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In conclusion: Listen to it if you’re a fan - don’t if you’re not. I will say, 40+ tracks is a tough listen, but I would do the same for a #TechN9ne project and some of those have moments that are “sluggish.” I don’t think it’s better than #TheFallOff nor do I think it comes close to #GNX , I can make the argument that #DontTapTheGlass and #MaidOfHonor has some places to compare but #TylerTheCreator makes more cohesive projects and now, more than ever, it shows. If you’re someone that just wants to vibe and hear something in the background, you’ll have content that works for you. At the same time, you already had that with #SomeSexySongs4U .
The big question and ultimately, what this album will be judged on is: What happens next? If this truly got #Drake out of his #UMG contractual obligations, then #SteveStout ‘s thoughts about #Drake being independent might just come to fruition, albeit when he has significantly slowed down. We’ll see what happens over time.
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…and it hurts the brand overall. I will also say, that there’s some tone deaf items here beyond #TheClipse album things and that’s #P-Lo produced track and the #MacDre flip on #TooHardForTheRadio. Considering his track record, he needs to leave California alone, sonically. Leave #2Pac alone, leave #Snoop alone, leave #MacDre and the whole Bay Area alone. #LikeThat was a Bay Area flip and the whole “lil boy” aspect of it… from a controversial standpoint, it checks a box but a #hiphop head, this is just off putting, especially because you can’t deny the beat.
A few more thoughts: #Iceman cover art being Mike’s glove is a choice but if this breaks the tie for number one albums, more power to him. It also could be a nice little dig to #Kendrick with that #MJvsPrince back and forth. I have also seen people have an issue with #MaidofHonor having #Drake ‘s mom #Sandra as well as his Dad #Dennis on the cover but the intro on the album is #HoePhase . To me, that’s just weird but I did laugh when I read that.
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…Listen? Hell no. I made the point earlier that people are going to have to sit with this. Part of the reason why is because it is so disjointed but also, because #hiphop still does feel like it’s in a state of transition. There’s equally more variety yet, it’s becoming harder to discover artists. In that vein, #RunToAtlanta having an underground artist makes sense as it still feels like that Good Ole #DrakeStimulusPackage energy, but it also doesn’t. Seeing #21Savage make an appearance on the album makes sense but, it still doesn’t feel “new.”
Selfishly, I enjoy watching an artist’s journey through their albums, especially when there’s growth in their approach. #TylerTheCreator is a great example of that for me. While I don’t expect #Drake to do things that Tyler does, I feel like there’s a missing element of growth in the project because he doesn’t fully commit to it. There are moments, but it feels like the smart kid in the class not wanting to show that he’s smart. It’s musically constipated…
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…but that doesn’t absolve it from feeling like it’s below his quality. #MaidofHonor is probably the most ambitious of em all, and if you were a person that liked #DrakeWithTheAccents , there’s a lot there for you. It’s an album that you can see will be used for the bot and influencer accounts & to be fair, it’s sonically interesting. My own overthinking self compared #Princess to #WatchThePartyDie from Kendrick (after the battle) in a way that I did when I listen to their verses on #PoeticJustice . Two people can see the same things and come away with it differently. If I think #Drake is being metatextual, it sounds like he’s using “Princess” ODing to refer to hiphop being burnt out to him. Again, that’s me just overthinking things and part of the reason I made this account in the first place :).
Now, the obvious issues, the non-OVO folks are going to loathe these projects and I don’t think he really cared to avoid that. Hate listens still count. Do I think people are going to give it a fair…
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…I think it has more insight as to what he was trying accomplish and also mindset. To me, he’s fragmented. He mentions that he’s paranoid on #MakeThemCry, he’s talking about his Dad having cancer, he mentions on #MakeThemPay that he loves J Cole but he can never forgive him, he has some moments of introspection that I WISH he would have done earlier (specifically doing this instead of his version of #TheHeartPart6 ). I think he also makes a mistake mentioning #TheBirdsDontSing track - I get that he still has problems with #PushaT and #Pharrell but, it just wreaks of not learning the lesson the first time. He has moments all up and down the projects that sound either self-sabotage-y or repetitive. It’s sounds like he doesn’t know where his priorities are, but that doesn’t necessarily mean bad things for an artist.
Considering that he is actively in a lawsuit with #UMG , dropping 3 at one time might be to resolved label commitments for his deal, and if that’s the case, you have to applaud the move…
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Ok, first post time, let’s talk #hiphop and more specifically, let’s talk about these three Drake albums. Let’s do the tl;dr part, I think we are going to have to wait and see on this one. Being fair, I’m not a #Drake fan, if there was an album that I rock with the most of his, it’s If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late - let that be the frame of reference you judge me on. To my knowledge, listening order = #Habititi, then #MaidofHonor and then #Iceman and it if you listen to it like that…
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Ok, first post time, let’s talk #hiphop and more specifically, let’s talk about these three Drake albums. Let’s do the tl;dr part, I think we are going to have to wait and see on this one. Being fair, I’m not a #Drake fan, if there was an album that I rock with the most of his, it’s If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late - let that be the frame of reference you judge me on. To my knowledge, listening order = #Habititi, then #MaidofHonor and then #Iceman and it if you listen to it like that…