Though it was smooth, couple of throw away tracks and some lackluster performances from Drake, but really liked the vibe throughout. Dont think your review was spot on at all, basically boiling it down to boring, no effort and too much autotune. It is obviously a stylistic choice and i felt liked it really suited the beats. Also i liked that Drake didn´t blew up his ego the entire time like Scorpio and CLB
Drake honestly really impresses me with how he has constantly dropped mid-albums upon mid-album since 2016 that you start to appreciate the previous Drake project that you thought you despised.
I’m scared that this album will be a large group of peoples’ first intro to dance music, and they will just think of it as a trash genre, and that the album was trash because the genre is trash, not because drake couldn’t execute. On the other hand, I hope this album encourages a group of people who have never listened to dance before to check out the genre.
When Drake hit that high-pitched “eeeeee” on Falling Back, it reminded of when Spongebob hit that high note in the Krusty Krab Pizza song. Except that song is much better than almost anything on this album.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Honestly, Nevermind. The lyrics are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of Rhyme schemes and wordplay most of the punchlines will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Drake's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his songs- his personal philosophy draws heavily from 2pac and Bigge style, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these songs, to realize that they're not just lit- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Honestly, Nevermind truly ARE idiots. of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Drake's existencial catchphrase "Your pussy is callin' my name, So come on, baby, let's stop playing games" which itself is a cryptic reference to Bigg's song Drownin'. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Drake's genius worldplay unfolds itself on their headphones. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have a Honestly, Nevermind tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.
I love seeing ppl be really honest about this album, Even though there are some who swear this "isn't that bad". This album reminded me of someone doing an impersonation of Drake music "if he sold out in the future" on a skit TV show or something. 😂
NGL as an Artist i cannot even begin to tell someone who does not have an understanding on music Theory, how complex the structure of his vocals are. this shit is so NEW to all your ears that i stongly encourage you to listen to texts are green 20 times. then you will start understanding the Next Gen sound
I hated this album at first. And I think a lot of that was having expectations that I would receive an album full of "Jimmy Cooks" After a couple days and a few solo night drives with this album on, I do think it's a very emotional, very subtle, take on his real self. This is an album you listen to when you're vulnerable and just kinda think about that flame that is now extinguished.
"Its a good album. You can't listen to this album in your bedroom with headphones on. This is a moments album. Those 2 am drives. Those beach days. Those summer nights in the city. Those vacation nights. That is what this album is meant for. Little bit of tequila and a bad chick with you and I promise you will be vibing like crazy to this. We listen to different kinds of music in different setting and circumstances so why do we judge music in the same settings and circumstances. You can't judge the album while being in an atmosphere it wasn't meant for." no, this shit sucks.
Magnificent breakdown It feels like being force fed. House is a staple in south Africa and its widely understood how nuanced it can be. This album is a lazy attempt at it and quite frankly very boring. F*** the hype
What was said at the beginning when talking about the first few tracks is dead on. It's the most inoffensive background music you could make. Just stuff to play while you're focused on doing other things to the point you forget the music is even there. It's essentially one of those "rap but make it lo fi" mixes you see every now and again. But that doesn't mean it's good, its just an insanely boring project that you kind of have to force yourself to get through if you are actually trying to listen to it.
I'm worried he doesn't have someone to tell him no. I was expecting like a couple passion fruits and a few sweaterman.. And this give me the same feeling when I went to the club that doesn't like black people so they play drill song over electric beats.
This album is the EXACT kind of album where everyone around you is incompetent and lets you fail. I’ve said it 10x but having Carnage (aka Gordo) as a producer just sealed the fucking deal that Drake had NO clue what he was doing.
@@Legalizeasbestos Black coffee was one of the executive producers of this Album and I think he knows what he’s doing. But idk much about carnage admittedly
First of all I would like to say I appreciate that Drake for the first time in a long time is trying something different. Thank you Drake, now please go away.
This album is a new standard-bearer for "beat selection" for which there are two paragons. 1. Madvilliany, where the marriage of instrumental and vocal are so fantastically realized that almost every beat is matched by an exceptional display of rhythm, flow, lyricism, and melody. And now... 2. Honestly, Nevermind where the project is devoid of positives that the only work worthy of praise was given to the artists who were paid a few thousand to hand off their work for a performance that punches so below their weight class that they're 40-year old men bullying 3rd graders.
My best guess as to why he made this album.. He's bored and he knows controversy sells.. He'll use the hate he gets from this album to gas himself up on the next album where he'll now have the ability to feel like the underdog again. He'll talk a bunch of smack and about how we forgot he's the best and he'll give the people what they want to hear 😐 Maybe this is simply a calculated play.. Maybe.. Otherwise it's trash 3 songs in and I turned it off and went to bed. Woke up the next day and forced myself to listen to it the whole way through. Tried a couple more times while driving to work to see if I could get a better feel for it.. Nope, still trashed. Crazy how he'll still make millions off this.
Lmao wrote this after watching it but before it went premiere: It annoys me that braindead Drake stans excuse this album by saying "It's just house, you have to do xyz to enjoy it" a) Disrespectful to artists putting out amazing dance music right now and the trailblazers. By saying something's "just" house, you're implying that it is lesser than other types of music b) Even if you're saying it's house music, it is the lowest effort house music possible. Drake hasn't changed to fit the genre he's just put Take Care Rnb vocals over a house beat. Can't blame him for getting an easy cheque though c) Saying that you need to do certain things to enjoy a dance album is just untrue, and proves that these people claiming to be so musically enlightened are actually completely unfamiliar with the genre claim to "get" I have 60+ solo Drake tracks in my liked songs, I was very excited for an album of Controlla's but it's not what we got
As a Househead this album is insulting to the house community. He fucked up where The Weeknd shined. The perfect comparison is that The Weeknd got Swedish House Mafia and Drake got Carnage (aka Gordo) the joke of dance music for his.
I feel like the US fans don’t get it, people in the Uk love this type of dance music. I do love the fact you explained the genre in depth how it started etc
Drake should retire, to release the projects that he has been when true artist such as J Cole, Kendrick, The Weekend, Tyler The Creator, ETC are releasing masterpieces it’s laughable that he would ever be in the same conversation as them….
“I hate drakes music so he should retire from making music in general” you hear how stupid you sound? Just cause those guys have better recent albums don’t speak for their entire catalogs. None of those artists besides Kendrick have spotless catalogs. J Cole nor tyler have one album better than Drakes entire catalog including HIS classics
@@stefanoraffo5096 since you see it, tell me what’s the vision? Being off key? Talking about the same immature content that he’s been rapping about for over a decade now? Lazy execution?
My theory: Drake accepted that he isn't a good artist and embraced his role as a background musician. I will not listen to this when I want to be challenged by interesting lyrics or ideas (but I wouldn't listen to ANY Drake project for that), however I am looking forward to blasting this during summer nights.
@@soulmoney119 The album is alright. I didn't say its bad. I like most of the instrumentals. However the worst part of the record is drake honestly. There is not a single interesting lyric or flow on that entire thing + there are like 4000 hip hop artists who would have done a better job than drake.
You can’t argue this album on Twitter. Ppl who are deaf will tell you this album is 10/10 and he revolutionizing the dance genre. If this album is nominated in the dance category it would be an insult to dance artists. Stop giving a lost artists the green light just because of their profile. Criticize them so they can push themselves.
3/10 was a very solid and fair rating, a bit forgiving... My theory is, Drake has gotten a little too in his head with his success and has continuously drifted away from his old sound because he feels like it won't cut it anymore, or he really was just being lazy.
Why is it bad that he is drifting away from his old sound? His old stuff is great and him experimenting with a new style should be welcomed. Change feels unwanted in rap lol
I can hear laziness in his track for some time now...His older works like NWTS and IYRTITL were so much better. Im really dissapointed that he went this way...
The biggest reason he has struggled to make compelling music lately is because his refusal to switch up his subject matter. Still talking about women you can't keep and being rich at 35 years old, 12 years deep in the game nobody is gonna care about . He doesn't need to be Nas but he has dig deeper than surface level of his life otherwise just give it up.
I’ve said for years that Drake has gotten progressively mediocre after If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, but no one wanted to believe me. I haven’t liked a Drake album since that one. He just drops half-hearted projects and they get so much love because it’s Drake
@@owenblatter Views was alright and More Life was a mixed bag to me. But I just couldn’t help feeling like IYRTITL was his magnum opus. No other project after that felt as fun as that one for me.
Pretty much I like 3 songs from the second half, mostly from the instrumentals. The problem with that is no one’s going to try getting through the first half lol. Drake doesn’t really add much to the majority of the songs. There’s potential, just Drake doesn’t change even though his instrumentals do.
I saw someone say this and now i feel like theres no way this is what he is doing but a bold experimental strategy: what if he made all his best music, knew that he was out of ideas and slowly started making his albums worse and worse so that you appreciate each prior album that much more lmao like "Yo, i thought CLB was bad but i appreciate the hell out of it after listening to this." lol I dont think this album is "bad". i think this album is, like you mentioned, very uninspired and the product of this man having seemingly nothing left to prove and way too much time on his hands with no real sense of purpose or direction with his music. It feels like he said "I just wanna make good music with no pressure that you can go out and vibe too" but instead of a very specific approach to craft an album that sounds effortless and like a random night out of fun, he just created a random, sloppy mess of half-baked potential.
I haven’t watched the video. But entire album is a new idea from Drake, what do you mean. I’ve been complaining for years that Drake keeps making the same sounding music and I’m happy that he’s trying something different for once
I think if you guys think that this will not absolutely hit in any scenario that you're out at, you're wrong. One Dance & Controlla got even more hate online and they're now basically universally loved as summer bangers
I don't get it. I really don't. I thought my music taste was good, but while I thought this album was fine (certainly not incredible, but digestible and somewhat enjoyable), everyone is trashing on it like it's the filthiest thing Drake has done to date, and I don't get it. F*ck it. I guess I'm his target audience.
@@docmemphis Imo vocally the album sucks. I give the album a personal 6/10 just for the fact that it has a production style that really gets me in a vibe. Album with Drake in it is an easy 3/10, he does not add anything and honestly brings the album down in some parts.
Let’s not forget Drake is a Global artist and please do listen to Black Coffee’s discography (Executive Producer and got 3 production cuts on the album), his sound is generally mellow and his latest studio album Subconsciously took best dance album at the Grammy’s. I’m from South Africa and we be came so accustom to Coffee’s sound throughout his career. This side of the world that album is celebrated
As a fan of house music, I’m actually quite frustrated that this album is going to be an introduction to House for a lot of people, and a lot of people are going to walk away with negative opinions of the genre firmly imprinted upon them, thinking this is what the genre has to offer. This was his chance to put the at the centre of popular culture and shine a spotlight on it. With his endless resources, he should’ve done the genre justice and made something undeniable. To me, this project was the beginnings of a great album that was never finished…
The open ended tracks make good foder for Samples, Mashups , Mixes, etc. Or is ironically showing how his minimal effort can pass as an official release. The perfect concoction for critically destained fuel.
The more I listen to it tracks like Falling Back, Massive and Downhill are straight up bops!… that drake manages to ruin each time with cringy auto tune and lyrics like “weeee don’t connect anymooooore” shit makes my eyes roll that should not be happening while listening to superstar Drake
makes a lot more sense why he named it HONESTLY NEVERMIND...like really honestly, nevermind 🤣🤣✋🏾 also thanks for introducing me to some new lofi tunes...that shit was refreshing as hell
Why do people keep calling it a 'house' album when there are clearly not more than 2 house tracks (calling my name & massive) ? People keep calling Honestly, nvm a disgrace to the house community bc of the minimalistic beats but I don't think this album is about house music. This album is an introduction to KWAITO. His performance throughout the album could've been better, I agree but he's putting South Africa on the map w this project. Do your research
Let’s make this clear…it’s mostly Americans who will not like this album….the theme of the album is based on music cultures from Europe…if anything big respect to drake for giving us recognition on the sound of Europe 9/10
I think Drakes legacy is at stake, in 20 years I don’t think his ‘13 year ‘ run is what will be spoken about. But his early 2010s peak will. Unlike Kanye
Great review. It was well thought 💭 out and reasoned. In addition you acknowledge why it wasn’t a good house album 💿 and suggested better quality house music 🎵
From His Instagram Posts, I get the understanding that he wanted this album to be his “808’s & Heartbreak” but this is absolutely garbage. It holds no value in todays music & it isn’t boundary breaking to last for a long time.
this to me proved what I said to my friends, the beats are great obviously having the likes of Black Coffee❤🇿🇦 produce some of the music will not end in disappointment...BUT, his vocals dont blend well with house music, the lyrics are great but the delivery just aint it
bro how can you say he is out of ideas. Bro do you realise the sound that he has just created? his melodies are so unorthodox and i think its shaping to revolutionise the industry yet again. Drake is not a "Rapper", he is an Artist that uses Melodies as his primary voice. always has and will be the same. Find a single song online thats anything like any of these songs on the album. send it in chat. i guarentee it wont sound the same. why? cause this is some Revolutionary outside of the Box thinking.
Thank you for bringing some attention to house music that’s actually good. I’m a bit concerned people will tar all house music with the same brush after hearing this album.
Drake fan here man stop judging art when you don’t even edit your own videos, house music needs drake cause it don’t sell records, drake knows melodies and rap and y’all know when the bars hit, even though it’s a rushed album since k., ye and Travis droppings it brought something in that should be appreciated as it’s changing hip hop as we know it! IMO it is better than CLB and maybe second/third best in last 5 years!
While I don’t like the album, it feels like the only cohesive drake project since iyrtitl where it has a similar sound. The problem is here the songs are forgettable and boring, the former has bangers throughout and I still distinctly remember tracks. It felt like drake has been trying to please every fan on his albums- the rap ones, the slow melodic ones, the dancehall ones. I’m surprised he chose dance for this entire project but it could’ve been better.
Honestly, Nevermind is Next Gen Sound. Period. you cannot tell me its not. give me a Singular song that sounds like what he just made. yall just Slow to realise. wait 3 years. i guarentee you will listen back on the album and go "woah" what the hell. i GUARENTEE. ive always said it. Dancehall has always been ahead in time with Music. even Chris brown i think is doing a similar project.
This isn't dance Hall. He tried jumping onto South African House (Hence Black Coffee on the production). He didn't capture the essence of the genre. He was able to capture Dance hall with Controlla and One Dance but here he didn't do his research
I disagree with this being one of drakes worse albums. I have genuinely enjoyed the entire album, it kind of feels like a dreamy album and I love it for it!
So at first I thought it was House as well. But then I put it on a playlist with DVSN (Another Toronto artist and ovo collaborator) and they do LoFi dancehally stuff along with R&B. I think this album tries to bring dancehall and house together. Maybe not well, but it's not pure house at all, it is something different. It was really good for driving at night vibes, much better than when I was paying attention and I can see that's what they're probably going for. ("So what" and "Keep it Goin" by dvsn have that future dancehall vibe)
I normally listen to new albums Friday morning as I get ready for work. I remember going to work in a bad mood after starting my day with that bullshit.
I rarely see anyone liking the project. In my opinion people take this way too serious.. Personally i just like what i like and i do not care if someone put crazy effort in the music. If the outcome feels good to me and the artist worked weeks on one track - great! If the outcome feels good to me and the artist worked 4hours on one track - also great! Listened to the whole album twice and loved the vibe - it's just so relaxing - it doesn't need deep lyrics or crazy experimental beats. Also had certain songs on repeat the last days - A Keeper | Sticky | Falling Back | Massive | Currents. When CLB dropped TSU was one of my favorites and i wanted to hear more of a drake rapping over this chill asl instrumentals! Maybe i have bad taste or some but i actually really like the project.. Edit: Jimmy Cooks would be great to me if 21 wouldn't be on it😕
All for experimentation but like some experiments they fail. It's a lifeless album. Drake is overthinking it, trying too hard to be a buffet artist; mixing so much into his pallet. It's sad because he's a good artist but is becoming too saturated in sounds that don't fit him. Like a puzzle piece in the wrong spot. Since he's Drake no one is telling him no and people will continue to push him on radios, but really he needs failure to learn from and evolve into making better more inspiring music. And no, dumping tons of music is not the answer. Take your time Drake and be true to what got you there and kept you there. Don't be a brand churning out product, be an artist who creates for passion
The unfortunate thing is him being the only an artist for passion days is over. He really has nothing to prove anymore now. You can argue that he does but from his p.o.v. he really doesn’t. And that's why he's now only chasing the bag. I feel he still loves making music but not enough to take his time to work extra hard to make something truly as beautiful as Take Care/NWTS. Maybe one day as his final album before retiring he might give us something as close to Take Care/NWTS but we're not getting that anytime soon.
Sounds like you didn’t care for him much before that tape as well cause I could never imagine someone liking drake thinking more life or dark lane demo tapes are GARBAGE
Let me know what you thought about the album down here
Its bad.. like bad
A slowed + reverb album fr lol
Though it was smooth, couple of throw away tracks and some lackluster performances from Drake, but really liked the vibe throughout. Dont think your review was spot on at all, basically boiling it down to boring, no effort and too much autotune. It is obviously a stylistic choice and i felt liked it really suited the beats. Also i liked that Drake didn´t blew up his ego the entire time like Scorpio and CLB
I didn’t like it. I’m tired of Drake dropping mid after mid album. I just miss the days where he was made consistently good music
Easily Drake’s worst
I’m so tired of Drake giving half assed attempts at making a decent album
Drake honestly really impresses me with how he has constantly dropped mid-albums upon mid-album since 2016 that you start to appreciate the previous Drake project that you thought you despised.
Real lmao
Swear I saw this comment on CDTVProductions video
@@theharveypaxtonshow5804 LOL I saw the exact comment on a Shawn cee vid
@@ghennifergrievous9463 basically a shorter version lmao. But basically it’s the same thought I’ve had about this.
you mean it ages well?
drake really did the production a disservice by mindlessly crooning over the beats instead of making actual melodies
INNITT
check me out, im next I think 😂
Drake just needs to put out an instrumental version for this album and it would be 5 million percent better
Nah they were all mid
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100%
This was a good breakdown. Loved that you brought up Jamie xx and Ross From Friends 👏🔥
Yes! But pretty bold to count Burial as a house producer, when he's mostly produced early Dubstep.
i tracks like Raver or Loner are pretty close to house music.
@@sumsaudi deffs more a garage sub genre
@@barneylenihan9856 just asking, huge fan of these artists
Drake has just fallen into the trap of rich life boredom. He is just trapped in his crystal mansion not having real and inspiring experiences.
Imagine putting "currents" on the aux with your boys... 💀
yaas queen💅
it’s Pride Month boys
Imagine putting on marvins room with the boys.
Imagine putting any drake on the aux in public
@@megami215 I’ve seen it happen many times and it almost never fails
I’m scared that this album will be a large group of peoples’ first intro to dance music, and they will just think of it as a trash genre, and that the album was trash because the genre is trash, not because drake couldn’t execute. On the other hand, I hope this album encourages a group of people who have never listened to dance before to check out the genre.
What are some of your house recommendations? Definitely want to get more into it
@@joshuajones4689 Channel Tres, Kaytranada, LCD Soundsystem, Disclousure
Edit: a couple more gems: Lakim, Les Sins, Yaeji
This is a house album though
@@joebidenjr5902 yes but streaming platforms label it as dance
@@joshuajones4689 against all logic’s 2012 - 2017 is an amazing house album
The album's best parts are where Drake doesn't say anything and it's just the music .
exactly lol
It'll be a great instrumental album
When Drake hit that high-pitched “eeeeee” on Falling Back, it reminded of when Spongebob hit that high note in the Krusty Krab Pizza song. Except that song is much better than almost anything on this album.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Honestly, Nevermind. The lyrics are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of Rhyme schemes and wordplay most of the punchlines will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Drake's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his songs- his personal philosophy draws heavily from 2pac and Bigge style, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these songs, to realize that they're not just lit- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Honestly, Nevermind truly ARE idiots. of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Drake's existencial catchphrase "Your pussy is callin' my name, So come on, baby, let's stop playing games" which itself is a cryptic reference to Bigg's song Drownin'. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Drake's genius worldplay unfolds itself on their headphones. What fools... how I pity them. 😂 And yes by the way, I DO have a Honestly, Nevermind tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies' eyes only- And even they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand.
I love seeing ppl be really honest about this album, Even though there are some who swear this "isn't that bad". This album reminded me of someone doing an impersonation of Drake music "if he sold out in the future" on a skit TV show or something. 😂
Sounds like Terry Crews doing a cover of Drake
hahah its not bad. its actually a New sound. "i dont like drakes new shit. needs to go back to old. "releases old style song. "he needs to change"
NGL as an Artist i cannot even begin to tell someone who does not have an understanding on music Theory, how complex the structure of his vocals are. this shit is so NEW to all your ears that i stongly encourage you to listen to texts are green 20 times. then you will start understanding the Next Gen sound
This not even being honest. The album is actually good
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I hated this album at first. And I think a lot of that was having expectations that I would receive an album full of "Jimmy Cooks" After a couple days and a few solo night drives with this album on, I do think it's a very emotional, very subtle, take on his real self. This is an album you listen to when you're vulnerable and just kinda think about that flame that is now extinguished.
BINGO! 🎯
"Its a good album. You can't listen to this album in your bedroom with headphones on. This is a moments album. Those 2 am drives. Those beach days. Those summer nights in the city. Those vacation nights. That is what this album is meant for. Little bit of tequila and a bad chick with you and I promise you will be vibing like crazy to this. We listen to different kinds of music in different setting and circumstances so why do we judge music in the same settings and circumstances. You can't judge the album while being in an atmosphere it wasn't meant for."
no, this shit sucks.
go listen to 17 instead lol
@@gamedevyoutube3.030 filtered pleb this album is leagues better than CLB
Magnificent breakdown
It feels like being force fed. House is a staple in south Africa and its widely understood how nuanced it can be. This album is a lazy attempt at it and quite frankly very boring. F*** the hype
What was said at the beginning when talking about the first few tracks is dead on. It's the most inoffensive background music you could make. Just stuff to play while you're focused on doing other things to the point you forget the music is even there. It's essentially one of those "rap but make it lo fi" mixes you see every now and again. But that doesn't mean it's good, its just an insanely boring project that you kind of have to force yourself to get through if you are actually trying to listen to it.
check me out, im next I think 😂
Drake should hire his ghostwriter back.
Dude said "Untrue. by Burial" and I got fuckin goosebumps
Goat album
@@Volksgeist Complete fact sir.
Bro it’s not even house though idk why he mentioned it it’s garage, at a push old school dnb
I'm worried he doesn't have someone to tell him no. I was expecting like a couple passion fruits and a few sweaterman..
And this give me the same feeling when I went to the club that doesn't like black people so they play drill song over electric beats.
This album is the EXACT kind of album where everyone around you is incompetent and lets you fail. I’ve said it 10x but having Carnage (aka Gordo) as a producer just sealed the fucking deal that Drake had NO clue what he was doing.
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@@Legalizeasbestos Black coffee was one of the executive producers of this Album and I think he knows what he’s doing. But idk much about carnage admittedly
you know he picked the club and dance theme not because he's out of ideas but as a tribute to virgil who used to dj clubs and played similar tracks
First of all I would like to say I appreciate that Drake for the first time in a long time is trying something different.
Thank you Drake, now please go away.
Seek therapy
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This album is a new standard-bearer for "beat selection" for which there are two paragons.
1. Madvilliany, where the marriage of instrumental and vocal are so fantastically realized that almost every beat is matched by an exceptional display of rhythm, flow, lyricism, and melody. And now...
2. Honestly, Nevermind where the project is devoid of positives that the only work worthy of praise was given to the artists who were paid a few thousand to hand off their work for a performance that punches so below their weight class that they're 40-year old men bullying 3rd graders.
brutal comment 🤣
@@Bandstand Ayy, what's good?
The album is good. Seek therapy
My best guess as to why he made this album.. He's bored and he knows controversy sells.. He'll use the hate he gets from this album to gas himself up on the next album where he'll now have the ability to feel like the underdog again. He'll talk a bunch of smack and about how we forgot he's the best and he'll give the people what they want to hear 😐 Maybe this is simply a calculated play.. Maybe.. Otherwise it's trash
3 songs in and I turned it off and went to bed. Woke up the next day and forced myself to listen to it the whole way through. Tried a couple more times while driving to work to see if I could get a better feel for it.. Nope, still trashed.
Crazy how he'll still make millions off this.
I genuinely got halfway through the album, then turned it off and threw on Homework
Lmao wrote this after watching it but before it went premiere: It annoys me that braindead Drake stans excuse this album by saying "It's just house, you have to do xyz to enjoy it"
a) Disrespectful to artists putting out amazing dance music right now and the trailblazers. By saying something's "just" house, you're implying that it is lesser than other types of music
b) Even if you're saying it's house music, it is the lowest effort house music possible. Drake hasn't changed to fit the genre he's just put Take Care Rnb vocals over a house beat. Can't blame him for getting an easy cheque though
c) Saying that you need to do certain things to enjoy a dance album is just untrue, and proves that these people claiming to be so musically enlightened are actually completely unfamiliar with the genre claim to "get"
I have 60+ solo Drake tracks in my liked songs, I was very excited for an album of Controlla's but it's not what we got
Controlla?! Nah nostalgia is blinding you that’s not even his best “dance” song even compared to Blem and Take care
@@romaretaylor9953 I would love if he sampled Jamie xx again but I just assume he's always gonna be more along the lines of controlla now
As a Househead this album is insulting to the house community. He fucked up where The Weeknd shined. The perfect comparison is that The Weeknd got Swedish House Mafia and Drake got Carnage (aka Gordo) the joke of dance music for his.
@@Legalizeasbestos With all the resources he has I do not understand how he wound up choosing Carnage 😂
The album is good I like it
Album is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I feel like the US fans don’t get it, people in the Uk love this type of dance music.
I do love the fact you explained the genre in depth how it started etc
Nah I’m from England and it’s god awful. Repetitive and the lyrics are shit
Drake is at a point where he will always be criticized. For better or worse
Drake should retire, to release the projects that he has been when true artist such as J Cole, Kendrick, The Weekend, Tyler The Creator, ETC are releasing masterpieces it’s laughable that he would ever be in the same conversation as them….
“I hate drakes music so he should retire from making music in general” you hear how stupid you sound? Just cause those guys have better recent albums don’t speak for their entire catalogs. None of those artists besides Kendrick have spotless catalogs. J Cole nor tyler have one album better than Drakes entire catalog including HIS classics
100%
Facts
You just don't see the vision
@@stefanoraffo5096 since you see it, tell me what’s the vision? Being off key? Talking about the same immature content that he’s been rapping about for over a decade now? Lazy execution?
My theory: Drake accepted that he isn't a good artist and embraced his role as a background musician. I will not listen to this when I want to be challenged by interesting lyrics or ideas (but I wouldn't listen to ANY Drake project for that), however I am looking forward to blasting this during summer nights.
check me out, im next I think 😂
This take is really, REALLY bad, especially since the album isn’t even bad. It’s a damn good album
@@soulmoney119 The album is alright. I didn't say its bad. I like most of the instrumentals. However the worst part of the record is drake honestly. There is not a single interesting lyric or flow on that entire thing + there are like 4000 hip hop artists who would have done a better job than drake.
@@AsphereLP fair
@@AsphereLP “you say that I changed, I say that I million’ed”
You can’t argue this album on Twitter. Ppl who are deaf will tell you this album is 10/10 and he revolutionizing the dance genre. If this album is nominated in the dance category it would be an insult to dance artists. Stop giving a lost artists the green light just because of their profile. Criticize them so they can push themselves.
are you saying that anyone who enjoys it is wrong or stupid? music is subjective and industry awards mean nothing.
but everyone on twitter says it’s bad? people who like it get harassed and are in the minority
@@mrjakeeaton did you hear me say that dumbass? I said if you have other opinions on it they gets at you. Album wasn’t good but if you enjoyed it cool
@@rasalyankovic either or
Maybe i was on the different side of Twitter because this album was getting dragged instantly
3/10 was a very solid and fair rating, a bit forgiving... My theory is, Drake has gotten a little too in his head with his success and has continuously drifted away from his old sound because he feels like it won't cut it anymore, or he really was just being lazy.
He should not be his old sound, never go back. I think he should go further outside of expectations.
@@hullstar242 or take his older sound and do something new with it
Why is it bad that he is drifting away from his old sound? His old stuff is great and him experimenting with a new style should be welcomed. Change feels unwanted in rap lol
I can hear laziness in his track for some time now...His older works like NWTS and IYRTITL were so much better. Im really dissapointed that he went this way...
The biggest reason he has struggled to make compelling music lately is because his refusal to switch up his subject matter. Still talking about women you can't keep and being rich at 35 years old, 12 years deep in the game nobody is gonna care about . He doesn't need to be Nas but he has dig deeper than surface level of his life otherwise just give it up.
I’ve said for years that Drake has gotten progressively mediocre after If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, but no one wanted to believe me. I haven’t liked a Drake album since that one. He just drops half-hearted projects and they get so much love because it’s Drake
you really didn’t like views and more life?
fax views and more life were fire
@@owenblatter Views was alright and More Life was a mixed bag to me. But I just couldn’t help feeling like IYRTITL was his magnum opus. No other project after that felt as fun as that one for me.
@@CIII328 you sleep on more life fam. Side A of scorpion is dope too outside of im upset
Miss the days when people weren’t overly critical of music. Like the album is fine to play and casually enjoy.
"You entertain the mediocre, need to stop it" - Kendrick Lamar
"Blade Runner ambience" cracked me up 😭
i actually liked falling back on me.....
Bro you are lying lol
same, more good songs here than on clb
Pretty much I like 3 songs from the second half, mostly from the instrumentals. The problem with that is no one’s going to try getting through the first half lol. Drake doesn’t really add much to the majority of the songs. There’s potential, just Drake doesn’t change even though his instrumentals do.
First off, no hate, I love your channel. But I do gotta say, this video feels verrry similar to fantano's review of Yeezus.
"His vocals are the icing on the shitty cake"
Lmao
the whole album is just a vibe . inspired by gen z youtube remixes .
Great video as always. Another album I'd add to your recommendations, Against all logic. Great sample based house music.
yeah great album, Nicolas Jaar is another level
I saw someone say this and now i feel like theres no way this is what he is doing but a bold experimental strategy: what if he made all his best music, knew that he was out of ideas and slowly started making his albums worse and worse so that you appreciate each prior album that much more lmao like "Yo, i thought CLB was bad but i appreciate the hell out of it after listening to this." lol
I dont think this album is "bad". i think this album is, like you mentioned, very uninspired and the product of this man having seemingly nothing left to prove and way too much time on his hands with no real sense of purpose or direction with his music. It feels like he said "I just wanna make good music with no pressure that you can go out and vibe too" but instead of a very specific approach to craft an album that sounds effortless and like a random night out of fun, he just created a random, sloppy mess of half-baked potential.
I haven’t watched the video. But entire album is a new idea from Drake, what do you mean. I’ve been complaining for years that Drake keeps making the same sounding music and I’m happy that he’s trying something different for once
I think if you guys think that this will not absolutely hit in any scenario that you're out at, you're wrong. One Dance & Controlla got even more hate online and they're now basically universally loved as summer bangers
No they didn’t. Those songs along with 'Signs' are WAY better.
I don't get it. I really don't.
I thought my music taste was good, but while I thought this album was fine (certainly not incredible, but digestible and somewhat enjoyable), everyone is trashing on it like it's the filthiest thing Drake has done to date, and I don't get it.
F*ck it. I guess I'm his target audience.
How do you feel about the vocals and production?
Same i like it more than his past 4 albums tbh
I’m in the same boat and I really don’t care, massive is really great
I’m in the same boat and I really don’t care, massive is really great
@@docmemphis Imo vocally the album sucks. I give the album a personal 6/10 just for the fact that it has a production style that really gets me in a vibe. Album with Drake in it is an easy 3/10, he does not add anything and honestly brings the album down in some parts.
Let’s not forget Drake is a Global artist and please do listen to Black Coffee’s discography (Executive Producer and got 3 production cuts on the album), his sound is generally mellow and his latest studio album Subconsciously took best dance album at the Grammy’s. I’m from South Africa and we be came so accustom to Coffee’s sound throughout his career. This side of the world that album is celebrated
I actually like this album production wise. Reminded me of South African House
Black Coffee was the executive producer I think
@@jamespinkney189 that's heartbreaking to hear
@@donwade9800 I know right, he shouldn’t be associated with this lazy quality album 😂
As a fan of house music, I’m actually quite frustrated that this album is going to be an introduction to House for a lot of people, and a lot of people are going to walk away with negative opinions of the genre firmly imprinted upon them, thinking this is what the genre has to offer. This was his chance to put the at the centre of popular culture and shine a spotlight on it. With his endless resources, he should’ve done the genre justice and made something undeniable. To me, this project was the beginnings of a great album that was never finished…
The open ended tracks make good foder for Samples, Mashups , Mixes, etc. Or is ironically showing how his minimal effort can pass as an official release. The perfect concoction for critically destained fuel.
It should've been a majid jordan album to be real... But honestly... Nevermind
Nice one Kamo
i think we need to sit on it, flights booked is definitely gonna be alllll over my breakup playlist
Great vid as always
Thank you for talking about the real old school Chicago house music!!!
The more I listen to it tracks like Falling Back, Massive and Downhill are straight up bops!… that drake manages to ruin each time with cringy auto tune and lyrics like “weeee don’t connect anymooooore” shit makes my eyes roll that should not be happening while listening to superstar Drake
Artist Drake should have collabed with: Calvin Harris, Fisher, RUFUS DU SOL, Hot Since 82, Kaskade, Deadmau5 ect.
Knowing Drake they all probably said no.
makes a lot more sense why he named it HONESTLY NEVERMIND...like really honestly, nevermind 🤣🤣✋🏾
also thanks for introducing me to some new lofi tunes...that shit was refreshing as hell
Why do people keep calling it a 'house' album when there are clearly not more than 2 house tracks (calling my name & massive) ? People keep calling Honestly, nvm a disgrace to the house community bc of the minimalistic beats but I don't think this album is about house music. This album is an introduction to KWAITO.
His performance throughout the album could've been better, I agree but he's putting South Africa on the map w this project. Do your research
Let’s make this clear…it’s mostly Americans who will not like this album….the theme of the album is based on music cultures from Europe…if anything big respect to drake for giving us recognition on the sound of Europe 9/10
It’s almost like he got lazy “I’m DRAKE I could put out anything and make millions”
i dont usually like drake but i think this album is quite the opposite of what you sayin
I think Drakes legacy is at stake, in 20 years I don’t think his ‘13 year ‘ run is what will be spoken about. But his early 2010s peak will. Unlike Kanye
All he needs is one more classic and he’s good. Eminem dropped revival and encore and he’s still a legend
Great review. It was well thought 💭 out and reasoned. In addition you acknowledge why it wasn’t a good house album 💿 and suggested better quality house music 🎵
He shouldve let Majid Jordan make the project for him
I think the album works - it’s there for the clubs and I’m ready to be very drunk just mindlessly vibin to it
"You entertain the mediocre, need to stop it" - Kendrick Lamar
I enjoyed the beats a lot. Props to the producers and beat makers
From His Instagram Posts, I get the understanding that he wanted this album to be his “808’s & Heartbreak” but this is absolutely garbage. It holds no value in todays music & it isn’t boundary breaking to last for a long time.
this to me proved what I said to my friends, the beats are great obviously having the likes of Black Coffee❤🇿🇦 produce some of the music will not end in disappointment...BUT, his vocals dont blend well with house music, the lyrics are great but the delivery just aint it
Yeah Black Coffee delivered on his part
bro how can you say he is out of ideas. Bro do you realise the sound that he has just created? his melodies are so unorthodox and i think its shaping to revolutionise the industry yet again. Drake is not a "Rapper", he is an Artist that uses Melodies as his primary voice. always has and will be the same. Find a single song online thats anything like any of these songs on the album. send it in chat. i guarentee it wont sound the same. why? cause this is some Revolutionary outside of the Box thinking.
Delusional
@@theelusive1322 yes you are
@@romaretaylor9953nice second grade response. Typical drake fan
Thank you for bringing some attention to house music that’s actually good. I’m a bit concerned people will tar all house music with the same brush after hearing this album.
check me out, im next I think 😂
Drake fan here man stop judging art when you don’t even edit your own videos, house music needs drake cause it don’t sell records, drake knows melodies and rap and y’all know when the bars hit, even though it’s a rushed album since k., ye and Travis droppings it brought something in that should be appreciated as it’s changing hip hop as we know it! IMO it is better than CLB and maybe second/third best in last 5 years!
"You entertain the mediocre, need to stop it" - Kendrick Lamar
This comment is embarrassing
@@theelusive1322 elaborate
@@romaretaylor9953 doesn't change the fact that Drake dick riding fans are mediocre
While I don’t like the album, it feels like the only cohesive drake project since iyrtitl where it has a similar sound. The problem is here the songs are forgettable and boring, the former has bangers throughout and I still distinctly remember tracks. It felt like drake has been trying to please every fan on his albums- the rap ones, the slow melodic ones, the dancehall ones. I’m surprised he chose dance for this entire project but it could’ve been better.
This guy loves his album don’t let this man fool you you, listen to his weird choice.
love the album
I listen to the album twice still good i miss this type of songs
Ngl😮💨😮💨this album to hard bro
sounds like a discount weekend album
And you already know Drake stans are gonna make the excuse “it was rushed” or something along those lines
This is one of my all-time favorite Drake albums I don’t understand what the hate you people are giving it.
Someone needs to mention Blackcoffe! Someone needs to talk about his influence on the album.
Honestly, Nevermind is Next Gen Sound. Period. you cannot tell me its not. give me a Singular song that sounds like what he just made. yall just Slow to realise. wait 3 years. i guarentee you will listen back on the album and go "woah" what the hell. i GUARENTEE. ive always said it. Dancehall has always been ahead in time with Music. even Chris brown i think is doing a similar project.
This isn't dance Hall. He tried jumping onto South African House (Hence Black Coffee on the production). He didn't capture the essence of the genre. He was able to capture Dance hall with Controlla and One Dance but here he didn't do his research
I disagree with this being one of drakes worse albums. I have genuinely enjoyed the entire album, it kind of feels like a dreamy album and I love it for it!
If Jamie XX, Burial and Daft Punk is your go to for house music, buddy, Drake made this for you.
haha!
You murdered this Album brutally. shessh
Dark Lane Demo Tapes is the best project Drake’s put out since Views
Nah that would be More Life but respect for the DLDT salute
So at first I thought it was House as well. But then I put it on a playlist with DVSN (Another Toronto artist and ovo collaborator) and they do LoFi dancehally stuff along with R&B. I think this album tries to bring dancehall and house together. Maybe not well, but it's not pure house at all, it is something different. It was really good for driving at night vibes, much better than when I was paying attention and I can see that's what they're probably going for. ("So what" and "Keep it Goin" by dvsn have that future dancehall vibe)
HES NOT A RAPPER ANYMORE HES A POP STAR
I normally listen to new albums Friday morning as I get ready for work. I remember going to work in a bad mood after starting my day with that bullshit.
this shoutout made my week
Gordo produced this project so you’d really have to be in the scene to understand the purpose. If you come into the experience unbiased it’s not bad
Hauntingly beautiful detailed colorful texture
people get so triggered when there favorite artist tries something diffrent...
Just because they're trying something different doesn't mean it's always good
@@chibsagu but the album is good
"Sticky" is not House to be precise, much closer to modern Garage/Breaks. Awesome review nonetheless!
I rarely see anyone liking the project.
In my opinion people take this way too serious..
Personally i just like what i like and i do not care if someone put crazy effort in the music.
If the outcome feels good to me and the artist worked weeks on one track - great!
If the outcome feels good to me and the artist worked 4hours on one track - also great!
Listened to the whole album twice and loved the vibe - it's just so relaxing - it doesn't need deep lyrics or crazy experimental beats.
Also had certain songs on repeat the last days - A Keeper | Sticky | Falling Back | Massive | Currents.
When CLB dropped TSU was one of my favorites and i wanted to hear more of a drake rapping over this chill asl instrumentals!
Maybe i have bad taste or some but i actually really like the project..
Edit: Jimmy Cooks would be great to me if 21 wouldn't be on it😕
My friends all love this. They said it brings back 2016/17 vibes and I kinda see it,
21 carried this album
I still think it will do well as background music in summer. Somehow I believe that’s all he was aiming for.
All for experimentation but like some experiments they fail. It's a lifeless album. Drake is overthinking it, trying too hard to be a buffet artist; mixing so much into his pallet. It's sad because he's a good artist but is becoming too saturated in sounds that don't fit him. Like a puzzle piece in the wrong spot. Since he's Drake no one is telling him no and people will continue to push him on radios, but really he needs failure to learn from and evolve into making better more inspiring music. And no, dumping tons of music is not the answer. Take your time Drake and be true to what got you there and kept you there. Don't be a brand churning out product, be an artist who creates for passion
The unfortunate thing is him being the only an artist for passion days is over. He really has nothing to prove anymore now. You can argue that he does but from his p.o.v. he really doesn’t. And that's why he's now only chasing the bag. I feel he still loves making music but not enough to take his time to work extra hard to make something truly as beautiful as Take Care/NWTS. Maybe one day as his final album before retiring he might give us something as close to Take Care/NWTS but we're not getting that anytime soon.
Ross from Friends do be droppin’ bangers… ppl be sleeping on him
i still cant tell if hes trolling like how was this released seriously
Ngl this entire album is gonna take over clubs.
As a South African surrounded by house music all day errday.....HONESTLY....noooo!!
Honestly...I listen to a lot of Quentin Miller’s music. Because that was the last time drake was good
Sounds like you didn’t care for him much before that tape as well cause I could never imagine someone liking drake thinking more life or dark lane demo tapes are GARBAGE