hoopsplayer21

1y

i also have just been very depressed with music in general

think i needa unplug from listening for a bit

Freight

1y

This reads like “I can’t enjoy his music anymore after the beef” which is the lamest s*** imaginable

OVOGlobetrotter

1y

Nokia, gimme a hug, die trying, all literally hits, will do huge numbers and become defining hits for his catalog, check back in 10 years

BrickellBayside

1y

Album is predictably incredible.

Drake has been at his peak R&B bag for awhile. If you heard Tried Our Best, Polar Opposites, Bahamas Promises, Drew a Picasso, I'm the problem, you knew what kind of time he was gonna be on on this thing.

Between $$$, Her Loss, FATD, Nostalgia merchants are gonna have to reconcile with his current output being >>> than his older stuff

OVOGlobetrotter

1y

Nokia, gimme a hug, die trying, all literally hits, will do huge numbers and become defining hits for his catalog, check back in 10 years

BrickellBayside

1y

Album is predictably incredible.

Drake has been at his peak R&B bag for awhile. If you heard Tried Our Best, Polar Opposites, Bahamas Promises, Drew a Picasso, I'm the problem, you knew what kind of time he was gonna be on on this thing.

Between $$$, Her Loss, FATD, Nostalgia merchants are gonna have to reconcile with his current output being >>> than his older stuff

Freight

1y

This reads like “I can’t enjoy his music anymore after the beef” which is the lamest s*** imaginable

Oblivion X

1y

What color is the CN Tower

NobodyWins

1y

W friend

SABMAN TURNT

1y

would you like to rephrase this?

Duddas

1y

kendrick stans f***in w this?

manera

1y

One of the things that’s kinda interesting about Drake in 2025 is the fact he can’t really make hit records anymore.

He’ll probably have a huge debut song on here cuz he’s a huge artist but none of these songs are like… hit songs

Halena

1y

5/10 review by Clash Music

https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/partynextdoor-drake-some-sexy-songs-4-u/

There is no way to write about Drake in 2025 without mentioning Kendrick Lamar. As many on social media have observed, K Dot’s words have cast a spell on the Canadian artist, robbing him of his central narrative. Everything Drake has done since their high-profile battle has felt strange, somewhat off – his aura has gone, and there’s a scent of confusion in the air. Old allies have surrendered him, old enemies have reared their head; at times, it feels though nothing has gone right for him in the past 12 months.

A collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR finds Drake returning to form, finding safe harbour by working with a force he recognises. The two have built a decade-long studio relationship, and this Valentine’s drop – initially rumoured to be an EP but in fact a full length album – should really be a home run.

As it turns out, ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ epitomises many of the faults lodged against Drake recently – the lyrics resort to cliché all too often, there’s a great deal of largesse and waste across its 21-track, 74 minute span, and it also lacks any real through-thread. Here, as across Drake’s multiple endeavours in this era, you’re left wondering: what is the actual point of this?

As a Valentine’s drop for fans, it’s an album that should please whatever remains of the hardcore. The two have long worked out what hits for them, and what doesn’t – ‘CN Tower’ is a prime opener, while the ‘luxe introspection of ‘CRYING IN CHANEL’ is vintage Drake.

When the album works, it supplies more than enough highlight to grace a playlist update – the knowing wink of Drake’s ‘GIMME A HUG’, the sonorous PartyNextDoor outing ‘SOMETHING ABOUT YOU’ or his pensive ‘LASERS’ all match their formidable standards.

There’s a lot of waste here, too. The flirt perilously close to cliché on a number of tracks – at times, it’s a knowing bait for the haters, but at others it’s simply a lack of self-awareness. ‘DIE TRYING’ is based around a hackneyed indie guitar riff circa 2009, while the bitterness running through ‘SMALL TOWN FAME’ feels divorced from Drake’s current circumstances – you’re left wondering if it was even written this year, or built in a pre-‘Not Like Us’ era.

On first listen, ‘$ome $sexy $ongs 4 U’ isn’t terrible, but it equally isn’t a vintage release for either artist. PartyNextDoor has undoubtedly released stronger material, and the pair’s regular duets have reached loftier peaks than these. With its epic span, there’s always going to be pieces here that will thrill long-time fans, but it’s central fault remains: who asked for this, and what is it communicating to those people? Perhaps it’s not that deep, perhaps this album is designed as sheer entertainment, but we can’t help longing for Drake to take time out, touch grass, and rediscover his purpose.

5/10

Words: Robin Murray

BrickellBayside

1y

0 Chance man be fr

Deezed

1y

"his aura is gone"

• Robin Murray of Clash Music 2025

Oblivion X

1y

What color is the CN Tower

fuego

1y

nwts still in top 3 for me and always will be, but im curious to see where this will land, definitely a step above his recent projects imo (aside from her loss)