infamous114
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Own It is bad. That shit was unlistenable to me. 305 to my City grew on me.
The Official Drake "Nothing Was The Same" Album Thread (The Reviews are Coming In....) (9.24)
Siqnih Da Trapper
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Worst behaviour goes hard
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StoneColdMikey
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Own it is some shit that we make fun of drake for smh
Breezy_Kilroy
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I'm starting to believe Drake just found out who Wu Tang was/is.
Too many references to them but maybe not.
The Wu does have a very large white fanbase.
Too many references to them but maybe not.
The Wu does have a very large white fanbase.
StoneColdMikey
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305 to my city so hard in the whip tho
SheerExcellence
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Your local hip-hop historians (a.k.a. old heads, if you are under 25 years old) hold memories of hands-balled-into-fists banging on lunchroom tables replicating the rhythms of "Shook Ones pt 2" while mimicking the Hancock sample with their mouth. Or perhaps they recall their fingers eagerly ripping open the packaging of the Only Built for Cuban Linx purple tape that they copped from brick and mortar shops such as Tower Records. If these folks still listen to current rap music at all, more than likely they are quick to point out that Drake is not a rapper they admire. He is a soft R&B singing Canadian emo actor, that is the very epitome of everything that is wrong with modern day hip-pop. In today's parlance, #softcreampuff.
The funny thing is that none of those insults are factually incorrect. Drake is from North of Michigan. He was on a sappy teen drama. His name, Aubrey Graham, is more likely to be a Mattel playmate of Teddy Ruxpin. He also sings. A lot.
While all this may be true, Nothing Was the Same again proves Drake is also a very good rapper. On the opening track "Tuscan Leather" he borrows from the H.N.I.C Infamous P, rhyming:
im living like im out here on my last adventure
past the present when you have to mention
this is nothin for the radio, but they'll still play it though
cause its that new drizzy drake, thats just the way it go
heavy airplay all day with no chorus/we keep it thoro, nigga
over the smooth, flittery off-beat tempo of his right hand man Noah "40" Shebib, complete with a sped up sample of Whitney Houston. If Mobb Deep, combined with Cissy’s daughter, over relaxed, muted sounds is not the perfect start for a Drake album, nothing is.
Not content to just keep the slick lines there, he goes further on "Pound Cake." Atmospheric, minimalistic sounds, light drums, and whispering angelic cries play the the back beat for ridiculously melodic braggadocio rhymes that would make Ma$e nod his head in appreciation:
Overly focused, it's far from the time to rest now
debates growing 'bout who they think is the best now?
took a while, got the jokers out the deck now
i'm holding all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now
And just like Ghostface roach picking out the cereal box at 7am, a serious emcee cannot make an album without showing a reflective side. The shining star of OVO certainly fulfills this admirably on the standout track, "Too Much." Traversing the airy introspective tones of Sampha, Mr. Graham’s watery rhymes pour out of the faucet overflowing the emotional cup he is serving:
hate the fact my mom cooped up in her apartment, telling herself
that she's too sick to get dressed up and go do shit, like that's the true shit
all my family from the M-Town that i've been 'round, started treating me like im "him" now
Like we don't know each other, we ain't grow together, we just friends now
The frankness of "Too Much" is really what separates Drake from all the other new rappers that are trying to gain Control of the current generation of spitters. Whether utilizing machine gun raps or crooning about the sweetest taboo, Nothing Was the Same seamlessly demonstrates a meticulously self-aware artist at the peak of his powers. While not hood or street, Drake is true to himself, which makes him one of the realest rappers making music right now.
The funny thing is that none of those insults are factually incorrect. Drake is from North of Michigan. He was on a sappy teen drama. His name, Aubrey Graham, is more likely to be a Mattel playmate of Teddy Ruxpin. He also sings. A lot.
While all this may be true, Nothing Was the Same again proves Drake is also a very good rapper. On the opening track "Tuscan Leather" he borrows from the H.N.I.C Infamous P, rhyming:
im living like im out here on my last adventure
past the present when you have to mention
this is nothin for the radio, but they'll still play it though
cause its that new drizzy drake, thats just the way it go
heavy airplay all day with no chorus/we keep it thoro, nigga
over the smooth, flittery off-beat tempo of his right hand man Noah "40" Shebib, complete with a sped up sample of Whitney Houston. If Mobb Deep, combined with Cissy’s daughter, over relaxed, muted sounds is not the perfect start for a Drake album, nothing is.
Not content to just keep the slick lines there, he goes further on "Pound Cake." Atmospheric, minimalistic sounds, light drums, and whispering angelic cries play the the back beat for ridiculously melodic braggadocio rhymes that would make Ma$e nod his head in appreciation:
Overly focused, it's far from the time to rest now
debates growing 'bout who they think is the best now?
took a while, got the jokers out the deck now
i'm holding all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now
And just like Ghostface roach picking out the cereal box at 7am, a serious emcee cannot make an album without showing a reflective side. The shining star of OVO certainly fulfills this admirably on the standout track, "Too Much." Traversing the airy introspective tones of Sampha, Mr. Graham’s watery rhymes pour out of the faucet overflowing the emotional cup he is serving:
hate the fact my mom cooped up in her apartment, telling herself
that she's too sick to get dressed up and go do shit, like that's the true shit
all my family from the M-Town that i've been 'round, started treating me like im "him" now
Like we don't know each other, we ain't grow together, we just friends now
The frankness of "Too Much" is really what separates Drake from all the other new rappers that are trying to gain Control of the current generation of spitters. Whether utilizing machine gun raps or crooning about the sweetest taboo, Nothing Was the Same seamlessly demonstrates a meticulously self-aware artist at the peak of his powers. While not hood or street, Drake is true to himself, which makes him one of the realest rappers making music right now.
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infamous114
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J-Breezy;6323182 said:
Watch out with them sigs bruh lol...you might get banned.
SheerExcellence
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J-Breezy;6323182 said:
Uh, 5 and a half in boys, ass is off the hook - drake in fancy
Five and a half in boys (Uh-huh), ass is off the hook (word)- ghostface in strawberry off bulletproof wallets
try again
TheBossman
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Peezy_Jenkins
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its funny that the real ghostface actually likes drake's music
afro thunder
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Bcotton5;6321831 said:
If Bcotton the huge young money fan says so then it must be true.
afro thunder
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L.O.S.T.;6316047 said:
Yeah that is exactly what I've been saying about Drake.
Breezy_Kilroy
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SheerExcellence;6326664 said:
40 is that you?
Knives Amilli
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I had a great review all typed up and lost that shit, so fuck it.
Summary: Drake's worst album yet is still far better than most. What hurts NWTS is its mostly a collection of average to good Drake songs with a few bad ones (more on that later) whereas previous Drake albums (especially Take Care, his best album) had a lot of GREAT Drake songs. Also this is Drakes angriest album yet. In songs like "Tuscan Leather", "Started", "Paris Morton 2", "Worst Behavior" and "The Language", Critics, haters, and peers are getting that work.
Whats getting old is Drakes honesty with his relationships that come off as humblebrags about how much pussy he's getting. For example the first verse in "From Time" might be one of best verse Drake's ever written, the second verse (which does fit in the context of the song) is yet another namedrop of all the girls Drake's been with. Maybe its just me but I feel these namedrops also distract from the larger narrative (cue the internet doing research on these girls).
Also "Worst Behavior"=Drake's worst song ever? Possibly. It, "Own It" and "305 to my City" are what bring the album down in my opinion, with that latter two feeling like Southern Strip Club fodder.
Where NWTS excels is with great song writing. "Connect" feels like a stream of consciousness confession, Drakes laid back, very nearly morose tone sounds like he's on a psychologist couch venting about a troubled relationship. Pound Cake and Tuscan are great rap tracks. Hold On? Drake's best crossover pop n' B song yet.
I give NWTS=7.5-8/10. Take Care was a solid 8.5-9/10 for those keeping track.
Best songs:
Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2
Connect
Hold On
Tuscan Leather
From Time
Worst:
Own It
Worst Behavior
305 to my City
Summary: Drake's worst album yet is still far better than most. What hurts NWTS is its mostly a collection of average to good Drake songs with a few bad ones (more on that later) whereas previous Drake albums (especially Take Care, his best album) had a lot of GREAT Drake songs. Also this is Drakes angriest album yet. In songs like "Tuscan Leather", "Started", "Paris Morton 2", "Worst Behavior" and "The Language", Critics, haters, and peers are getting that work.
Whats getting old is Drakes honesty with his relationships that come off as humblebrags about how much pussy he's getting. For example the first verse in "From Time" might be one of best verse Drake's ever written, the second verse (which does fit in the context of the song) is yet another namedrop of all the girls Drake's been with. Maybe its just me but I feel these namedrops also distract from the larger narrative (cue the internet doing research on these girls).
Also "Worst Behavior"=Drake's worst song ever? Possibly. It, "Own It" and "305 to my City" are what bring the album down in my opinion, with that latter two feeling like Southern Strip Club fodder.
Where NWTS excels is with great song writing. "Connect" feels like a stream of consciousness confession, Drakes laid back, very nearly morose tone sounds like he's on a psychologist couch venting about a troubled relationship. Pound Cake and Tuscan are great rap tracks. Hold On? Drake's best crossover pop n' B song yet.
I give NWTS=7.5-8/10. Take Care was a solid 8.5-9/10 for those keeping track.
Best songs:
Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2
Connect
Hold On
Tuscan Leather
From Time
Worst:
Own It
Worst Behavior
305 to my City
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StillFaggyAF
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aight niggas and niggerettes, pm this shit so i can take a listen.
So far i've heard
Started From the Bottom-turrible, sounds like an average Meek Mill song
Hold On, I'm Soft- turrible
All Me-Big Sean murdered him
9Am in Toronto-dope
Wu Tang Forever-aight
My Language-terrible beat, sounds exactly like a Meek Mill song
Pound Cake (radio edit)-Jay's average ass verse still was the highlight
So far i've heard
Started From the Bottom-turrible, sounds like an average Meek Mill song
Hold On, I'm Soft- turrible
All Me-Big Sean murdered him
9Am in Toronto-dope
Wu Tang Forever-aight
My Language-terrible beat, sounds exactly like a Meek Mill song
Pound Cake (radio edit)-Jay's average ass verse still was the highlight
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