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Drake is one of the most accomplished rappers in the world. He rivals Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne; any of the titans of the genre culturally. He adapts to every new artist's style, he conforms to every trend within the culture, and his lasting appeal in the industry is unmatched. With all that said, "For All The Dogs" is a decent album. He has his OVO style production; which is nice to hear, but his lyrics are not emotionally vulnerable. The powerful cultural message of the drawing on the cover would have made an excellent topic: "what we teach children about humanity". Drake's lyricism is consistent, his vocals are consistent, but if we weighed these songs against the rest of his own music, these wouldn't be his best. Drake has done a wonderful job of making an album that helps hip hop culture (and we need that right now). Drake doesn't need to drop his best music to outdo a lot of the artists in the genre.
Drake and 21 Savage made a collaboration album. Although Drake is a fantastic musician, the rap game has shifted toward a community and culture rather than just a tempo and lyricism style. Rappers like Drake and Eminem are starting to get worried about their legacies, but it's not necessary. When people over-glorify authentic cultural rappers, they know what they're doing. This album has some throw-back Take Care moments that work really well with 21 Savage's style. The surprising thing is 21 actually comes comedically hard and even though he's not as talented as Drake, he's having more fun and keeps up with the goat the whole album.
Drake is using one of his earlier flows or maybe it's just the writing openness; whatever it is; Drake is going back to his comfort zone and doing it quite well.
Drake is a rapper from Toronto, Canada. After a lot of colossal radio singles and lukewarm albums, Certified Lover Boy is a fantastic resurgence of Drake's OVO sound. This album is like a more lyrical Take Care. He is exploring his emotional thug persona but doing it with less melodies. It's filled with finesse and personality. The production is better than his other recent projects. It may be a little over the heads of the rap audience he's acquired making simplistic radio anthems, but if they open their minds to strong lyricism, it should do very well. Good job Drizzy.
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