![]() One can argue “Love All” with Jay-Z is the best song on the album, especially with the “Life After Death” intro and simple percussion behind the beat. “Race My Mind,” “F****** Fans” and “Get Along Better” with Ty Dolla $ign seem out of place and incomplete in overall production. ![]() “In The Bible” with Lil Durk and Giveon is a poorly constructed track with a short 40-second verse from Lil Durk and a majority of the beat wasted with more short verses. “Girls Want Girls” with Lil Baby is an example of an opportunity lost - even with its truly catchy chorus and trademark Drake verse. Many tracks, even in Drake terms, were forgettable. At age 34 though, being locked in doesn’t mean it’s his best work. ![]() It’s clear from the first bar of the album: “I been hot since the birth of my son / I remain unfazed, trust, worse has been done.”īy the time you reach the sixth song on the album, it’s obvious Drake is determined to quiet his haters. It sets the tone for the album - Drake reflecting while praising himself. It’s no “Over My Dead Body” or “Tuscan Leather,” but it gets the job done. At the end of the album, listeners know that Drake can still hold his own, even if naysayers claim he’s past his prime.įrom the opening track, “Champagne Poetry,” we get a bubbly beat reminiscent of Drake’s memorable intros to his older studio albums. It’s an album powerful enough to satisfy his die-hard fan base and one that further cements his status in hip-hop.ĬLB has everything you’d expect from a Drake album - catchy lyrics like “I’ve been losin’ friends and findin’ peace / But honestly that sound like a fair trade to me,” and emotional woes like “So much s*** I wanted to say, straight to your face / But you’re so two-faced, that I don’t know which face.” There are focused tracks like “No Friends In The Industry,” that highlight Drake’s unique rapping on rapid beats and chart-toppers like “Way 2 Sexy,” that highlight Drake’s ability to turn bizarre songs into ones that will live in your head. “Certified Lover Boy,” CLB to fans, is a great success. With this album, Drake addresses his beef with Kanye West, delivers hits that get stuck in your head and fires back at rappers envious of his success. “Certified Lover Boy,” his first studio album since the release of “Scorpion” in 2018, comes at a time when he’s still one of the hottest names in the music industry. (Photo courtesy of Variety)Īs billboards popped up unexpectedly across the country, it meant one thing: Drake was finally back. CLB is full of all the elements that make a signature Drake album.
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