Batailleur

This album is full of bangers and some of drake’s best rapping in his discog. 21 does what he usually does but he sounds more like a feature than a main artist. The production is top-tier and the drums are especially great.

There’s a 3-track run starting from hours in silence that would make the album better if it was entirely removed. I also wish 21 savage was more present, especially towards the end of the album.

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The alternate versions are really the big draw here. Mike dean does an amazing job reworking some old and new classics. It’s worth listening for that alone.

The weeknd himself does an good job, his voice naturally sounds great and he manages to reach every note. The only problem is that he sounds out of breath all the time and also goes silent at some points.

Still, when this album works, which is often, the songs surpass their original

This album is the closest we have to music made by an alien.

There’s too many tracks, the bass sometimes drowns every other sound and some songs go on for way too long, but that’s pretty much it.

It’s filled with bangers and yeat has a super unique voice. I love the weird autotuned screeches in the background. The hooks are infectious. The album is just a ton of mindless fun.