i was gonna post it in the clb thread but i figured nah….

for the art.

the same reason kanye, kendrick and tyler and other great artists don't get comfortable and complacent. to elevate themselves and the genre. And yes lmao, tyler's risk easily paid off cause it's way more interesting and refreshing than this album or anything that would fall in 'the usual'.

he's doing nothing outside of plays and making money which is going to happen regardless

and nobody looks to them to stir s*** up, they've always been traditional rappers and started when that was rap. rap and hiphop has grown bigger than that for the art. even then, they're greats for their skill at storytelling and wordplay

why would i listen to an album that sounds the same as his past two or three without any type of change or improvement? any type of creative should strive to keep changing and experimenting.

What’s delusional about it. That’s literally what happens in the song

In a 100 years, more people will remember Kanye West than they will remember Drake.

His music is more accessible than Ye's

It takes a special appreciation for Ye work otherwise it will be off putting.

DONDA is not the album that's gonna make people look back at it years from now like a MBDTF it's personal and different.

Drake shot the lights out last night

Can’t say either album was better than the other tbh

it's being streamed because it's a drake album and he's one of if not the most mainstream rapper

he's the rapper ppl use numbers for to justify his ranking

Why are people looking for Drake to stir up some s*** and do something experimental? Lol I've never expected him to go completely left field. I'm pretty sure Drake's albums are paying off more for him than Tyler with his approach. You can say the songs on CLB don't sound vastly different (which is fair), but the s*** sounds good. His voice on new instrumentals with different melodies and lyrics are a formula for success. That's his art, making enjoyable music lol. It's an art to stay on top as long as he has.

Trust me, if it was that easy to do, everyone would be doing it

Nah, I'm streaming his album from front to back because the s*** sounds good lol. I enjoy it, so I'm going to keep playing it. He didn't become my favorite artist just because of his sales

the lack of boi1da production on here too

40 really something else man

Wish he was healthy :(

F*** debating who the GOAT

Better not make this s*** about the numbers all I KNOW

Better not make this s*** about the Summer all I KNOW

Better find someone else to hit with all that smoke, NIGGA

YEAH, and all them tweets and all them posts

Ain't got the type of time to be playing with you FOLK

I had a Richard PRIOR to these niggas that's the JOKE

i'm not expecting him to. you can almost easily tell what type of flows and songs are gonna be on a drake album from a single song. drake is not a rapper that ppl get surprised by when they hear his music. i'm not worried about what songs make the most money b, thats why i said drake is not an artist, he's just the most mainstream rapper.

tyler is an artist and doesn't want to be stagnant, his inspos are ye, pharrell, erykah, and he's not just a rapper, it's no surprise

trust me, any rapper that was already huge and wanted that mainstream appeal could. drake's main accolade is stream numbers. not skill, not wordplay, not grammys, not substance. it's plays and mainstream appeal

I know that I hurt U

they’ll remember both tbh but more Ye albums will be revered than Drake’s

That's cool. It's cool to be different, but "different" is off-putting to a lot of people. I wouldn't blame Kanye if he wanted to make more accessible music, but Yeezus fans would express their issues. You can never win

Who the f*** is letting him shoot 30 shots without making one

I kind of feel like Donda is that but apparently it’s hated more than CLB.

Outro on Champagne Poetry ruins the song

who keep passing to him

"not skill, not worldplay". Are his lyrics going over your head. Outside of Kendricks, niggas not going bar for bar with Drake. The people who can outrap him only drop ever so often, because that s*** isn't necessarily easy to come up with. Hitmaking is a skill. Companies chase hits, but that s*** doesn't come easy

rip ye you had a good run bro

I like Donda, but the CLB disrespect on this forum is out of hand