Drake and Sufjan came out on the same day
What a time
i think sufjan has been out for years
The literal best part about this album is I genuinely like the music.. no justifying why way2sexy is good.. no excuses for 100 pusha subs.. just music
That was what I thought after my first listen. It shocked me that he kept light on the subs.
Teezo really pulled through as a feature twice. He has a bright future
absolutely correct
Throughout my years of listening to drake heās talked about:
Heartbreak
Fame
Wealth
His family
His beefs/anger/resentment
The perception of himself
Competition
Falling in love
Motivation
Introspection of younger self
This has always been drake and heās talked about these topics in ways Iāve never heard before and yeah the way he does it is probably redundant 12+ years but. Heās always had topics I was interested listening to, always
Bahamas promises had me thinking there were dogs in my house
Omg same that s*** scared me. I was walking outside at night just now listening to the song and it made me s*** my pants and nearly run
i think sufjan has been out for years
Not officially, believe it or not. It's just been assumed
This album anāt it
This is the first Drake album where I barely like any of it and I donāt even mind R&B Drake but this album sounds lazy
This is the most lyrical rap album Iāve ever heard in my life no bullshit
Not officially, believe it or not. It's just been assumed
wait really
damn good for him
kinda just feels like CLB meets DLDT ...
Just because I been on a run doesn't mean I don't know how to walk away
I'll let you get your bars off over text but don't forget you're talking to Drake
Personality
Morality
Immeasurable salary
100 dollar bills that I'm counting like a calorie
Shells for the peanut gallery
Probably better off with Mallory or Valerie
You tearing up and sniffling while reacting like some allergies
Saying what I mean isn't mean if you're really listening - it's reality ā Drake
In the dog days of summer 2023, Drake did a very Drake thing: Just before embarking on tour, he revealed that heād written a poetry book called Titles Ruin Everything. To spread the news, he took out ads in several major newspapers. On them was a QR code which led to another announcement: āI made an album to go with the book. They say they miss the old Drake girl donāt tempt me. FOR ALL THE DOGS.ā
The āold Drakeā line, as real heads know, is a reference to āHeadlines,ā a song from the early days of Champagne Papiās rise from Canadian curiosity to global superstar. The old Drake was an underdog, a former child actor and Lil Wayne protĆ©gĆ© who blended hip-hop and R&B in a way that would indelibly change both. And the new Drake? Heās a 36-year-old father of one whoās responsible for a not-small percentage of Torontoās annual tourist economy and who, with the release of āSlime You Out,ā is one No. 1 single away from tying Michael Jackson on the all-time list.
If thereās anything Old Drake and New Drake can agree on, itās hour-and-a-half-long blockbuster albums that master the fine art of score-settling. (Speaking of fine art, thatās a drawing from his five-year-old son Adonis on the cover.) Drizzyās gone through plenty of phases in his 15 years in the running as one of hip-hopās GOATs: albums full of wintry grime and drill, or breezy dance albums for the baddies to turn up to on girlsā night. For All the Dogs, his eighth studio album, has more in common with 2011ās Take Care, the star-making opus loaded with luxuriant beats and big-name features. But instead of drunk-dialling his exes, Drakeāsā¦well, heās still doing that every now and again. Mostly, though, heās with his dogs.
The albumās loose framework is a late-night local radio programme: BARK Radio, live from Chapel Hill, whose hosts include Teezo Touchdown, Drakeās crush/idol Sade, and the occasional chorus of hounds. This particular broadcast is a sumptuous banquet of classically Drake techniques, starting with the smirking fake-out that is intro track āVirginia Beach.ā (If you know, you know.) Thereās the requisite Houston worship on āScrew the World,ā the new jack swing peacocking of āAmen,ā and the swanky-sounding āBahamas Promises,ā which opens with a couplet only Drizzy could pull off: āBroken pinkie promises/You f***ed up our Bahamas trip.ā Heās scoffing at rapās NPCs with J. Cole on āFirst Person Shooterā and taking relationship advice from Future on āWhat Would Pluto Do.ā On āBBL Love,ā he drops an all-timer for the āthatās so Drakeā archives, musing, āThey say loveās like a BBL, you wonāt know if itās real until you feel one,ā as if anyone has ever said such a thing whose name isnāt Aubrey Drake Graham.
But it isnāt officially a Drake album till you get to the song with the city name and timestamp in the title. On ā8am in Charlotte,ā over a boom-bap beat from Conductor Williams, Drake presides over his dogs like a coach before the big game, initiates breakups at five-star restaurants, and unleashes a barrage of knee-slappers you can imagine him deploying 20 years from now at his eventual Vegas residency. In the video, the most successful rapper of his generation wears a hoodie emblazoned with āHATE SURVIVOR.ā Never change, Drake, never change.