If that’s the case, Drake’s track “7 am on Bridle Path” might be the closest thing to a confirmation of the rift that fans will get. While tension between Drake and Kanye West has allegedly been simmering for years now, a now-deleted screenshot that West posted to Instagram of a text exchange purportedly with Drake, which included a picture of the Joker and the addition to the chat of acknowledged Drake nemesis Pusha T, led many fans to believe that the two rappers were beefing ahead of their respective rivaling releases. About that possible Drake and Kanye beef…
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Kelly on the track, “TSU,” which Rolling Stone reports interpolates a sample of Kelly’s song, “Half on a Baby.” Kelly is currently on trial for federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Such a tightly controlled presentation, however, can grow grating over time, especially with a schtick like Drake’s that banks on fans caring about the emotional messiness of his personal life.īut the most shocking inclusion on the album is a songwriting credit for R. From his savvy, Twitter-aided deployment of a beef with Meek Mill to promote new music to his repeated self-deprecation about his vulnerabilities, reinforced by his unrequited love for Rihanna, he might come off as corny or sentimental, but he does so on his terms.
Drake has always been a mastermind of controlling the narrative, using everything from social media to personal drama in his life to curate his image. Where Certified Lover Boy falls short, however, is in showing any evolution, thematic or emotional, since Drake released his first mixtape nearly 15 years ago. That’s not to say that there are no hype tracks on this album the opulent and bombastic “You Only Live Twice” featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, an apparent sequel to Drake’s 2011 track “The Motto,” provides ample fun, while the absolutely ridiculous track “Way 2 Sexy” featuring Future and Young Thug, which heavily samples Right Said Fred’s equally absurd song “I’m Too Sexy,” will undoubtedly become a viral hit on TikTok, providing a dose of levity to an album dominated by lovesick feelings. On Certified Lover Boy, Drake re-ups on the melodramatic, forlorn sad boy mourning past relationships formula he’s honed over the years to mainstream and critical acclaim, churning out songs that are introspective and darkly romantic, reminiscent of the hypnotic, if unhealthy ennui he honed on past hits like “Marvin’s Room.” This reflective energy is most compelling on tracks where he has a strong assist, like “Fountains,” the dreamy track featuring Nigerian singer Tems, his excellent and wistful Kid Cudi collaboration, “IMY2,” or the grown and sexy “Get Along Better,” which features criminally underappreciated Ty Dolla $ign to great effect. Drake leans into the lovelorn sad boy, but doesn’t evolve past it Here’s what you should know about Drake’s sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy. 29, less than a week before Certified Lover Boy. This delay provided the perfect environment to fan the flames of the rumored beef between Drake and Kanye West, whose long-anticipated and polarizing album Donda dropped on Aug. The album, which arrived in the wee hours of Friday morning, was originally slated to drop in January 2021, but was pushed back nine months after Drake tore his ACL.
With this tension in mind, it’s intriguing that the Toronto rapper describes his new album Certified Lover Boy, as “a combination of toxic masculinity and acceptance of truth,” noting without a whiff of irony that this mix is “inevitably heartbreaking.”
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