Drake – For All the Dogs ALBUM REVIEW

@Turnt Honkee I need it

@SpeakHer SZA’s close, although that might be a adolescent vs. current crush recency bias thing. Red haired Riri was peak.

Terrible result

Which is why I hate fan service. I love Tupac and Jay z for slightly different reasons. Tupac in his Makaveli mixtape era felt like he kept evolving, and as you know a rapper’s discography was largely autobiographical, an artistic expression of their struggle. And Pac kept going though shit and putting himself through shit (like Jordan would make stuff up to “put another log on the fire”). This kept his music very interesting and relevant at the same time. It was almost non algorithmic, his growth as an artist, since his situations, his relationships, his growing list of enemies, his honesty and immaturity gave us something we’d probably never see again in real music.

Jay-z is somewhat similar. He rapped about his relationships but it was more suit and tie, more corporate. His growth was from selling on the streets to becoming partial owner of a team, to becoming a sport’s agent, marrying that girl, having kids, what it’s like being black and trading with white wigs, etc. He was one of the best at making money in a variety of ways and rapped about it in a unique yet autobiographical way (imagine white CEOs doing the same thing, and not just a band with no corporate experience).

So it’s sad to see Drake take this lane of fan service. The individual experience, expressed artistically, is the rarest thing one can find on Earth. Instead we’re getting popular opinion and requests congealed into wax.

they gave it a mid which is the equivalent of “not good” by Fantano.

@Ja Hwan KooIt means it’s a 5/10

I love McDonalds

but it’ll hit every once in a while