Why did I review the album? Was working on another album review when I found
out this came out and immediately listened
Did I like it? No
Will I listen again? To select songs
I don’t like this album which
shouldn’t be a surprise if you’ve read any of my previous rap album reviews. It’s
an album full of chopped rapping that I’m not a fan of. The only exceptions are
the last three tracks. So I’ll sum up my review of the first 14 tracks like
this: Given my preferences, I was never going to like this offering. It’s a
shame too because some of the songs has some potentially great content, but I was
so distracted by the delivery that I couldn’t get as invested as I wanted to.
As I review this album though I’d be remiss not to bring up one last point. During
the song From Time Drake talks about doing something
more with music. i.e. “ I want to take it deeper than money, P****,
vacation.” I inferred from that line that he’d like to experiment and
see how much further he can push himself and the music industry. This album is
an exercise of that wish.
I feel the same way about this
album as I did with Jay-Z’s Magna Carta… Holy Grail. There is a trend in the industry and
rather than be swept away by sticking to norms, they agree to adapt and change.
As a person that asks artist to experiment,
I can’t penalize him completely when he tries. I don’t like it, but I do
understand why it was done and contend that it does hold some value.
My Favs
3. 6PM in New York
2. Jungle
1. You & the 6
Overall Rating: 1.5 of 5 spins
