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Post by atg on Sept 4, 2021 2:13:26 GMT -5
The more i listen to this album, i get what Drake was trying to do. He was trying to mix every single project he released. We got the rapping, trapping, singing, time zone, sample background, melancholic and meme moments all in one album. That’s why nothing sounds new or innovative, but at the same time there’s always going to be at least one track that someone likes regardless if you’re a Drake fan or not. He tried to appeal to every type of song that he’s been doing throughout his career.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 4, 2021 8:02:31 GMT -5
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Post by कामसूत्र on Sept 4, 2021 22:07:17 GMT -5
Listened to this today and "Yebba's Heartbreak", "TSU", and "Way 2 Sexy" were the only 3 songs that I liked.
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Post by Mayman on Sept 4, 2021 22:11:51 GMT -5
I've given this a few listens and I'm not a huge fan. I liked a few of the songs that I know I'll return to, but I felt like he missed the mark here. I'll continue giving it listens to see if it'll grow on me though.
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Post by Raccoon on Sept 5, 2021 11:28:51 GMT -5
There aren’t any earworms here or anything catchy or super gimmicky. I’ll have to give some more listens but disappointed after a couple listens. I do enjoy Fair Trade tho.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 8, 2021 3:55:46 GMT -5
#1 debut projected with 600k SPS (49k sales) — his 10th total.
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So Far Gone: #6, 73k.
Thank Me Later: #1, 447k.
Take Care: #1, 631k.
Nothing Was the Same: #1, 658k.
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late: #1, 535k SPS (495k sales).
What a Time to Be Alive: #1, 375k SPS (334k sales).
Views: #1, 1.04m SPS (852k sales).
More Life: #1, 505k SPS (226k sales).
Scorpion: #1, 732k SPS (160k sales).
Care Package: #1, 109k SPS (16k sales).
Dark Lane Demo Tapes: #2, 223k SPS (19k sales).
Kenny Chesney’s ass just had to ruin the streak.
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 8, 2021 14:30:01 GMT -5
Legit dont understand how anyone can like this album
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 8, 2021 14:46:49 GMT -5
Pitchfork was actually pretty generous with 6.6, the Anthony Fantano review and the comment section is what you need.
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Post by कामसूत्र on Sept 8, 2021 15:37:20 GMT -5
Calling him a reviewer is being extremely generous. He isn't qualified to review anything that doesn't involve a Denny's or Olive Garden and even that is a reach. He should just go do the OnlyFans because he will need to eventually.
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Post by atg on Sept 8, 2021 22:45:39 GMT -5
I’ve been listening to the album all week and I can come to the conclusion that this is a mid album as a whole but the highs of the best tracks give this a 7/10 for me. If i were to rank the songs now it would be
The songs I keep coming back to (Great): - Love All - Fair Trade (especially) - Pipe Down - No Friends - 7am on Bridle Path - Race My Mind - You Only Live Twice - IMY2
The songs i passionately enjoy but don’t listen to often (Good): - TSU - Yebba’s Heartbreak - Fountains - Get Along Better
The songs i’d listen to once in a while (Decent):
- Champagne Poetry - Papi’s Home - Knife Talk
The songs i’ll rarely listen to but has some ok elements to them (Meh):
- In The Bible - N 2 Deep - The Remorse
The songs i don’t ever wanna listen to again, basically elevator music (Bad):
- Girls Want Girls - Way 2 Sexy - F’ing Fans
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 8, 2021 23:14:27 GMT -5
Calling him a reviewer is being extremely generous. He isn't qualified to review anything that doesn't involve a Denny's or Olive Garden and even that is a reach. He should just go do the OnlyFans because he will need to eventually. Lol someone touched a nerve lmao. Also he's vegan so there ya go
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 9, 2021 11:01:29 GMT -5
{CLB RANT. tl;dr - this album is bad. Go stream Little Simz}So this album is bad and I don’t think I’m adding anything other people haven’t said: it’s boring, overlong and doesn’t justify it’s 86 minute runtime, full monotone beats and flows, plus embarrassing lyrics as well as petty lyrics that are truly revealing - especially on Champagne Poetry, Fair Trade. And before anyone goes to mad on me about me not giving this a chance and being biased from the get go: let me just say I gave this thing three full listens and that there are some...tiny specks of diamonds amongst the miles of rough. Knife Talk is a song I liked throughout, but 7am On Bridle Path was alright, You Only Live Twice (entirely because of Wayne), TSU Papi’s Home (more for the Montell Jordan sample) No Friends in the Industry (more for the beat and the 3 6 Mafia sample), Future’s hook Way 2 Sexy (but only when played alongside the video). These aren’t new problems with Drake and at that point it’s a broken record saying all of these again. But I think the worst part of this song is the banality of it all. You might hate Olivia Rodrigo and think she’s derivative of earlier acts. You might think Taylor Swift is cosplaying an indie aesthetic. You can say Lil Nas X is all shock tactics and no substance in his music. You might laugh at Halsey and Billie Eilish underperforming. You might think J. Cole is overhyped by his fans or that Lil Baby and Lil Durk recycle the same trap production over and over again. Hell, even an album I absolutely hate - Scaled and Icy? You know what all those acts have done recently? They’ve tried their best. They swung for the fences and gave their all, there was passion. Even an artist I don’t like like The Kid LAROI, for as limited as his talents are and how much he is derivative and an industry plant, I can at least acknowledge that within his talents, he’s giving the best he can. And while I might not like that he’s popular, I’ve made my piece that he just resonates with a younger audience.
And while it’d be easy for me to point to an album that justified and it’s length and was emotionally stimulating like Sometimes I Might Be Introvert - released the same day as CLB - even by the standards of mainstream, accessible, not snobby pop, this is not good music.
It’s the equivalent of the Transformers movies: embarrassing, overlong, bloated, not even fun enough to turn your brain off towards, yet still inexplicably popular
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Post by thegreatdivine on Sept 9, 2021 11:16:47 GMT -5
Legit dont understand how anyone can like this album "I don't like the album, so why do other people like the album?!"
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Post by dremolus - solarpunk on Sept 9, 2021 11:22:41 GMT -5
Legit dont understand how anyone can like this album "I don't like the album, so why do other people like the album?!" There are plenty of things I don't like that I understand the appeal for. I don't get what the appeal of this album is.
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Post by thegreatdivine on Sept 9, 2021 11:38:36 GMT -5
"I don't like the album, so why do other people like the album?!" There are plenty of things I don't like that I understand the appeal for. I don't get what the appeal of this album is. And that's perfectly okay. You don't have to "get" anything Drake or any other musician does lol. Other people do and that's more than enough.
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Post by thegreatdivine on Sept 9, 2021 12:01:01 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2021 12:14:05 GMT -5
He has 3 songs debuting in UK top 5 - Girls, Fair and Champagne.
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Post by thegreatdivine on Sept 14, 2021 11:16:31 GMT -5
Some Billboard All-Time Records Owned by Drake: Most cumulative weeks charting on the Hot 100 (all entries): 2,603 weeks. Most cumulative weeks charting on the Hot 100 (all chart weeks): 619 weeks. Most consecutive weeks charting on the Hot 100: 431 weeks. Most weeks charting on the Artist 100: 376 weeks. Most Hot 100 entries: 258. Most top 40 hits: 140. Most top 20 hits: 90. Most top 10 hits: 54. Most top 10 debuts: 39. Most simultaneously charted Hot 100 songs in a single week: 27. Most simultaneous Hot 100 debuts in a single week: 22. Most simultaneously charted songs in the Hot 100 top 10 in a single week: 9. Most Hot 100 top 10 hits from a single album: 9. Most simultaneous Hot 100 top 10 debuts: 9. Most #1 hits by a Rapper: 9. Biggest Streaming Week on the Billboard 200: 745.9M (Scorpion). Most #1 hits on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop chart: 39. Most #1 hits on the Rap Airplay chart: 35. Most #1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: 23. Most #1 hits on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart: 27. Most #1 hits on the Hot Rap Songs chart: 23. Most #1 hits on the Rhythmic Airplay chart: 32. Most #1 hits on the Streaming Songs chart: 11. Only act to simultaneously debut in the Hot 100 top 5. Only solo act to occupy the entire Hot 100 top 5. Only solo act with 3 or more songs which have each spent at least 10 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. Only solo male act with over 50 weeks at #1 on the Hot 100. Artist of the 2010s decade.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 16, 2021 16:12:07 GMT -5
Why aren't we discussing "Race My Mind" and "Get Along Better" in depth though? The VOCAL PERFORMANCES whew!
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Post by B-Boy on Sept 16, 2021 20:16:48 GMT -5
“Knife Talk”, “IMY2” and “Fountains” have been getting a lot spins from me.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 18, 2021 17:24:31 GMT -5
Fountains is that BOP! >>>
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Post by #LisaRinna on Sept 20, 2021 13:20:00 GMT -5
Finally some good sense!
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Post by Enigma. on Sept 21, 2021 10:11:03 GMT -5
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Post by Exclusive on Sept 21, 2021 16:58:01 GMT -5
This gif>>
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 23, 2021 13:58:30 GMT -5
CLB nominated for Best Rap Album and Way 2 Sexy nominated for Best Rap Performance.
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Post by Exclusive on Nov 23, 2021 14:09:06 GMT -5
Wasn't it reported that his team didn't submit this year?
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Post by SHOOTER on Nov 23, 2021 14:13:45 GMT -5
Wasn't it reported that his team didn't submit this year? No, it was reported that they chose to only submit for AOTY and skipped ROTY/SOTY.
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