So Far Gone

Drake - So Far Gone
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2009 Ratings: #532 / 923
User Score
2009 Rank: #299
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CRITIC REVIEWS

85
Coke Machine Glow
Drake lacks the worldly egotism of Hova or Kanye’s inimitable self-consciousness but he’s communicating his own experience—that of a low-rent soap star with too much money, somewhat inscrutable hip-hop clout and the ability to get laid constantly—perfectly into a ticking, shimmering stretch of pop music.
80
Sputnikmusic

So Far Gone, while not exactly exploring new depths, is an extremely enjoyable mixtape mixing mainstream R&B and Rap styles.

74
Pitchfork
Ex-"Degrassi" star finds new levels of fame as a rapper via a mixtape complaining about his previous level of fame. Major labels drool; Lil Wayne guests.
60
Slant Magazine
Drake’s ability to juggle standard bling-and-bluster narratives with intelligent narratives bodes well for his future.
50
The Needle Drop
10 years on from its initial release, Drake's breakthrough mixtape remains a mixed bag, albeit a somewhat groundbreaking one.
BruhMan
72

It’s a mixed bag cause it’s a mixtape, using the beats that were popping at the time, and that’s how mixtape’s were when this dropped, but overall I grew up on this Drake, so some songs just take me mad back and still sound great to this day.

There’s still a nice cohesion to it all, and the impact that this caused ls just undeniable.

gopxity
45

Despite the nostalgia this mixtape may have, and whatever music Drake's early sound inspired, most of these tracks have not aged well at all. Most of them are quite boring anyways.

AllAboutMusic
46

Idk, I’ve never really liked Drakes music before Take Care. Before he really got good at the pop rap style on Take Care, he sounded really bad with it imo. I’ve always preferred the Nothing Was the Same, If Your Reading This It’s Too Late Drake, that was actually rapping. Take Care is the only one where I like this style of Drake.

Drake just sounds so robotic and bored on here. The production is decent, and easily the best part of this album. Not a big fan the features, ... read more

johnnybroccoli
31

Yet again, Drake fails to make interesting music.

MrBeanz
57

pt 1 of listening to Drake till I can’t no more

the 808s & heartbreaks sample carried the album tbh

Wjay4
65

overall a decent project from Drake. Pretty rnb heavy. Many features with Lil Wayne that are okay. I’m feeling a 6.5/10 because sometimes the album can be very boring. I think overall he went 12/18 on this album.

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Track List

1Lust For Life
2:56
65
2Houstatlantavegas
4:50
67
3Successful
6:15
71
4Let's Call It Off
3:54
62
5November 18th
3:08
61
6Ignant Shit
5:02
feat. Lil Wayne
72
7A Night Off
3:13
feat. Lloyd
57
8Say What's Real
3:50
76
9Little Bit
3:50
feat. Lykke Li
63
10Best I Ever Had
4:17
85
11Unstoppable
3:29
44
12Uptown
6:22
67
13Sooner Than Later
4:22
59
14Bria's Interlude
2:19
feat. Omarion
58
15The Calm
4:03
66
16Outro
2:54
63
17Brand New
3:33
62
18Congratulations
5:32
68
Total Length: 1 hour, 13 minutes
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Added on: May 11, 2018