Albums Drake - Certified Lover Boy (Discussion Thread)

[TheDarceKnight]

It is what it is Drake will never make truly classic album

Definitely not in the way that a lot of hip-hop heads would like to hear, and it's a shame because I'm not even asking for a sounding album from him either.

 

[Slic Ric]

Also this is like Drake’s 12th project since being mainstream

No artist is making their best collection of music at that point in there career,especially not someone as accomplished and rich as Drake

Now, I’ve only listened to the album once but the problem seems to be it’s not better than Scorpion or any of the music he’s released since then

So when your new stuff doesn’t sound better than what everyone has been listening too already there’s going to be a let down

Now, compare that to Cole where most people weren’t feeling 4YEO and KOD, The off-season sounds like a return to form of some sort when really it’s just better than your last

Same with 4:44 and MCHG

Those projects are not touching peak Cole or Jay but it’s all about expectations and Drakes are high and he didn’t deliver

Pretty much it, he's spoiled us for years so its hard to top

I truly dont know why people have to bash Scorpion to praise this one or the other way

 

[Why-Fi]

7am On Bridle Path and Champagne Poetry are fukkin ridiculous. That's real talk.

is he going at kanye, on that 7am joint? he sounds like early drake

 

[RAW_SPK]

Definitely changing this after work

 

[FreshAIG]

I'm hearing a lot of complaints of it sounding the same as all his prior work, but to be honest, 99.99% of rappers have a signature sound and when they stray away from it the results are usually terrible or underwhelming. I guess if you're saying his content can grow and expand more, I can see that and agree to an extent. But as far as the switching up the sound production wise, that's not really fair to expect that. And Drake switches up his flows and delivery.

I always thought being diverse in rap can be overrated, and a lot of fans just say it because they think it's what you're suppose to say. It's only dope if you're dope at multiple styles, which most rappers rarely are. It's like taking a player who scores in the paint and trying to make him a 3 point shooter. Sure, you can do that and make his game more "diverse", but if he's shooting 20% from the field doing it, is him being "diverse" really a good thing? No.

 

[Mastamimd]

This real world argument is funny, because there are people in the real world bumping it, because its one of the most anticipated albums of the year from the most popular rapper. That's expected. There's also criticism just like in here. Come to think of it I've seen more hate on social media than on here lol. Most of the discourse here is honest and accurate. Some people just don't feel this album bruh, but at least they heard it to come to that conclusion

 

[Mike the Executioner]

I haven’t listened to Nas since god son. I’m not a Stan

the off-season is better than Cole’s prior 2 albums but it’s nothing new or experimental

applying pressure is lyrical miracle. That’s the worse song on the album

You haven't listened to Nas since God's Son, but you have everything to say about his discography? Which is it?

"Applying Pressure" is the worst song on the album? Lyrical miracle is just stringing random lyrics together that sound good on the surface, but don't actually mean anything. Like what Eminem does. Just because Cole is flexing his skills (something rappers have been doing since the Kurtis Blow days), doesn't mean it's lyrical miracle. And he was telling stories on that song, too, like losing friendships, rappers needing to be honest about how much money they make, and people who talk down on your success when they have no idea what you did to get it.

 

[BlackXCL]

We ain't gotta call people's tastes into question if they like or don't like this album

wasnt talking about any album.

Was talking about the song, Jesus Lord 2, on Donda. He said its trash. that just boils down to shyt taste.

Jay Elec and LOX killed it, objectively.

 

[WakandanPride]

This nikka's music hasn't grown at all. He's the rapper version of a Marvel movie.

 

[Lord Beasley]

Straight from the Desk of Jadakiss.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTXZTDAL5sa/?utm_medium=copy_link

avg coliweirdo: nah fukk jada, this album wack, he should be ashamed of himself....*goes back to jammin donda alone in a closet*

 

[Mastamimd]

avg coliweirdo: nah fukk jada, this album wack, he should be ashamed of himself....*goes back to jammin donda alone in a closet*

Goddamn nikka what did Ye do to you almost all of your replies reference him. This is a CLB thread breh

 

[DoubleClutch]

This album really is trash. I’m not debating it.

he waited until the last song to even attempt trying.

 

[toetoe]

I'm hearing a lot of complaints of it sounding the same as all his prior work, but to be honest, 99.99% of rappers have a signature sound and when they stray away from it the results are usually terrible or underwhelming. I guess if you're saying his content can grow and expand more, I can see that and agree to an extent. But as far as the switching up the sound production wise, that's not really fair to expect that. And Drake switches up his flows and delivery.

I always thought being diverse in rap can be overrated, and a lot of fans just say it because they think it's what you're suppose to say. It's only dope if you're dope at multiple styles, which most rappers rarely are. It's like taking a player who scores in the paint and trying to make him a 3 point shooter. Sure, you can do that and make his game more "diverse", but if he's shooting 20% from the field doing it, is him being "diverse" really a good thing? No.

Good point, i don't think any of my favourite rappers(Nas, Ghost, Mobb, Styles, MOP and Sean P) actually "switched it up" at any time in their career.(Jay and Jada tried a couple times, and failed )

Drake's big problem is actually the length of the albums, cause after going through them you always feel you "heard it before". If he could short them down to 12-13 tracks, people wouldn't complain to such an extent of "sameness".

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t really want Drake to switch up the production. Sure experiment with a couple songs here and there but…I came to Drake for this type of music lol

No one else in the rap game is making music with this type of production AND great rapping like Drake does. It fills a void that a lotta artists try to replicate but it just doesn’t sound as good

yeah

I'm hearing a lot of complaints of it sounding the same as all his prior work, but to be honest, 99.99% of rappers have a signature sound and when they stray away from it the results are usually terrible or underwhelming. I guess if you're saying his content can grow and expand more, I can see that and agree to an extent. But as far as the switching up the sound production wise, that's not really fair to expect that. And Drake switches up his flows and delivery.

I always thought being diverse in rap can be overrated, and a lot of fans just say it because they think it's what you're suppose to say. It's only dope if you're dope at multiple styles, which most rappers rarely are. It's like taking a player who scores in the paint and trying to make him a 3 point shooter. Sure, you can do that and make his game more "diverse", but if he's shooting 20% from the field doing it, is him being "diverse" really a good thing? No.

the only advice I can give to Drake is to be more comfortable in just doing more rap projects. He can do it and he needs to evolve beyond the 40 sound. It made him but again the fact he did his first Pharrell beat in 2021 and absolutely CRUSHED it is proof he has it in him to branch out and still be content.

 

[gangreen]

After first listen, this was a decent effort but gotta say it's one of his worse in his catalog. Not as an insult because he got a solid catalog.

A few songs I liked tho.

Gonna listen again if I feel the same way.