!! overall I give the album 3.5 and that’s an honest rating those giving this 5 out of 5 clearly are’n’t familiar with the Brothers catalog.
Embarrassingly bad. Seriously. Takeshi or Kodak Black, Lil Pump are all better and they are just awful. At least they write their own shit and aren’t doing hip-hop cosplay.
“yeah, yeah we know” DAT all?
Yes (fake Jamaican accent with gay ass lips).
“Hip-hop cosplay” damn that’s actually pretty accurate good shit. You know he belongs on degrassi still
I kinda understood the hype for Drake when he first came on the scene but he is just so not interesting today. The technical aspects of this album are all on point but there’s very little that grabs me and gott damn this thing is fkn LONG OMG. I’m sure it will sell a billion and dominate the radio but to me it is just not interesting.
“Until you staring at your seed, you could never relate”
He just got a kid like 2-3 months ago lol. Reality ain’t set in yet. It’s not like hes struggling financially.
Drake never disappoints with albums you can easily forget about… compliments to the production team, nice instrumentation but everything else is subpar at best
I have said it since Views dropped: Drake had a chance to solidify his claim as King if he dropped a sure fire classic. Kendrick had just dropped TPAB & had hip hop in a vice grip (& he still does honestly. I don’t see him falling off with his next album). If he could answer Kendrick with a classic, Drake would win cause he has radio on lock & he has the best fan base locked down: the female consumers. He didn’t. The rest is history. There is no doubt that Kendrick is, & has been, number one for almost 6 yrs now. The industry was trying to GIVE Drake the crown, & he fumbled it. Now, Drake is gonna be considered a legend. But the question is going to be: what is Drake’s classic album? The closest is Take Care. That’s it. A bunch of hits but no classic album. Just like Busta.
Lol you think Drake would swap where he is ATM with Kendrick?
Yes, he would EASILY switch with Kendrick cuz Kendrick is everything every artist wants to be: whatever the hell he wants. Kendrick is an artist, Drake is a wannabe singer/radio rapper.
Kendrick has 3 classic albums IMO.
Drake has a solid ZERO in that column. What’s more important, success or respect? Trick question cuz Kendrick has both.
“And everyone that wants the worst for me’s askin’ what happened?”
I think I sense a little fear from the other side
“rapping-cum-singing”?? Is this an actual phrase or are you trying to incorporate some latin into your articles? Either way, stop
great album
Trash
if he took the best tracks from side A and side B and released a normal 15ish-track album we might be talking about a classic record with every song being a certified banger. instead i found Scorpion to be a solid effort with just way too much filler. certain tracks add nothing whatsoever to the overall concept of the album. sometimes less is more
i felt the same way. it’s like jay-z blueprint 2. too many fillers.
This article was terribly written.
Average. I was hoping for less forgettable filler.
I thought it was ok. I like 9 out of 25 tracks alot. Most are ok and like 6 are trash. 3/5
To offset the stans giving this a 5/5 when they know that’s a damn lie.
The track I found most intriguing is Summer Games. It’s totally different than the whole album and that synth just reminds me of some 80’s style
We need more Drake DJ Premier!
Lol shits funny, I find people loving few of the tracks I thought the album could have done without, dear I say they the ones people streaming the most, overall solid album.
Great Album, Views still remains Drake’s worst album
‘part from MJ goin’ a lil harder, entire album great.
let’s hide this classic from empty souls who wake up and just look to hate
Great album to keep me company for the entire summer
Keep you company? You lonely ass lame, FOH:0)
those bars from push are better than drake whole album and im just being real salute my man
Ok album, wasn’t expecting to be blown away since I’m not really a drake fan. He just needs to stick to the soft stuff it;s nothing wrong with that, but when he does those over arrogant I’m upset type tracks that’s not good
Trash review, plagiarist
I love the production but drake wasn’t good
Not good at all
Garbo
This is drakes worst album by far
Since we can’t give it a 0 I guess just settle for a 1
It’s your BRRRRRRR
Wack
Side A is 13 straight bangaz! Club shit, introspective tracks like Emotionless and Sandra’s Rose, turn up joints, etc. Side B could be been cut in half. Overall grade (B)
Classic
Believe time will really tell how great this album really is, but 5/5 so far
Believe NWTS n Take Care are the true Drake classics, this could be a third.
Surprised at how much I’ve been hitting replay
Album’s great
Good double disc or whatever
Must admit wasn’t that impressed my first listen but then
Anyone who hasn’t listened to this album yet is missing out
Not good
Was hoping for better
I thought he wouldve came with it after being crushed by Pusha T
Terrible project
Jayrock, gibbs, nas and freeway albums were better than Drakes
Scorpion sounded like my t.v when the cable cuts off and they grey screen pop up and it just a loud noise
Extremely disappointing
Great and accurate review, melancholic but powerful. First listen to Drake, really diggggg. 4 mics.
Soft n–ga should retire
Trash and garbage, plus bs
Failure for Drizzy
Worst album he’s ever made. Too many yes men around him.
far better than DAMN
This is a 5/5 this is Drake’s Best body of work!!! Everyone that is hatin on him it’s cuz he’s canadian and ya’ll can’t except a canadian guy from the cold north is beatin’ everyone! I met drake backstage at a concert and he is humble as hell!! This man will go places and his word play is far better than anyone I see in the game. I thought Jay-z was the GOAT, but nah Drake took that title from him as he consistantly drops hits after hits! Big up Drake!!!
I’m from outside America and prefer Canada and Canadians to America and Americans.
I also gave this 1/5 because it was wack.
What a load…. just because you met him (wack humble brag) and he’s Canadian doesn’t mean ish… he’s aight but he’s not real.
Please don’t ever mention Jay Z in the same sentence as a guy that had to change his album after being ethered by Push…
2/5
Peace
I’m from the T Dot (Toronto Canada) for those who don’t know. I’ve been supporting Drake since “So far gone” his classic mixtape and his best work. But you calling him the GOAT is ridiculous. Do you know who NAS and RAKIM are? Drizzy can’t touch black thought, Kool G Rap, Jay Z, Big daddy Kane, Andre 3000, scarface, Yasiin Bey (mos def), ras Kass, chino XL lyrically on the Mic. Drake can’t even out flow J Cole, Kendrick, Joey Bada$$$ you can’t be serious lol he doesn’t even write his own Rhymes so how are you calling him the GOAT. Album sales, popularity, money, etc I hope isn’t how you judge Emcees? When it comes to picking the GOAT it should be based on flow, creativity, originality, concepts, consistency, guest appearances, stage show, can they freestyle etc etc. Drake has some good music no doubt about that “scorpion” is good but not great. And when it comes to being the GOAT Drake has a long way to go nice try tho.
Whack Juice from concentrate
1 guy and his 70 IP proxy switchers has been busy ?
drake is a great artist no doubt, but he ain’t a great HipHop artist, he belongs in the pop scene making radio music, so many tracks on this album but most the shit is wack.
Essential Music Classic
Fucking beautiful masterpiece!
Flawless
Reliably solid
Timeless
Mesmerizing
Bangin’
Satisfying
Endlessly playable
Sublime
Conceptual
Love this album
Magnificent
Good Music
Classic
Can’t stop listening
Dope album
Hub Gun
Classic
Good guy, dope music
Do Right And Kill Everything
This how I feel
drake is my daddy too ! just like all these bozos below me 🙂
Great music for everyone
Put Up!
Still listening to this album while typing this bitch
Blassic!
Definitive Classic.
GOAT!
More life was better. Drake is just a 17 year old trapped in a 31 year old mans body. All of this is fine until he attempts to go hard on a track and talk some shit while at the same time tries to keep his nice guy persona and belt out his insecurities. Also after pusha delivered one of the hardest diss tracks ever he’s completely discredited. Still it had good production and tho the lyrics feel hollow at times he’s got a good voice and is not talentless. Good quality music with poor quality lyrics.
100% Agree
Yeah the production was overshadowed by drakes immaturity and poor lyrics
Sorry
No thanks
Wack to Wack
Load of crap
Drizzy needed a better effort than this
Beats were dope everything else……..
Too many songs lends to some filler but over all a very solid album.
terrible
Tragic
Trash
Garbage
Drake like that dude that had it good but wanna be from the ghetto, just to say he from the ghetto
Bad album
F sh…t
I’m upset… that I listen to it
Will never buy anything that sounds like this
Damn shame what happen to that boy drizzy, he got diss now his album sound like piss
Trashish. I know he killed those streaming numbers but I can’t say its because of how good THIS album is…mostly because Drake’s earned our ears. His past performances warrant us to listen. So of course I listened. But this album was trash. Hope he makes some drastic changes from the next one, because he can’t assume that, based on the numbers, this was the winning formula, because it definitely wasn’t.
According to The Innovator’s Dilemma — companies were given their peak praise and accomplishments coinciding with the year of their initial decline. Hope it doesn’t happen to Drake, hope he forgets these streaming numbers and focuses on being better and more concise.
GOAT.
Very good long ass album
Life is great
Think most people who have actually listened to this album more than once would agree it’s dope.
Love that song with MJ
Favorites are Final Fantasy, Sandra’s Rose, Survival, Jaded, Is there more, 8 of 10, Mob Ties.
Hov and Drizzy 3/3 with they collabs; Light Up, Pound Cake, You Know What Am Saying.
Need a complete rap Drake album but this would do for now.
A side’s good B side’s smooth
Is There More?
Never knew how much I needed this album
Look at all the fake 5/5 below me LOL
This album has some definite replay value. Its going to sit in that NWTS pocket. I’m an old head but I can def imagine the youngins
putting this on at the cookout, beach, fire and vibin’ out to this over the summer. Drake excels at creating soundtracks that sit in the background and fuel the party rather than being the focus.
Imma keep letting this roll. Its 100% better than Views and More Life.
C’mon man you an old head….since when did we start giving credit for “background music”? So basically his music is good if you don’t have to really listen to it? Dude’s a clown with some decent songs…doesn’t deserve the status he has. He’s an average mc who appeals to the pop crowd…He’s basically this generation’s Nelly, but Nelly was never considered the “man” cuz we had integrity back then.
I get it, and I’m not saying he comes anywhere close to the old guys like KRS or DeLa or current day MCs like Elzhi. But, really does anyone sit and listen to D’Angelo? No you put that on and throw your girl around. I’m not standing in the crowd to watch Drake sing his little hooks, but if its on at the cookout then its def gonna be good energy, that’s all I’m saying.
Another dud, more of the same old whiney, insecure, bitch made poor me bullshit. All the hype for..nothing. Pusha T destroyed him lyrically, emotionally. Fake Drake’s swagger, confidence is under Pusha T’s boot…after he pulled it outta Fake Drake’s ass.
Nice work Drake
Some of drakes most boring songs. Feels like he didn’t spend as much time on this project as other projects. Enjoy some tracks but 25 songs is too long.
KEKE do you love me!!!!!
trash
The rap side wasn’t rap enough and the rnb side wasn’t rnb enough. Overall good album tho, not his worst, certainly not his best
Trash
Trash! ??? I am amazed by the reception this album is getting… this man can really put anything out and people will love it…
Sorry no question marks! I mean trash but the trash emoji comes up as a question mark.
At least 10 excellent tracks!
It is a rollercoaster, there are ups and there are downs, but a lot more downs than up. A lot of the first disc was bland af while the second was just garbage with the exception of 2-3 songs.
U know I can actually almost play every track while with my wife in the car and she really dnt like that hard core hip hop.i grew up on Warren G Talib wu Jeru Big L etc.. I dnt mind it at all some Good music on it favorite track it takes some finesse.Cant hate on it dope man..Album of the year 4 me is that Royce or The redemption album so far..wiz album is nice 2
Very bloated
This 25-song formula is useles if it comes out with 3 radio songs and 22 lullabies