Overall, he mostly avoids the pitfalls that were potentially threatening this release by pushing himself to continue growing, resulting in an improvement from his last official album Scorpion.
Across 21 songs and almost 90 minutes, Aubrey Graham goes into great detail about how talented, wealthy and desirable he is, and why we should pity him.
CLB is a commercial juggernaut that sounds incredible but says very little.
For his part, Drake is rapping at a new level throughout CLB, and it’s worth noting that, as bland as it is by now, these are some of his best tough-guy raps which, perhaps depending on your level of toxic masculinity, is a good thing.
There’s nothing groundbreaking here. And honestly, groundbreaking doesn’t seem too much to ask from the man who calls himself the Champagne Papi.
Drake’s sixth album sounds good but feels labored. Melancholic and often incisive, it becomes an overlong and very familiar journey through the life, mind, and heart of Drake.
A lot of CLB feels rehashed, but the way it captures Drake at an awkward junction in his life is intriguing.
CLB is a serviceable enough Drake album, but he has a number of prior projects that showcase his dynamic rap abilities and frenemy quarrels at a much higher calibre.
Personally, sonically and thematically, Drake seems resistant to change.
Certified Lover Boy is polished, well-executed and yet is completely devoid of ambition or memorable moments.
Certified Lover Boy is a distended confessional wherein Drake tries to protect his reputation and reaffirm his image as a sweet-talking power player.
On his sprawling latest offering, the rapper manages a few strong moments amid the navel-gazing and posturing.
Certified Lover Boy’s greatest crime is just how bland and boring it is.
He has fallen into a deep complacency, and it’s unlikely that he’ll be shaken out of it until his sales decrease, making this yet another unimpressive, tedious release.
You knock up women, then get into legal bullshit behind closed doors instead of taking any kind of responsibility for your assholery unless Pusha T calls you out for being a pussy, and then have the nerve to put pregnant women emojis on your album cover as some sort of twisted act of pride in your shitty behavior? Go fuck yourself, Drake. I'm not listening to your stupid album. Your music bores the shit out of me anyways.
*Update*
Listened to it again
Better than i remembered
But unfortunately still not good
Drake Review #11 "Certified Lover Boy" Album
The inverse of IYRTITL. At least we know Drake will never make a project as atrocious as this. Lifeless.
Liked Tracks: No Friends In The Industry, You Only Live Twice
Favourite Track: No Friends In The Industry
Worst Track: Girls Want Girls
1 | Champagne Poetry 5:36 | 69 |
2 | Papi’s Home 2:58 | 62 |
3 | Girls Want Girls 3:41 feat. Lil Baby | 34 |
4 | In The Bible 4:56 | 42 |
5 | Love All 3:48 feat. JAY-Z | 52 |
6 | Fair Trade 4:51 feat. Travis Scott | 69 |
7 | Way 2 Sexy 4:17 feat. Future, Young Thug | 43 |
8 | TSU 5:08 | 47 |
9 | N 2 Deep 4:33 feat. Future | 50 |
10 | Pipe Down 3:25 | 54 |
11 | Yebba’s Heartbreak 2:13 with Yebba | 61 |
12 | No Friends In The Industry 3:24 | 62 |
13 | Knife Talk 4:02 feat. 21 Savage, Project Pat | 59 |
14 | 7am On Bridle Path 3:59 | 49 |
15 | Race My Mind 4:29 | 54 |
16 | Fountains 3:12 feat. Tems | 45 |
17 | Get Along Better 3:49 feat. Ty Dolla $ign | 50 |
18 | You Only Live Twice 3:33 | 66 |
19 | IMY2 4:12 feat. Kid Cudi | 55 |
20 | Fucking Fans 4:05 | 24 |
21 | The Remorse 5:51 | 40 |
#12 | / | Complex |
#15 | / | Gaffa (Denmark) |
#18 | / | Billboard |
#48 | / | Rolling Stone |
/ | HYPEBEAST |