Certified Lover Boy
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PARTYNEXTDOOR, Travis Scott, Metro Boomin, Patron, Masego, Yebba, Preme, Cardo, James Francies, TM88, Monsune, Govi, Eli Brown, OG Ron C, Yume, TRESOR, Bink, WondaGurl, Clibbo, Supah Mario, Dez Wright, Alex Lustig, Nik D, Ambezza, KanielTheOne, Nineteen85, Vinylz, Jahaan Sweet, Austin Powerz, OZ, 40, Peter Lee Johnson, The Rascals / Producer
www.drakeofficial.com / Website
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CRITIC REVIEWS
85
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.
8mo
80
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.
8mo
72
CLB is a commercial juggernaut that sounds incredible but says very little.
8mo
70
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.
8mo
67
There’s nothing groundbreaking here. And honestly, groundbreaking doesn’t seem too much to ask from the man who calls himself the Champagne Papi.
8mo
66
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.
8mo
60
Drake took three years out, enough time to go out and experience new things, change lifestyle and come back re-energised. Alas, the Pregnant Woman Emoji album is more of the same at its core.
8mo
60
Personally, sonically and thematically, Drake seems resistant to change.
8mo
60
As it stands now, the album is an overlong, undercooked, and cliched listen that will no doubt appeal to the Drake fans who can't get enough of him, but will leave anyone looking for something new sadly out of luck.
8mo
60
A lot of CLB feels rehashed, but the way it captures Drake at an awkward junction in his life is intriguing.
8mo
60
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.
8mo
50
Certified Lover Boy is polished, well-executed and yet is completely devoid of ambition or memorable moments.
8mo
50
The new album is like watching the eighth season of a sitcom and growing hyper-aware of all the recycled jokes and actors' laugh lines.
8mo
40
On his sixth studio album, Drizzy sounds jaded and dull, treading water while he once again whines about women and fame.
8mo
40
Certified Lover Boy’s greatest crime is just how bland and boring it is.
8mo
40
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.
8mo
40
On his sprawling latest offering, the rapper manages a few strong moments amid the navel-gazing and posturing.
8mo
40
Certified Lover Boy is a distended confessional wherein Drake tries to protect his reputation and reaffirm his image as a sweet-talking power player.
8mo
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.
I don’t love this album. Obviously. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy a good chunk of songs on here. Champagne Poetry is a compelling opener, Way 2 Sexy has grown on me if I’m being honest, Pipe Down gives me the Drake I love, No Friends In The Industry is a great banger that reminds me of IYRTITL, Knife Talk is a fun moment with 21 Savage, Race My Mind is a great R&B Song. The album doesn’t play great front to back as an ALBUM, but does anyone expect ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Champagne Poetry 5:36 | 62 |
| 2 | Papi’s Home 2:58 | 57 |
| 3 | Girls Want Girls 3:41 feat. Lil Baby | 31 |
| 4 | In The Bible 4:56 | 39 |
| 5 | Love All 3:48 feat. Jay-Z | 48 |
| 6 | Fair Trade 4:51 feat. Travis Scott | 63 |
| 7 | Way 2 Sexy 4:17 feat. Future, Young Thug | 42 |
| 8 | TSU 5:08 | 43 |
| 9 | N 2 Deep 4:33 feat. Future | 47 |
| 10 | Pipe Down 3:25 | 49 |
| 11 | Yebba’s Heartbreak 2:13 with Yebba | 54 |
| 12 | No Friends In The Industry 3:24 | 58 |
| 13 | Knife Talk 4:02 feat. 21 Savage, Project Pat | 51 |
| 14 | 7am On Bridle Path 3:59 | 46 |
| 15 | Race My Mind 4:29 | 49 |
| 16 | Fountains 3:12 feat. Tems | 40 |
| 17 | Get Along Better 3:49 feat. Ty Dolla $ign | 45 |
| 18 | You Only Live Twice 3:33 | 63 |
| 19 | IMY2 4:12 feat. Kid Cudi | 54 |
| 20 | Fucking Fans 4:05 | 19 |
| 21 | The Remorse 5:51 | 38 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 26 minutes
Year End Lists
| #12 | / | Complex |
| #15 | / | Gaffa (Denmark) |
| #18 | / | Billboard |
| #48 | / | Rolling Stone |
| / | HYPEBEAST |
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1w
"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."
-80/100
-80/100
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Added on: August 14, 2020