“a stumbling rap king’s valiant attempt to keep his crown”
“While his defeat to Kendrick Lamar in 2024 was unequivocal, the rap zeitgeist has shifted back to a sense that Drake’s hit-making and pop sensibilities are missing, as mainstream rap music continues to retreat from commercial dominance. No pressure then Drake. Do it then, do the thing. The anthems for the summer, the rap-pop smash for the radio, the timestamp record for the rap nerds. Well? Not q”
“Part one of Drake’s comeback trilogy is an attempt to settle the score. He does not succeed.”
“Honestly despite the controversy with the cover I loved this album. Felt like drizzy doing what he does best again. 12/18 made it to my favorites. The only skip for me was Bs on the Table. I like 21 I think he just felt out of place. I’m a Drake fan at heart so there is bias but I had a lot of fun listening to this and I think that’s the essence of Drake. You’ll listen to his songs on repeat and have fun while doing it. Janice STFU has to be my favorite.”
“A lot of the songs on here and the bars are terrible even by Drakes standards but he also still has that catchiness to some of the tracks and the production carries quite a lot in terms of quality as well. Top songs ‘Janice STFU’ ‘Whisper My Name’ ‘What Did I Miss?’”
“-0.1 point only because I got so scared when he started rapping so intensely. Especially liked the part where he called out antisemitism in the hip hop community, something I’ve experienced myself.”
“Maybe the hype was too much but this is just a boring album. It like that sane songs over and over. Genuinely nothing stood out or peaked my interest.”
“Very exciting and hype album, easily the best of the 3 he dropped.”
“* Average - 4.57 * Playlist adds - 3/18 (3 hype) 17%”
“It was okay best from the 3 albums he dropped today”
