Album Rating: 4.0

woah what the hell, playa arent even on waffles.fm 8(

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

upped my rating



it's pretty good

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

With his Mary J. Blige and Rick Ross features, it makes me curious if his new direction is going to be more technical to kind of "show" hip-hop heads who don't like him, or if he's just doing it like that because he doesn't feel he need to not be technical since it isn't his art and whatnot.

Album Rating: 1.5

Drake is a joke

Album Rating: 4.0

how also rick ross' music is bangin

yikes

Album Rating: 4.0

thats a really weird thing to be glad about dude



and he makes good music yeah it's not like hes a real g or whatever but who cares he raps over massive beats with impeccable production and his voice suits luger + JUSTICE's style

Good album. Rating is probably subject to change, although I doubt I'll be lowering it.

Album Rating: 1.5

sell-out

Tyrael, when did you suddenly become the junior-tier Riff?

Album Rating: 4.0

shout out to my asian girls, let the lights dim-sum

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

"rick ross is a joke but mary j. blige is cool."



Drake's verse is so cool on his song tho and Mary J. Blige is alright I guess. I just never really got INTO Rick Ross' flow and delivery, I'm hoping God Forgives, I Don't can help me like him.

Album Rating: 4.0

I need some perspective. Why do you guys like Drake?

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Ugggh I'd probably have to go back and find that one post that I showed to Idnuf to copy/paste brb.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Here's a kinda modified version:

Erm, well I guess in general it's his beautiful atmospheric, ethereal production and his chemistry with his main producer and best friend 40, the in his "pop rap" singles there's this gorgeous structure and original catchiness, and you'll hear his personality shine through in a huge majority of his songs. Basically he's this self-deprecating-yet-self-absorbed guy that acknowledges he can be a shitty guy but half-assedly tries assuring himself of how great he is. His spitting can actually get pretty hard when he wants it to, though on the most part his rapping is a very conversational style and doesn't focus on technicality because he focuses more on his artistic self and loading his lyrics with so much subtext and sparse wordplay.

in his R&B tracks, he usually has a perfect mastery of this really original style of somber melody and poppiness along with gorgeous production in the back. Basically he was like The Weeknd before The Weeknd (which makes sense because Drake is probably Weeknd's biggest influence)



In So Far Gone he's just this hungry young teen telling his stories of women and clubs and his yearn for fame and ridiculous personality and fresh style, In Thank Me Later, he's just this kid that was thrust in the spotlight and he's just confused and doesn't know what to make of it, but he convinces himself he's worthy with a ton of ridiculously well-done pop rap and R&B tracks. And in this album, his personality kind of matches the album cover. He's just like this King that's at the top of the game and has everything, but he's still not content and he feels empty.



if you're looking for harder songs spitting-wise where his personal lyrics are more obvious:

From Thank Me Later - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDNaVtTzPvg

From Take Care - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJTI2xRTw4



For his great R&B:

From Thank Me Later - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbEKc_2f-_c

From Take Care - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbEKc_2f-_c (This song is seriously gorgeous, it's just aklsdfjsaldkf so so so good, but it's kind of sped up in the Youtube version so his voice is higher than normal. Still good)



He's actually pretty technical in his Comeback Season and first mixtapes, but they lack his personality.

Album Rating: 4.0

Respect for Gabe- Up by 200%



Respect for Drake- Still nothing.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

lol thanks, but c'mon tell me how this isn't an amaaaazing song.

Album Rating: 4.0

The beat is good enough, but I feel someone other than Drake should be doing vocals, like.... Barry White.

Drake is trying to fuck me with his voice, but it just doesn't work.

sucks

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

But his melodies and the atmosphere his voice sets is so unnnffffff good.