Jbreezyondeck

4y

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thegreatdivine

4y

Honestly, the unchanging Drake-iness of Drake’s music is starting to get a little creepy

Has any major pop figure of the last 10 years been as resistant to change as Drake? Perhaps the most interesting thing to happen to him all decade was when Pusha T nearly murdered him with one line (“You are hiding a child”), but apart from seeming knocked on his back foot for a few hours, he regrouped, told the world he had concealed his child because of Instagram, and kept on making Drake music. What, if anything, could ruffle that composure at this point? Honestly, Nevermind raises this question even more than Scorpion or Certified Lover Boy, in part because the lyrics are so interchangeable. By now, Drake albums are like software updates—they don’t go away until you finally click on them, and when you do, you only notice the stuff that doesn’t work as well.

People at Pitchfork are f***ing idiots, I swear lmao.

YA ICEMAN ACE

4y

Big big yikes

Wt701

4y

Lemonade was a surprise drop and was one of beyonces biggest albums foh with that excuse lmao

Jbreezyondeck

4y

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thegreatdivine

4y

Honestly, the unchanging Drake-iness of Drake’s music is starting to get a little creepy

Has any major pop figure of the last 10 years been as resistant to change as Drake? Perhaps the most interesting thing to happen to him all decade was when Pusha T nearly murdered him with one line (“You are hiding a child”), but apart from seeming knocked on his back foot for a few hours, he regrouped, told the world he had concealed his child because of Instagram, and kept on making Drake music. What, if anything, could ruffle that composure at this point? Honestly, Nevermind raises this question even more than Scorpion or Certified Lover Boy, in part because the lyrics are so interchangeable. By now, Drake albums are like software updates—they don’t go away until you finally click on them, and when you do, you only notice the stuff that doesn’t work as well.

People at Pitchfork are f***ing idiots, I swear lmao.

Indigo

4y

I actually hate Pitchfork writers so much. They're actually weirdos for bringing up and taking shots at a father's decision to not publicize his child like the world has a right to know. Also why is not a single other artist's lyricism mentioned in the rnb/pop/dance space?!?

Jbreezyondeck

4y

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thegreatdivine

4y

Honestly, the unchanging Drake-iness of Drake’s music is starting to get a little creepy

Has any major pop figure of the last 10 years been as resistant to change as Drake? Perhaps the most interesting thing to happen to him all decade was when Pusha T nearly murdered him with one line (“You are hiding a child”), but apart from seeming knocked on his back foot for a few hours, he regrouped, told the world he had concealed his child because of Instagram, and kept on making Drake music. What, if anything, could ruffle that composure at this point? Honestly, Nevermind raises this question even more than Scorpion or Certified Lover Boy, in part because the lyrics are so interchangeable. By now, Drake albums are like software updates—they don’t go away until you finally click on them, and when you do, you only notice the stuff that doesn’t work as well.

People at Pitchfork are f***ing idiots, I swear lmao.

SaintJitterxburgFL

4y

Pitchfork is so trash the end of the article is just a few bullet points about weird s*** if drake went to Mars would we notice if an AI was churning out his songs

This is music journalism?

I feel like 45% of the time they trying to sound smart, 45% of the time trying to crack a horrible joke, 10% music talk

thegreatdivine

4y

Just peep how pretentious this whole s*** is lmao.

5 Takeaways From Drake’s New Album Honestly, Nevermind"
The superstar’s surprise release combines his signature lovelorn bravado with beats built for the dancefloor.
By Jayson Greene

We only had a few hours’ notice before Drake released Honestly, Nevermind, his seventh studio album, into the world. As he did with 2021’s Certified Lover Boy, he presaged its release by sharing a majestically incoherent note on Apple Music, spilling over with guffaw-worthy Drake-isms. “I can’t remember the last time someone put they phone down, looked me in the eyes, and asked my current insight into the times,” went one line, which made me wonder if Drake was waiting patiently for someone to quiz him on runaway inflation or how Democrats can avoid a rout in the midterms. After that, he released the video for “Falling Back,” a bizarre and somewhat depressing spectacle in which he marries 23 different Instagram models. The Drake meme machine seemed to be firing up in preparation of another typical Drake banquet—ridiculous quotables, samples so absurdly expensive that Drake could have used the money to fund Toronto city schools for a year, a tracklist that made you cancel your weekend plans to get through the whole thing.

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So it’s a bit of a surprise to see that Honestly, Nevermind is one of his shortest albums ever—14 tracks, over in less than an hour—and that it contains only a few transcendently stupid Drake Thoughts. The album is filed under “dance” on Apple Music, and throughout Drake downplays his rapper persona in favor of crooning behind lush, air-conditioned beats. One of the biggest takeaways is how little there is to… take away. Drake doesn’t reignite any beefs, share any particularly extravagant pieces of gossip, co-opt any big memes, or even utter the name of a single major chain restaurant. It feels like one smooth-brain dance playlist, like if you put on his hit “Passionfruit” and let the algorithm do the work for the next 52 minutes. Let’s get into it:

SaintJitterxburgFL

4y

What is this?

Let’s say, for a thought experiment, that Drake absconded Earth on Elon Musk’s SpaceX jet with the 23 Instagram models he married in “Falling Back,” starting his own space cult centered around his own Genius annotations. In this scenario, he never releases another note of original music, leaving the work of churning out “Drake” music to a deepfake AI. My question here is: Based on Honestly, Nevermind, would anyone even notice?

thegreatdivine

4y

Just peep how pretentious this whole s*** is lmao.

5 Takeaways From Drake’s New Album Honestly, Nevermind"
The superstar’s surprise release combines his signature lovelorn bravado with beats built for the dancefloor.
By Jayson Greene

We only had a few hours’ notice before Drake released Honestly, Nevermind, his seventh studio album, into the world. As he did with 2021’s Certified Lover Boy, he presaged its release by sharing a majestically incoherent note on Apple Music, spilling over with guffaw-worthy Drake-isms. “I can’t remember the last time someone put they phone down, looked me in the eyes, and asked my current insight into the times,” went one line, which made me wonder if Drake was waiting patiently for someone to quiz him on runaway inflation or how Democrats can avoid a rout in the midterms. After that, he released the video for “Falling Back,” a bizarre and somewhat depressing spectacle in which he marries 23 different Instagram models. The Drake meme machine seemed to be firing up in preparation of another typical Drake banquet—ridiculous quotables, samples so absurdly expensive that Drake could have used the money to fund Toronto city schools for a year, a tracklist that made you cancel your weekend plans to get through the whole thing.

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So it’s a bit of a surprise to see that Honestly, Nevermind is one of his shortest albums ever—14 tracks, over in less than an hour—and that it contains only a few transcendently stupid Drake Thoughts. The album is filed under “dance” on Apple Music, and throughout Drake downplays his rapper persona in favor of crooning behind lush, air-conditioned beats. One of the biggest takeaways is how little there is to… take away. Drake doesn’t reignite any beefs, share any particularly extravagant pieces of gossip, co-opt any big memes, or even utter the name of a single major chain restaurant. It feels like one smooth-brain dance playlist, like if you put on his hit “Passionfruit” and let the algorithm do the work for the next 52 minutes. Let’s get into it:

Jbreezyondeck

4y

I know he’s not one to comment on the commentary directly but I would f***ing LOVE for him to stand on his art and give a big middle finger to every single publication dragging his name through the mud

Jbreezyondeck

4y

I know he’s not one to comment on the commentary directly but I would f***ing LOVE for him to stand on his art and give a big middle finger to every single publication dragging his name through the mud