Drake - CERTIFIED LOVER BOY First REACTION/REVIEW

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @chanelCS
    @chanelCS 3 года назад +5935

    2:14 - Champagne Poetry
    3:33 - Papi's Home
    4:37 - Girls Want Girls ft. Lil Baby
    5:57 - In The Bible ft. Lil Durk & Giveon
    8:22 - Love All ft. Jay-Z
    9:41 - Fair Trade ft. Travis $cott ($ trav vibes)
    12:17 - Way 2 Sexy ft. Future & Young Thug
    13:20 - TSU
    15:14 - N 2 Deep ft. Future
    16:28 - Pipe Down
    18:13 - Yebba's Heartbreak ft. Yebba
    19:06 - No Friends In The Industry
    22:46 - Knife Talk ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat
    24:06 - 7am On Bridle Path
    25:12 - Race My Mind
    26:15 - Fountains ft. Tems
    27:04 - Get Along Better ft. Ty Dolla $ign
    28:56 - You Only Live Twice ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross
    29:37 - IMY2 ft. Kid Cudi
    30:01 - Fucking Fans
    31:20 - The Remorse
    I got y'all mfs

  • @jelle5859
    @jelle5859 3 года назад +11772

    I feel like Kanye always takes mad risks and makes bold choices on his albums, where Drake always plays it safe. I always appreciate it when artists show confidence and boldness.

    • @jelle5859
      @jelle5859 3 года назад +788

      I guess the album cover is bold tho. Terrible, but bold

    • @demandcollect
      @demandcollect 3 года назад +267

      kanyes album didnt make any decisions and had no direction. literally just threw mp3s at the wall and made the album cover black.

    • @isaaccordero1325
      @isaaccordero1325 3 года назад +1167

      @@demandcollect you need to listen to it again

    • @ohchile5786
      @ohchile5786 3 года назад +145

      @@demandcollect the label put the album out, I wonder if Ye had an album cover in mind

    • @jons5711
      @jons5711 3 года назад +328

      @@demandcollect the direction is being a better you and trying to do right by god (im not to religious) and showing kanyes true self talking about relationships, street struggles, and overcoming great obstacles but the message is there you may just not care enough to see it

  • @ZeuzMakesMusic
    @ZeuzMakesMusic 3 года назад +6765

    I still can’t get over that cover

    • @Mothermoon02
      @Mothermoon02 3 года назад +544

      shit is terrible

    • @bradybaynes1107
      @bradybaynes1107 3 года назад +184

      Yea it’s bad

    • @90spapii15
      @90spapii15 3 года назад +40

      The original got leaked so i think he changed it

    • @darreal2197
      @darreal2197 3 года назад +341

      @@90spapii15 he could’ve changed it to something better bruh

    • @JJJR11
      @JJJR11 3 года назад +173

      he probably picked it because he knew people would talk about how bad it is, basically promoting his album so more people see it

  • @1patrickryan
    @1patrickryan 3 года назад +5926

    Drake has the best production imaginable and continues to make one of the same 5 songs over and over and over

    • @sooperd00p
      @sooperd00p 3 года назад +201

      facts

    • @Papabandana
      @Papabandana 3 года назад +478

      THIS!
      The intro and second track is fucking flawless with production but I said “Drake not doing much but it’s the beginning, I’m sure he’ll improve.”
      Then i fell asleep after track 5 played

    • @intermediate212
      @intermediate212 3 года назад +68

      I guess if it ain't broke, don't fix it lol 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @1patrickryan
      @1patrickryan 3 года назад +46

      @@Papabandana Yeah, like the sample on the intro is from Michelle, one of my favorite Beatles songs and really songs in general, the chop is immaculate, but there’s just nothing that grabs me as much as I’d like it to. I think I’ve just heard the sample-based Drake confessional track too many times because he doesn’t have much new to say.

    • @Killerkiki313
      @Killerkiki313 3 года назад +139

      I couldn’t put my finger on it but that’s my problem with Drake. I want to like his stuff but I am just so damn bored most of the time.

  • @AmiriHipHop
    @AmiriHipHop 3 года назад +3961

    I think we're all surprised that the Emojis of 12 pregnant women ACTUALLY ended up being the album cover.

    • @jaked.5954
      @jaked.5954 3 года назад +37

      12 pregnant women *

    • @TK_1
      @TK_1 3 года назад +2

      Facts lol 😂

    • @KINGBLCKSTARR
      @KINGBLCKSTARR 3 года назад +156

      yeah I thought it was gone be the CLB logo with the rose and shit

    • @j2_crispy
      @j2_crispy 3 года назад +1

      I wasn’t lol

    • @Thiago-zz2nn
      @Thiago-zz2nn 3 года назад +11

      I love the cover. Actually fire

  • @trashhuman3977
    @trashhuman3977 3 года назад +567

    "Girls Want Girls" feels like a parody of a Drake song

    • @Grr8jon
      @Grr8jon 3 года назад +76

      The album feels like a parody of a drake album lol

    • @bubblesthemonkey6615
      @bubblesthemonkey6615 3 года назад +24

      That song is fucking awful. The rest of the album was meh for me, but that song alone made me hate the whole thing.

    • @dayburks
      @dayburks 3 года назад +37

      @@bubblesthemonkey6615 I think 2 sexy was the corniest song on the album

    • @AlexGonzalez-sq8bu
      @AlexGonzalez-sq8bu 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @jamiedoyle2250
      @jamiedoyle2250 2 года назад +1

      It really sounds like time flies from dark lane demo tapes

  • @omarsalazar1691
    @omarsalazar1691 3 года назад +3346

    It was delayed 9 months so I was expecting an absolutely crazy album just for it to be incredibly underwhelming. Saved like 8 songs out of the 20 and I’ll still prolly end up skipping a lot of em when they come up on shuffle.

  • @jrynn93
    @jrynn93 3 года назад +424

    Drake should have dropped first. Kanye dropped too much of a dynamic album to follow.
    Drake is still talking about the same thing. Women we don’t know that play games… the apartments they live in and how everyone in the game is a opp… there ain’t much more insight we can get on Drakes life or career at this point.

    • @davidamrovhe779
      @davidamrovhe779 3 года назад +12

      Insight about his life or career? That is his life. In both freestyles he dropped, When to say when and Chicago Fresstyle, he talked about arriving at his son’s school for parent teacher conferences.
      Look, I get some of what these comments are talking about but a lot of people are reaching, searching for sumn they can’t even put into words. Evolution as an artist doesn’t mean changing the conversation.

    • @jasonhope8052
      @jasonhope8052 3 года назад +27

      @@davidamrovhe779 you're right. Evolution can mean changing your sound too and he doesn't do that at all either

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад +2

      @@jasonhope8052 true, you could go in a time machine and release CLB before More Life and it wouldnt matter.

    • @jrynn93
      @jrynn93 3 года назад +3

      @@davidamrovhe779 I can see where you're getting at here. I don't want to be misunderstood as if I'm wanting to be completely immersed in Drakes life lol. I'm speaking from an artist/consumer standpoint.
      I barely listen to Drake's recent material because he copies everything that surfaces at this point. Both Kanye and Drake had the same features. Why does Drake's project sound like what we've been listening to for the past 2-3 years now? It's not about his life... it's about how it's translated within a body of instruments.
      There's no way we really expected Drake's album to compete if he didn't come different... What's different? lol Playing both sides of the fence Drake does have hits... He at has like 4-5 every project up to Scoprion. Plus these albums have two different audiences kinda.
      We've been listening to continuations of projects. In my opinion this project lacks evolution and shock value. We knew the contents of the album before it even dropped. Donda had an actual story to tell with sounds, mixes, and content we haven't heard before. Not only that... but Donda sounds like nothing we've heard from Kanye.

    • @jrynn93
      @jrynn93 3 года назад

      This is 40's album. lol

  • @sebastianhiza8600
    @sebastianhiza8600 3 года назад +405

    Drake made a whole album just to come out as a lesbian. Respect

  • @markey570
    @markey570 3 года назад +5117

    by any means this is not a bad album, but i‘m still confused as to how he had such an insanely intense and long rollout for such an easily forgettable and mediocre album. like how was he in the studio listening to himself and saying „yes this is THE certified lover boy everyone’s been waiting for“

    • @niki4you
      @niki4you 3 года назад +408

      This is exactly it! You hit the nail on the head, it wasn’t bad just forgettable. And I’m genuinely shocked that not a single song stood out except maybe fair trade.

    • @markey570
      @markey570 3 года назад +79

      @@niki4you for real, i still cannot believe that this is just how it all played out. i hope drake still has an ace up his sleeve.

    • @BonesSaw1979
      @BonesSaw1979 3 года назад +23

      You hit it. Not bad but won’t have many songs show up in a Drake mix from Spotify in the future

    • @FormalFilmsProductions
      @FormalFilmsProductions 3 года назад +1

      Absolutely agree

    • @k00lguy820
      @k00lguy820 3 года назад +12

      @@niki4you I just hope his next album is not saturated with filler tracks and shit

  • @TheBigAntbowski
    @TheBigAntbowski 3 года назад +2837

    This is a Drake album and that is a compliment and a criticism. He refuses to leave his comfort zone. He will never make a "bad" album but that is my problem with Drake. There is zero risk. I'll give it a few more spins but I can't see myself going back to this after that.

    • @darienilham
      @darienilham 3 года назад +101

      You read my mind

    • @xXStIcKiNgXx
      @xXStIcKiNgXx 3 года назад +116

      So you’d rather get a bad drake album….that you don’t like, just to see him “leave his comfort zone” and “take a risk”, which means nothing…..

    • @juancena8329
      @juancena8329 3 года назад +410

      @@xXStIcKiNgXx look at Kanye, most people would agree that he has at least one bad album with jik, but he’s taken so many risks and had so many paid off with way more certified classics than any other rapper in the game, let alone drake. Every album is a different sound he’s experimenting with and it pays off.

    • @johnd9519
      @johnd9519 3 года назад +33

      Facts, I feel like Drake has been comfortable with making music for the past few years though

    • @xXStIcKiNgXx
      @xXStIcKiNgXx 3 года назад +30

      @@juancena8329 the thing is…drake doesn’t need to “take a risk” or whatever to prove himself. The one of the greatest already. Like the original comment said, “he will never make a bad album” like that’s a bad thing. If he were to change it up and take a risk, people would just clown him for releasing a bad album and the fact he tried to change it up.

  • @jake.s1mpson112
    @jake.s1mpson112 3 года назад +841

    We’ve been eatin off Shawn vids lately. Thanks for providing W content Shawn, keep it up.

    • @patrickmoore8890
      @patrickmoore8890 3 года назад +13

      Bro all the huge artists are dropping 😭 he can’t take a little break or anything 😂

    • @adamgriffiths8639
      @adamgriffiths8639 3 года назад +1

      @@patrickmoore8890 damn straight the Certified R n B Boy putting in work

  • @lildropper250
    @lildropper250 3 года назад +2577

    damn didnt even know drake was droppin... ive been off the grid lately

  • @Kal-El207
    @Kal-El207 3 года назад +184

    Since Drizzy takes inspiration from The Beatles, he should do what they did and go to a 3rd world country, so he can go on a psychedelic retreat in the mountains somewhere and find new material from that just like The Beatles did. It’d help his growth as an artist.

    • @frankmatthews404
      @frankmatthews404 3 года назад +4

      Bro Drake's New album is trash ruclips.net/video/W-EXy-AitnY/видео.html

    • @bigchinese6239
      @bigchinese6239 3 года назад +5

      Bro it’s too late. He 34 and is one of the top 10 known artist in the world

    • @bored5116
      @bored5116 3 года назад +21

      @@bigchinese6239 he’s a commercial rapper, nothing more

  • @douwekievit1527
    @douwekievit1527 3 года назад +1588

    Trav’s feature so good even Shawn Cee can’t hate on it

    • @johnmarston1568
      @johnmarston1568 3 года назад +54

      One of the only redeeming parts of this album

    • @pddimez8485
      @pddimez8485 3 года назад +124

      @@johnmarston1568 i don’t understand how mfs HATE this album as much as they do.. like dawg this album was good idc what ppl say, i think ppl just expected too much out of drake on this project.

    • @NightOwlJa
      @NightOwlJa 3 года назад +37

      @@pddimez8485 its people that cant think for themselves, majority kanye fans. this album is a fun listen w great production and some of drakes best rapping. give it a week, this hate happens all the time when drake drops. take care was hated like crazy, along w views, more life, and scorpion

    • @pddimez8485
      @pddimez8485 3 года назад +57

      @@NightOwlJa i want to agree with u but... nah 😂 the hate for more life and scorpion were for good reason, both bloated projects. but i do agree that ppl aren’t rlly thinking for themselves on how they feel abt the album.

    • @NightOwlJa
      @NightOwlJa 3 года назад +11

      @@pddimez8485 its a lot of lil teenage kids that are like kanye cult members who repeat shit like parrots when they havent listened to an album. this album is gonna age well

  • @janmillenserna2147
    @janmillenserna2147 3 года назад +692

    I feel like this album proved that Drake didn't grow as an artist at all since Views. Same production style, repetitive features, some song slaps, but some are just 'meh.' It's just funny how I enjoyed DLDT more than CLB (and the fact that he delayed it too to improve it.) I miss IYRTITL Drake, man.

    • @seanpardy8128
      @seanpardy8128 3 года назад +47

      He’s trying to be too safe and appeal to a massive audience, I took this from a comment above but I feel like it’s the truth

    • @janmillenserna2147
      @janmillenserna2147 3 года назад +31

      @@seanpardy8128 I feel like he's too comfortable in his comfort zone. He needs to try different pattern in terms of creating an album.
      This is too underwhelming for me for an artist like Drizzy.

    • @Kickinthescience
      @Kickinthescience 3 года назад +27

      The women will still love it and the clubs will play it everyday. Also many IG captions

    • @cj3five_435
      @cj3five_435 3 года назад +5

      That’s why I say his mixtapes are better than his actual albums

    • @itsdomtoo
      @itsdomtoo 3 года назад +16

      He’s playing it safe because he knows he has a winning formula where he can keep breaking records with marketing and features. The production is top notch but besides that it was underwhelming. It’s not bad by any means just not what I expected since it was 9 months late.

  • @TheLilcjl
    @TheLilcjl 3 года назад +358

    Yebba’s Heartbreak is the song you play in a movie where the main character gets shot at the end and he’s just dying slowly while they show flashbacks of his life.

    • @isaac7398
      @isaac7398 3 года назад +18

      Best song in the album tbh

    • @beatsbyparanoidz
      @beatsbyparanoidz 3 года назад +4

      carlito's way

    • @Uknow___5
      @Uknow___5 3 года назад +1

      @@kamfisher1714 nah it’s papis home

    • @isaacnelsen8977
      @isaacnelsen8977 3 года назад +2

      Yoooo I think about this all the time because I like writing screenplays for fun. I always base situations on songs I like and could sound good in there. this is one I always think about. What song plays when that main character dies and the flashbacks come through. I always liked franks moon river as my “sad/dying” song. Just had one of those weird moments where you’re thinking something then you see it on tv or somethin right after and your comment was that😭

    • @RandomGuyScrollingDown445
      @RandomGuyScrollingDown445 3 года назад

      @@Uknow___5 fair trade

  • @thearkbuilder4875
    @thearkbuilder4875 3 года назад +623

    Drake makes music with solid production, he can sing and rap well, but he just has nothing interesting to say.

    • @tameshrew469
      @tameshrew469 3 года назад +51

      Actual and factual

    • @yb6038
      @yb6038 3 года назад +14

      I feel like this is the problem, he ain’t relatable anymore

    • @krithiksingh
      @krithiksingh 3 года назад +17

      Are you dumb, drake be spitting facts. Maybe this comment was a joke and it went over my head

    • @archiesutherland6127
      @archiesutherland6127 3 года назад +14

      @SapendoYen , unless you a fuck boy you can probably find more relatable music

    • @paulojr5565
      @paulojr5565 3 года назад

      Common knowledge

  • @ibrahimwalker321
    @ibrahimwalker321 3 года назад +632

    Not even an insult to Drake but honestly it’s the most mid of all mids, and if I’m being honest I actually hate that more. Even a bad album will be remembered but this just seems forgettable

    • @idealriot2722
      @idealriot2722 3 года назад +33

      Yeah least a bad album has some bangers this was kinda all high quality but eh.

    • @fivedrugs4435
      @fivedrugs4435 3 года назад +43

      People called this a top 3 album and a classic. This album was meh.

    • @mphomohau2803
      @mphomohau2803 3 года назад +30

      Always happens with drake albums , y’all hate on it at first but it becomes a classic in 2-3 years

    • @omogoloontefetse
      @omogoloontefetse 3 года назад +24

      Its kinda painful to admit to this as a Drake fan. I really expected better. Really thought that 9 month postponement would make it so much better than what it is. Second half it really felt like it was a chore to listen to it.

    • @colel9017
      @colel9017 3 года назад +2

      I don’t want to here mid anymore if you you say something is mid you gotta be under the age of 14

  • @brandonjoachim4932
    @brandonjoachim4932 3 года назад +1686

    If yall liked the Intro, I'd check out Navajo by Masego. He was the one who actually brought that immaculate sample that ewe mafe by hie friend to lifeee and he blessed it with his own voice and the sax on a song he made a few years back 🙌🏿 Show some love to the OG 😤🙏🏿

    • @mannyplex
      @mannyplex 3 года назад +85

      Sego should have had a verse on this album

    • @nocturnal1997
      @nocturnal1997 3 года назад +54

      first thought hearing it was about him, shame he ain't gonna get the recognition for the beat but yk

    • @mason_yt444
      @mason_yt444 3 года назад +71

      og song is a lot better. it didn’t really work for me as a rap beat, but maybe that’s just because i listen to the og song a lot

    • @nssproductions.5079
      @nssproductions.5079 3 года назад +16

      literally the moment I heard the instrumental, I was like bruh.... I heard this somewhere before lmao

    • @mdariell
      @mdariell 3 года назад +4

      Yoooooo good lookin out. I never heard it before but that was absolute 🔥🔥🔥

  • @dude10052
    @dude10052 3 года назад +3736

    Tbh this album made me appreciate Donda even more

    • @ClevelandOh216
      @ClevelandOh216 3 года назад +162

      I SAID THE SAME THING!!!!! Donda will live on forever…CLB will be forgotten

    • @jasonprasad6798
      @jasonprasad6798 3 года назад +89

      100% kanye always trying some different shit with his sounds and i can always appreciate it. feel like ive already heard every song on this drake project.

    • @greenishdamage
      @greenishdamage 3 года назад +2

      Same, krnal

    • @kaibarnes4892
      @kaibarnes4892 3 года назад +21

      7am on bridle path made you appreciate Donda more… I believe that…

    • @JeremySky
      @JeremySky 3 года назад +7

      @@DM-iw5mj you're fuckin hilarious man. Lemme guess you're 10 years old

  • @tamarack1533
    @tamarack1533 3 года назад +228

    Shawn: “I don’t like COVID bars from any rapper”
    Also Shawn: “drake spitting this a pandemic up in here”

    • @adamraz6377
      @adamraz6377 3 года назад +7

      don't worry this won't be on his R&B album

    • @tamarack1533
      @tamarack1533 3 года назад

      Lmaooooo

  • @tomseymour12
    @tomseymour12 3 года назад +969

    Drake is the goat at making one long song and giving it 21 different titles

    • @gildedpeahen876
      @gildedpeahen876 3 года назад +34

      They really did all run together

    • @uraharasenpai8852
      @uraharasenpai8852 3 года назад +17

      Facts lmao

    • @curtissoundscan3864
      @curtissoundscan3864 3 года назад +9

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @seregostmcoc
      @seregostmcoc 3 года назад +14

      This comment deserves thousands of likes

    • @muditagrawal4813
      @muditagrawal4813 3 года назад +33

      Bro how does Fountains and 7 am in Bridle path sounds same?? Drake living in your head rent free 😂😂

  • @ewan7283
    @ewan7283 3 года назад +536

    Just gonna let y'all know Kanye made MBDTF at 33 while Drake made CLB at 34. They shouldn't even rly be compared to each other imo

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 3 года назад +93

      True…. Not comparable at all

    • @Papabandana
      @Papabandana 3 года назад +102

      I gave this album a fair chance putting the beef to the side…then i pulled an akademics

    • @Mbewe_SM
      @Mbewe_SM 3 года назад +18

      @@Papabandana wdym? Did it cure your insomnia.

    • @mocapcow2933
      @mocapcow2933 3 года назад +43

      Fr, I slept like 6th track. Came back to it, just every bored of it. I like Drake to, but most of these aren’t hits.

    • @MubQ10
      @MubQ10 3 года назад +10

      Bro i am a kanye fan, but don’t do drake like that. He gave some classic albums or else he wouldn’t be where he is right now.

  • @drgw99
    @drgw99 3 года назад +1190

    "His pen is phenomenal... when he wants it to be." MANNN THIS, I wish he would really want it more often

    • @romaretaylor9953
      @romaretaylor9953 3 года назад +41

      Man you could make 2 albums worth of songs of just drake barring up. Hell always have that

    • @simonlong4718
      @simonlong4718 3 года назад

      👍🏻

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад +55

      that’s what a lot of people been wanting for a long time , Drake spitting over hard rap beats on an album. He’ll never do it cuz he wants his melodic shit in there all the time.

    • @drgw99
      @drgw99 3 года назад +18

      @@Hypno_BPM that's the only thing that keeps me coming back each album release, the potential, im hoping he gives us at least one "hungry Drake" mostly rap project before all said and done

    • @walnutninja9106
      @walnutninja9106 3 года назад +15

      @@Hypno_BPM It's because Drake is trying to appeal to the radio and tiktok crowd. He's trying to go for earworm melodies and failing miserably at it. It's a shame that he chooses popularity over actual good quality rap or just good quality music in general. I wouldn't complain if the melodies were actually good.

  • @seanholmes5173
    @seanholmes5173 3 года назад +461

    Nothing spectacular about this album, but this wasn’t the worst.

    • @braxtonsmith1708
      @braxtonsmith1708 3 года назад +74

      Yea. Just sounds like he’s running out of ideas honestly

    • @HoodieOuttaTokyo
      @HoodieOuttaTokyo 3 года назад +44

      @@braxtonsmith1708 that 11 year streak is showing wear and tear for him.

    • @brandonmarrero3949
      @brandonmarrero3949 3 года назад +20

      Yea I found the album good but not at normal drake tier but if you’ve listen to music lately it seems like everybody is running out of ideas. Music is boring now. The only I people I can think of that didn’t was j cole and Kendrick and that’s because they take like 3-4 years each album

    • @brandonmarrero3949
      @brandonmarrero3949 3 года назад +1

      Even with donda it’s just like Kanye put the features on most of the songs and just let them take over

    • @poptartkilla3718
      @poptartkilla3718 3 года назад +9

      It might be his worst album

  • @ewan7283
    @ewan7283 3 года назад +139

    INTRO SONGS:
    Kodak Black- Pride
    Freddie Gibbs, Madlib- Palmolive
    Lil Baby, Lil Durk- That's Facts

    • @Sinory
      @Sinory 3 года назад

      Thanks goat 💯

    • @Dsnipez18
      @Dsnipez18 3 года назад

      Bro thank you could you do this for his donda review too cause I'm lost 😂

    • @ewan7283
      @ewan7283 3 года назад

      @@Dsnipez18 I wrote a comment on that one but it got lost, it’s Est Gee- 30 Boppa and Boldy James, Alchemist- Fake Flowers

  • @BryseClipper
    @BryseClipper 3 года назад +716

    After reeling in my expectations, I can appreciate it for what it is a bit more, which is another Drake album, in the same way Culture 3 was another Migos album. I don’t think it’s a stand out in his discography, but it’s listenable and it’s distinctly his sound. I guess what I was hoping for was some more maturity (idk why lol). Thematically he stays in a very boyish place and sonically it’s very on brand.
    In the first half, outside of the intro, he steps back and big brothers most of the features, which comes off as lazy rather than grandiose here. I also feel like the high energy songs fall flat, although I appreciate a break from his subtle, monotonous delivery. Don’t get me wrong, he can sound completely unenthused and still kill it, but both the vocals and the wavy instrumentals had me waiting for something to heat up.
    When he’s up to plate in the latter half, there might not be any home runs (just my opinion), but he hits the ball and the points add up. Definitely more variety on this end of the project, and less diminishing returns by the end of each song. I enjoyed most of these tracks. He sits all the way back for Yebba which pays off, and there are a couple decent lyrical showcases after that. I think the closer ties off an album nicely, but it feels out of place. It doesn’t feel like the proper ending of THIS album.
    My mistake was coming into it expecting the celebration of a decade at the top, but the title and the cover art give away everything and nothing. This is a culmination of his experience as an artist, not a victory lap. He knows how he is perceived and plays it up while making sure to reinforcing his status. There’s a lot to attribute to his prior endeavors, but he’s not taking it too seriously. If you don’t take it too seriously either, you’ll have fun.
    Still, he’s gonna be all over the air waves and I’m sure my Sherlock analysis will have turned to Stockholm’s by then.
    Edit: when I say mature I’m referring to both a more refined sound and tackling similar themes in a different light or like a retrospective, and this album does neither. Also the marketing had me thinking it would be a stronger, more cohesive body of work. I appreciate the feedback.

    • @FullFullo
      @FullFullo 3 года назад +87

      My sentiments exactly. Except, I think instead of it being seen as “on brand” I see it more as being lazy and uninspired.

    • @youngpedroplug8249
      @youngpedroplug8249 3 года назад +49

      Ay bruh it’s never that serious I’m not reading that

    • @BryseClipper
      @BryseClipper 3 года назад +30

      @@youngpedroplug8249 Just wrote this on the can bro lolll

    • @goodcontentforcoolkids
      @goodcontentforcoolkids 3 года назад +15

      Holy shit you went in

    • @Rayg210
      @Rayg210 3 года назад +10

      @@goodcontentforcoolkids double entendre

  • @Bilnation
    @Bilnation 3 года назад +1590

    I’ve enjoyed Drakes music for many years, but dropping an album as generic as this off the back of Kanye releasing an album as experimental and conceptually intriguing as Donda is a huge mistake.

    • @digbochyke4772
      @digbochyke4772 3 года назад +18

      😂😂😂

    • @mttttt
      @mttttt 3 года назад +17

      💯 facts.

    • @deeroybeatz
      @deeroybeatz 3 года назад +7

      💯💯💯

    • @devan9388
      @devan9388 3 года назад +1

      i like how you think you know stuff about stuff but you dont know shit about shit

    • @dong0d86
      @dong0d86 3 года назад +151

      @@devan9388 and you just said nothing about nothing

  • @DC-24
    @DC-24 3 года назад +223

    This is for everyone who knows DONDA was a much better album from a much more talented ARTIST. Stay blessed.

  • @jnlopez97
    @jnlopez97 3 года назад +912

    This another typical drake album, Just good enough to get plays and be a crowd pleaser. You can never go wrong putting on some drake, but you can easily find something better.

    • @adamgriffiths8639
      @adamgriffiths8639 3 года назад +24

      Exactly a few great songs here and there but overall feels like a pretty average 6/10 album that hasn't blown me away with a lot of generic decent songs similar to scorpion imo

    • @JetSetAnime
      @JetSetAnime 3 года назад +12

      @@adamgriffiths8639 Few songs here and there? There are 10+ songs that slap on the 21 track album. More than half of the album has replay value, that’s more than “a few songs here or there.”

    • @aldi9802
      @aldi9802 3 года назад +35

      This isn't a typical Drake album. This sounds more like a lazy "playlist" as he calls it. It's More Life pt. 2.

    • @CentinalxGaming
      @CentinalxGaming 3 года назад +1

      @@JetSetAnime for you yeah, I don't hate the album but there's only 6 songs I know I'm gonna be taking away from it.

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 3 года назад +2

      @@JetSetAnime that’s your opinion

  • @Beamken
    @Beamken 3 года назад +233

    Listening to this album feels like watching reruns on tv.

  • @angusmarch1066
    @angusmarch1066 3 года назад +1321

    Drake is the definition of the "Capitalism breeds innovation" meme. Drake has gotten used to coasting on his albums because he knows his diehard fans are uncritical of him and will lap it up and fill his bank account with dollars, regardless of how similar the tracks are. He is the iPhone of rappers.

    • @knightsky4438
      @knightsky4438 3 года назад +63

      You pretty much just described every top artist lmao

    • @nathanromano9959
      @nathanromano9959 3 года назад +31

      Im a diehard Drake fan and i disliked this album. Have seen him twice on tour. This was BS.

    • @frankmatthews404
      @frankmatthews404 3 года назад +2

      Drake's new album is trash imo. ruclips.net/video/W-EXy-AitnY/видео.html

    • @gustavocarleon402
      @gustavocarleon402 3 года назад +17

      Drake is a salesman! He acknowledges his target audience in a unique way. Still a drake fan, dont listen to the album that much tho

    • @liqourspapi
      @liqourspapi 3 года назад +7

      The fact you classify him as a “rapper” is inevitably ignorant, his versatility is un heard of and the fact that even when he receives awards he makes it known he’s never satisfied, he’s an artist that will be remembered long after you or anyone else hating will be, I’m speaking centennials

  • @mwachalaeric2577
    @mwachalaeric2577 3 года назад +252

    It's the same formula. Is it a winning formula? It sells. It's not a bad album, it's a Drake album.

    • @slugdoom5373
      @slugdoom5373 3 года назад +24

      After however many albums it’s boring af. Especially when he took more successful risks on past projects.

    • @marsrecordzproductios
      @marsrecordzproductios 3 года назад +10

      It’s Also trash

    • @woopnull9103
      @woopnull9103 3 года назад +1

      Compared to Donda it looks bad

    • @Elliott_Elliott
      @Elliott_Elliott 6 месяцев назад +1

      Cap, album is aging really well

    • @felixorozco4055
      @felixorozco4055 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@Elliott_Elliottit is not aging well.

  • @rawdoginski1173
    @rawdoginski1173 3 года назад +321

    I was anticipating Shawns reaction more than the album itself

    • @Nothingatall1984
      @Nothingatall1984 3 года назад +7

      Same

    • @plutoskis1661
      @plutoskis1661 3 года назад +1

      Facts

    • @gkay8889
      @gkay8889 3 года назад

      @@stratosphere2323 no it’s not , in Donda’s case maybe

    • @BennoYaKnow22
      @BennoYaKnow22 3 года назад +10

      @@gkay8889 Donda blows this shit away. Stop it.

    • @gkay8889
      @gkay8889 3 года назад

      @@BennoYaKnow22 um , you good my boi?

  • @idlinggg
    @idlinggg 3 года назад +665

    Someone gotta tell Drake that he a grown ass man in his mid 30s.

    • @cameronsparadise8061
      @cameronsparadise8061 3 года назад +16

      whats that suppose to mean??

    • @toohard2773
      @toohard2773 3 года назад +21

      he hittin the meek mill

    • @darreal2197
      @darreal2197 3 года назад +153

      @@cameronsparadise8061 she a lesbian, me too

    • @ayethegoat
      @ayethegoat 3 года назад +16

      Yea we gotta control another mans life, we just have to

    • @arighteousname5882
      @arighteousname5882 3 года назад +42

      @@cameronsparadise8061 that his bars are lacking his hes spitting the same BS.

  • @Bxrry
    @Bxrry 3 года назад +1547

    3/10 fantano

    • @pemp9606
      @pemp9606 3 года назад +245

      I just think drake hasn’t evolved in 7 years

    • @blackgrlfly
      @blackgrlfly 3 года назад +296

      Fantano really y'all God huh?

    • @palmgameboy
      @palmgameboy 3 года назад +126

      Even before the rating, I heard it and it was hella mid

    • @refrigerator3660
      @refrigerator3660 3 года назад +96

      @@blackgrlfly i dont believe everything fantano says, the album is mid lol

    • @GANVedits
      @GANVedits 3 года назад +76

      @Zero everybody hated on release bruh, not until fantano reviewed it so stfu.

  • @b.nix_
    @b.nix_ 3 года назад +2699

    it’s crazy how drake can just put out whatever. people like tyler who organize they albums perfect do not get the praise like this dude. album 6/10

    • @oxxy6678
      @oxxy6678 3 года назад +166

      Remember seeing a study that the more popular the music is on average the worse the critical reception

    • @walnutninja9106
      @walnutninja9106 3 года назад +282

      facts, its crazy how it looks like drake doesn't put much effort into these songs, while tyler literally makes every part of each song himself

    • @ihatetheUN
      @ihatetheUN 3 года назад +16

      THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYINNN

    • @cyguy4105
      @cyguy4105 3 года назад +38

      DUDEEEEE FINALLY SOMEOJE WHO UNDERSTANDS i love this comment, I been saying call me if you get lost >>>> clb

    • @notforsale9488
      @notforsale9488 3 года назад +33

      6 is so generous

  • @kingxavierlovely
    @kingxavierlovely 3 года назад +1475

    I feel like this album suffers from OVER marketing, and i'll say it, since its coming of the heels of its release and bc of their beef CLB will undoubtedly be compared to DONDA. And while I love some songs off this album (TSU, Fair Trade, No Friends in the Industry) none really hit the highs of songs like Hurricane, Moon, or even Off the Grid. It's possible listening to this album at 1:20 am might've affected my initial thoughts but after the first listen im giving CLB a 6/10 (for comparison I gave DONDA a 8.5/10) P.S I also kinda liked scorpion more than CLB so maybe im just wack.

    • @iammatthewdavid03
      @iammatthewdavid03 3 года назад +87

      I agree 100 percent. CLB is plagued with and will always be compared to Donda until the earth stops spinning. And I agree with you that I enjoyed Scorpion more than CLB even if I didn’t even like that album.

    • @oscarserrano2309
      @oscarserrano2309 3 года назад +6

      Agreed

    • @juke9664
      @juke9664 3 года назад +21

      @@iammatthewdavid03 that’s a good thing, donda was a DJ khaled album made by Kanye, nothing but features saving the day

    • @j2tyme285
      @j2tyme285 3 года назад

      Ya wack

    • @Alekobeats
      @Alekobeats 3 года назад +8

      @Mr Stungus I don’t get it either bro 😳🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @Bandstand
    @Bandstand 3 года назад +3624

    Some cool samples on this thing 🤬

  • @blackgoblin1004
    @blackgoblin1004 3 года назад +598

    "I'f you're reading this, it's too late" is still Drake's best album start to finish

    • @Kal-El207
      @Kal-El207 3 года назад +81

      I always says this. His whole discography up until that mixtape was flawless. After that. He just fell off tbh. I still love his music. But I can’t keep lying to myself.

    • @frankmatthews404
      @frankmatthews404 3 года назад +6

      Bro Drake's New album is trash. ruclips.net/video/W-EXy-AitnY/видео.html

    • @human101
      @human101 3 года назад +2

      🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢🧢

    • @djcobbs
      @djcobbs 3 года назад +19

      So far gone is better, so Is his first 3 albums

    • @brock5946
      @brock5946 3 года назад +42

      Nothing was the same

  • @theAlex2577
    @theAlex2577 3 года назад +597

    i think this is how all objective drake fans feel, album is just ayt, a 6/10 , its sad seeing an artist as talented as drake fail to reinvent himself since 2016

    • @KingTChalla69
      @KingTChalla69 3 года назад +8

      Thank You!!

    • @gustavocarleon402
      @gustavocarleon402 3 года назад +91

      Noone gonna listen to any song on this album in 6 months i swear. Im still a drake fan tho but feel cheated and dissapointed.

    • @sheluvprada
      @sheluvprada 3 года назад +20

      Objective and music CAN NOT be used💀

    • @carlosgastelum4018
      @carlosgastelum4018 3 года назад +17

      I also gave this a 6/10
      I like it but Idk just didn’t do it for me
      Underwhelmed

    • @benniekimmie5147
      @benniekimmie5147 3 года назад +2

      I thought the same thing

  • @AkashLegoProductions
    @AkashLegoProductions 3 года назад +2112

    Only here to see how he reacts to the travis feature
    Update: i see it was so heat that even shawn had nothin bad to say 😂

    • @searchingforsolutions123
      @searchingforsolutions123 3 года назад +5

      😂

    • @thebrickguy407
      @thebrickguy407 3 года назад +1

      Hey @AkashLego Productions! You're goated

    • @snsksjsndnsosj4476
      @snsksjsndnsosj4476 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/HZnZxWCKpg8/видео.html

    • @bdvonterob
      @bdvonterob 3 года назад +5

      Imo that is the best song on their besides you only live twice.

    • @BrickbyBrick12
      @BrickbyBrick12 3 года назад +8

      he always talking shit about travis, this time he had to just accept that he bodied

  • @akirastears3348
    @akirastears3348 3 года назад +238

    In retrospect I feel like Scorpion was much stronger than people gave it credit for. Side B is some of the best r&b/pop of Drake's career, imo. Summer Games, Jaded, Nice for What, In My Feelings, After Dark, etc...

    • @boatengwoodson1611
      @boatengwoodson1611 3 года назад +24

      Definitely people have to understand that Drake sounds better after the 2nd listen. People give it one quick listen than Shut it out. They ask for consistent R&B drake but don’t really want that. Drake already gave them that

    • @sam-ub5ux
      @sam-ub5ux 3 года назад +4

      i…. agree

    • @roll2ones
      @roll2ones 3 года назад +12

      Exactly scorpion is miles ahead of CLB idk what people on

    • @gkay8889
      @gkay8889 3 года назад +10

      @@roll2ones no , he didnt say thaf , he said that scorpion is underrated , but CLB still better , and you ll see after it grows on you in a few months
      Views took people YEARS to appreciate it

    • @roll2ones
      @roll2ones 3 года назад +3

      @@gkay8889 Views was my favorite drake album since the first listen and still is, I really don’t see CLB growing on me to be over scorpion theres just a lot missing for me. First listen of Scorpion I still loved it usually w Drake all you need is one listen

  • @gunzab1
    @gunzab1 3 года назад +84

    Dave’s “ We’re all alone in this together” and Tyler’s “ Call me if you get lost” lowkey outrank CLB and Donda IMO

  • @sebastianamado564
    @sebastianamado564 3 года назад +599

    Bro Giveon just another breed his vocals are OUTTA THIS WORLD

    • @jensenshackles
      @jensenshackles 3 года назад +22

      Sampha somewhere punching the air rn

    • @Johnstones1738
      @Johnstones1738 3 года назад +1

      @@jensenshackles haha facts, feel bad for him

    • @kylerittenhouse6521
      @kylerittenhouse6521 3 года назад

      Everyday i wake up & watch “seven hunnid” on RUclips , im addicted ever since i found out about him‼️‼️😩

  • @zGraeme
    @zGraeme 3 года назад +660

    Drake should have made this an EP and kept the 6/7 songs that are decent on it and binned the rest. Feel like CLB had no real concept here on a 21 song album an EP would’ve been perfect and could pick 6/7 that fit the concept better. Drake could still sell 500k for an EP lol

    • @emmanuelrufai6471
      @emmanuelrufai6471 3 года назад +5

      Exactly!! Well said

    • @eddiechestnuts1588
      @eddiechestnuts1588 3 года назад +26

      Or he should’ve just burned the whole hard drive cause there was only 2 good songs

    • @0x0x0x0
      @0x0x0x0 3 года назад +15

      this is basically the same story for every drake album for the past like 7 years lmao

    • @adamfestus965
      @adamfestus965 3 года назад +9

      Not every album needs to have a concept for it to justify its run time. This album, while nothing groundbreaking from drake, kept a good consistent run of quality songs and had no real lazy attempts at trying to make a billboard 100 hit. Overall it was an enjoyable and quality album to listen to and I don’t understand why people are crying about it not being experimental or conceptual, it’s literally Drake

    • @DZark23
      @DZark23 3 года назад +2

      I actually think all 21 songs were good. It’s like every drake era in 1 album and every song sounds good. Yeah there were a few corny bars but I enjoyed it all in all

  • @LookinSuss38
    @LookinSuss38 3 года назад +241

    The best way I can describe this album is - this album is good background music that doesn’t require much brain power.
    Album sounded boring when I was listening to it at 3am alone.
    Album sounded great on my way to work knowing a three day weekend is coming up. Album sounded better after linking with a few friends and just throwing it on in the background.
    This album is not game changing. It’s not innovative. But it’s that new Drizzy. We already knew what to expect. He’s the 2K of rap - same game, new rosters.

    • @brotherchason
      @brotherchason 3 года назад +17

      2K of rap lol

    • @LookinSuss38
      @LookinSuss38 3 года назад +33

      @@brotherchason dead ass lol we know what we getting every single year, yet we’re disappointed when it’s more of the same.

    • @dillanio9191
      @dillanio9191 3 года назад +24

      2k of rap is such a perfect analogy

    • @aYosirus
      @aYosirus 3 года назад +4

      I hate that I have to defend 2K but out of all sports games to reference for same game different rosters you choice 2K? Try Madden LOL.

    • @NatureBoii99
      @NatureBoii99 3 года назад +6

      This is why Drake won't progress. People hype up his stuff even when it's mediocre. He has no incentive to grow artistically. If Big Sean put out this same album he'd have mad 🗑 emojis online.

  • @robertacevedo5726
    @robertacevedo5726 3 года назад +298

    Off the Grid is harder than any song on this Record.

    • @flo12325
      @flo12325 3 года назад +116

      Donda Chant is harder than any song on this record

    • @youngbarrel-roll4649
      @youngbarrel-roll4649 3 года назад +20

      @@flo12325 Dick Rider😭😭😭

    • @flo12325
      @flo12325 3 года назад +28

      @@youngbarrel-roll4649 lol you didn't get that this was meant as a joke? 😂

    • @davegave24
      @davegave24 3 года назад

      @@flo12325 nah lol 😂

    • @ajasadisu5188
      @ajasadisu5188 3 года назад +1

      Some of you just haven't listened to drill. It's a good song but people calling it experimental and unique is so dumb

  • @RQuiaios
    @RQuiaios 3 года назад +360

    One word to describe this album is: Bland

  • @TheWillUnit99
    @TheWillUnit99 3 года назад +397

    Most songs sound similar but I guess that’s a normality for drake albums. Donda is better for me, Kanye mixes his great production with great features and solid content.

    • @matt-xk2wc
      @matt-xk2wc 3 года назад +12

      Bro who asked if donda was better? Why y’all always tryna compare. Two completely different albums too. Like just enjoy what you enjoy god damn.

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад +43

      @@matt-xk2wc bro don’t act like half the rap base ain’t comparing the two either. holy shit. competition is great for any industry and i’m a fan of both.

    • @matt-xk2wc
      @matt-xk2wc 3 года назад +3

      @@Hypno_BPM ok? im asking why? like genuinely who tf cares? both of the albums sound good

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад +27

      @@matt-xk2wc who cares why though ? like i said competition between competitive artists will just bring the best out of them.

    • @salemw8621
      @salemw8621 3 года назад +2

      +1

  • @yvngpasty7807
    @yvngpasty7807 3 года назад +115

    I feel like this album gets boring and tedious to listen to cause the beats start strong but don’t develop enough, aside from a couple songs.

    • @CityWokSP
      @CityWokSP 3 года назад

      Yeah you must be a Carti or trippie fan huh

    • @gildedpeahen876
      @gildedpeahen876 3 года назад +6

      I was subjected to it on a Lyft ride last night, and was DYING to get out of the car...just really lazy and boring...other than the features, all the drake bars could've been in any one of the songs without it being noticable...very generic

  • @KwikDraw35
    @KwikDraw35 3 года назад +740

    pipe down is the best track on it

    • @frankmatthews404
      @frankmatthews404 3 года назад +2

      Drake's new album is trash imo ruclips.net/video/W-EXy-AitnY/видео.html

    • @MinecraftMinersXL
      @MinecraftMinersXL 3 года назад +62

      Fair trade is

    • @diskeyes
      @diskeyes 3 года назад +11

      That shit trash? Tf?

    • @themafiakingz5614
      @themafiakingz5614 3 года назад +5

      Say sike right now 😭

    • @youngzee8
      @youngzee8 3 года назад +1

      It’s cool, but he honestly bookended his album with the best tracks . Champagne Poetry and The Remorse, he snapped

  • @Wobez
    @Wobez 3 года назад +64

    this was typical drake. if you took every song made by drake in the past, idk 8 years and played it for someone who has never heard him they would have thought it was from the same time. this dude doesnt evolve.

  • @reptilianhuman13
    @reptilianhuman13 3 года назад +601

    I’m not even a Kanye Fan, and I can admit that Donda was a way better album.

    • @rsun_
      @rsun_ 3 года назад +19

      and donda is garbage.

    • @solomarcus8422
      @solomarcus8422 3 года назад +46

      @@rsun_ 😭😭😭😭

    • @shotarokaneda7525
      @shotarokaneda7525 3 года назад +111

      @@rsun_ Donda is definitely not trash

    • @zayn2780
      @zayn2780 3 года назад +76

      @@rsun_ go listen to lesbian bars bruh

    • @brandonthomas4175
      @brandonthomas4175 3 года назад +7

      Donda was ass

  • @richardmartinez5040
    @richardmartinez5040 3 года назад +132

    Laugh now cry later showed off more versatility than anything on this entire album wtf

  • @soggywaffles7697
    @soggywaffles7697 3 года назад +348

    I feel like Drake accomplished his goal with this one. It’s so inoffensive and has just enough variety between different tracks that it’s just kinda something you can put on and play anywhere. It’s not the best artistically, but it’ll fs do some crazy numbers.

    • @Daduu
      @Daduu 3 года назад +51

      Aka played it safe to get him payed 😕

    • @rodkneehitstp5449
      @rodkneehitstp5449 3 года назад +15

      @@Daduu dudes almost 40 and been doing this for years. You expect classics out this guy all time time?

    • @eliorodriguez4379
      @eliorodriguez4379 3 года назад +49

      @@rodkneehitstp5449 I wouldn’t say 34 is “almost” 40… I mean for a music career you can damn well have 2 more albums/projects before reaching 40. Trynna make him out as an old and out of his prime artist

    • @Daduu
      @Daduu 3 года назад +41

      @@eliorodriguez4379 right lmao dude ain’t even 35 yet to round him up to 40 😂

    • @Tigrination
      @Tigrination 3 года назад +1

      Nahh… that safety belt he put on will hurt the expectations of his next album… This is the fall off

  • @imperiumflow9067
    @imperiumflow9067 3 года назад +1086

    One of the things I noticed is that although the artistic direction intended in both Donda and CLB is very surface level, Kanye does a great job of making every song sound relatively different while still bringing you back to that same direction, whereas with CLB it’s so all-over the place and random that I often forgot what the point of the album even was.
    Also, Kanye let the features shine without letting them carry; Drake honestly needed every single feature he got on this, and it’s no coincidence that all of the good songs on it have features that outshined him.
    The artistic range on Donda is also far better, but that’s to be expected because I think we all know Kanye could make a CLB, but Drake could never make a Donda.
    (Not sure how y’all aren’t getting the ‘surface level thing’. I’m not saying Donda was surface level as an album, I’m saying that Kanye made it very apparent what it would be about; and despite this, he still managed to make every track have a new feeling to it, while still maintaining that same artistic direction. I promise your 12 year old ‘I’ve been listening to music consistently for 2 years’ opinion means nothing to me.)

    • @alexisjalbert1438
      @alexisjalbert1438 3 года назад +55

      this comment needs to be ping right on top to remember these bandwagon drake fans that is not becuse they like 7-8 song on CLB that the album is better than DONDA , i like both but lets be honnest, just the fact that kanye produce his whole album makes it 19321784 time better and there is no debate here .

    • @Uglyweezer
      @Uglyweezer 3 года назад +84

      Is the artist direction on Donda really surface level though? I think going the gospel rap route is pretty bold and the lyrical content is actually some of the deepest Kanye’s ever had if you actually listen to it.

    • @MrOranorange
      @MrOranorange 3 года назад +33

      Donda is not surface level lol we haven’t had enough time with the album to truly dissect it but I can already tell there’s a lot there and it’s clear the album tells a cohesive story, as most of Kanye’s albums do.

    • @imperiumflow9067
      @imperiumflow9067 3 года назад +8

      @@MrOranorange I know I’m saying that the direction he was going in is surface level, as in he let us know what it would be about and yet still made it sound refreshing with every new track

    • @cecilmunshin4642
      @cecilmunshin4642 3 года назад +4

      Love this comment man

  • @Motorcitydon
    @Motorcitydon 3 года назад +88

    I feel like a lot of mainstream artist haven’t fully grasped the new blueprint for albums. They just drop songs in there. Some artist have full themes and shit but some artist just have too many audiences to please.

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад +8

      an album having a theme isn’t something new bruh, i’d personally rather have an album have a theme than just a playlist of random songs together. that way, it kind of sticks to that moment in time for me.

  • @br-uh8139
    @br-uh8139 3 года назад +701

    "drake's pen game is fire when he wants it to be"
    "I'm gonna see a side of drake I've never seen before"
    *2 songs later*
    "say you a lesbian, girl, me too"

    • @rjnewton7325
      @rjnewton7325 3 года назад +19

      I’m dying 😂😂😂

    • @trailerparkart2429
      @trailerparkart2429 3 года назад

      🤣🤣

    • @frederickshaibani5655
      @frederickshaibani5655 3 года назад +27

      Bruh, like so many of Drake's lyrics are just pure cringe.
      Although none (for me at least) will ever top "Shout out to Asian girls, let the lights dim some"

    • @marentes133
      @marentes133 3 года назад +5

      @@frederickshaibani5655 he has the most basic lines ever

    • @iliveinabog3254
      @iliveinabog3254 3 года назад +4

      Aye why we matchin

  • @vatru12
    @vatru12 3 года назад +18

    Fun fact about the first track. That beat is actually taken straight from Navajo by Masego. Until it changes in the next verse. So it’s like a double sample. If that makes sense

  • @Ahmalik_Yaaz
    @Ahmalik_Yaaz 3 года назад +170

    Listening to this album was like watching Woodley fight paul. You know what Drake is capable of but rather than giving tracks his all, he sits back, throws a few good hits here and there and does the bare minimum to get by.

    • @romaretaylor9953
      @romaretaylor9953 3 года назад +9

      I think 7am in bridle path was a bit more than a few good hits here and there

    • @adamgriffiths8639
      @adamgriffiths8639 3 года назад +1

      yeah for me it even felt like Tyson v Roy Jones, GOAT boxers but you can tell they were holding back they're true power so they didn't KO each other into the grave early.

    • @goatman380
      @goatman380 3 года назад +4

      @@romaretaylor9953 my guy you just named one song out of 21.

  • @vannchansenany10d32
    @vannchansenany10d32 3 года назад +555

    I find it ironic how drake dissed Kanye on 7AM saying that he’s fallen from grace and he’s way past his peak when drake himself is already way pass his peak like since 2016 while Kanye still value art, continue to take risk, continue to reinvent himself and be boundary pushing

    • @temperuncentered1753
      @temperuncentered1753 3 года назад +88

      Drake will give subliminals to ye and pusha t his whole life but coudnt respond to adidon.

    • @Uglyweezer
      @Uglyweezer 3 года назад +70

      The shots at ye are actually ruining these tracks for me at this point. He’s been sending subliminals for 3 years now because he can’t cope with the Story of Adidon. I think this album makes it clear that Drake’s ego is just as big as Kanye’s and the both of them are equally insecure and it’s annoying af to have to constantly listen to.

    • @Relikia25
      @Relikia25 3 года назад +2

      Yeah but his reinvention was trash. JIK, Ye, and Donda are all mid. His reinvention was trash 🗑, lmao. And I dare to say KSG was only good because of Cudi’s influence on the album.

    • @cal3033
      @cal3033 3 года назад +70

      @@Relikia25 cap. i think you just don‘t get this type of stuff. keep listening to drakes boring ass songs

    • @Uglyweezer
      @Uglyweezer 3 года назад +71

      @@Relikia25 graduation was a reinvention, 808s was a reinvention, yeezus was a reinvention, even MBDTF was a reinvention of his sound honestly. The man’s discography is impressive and you’re just exposing yourself as a 🤡 with a stupid take like that. You can’t say that KSG was only good because of Cudi after he’d been dropping dud albums for years man.

  • @gc0837
    @gc0837 3 года назад +272

    The fact that he prefers this over the offseason is wild to me

    • @DDub04
      @DDub04 3 года назад +143

      Yeah, and I’m not even the biggest fan of the off-season. But the song My Life is better than anything on CLB.

    • @gc0837
      @gc0837 3 года назад +66

      @@DDub04 and applying pressure and 95 south and the climb back in my opinion

    • @MrMejia187
      @MrMejia187 3 года назад +28

      Shawn tweakin

    • @ayevisualz8726
      @ayevisualz8726 3 года назад +24

      Yeah he trippin

    • @syndicategrim3452
      @syndicategrim3452 3 года назад +16

      Tbh I do too. Off-season ain't all that.

  • @caasieu
    @caasieu 3 года назад +17

    CLB is really a "relative album", I mean you feel it better when you're just trying to enjoy music and feel yourself I promise you'll connect with at least one of the songs. I found that out recently also!

    • @trenhen4311
      @trenhen4311 3 года назад +1

      Idk man it seems like u guys jus tryna dig up random stuff for why everyone thinks the album is Garbo. Can’t rlly connect to drake man he’s immature and a child groomer.

    • @caasieu
      @caasieu 3 года назад

      @@trenhen4311 but he makes good music bro, that's for sure. Not his best wrk ever but still enjoyable... To me at least!

    • @trenhen4311
      @trenhen4311 3 года назад +1

      @@caasieu I would hardly disagree. I don’t think he’s made a good album since iyrtitl but to each their own. Drake has abused the same sound and hasn’t changed as an artist for the last 10 years so even the songs that you’d think would be good(champagne poetry and 7am on bridle path) come across as extremely stale and boring cuz it’s like I’ve heard the exact song before.

  • @UnorthodoxIndividual
    @UnorthodoxIndividual 3 года назад +64

    Fair Trade was the best track on the album, that one needs to be a single cus it's the best thing Drake's put out all year

    • @andrewwang8592
      @andrewwang8592 3 года назад +3

      Glad it's not just me

    • @trippscharrer9897
      @trippscharrer9897 3 года назад +3

      Instead of making it a single he put a big snippet on his ig a few months ago

    • @blackcloud6847
      @blackcloud6847 3 года назад

      Nah it’s fountains

  • @lilbigmedium4578
    @lilbigmedium4578 3 года назад +263

    I feel like Drake doesn’t give a shit about how his music sounds anymore but that is just my opinion

    • @thembamabona9809
      @thembamabona9809 3 года назад +17

      Yup, I was absolutely horrified.

    • @owendevadas3119
      @owendevadas3119 3 года назад +17

      You were sent to speak the truth

    • @cashclay216
      @cashclay216 3 года назад +2

      makes no fucking sense

    • @111moonlightX
      @111moonlightX 3 года назад +4

      True

    • @adamgriffiths8639
      @adamgriffiths8639 3 года назад +10

      yh exactly - on the one hand it must be hard to put loads of effort into songs now as he's been at the top for so long and no matter how shit a song he releases it still goes top 5 at the minimum, but also was expecting a way better album not some 21 pretty generic drake songs with 3/4 max standout songs.
      Especially after the deserved criticism of scorpion would've expected something above a 6-6.5/10 album, for me as a big drake and ye fan clb was no where near as good as donda

  • @Sam21721
    @Sam21721 3 года назад +98

    What's sad is Drake has a lot of damn potentional and that's what's so frustrating. He can make so much more and it's such a waste of OVO40s talent. He's not gonna be around for much longer and once OVO is gone idk how he'll do.

    • @Vl0neLxs
      @Vl0neLxs 3 года назад +8

      You know he been running the game for a decade right ?

    • @cemsen5460
      @cemsen5460 3 года назад +9

      @@Vl0neLxs yea for the ONLY mainstream consuming casuals

    • @ricetoss18
      @ricetoss18 3 года назад +1

      @@cemsen5460 not true recently yea but not for the decade

    • @cemsen5460
      @cemsen5460 3 года назад +15

      @@ricetoss18 im sorry but drake albums can’t match kendrick albums’ quality. Even. before he started using the same formula, he wasn’t matching gkmc and tpab with take care and nwts. He’s no doubt the mainstream goat of the decade but the quality difference is quite significant between them

    • @tylerleon4941
      @tylerleon4941 3 года назад +1

      @@cemsen5460 2 completely different styles of music, you can’t compare them

  • @robertopinto5775
    @robertopinto5775 3 года назад +69

    I appreciate Sean’s commentary on this. He hit it right on the nail!

    • @frankmatthews404
      @frankmatthews404 3 года назад

      Drake's New album is trash, agree or disagree? ruclips.net/video/W-EXy-AitnY/видео.html

  • @GQFJB
    @GQFJB 3 года назад +568

    Drake is a fine example of a POP star. When one track blows up, the artist will only follow with a similar sound to keep some of that base. Every song on the pop station on radio sounds the same. Can say the same about drakes albums for same reasons.

    • @cullenavent6585
      @cullenavent6585 3 года назад +32

      Bruh ngl I disagree heavily about this, as much as people like to hate on drake, this not the reason why. It jus sounds like a good reason so people like it. Not even a “Drake Head” but bro has hella sounds

    • @swisschaletsauce
      @swisschaletsauce 3 года назад +26

      This is an absurd take. Explain how know yourself, hotline bling, gods plan, back 2 back or one dance sound similar to one another. Guy has maybe a couple singles with trappy or afro caribbean rhythms that overlap

    • @Jaysuave365
      @Jaysuave365 3 года назад +13

      Everything on this project sounds the same to y’all ? I got that from Trippie’s album last week lol but I didn’t cut on CLB and think the same but I guess we have different ears.

    • @amalmanoj4273
      @amalmanoj4273 3 года назад +3

      He has hella sounds but like most of the songs on this album just sound like reused flows, lyrics and content matter. I love it when Drake does something afrobeat or uk because that stuff goes hard af, but he’s just recyling shit at this point . At least 10 of the songs off this album were forgettable and the same shit tbh

    • @GQFJB
      @GQFJB 3 года назад +4

      @@Jaysuave365 lol you listen to trippie red? I’ll pray for you 😂

  • @FlexRogers
    @FlexRogers 3 года назад +100

    Album was extra medium to me, Donda sounds more inspired, has a bigger variety of sounds, the features go harder, etc.

  • @krkbeats007
    @krkbeats007 3 года назад +215

    In all honesty at this point I think Drake has like 5000 songs pre recorded and just records like two or three new songs every album. Very talented but after the first three albums it feels like he’s phoning it in for the most part. Not hate just IMO 😎

    • @KingTChalla69
      @KingTChalla69 3 года назад +2

      I agree with you

    • @tonymartinez5798
      @tonymartinez5798 3 года назад +19

      He sings all his songs with the same late delivery , usually on the downbeat, it’s not exotic

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад

      lmfao imagine. this was his one chance to drop the full r&b mode album but he botched it.

    • @Hypno_BPM
      @Hypno_BPM 3 года назад

      @@tonymartinez5798 true good catch with the late delivery flow

  • @naimabk
    @naimabk 3 года назад +15

    He said “Future you don’t needa be on this track you got like 30 kids at this point”🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @johnd9519
    @johnd9519 3 года назад +269

    This album is at least a C to C- at best. Even though I listened to it twice I found some of the features better than Drake's verses at times. It's safe to say that Drake has been comfortable with music for a while and this album shows that.

    • @ricetoss18
      @ricetoss18 3 года назад

      LIDOLE BEETMOJI

    • @kennedysebolai9138
      @kennedysebolai9138 3 года назад +3

      To me its a D-

    • @bananakin94
      @bananakin94 3 года назад +5

      I honestly wanna see Kanye make a Drake album as some sort of non official release just to kill the GOAT conversation. It might even push Drake to actually step out of his comfort zone and try something ambitious, which is what people have been begging for since Views.

    • @jaatown23
      @jaatown23 3 года назад

      What’s the point of getting a feature if they don’t do better than you ?…

    • @houdinix444
      @houdinix444 3 года назад

      the best songs rapping wise is just him .

  • @YellowwFellow
    @YellowwFellow 3 года назад +46

    This whole thing was like a Mike Tyson knockout punch. Half way through it'll put you to sleep. I was dozing off. Sounds like elevator music so uninspiring and a big ego trip by Drake. Talking about who is sleeping with who how much money he got and what girl left him at the club we heard those same bars before it is just boring hearing it again. We need lyrics that are talking about more interesting topics. His ghostwriter must have been in a coma. This is like his drunk sad story all in his feelings. Ughhhh who cares. Spiritually this is a low frequency and bad vibe.

    • @jdkingsley6543
      @jdkingsley6543 3 года назад +1

      Bruh l said the same thing without even seeing your comment lol. Elevator music

  • @dsorpqxh
    @dsorpqxh 3 года назад +71

    It really sucks that Drake and Kanye ain’t cool with each other, a collab album between them would be great. Endless potential for bangers

    • @Harveygregorxotwod
      @Harveygregorxotwod 3 года назад +2

      They had one made in 2016 that never dropped

    • @valvalere1225
      @valvalere1225 3 года назад +3

      I can’t be the only one that wished “Champagne Poetry” was produced by Kanye.

    • @KICK839
      @KICK839 3 года назад

      They did make together with MNM n wayne right

  • @nbabackcourtmedia
    @nbabackcourtmedia 3 года назад +6

    i love you so much for knowing the greatness of musiq soulchild

  • @hailiemine7453
    @hailiemine7453 3 года назад +62

    When you heard cudi on Donda you actually cried 😭 so did I. That's the difference 👀👌

    • @hailiemine7453
      @hailiemine7453 3 года назад

      @DaChana Blaydes that's a good point! It happened to me on several tracks from donda, and I'm not religious. But you feel ye in the samples, beats, production, not just the lyrics. Donda is a beautiful album.

  • @tendaimabingani5201
    @tendaimabingani5201 3 года назад +517

    I feel like this album encapsulates everything that’s wrong with Drake and his persona, which could be aptly named “certified lover boy”. He treats his fans similarly to how I would imagine he treats women-promising them more maturity, follow-through, complexity, and finesse than he ever ends up *actually* giving. There are soooo many self-owns in the bars of this album that when people come for him for being a “lesbian” or being predatory towards women, he’s gonna gaslight the hell out of them and claim top-dog status because he’s a Don Juan of the music industry. Drake is smooth. But he ain’t deep. He doesn’t put in the artistic effort (even though he COULD, which is super frustrating), and his bars are weak af. He shouldn’t be getting outshined by his features like this. It’s almost like OVO, as an entity, continues to have its priorities wrong and is completely unwilling to change a formula that keeps singles on the charts instead of curating albums with depth or vision… they’re just chasing dollars like rabid dogs. Anyway. Drake is so irritating and low key I feel like the information that he’s shared with us about his love life and approach to the rap game in this record make me dislike him even more. This man has a huge ego and wants to TREND rather than impress or communicate an artistic statement/vision… I dunno, but I don’t think the annals music history will look back on Drake as fondly as he thinks it will.

    • @jujubrow.9876
      @jujubrow.9876 3 года назад +33

      Yeah he haves a huge ego

    • @DevinlyBeats
      @DevinlyBeats 3 года назад +24

      Agree 100%

    • @marky4585
      @marky4585 3 года назад +91

      if you said this 6 years ago id call u crazy but this accurately represents drake today. seems like hes just tryna recreate his old shit but just doing it worse

    • @teddestin2194
      @teddestin2194 3 года назад +47

      It really is mad frustrating. Especially with all the promo, and the haircuts i thought this album would have much more complexity, maybe even ironically play on the stereotypical soft drake some people have painted him as. He has the influence, he has the hits, but the only thing that differentiates him with his contemporary's, a.k.a Kendrick and Cole, is the willing to take artistic risks, and depth. His Pen game is really strong when he wants to be, so it's not like he can't do it. I couldn't have said it better.

    • @davidlaush180
      @davidlaush180 3 года назад +18

      Hit the nail on the head. Personally I think he's become complacent and samey since Views.

  • @governmentnameunknown8960
    @governmentnameunknown8960 3 года назад +57

    Lil baby just be spazzin on every track and that's why everyone wants a feature from him.

  • @TheRealGodKOz
    @TheRealGodKOz 3 года назад +10

    Thanks for being my first reference to the #CLB album. It will definitely be listened when I can after the hype. #Donda getting me out my sleep though lmao. Shoutout to both artist but Yeezus is King!

  • @benmxiley_5606
    @benmxiley_5606 3 года назад +118

    this album defo needed a Shawn Cee r&b cut

    • @josuebarahona2277
      @josuebarahona2277 3 года назад +2

      Fax

    • @darrel6724
      @darrel6724 3 года назад +1

      YESSIR

    • @km2460
      @km2460 3 года назад +1

      Makes no sense to me that Drake didn’t go the R&B route for this album….too much effort I suppose??😂😂😂🤦‍♀️

    • @benmxiley_5606
      @benmxiley_5606 3 года назад

      @@km2460 he needed to call up shawn for some advice on r&b

  • @senseinam8533
    @senseinam8533 3 года назад +129

    Shawn Cee one of the best reviewers in the game🔥👀

  • @martinderek13
    @martinderek13 3 года назад +252

    Drake had lazy bars and played it safe as usual.

    • @kingsoindabuildin8036
      @kingsoindabuildin8036 3 года назад +8

      He’s got too many nba and Hollywood fans to risk not sounding like drake At least not for an entire album,he experiments here and there but no way he’ll change his sound cuz a lot more people love his music as it is . . Like he can’t not be fire so he can’t evolve anymore till he completely goes solo which won’t happen .

    • @martinderek13
      @martinderek13 3 года назад +4

      @@kingsoindabuildin8036 you have a point. I won't be going back to it though, but who cares what I think and do. He's rich and could sell a "blank tape."

    • @hesiiii
      @hesiiii 3 года назад +3

      lazy bars? what about 7am on bridal path is lazy?

    • @JohnjOcampo
      @JohnjOcampo 3 года назад +5

      @@hesiiii these kanye stans, dont pay mind lol

    • @martinderek13
      @martinderek13 3 года назад +1

      @@hesiiii didn't say whole album. A few songs I fck with.

  • @loganhagler1889
    @loganhagler1889 3 года назад +68

    Giveon helped all of us singers with deep ass voices to feel more confident nowadays.

  • @xoliyah6553
    @xoliyah6553 3 года назад +74

    this cannot be compared to DONDA..sorry not sorry but this just sounds like a throwaway summer drake album that we've already heard before

    • @brusselseastside3546
      @brusselseastside3546 3 года назад +7

      @Planet Khan CLB is better than donda shut up. Drake took all the creative risks and went off the rails with this one. His most experimental album yet. The production of CLB is so unique, and definetly varies from track to track. His singing voice is probably the best thing since fergie and the cohesiveness of this album is like an aspen it’s leagues ahead of anything else. The lyrics of this album literally one of the greatest things since Illmatic, not even joking. That lesbian line deserves a Pulitzer Prize on its own. Y’all just some drake hater go listen to some mid albums

    • @phillippoggi8080
      @phillippoggi8080 3 года назад +2

      @@brusselseastside3546 lmao

    • @AD-wg8ik
      @AD-wg8ik 3 года назад

      Dark Lane Demo tapes was better imo

    • @darriahlazard
      @darriahlazard 3 года назад

      @@brusselseastside3546 😂😂😂 bruh chill

    • @BigBreadBoi
      @BigBreadBoi 3 года назад

      @@brusselseastside3546 imma let you enjoy it but you won’t convince me, this album feels like wet socks.

  • @TheRealRovkstsr5
    @TheRealRovkstsr5 3 года назад +88

    You can't listen to this album and call it classic

  • @JkDAnimator
    @JkDAnimator 3 года назад +190

    Hey Bro, You should check out the animation I made of you Kanye and Dj akademiks reaction to this, Keep up the great videos!

    • @popejarambisa8623
      @popejarambisa8623 3 года назад +10

      just saw that now😂, plz do off the grid if u can ..love ur work

    • @luisticla3815
      @luisticla3815 3 года назад +4

      I love your work!!

    • @thenefariouspyro809
      @thenefariouspyro809 3 года назад +3

      This guy heh u go hard bro I watch the MJ one a lot

    • @PrimeDavidian
      @PrimeDavidian 3 года назад +6

      Literally came here from your video 😂😂

    • @frankmatthews404
      @frankmatthews404 3 года назад +2

      Bro Drake's New album is trash.. ruclips.net/video/W-EXy-AitnY/видео.html

  • @gie3973
    @gie3973 3 года назад +188

    So proud of tems as an African , she's going places.

    • @theluarUZ
      @theluarUZ 3 года назад

      Who is tems?

    • @gie3973
      @gie3973 3 года назад +4

      @@theluarUZ google

    • @theluarUZ
      @theluarUZ 3 года назад

      @@gie3973 google?

    • @adamgriffiths8639
      @adamgriffiths8639 3 года назад +1

      @@theluarUZ yeah her first real name is google

    • @mohjayy
      @mohjayy 3 года назад +4

      @@theluarUZ she’s a Nigerian singer. She been on the come up for a couple of years and now she got a Drake feature.

  • @chrisconway4764
    @chrisconway4764 3 года назад +39

    Drake is at his Eminem stage where he just makes albums that sell. He done making quality music.

    • @TH3FU113ZT
      @TH3FU113ZT 3 года назад +1

      Praise God that kanye never turned into that

    • @chrisconway4764
      @chrisconway4764 3 года назад

      @@TH3FU113ZT say what you want about some Kanye projects can’t say he doesn’t give a shit

    • @tariqwilliams8968
      @tariqwilliams8968 3 года назад

      @@TH3FU113ZT life is king was trash tf he doing the same shit 😂😂🗑 so was ye and donda is too

  • @mackwintoshmd1821
    @mackwintoshmd1821 3 года назад +170

    Donda sounds like seeing God coming. CLN sound like seeing a Fboy getting his heart broken for the millionth time

    • @curiosityshop2297
      @curiosityshop2297 3 года назад +22

      Certified boy lover

    • @AliFrankTheTank
      @AliFrankTheTank 3 года назад +9

      @@curiosityshop2297 vs the dead mom

    • @commander1suv492
      @commander1suv492 3 года назад +3

      @@AliFrankTheTank 💀💀💀💀

    • @user-hc1ge3vt9d
      @user-hc1ge3vt9d 3 года назад

      I have a hard time understanding how people a actually like donda😭😭 ain’t no way u actually bump it full volume in the whip bruh it’s no way I refuse to believe it

    • @parision6729
      @parision6729 3 года назад +11

      @@user-hc1ge3vt9d not every song on the album should be a song to bump in the whip lmao you can make emotional tracks too

  • @ichbinnilsroth
    @ichbinnilsroth 3 года назад +27

    Really like this guy man, Donda reaction was fire too, he is going places, charisma high af

  • @Kickinthescience
    @Kickinthescience 3 года назад +65

    At this point Drake just putting out IG caption music. He gon have the girls twerking though

  • @Moosedeuce
    @Moosedeuce 3 года назад +307

    I remember walking through ODU’s campus and seeing Masego playing his saxophone on the quad lawn. A decade later he’s featured on the #1 song in the world with one of the greatest artists ever.. talk about turning a dream into a reality! 🔥

  • @anthonyc5039
    @anthonyc5039 3 года назад +65

    Who knew, the Album Cover was actually the best part.

    • @flo12325
      @flo12325 3 года назад

      😂😂😂

  • @mompvti2408
    @mompvti2408 3 года назад +5

    Shawn trending🙌🏾. That's a major W and this is coming from someone who's been watching since 2017

  • @larryhoop9751
    @larryhoop9751 3 года назад +100

    Kanye West had a better album but overall Tyler, the creator had the best album of this year

    • @Southforthewinter
      @Southforthewinter 3 года назад +18

      100% agree, and even though it might not be a “better” album I respect cartis whole
      Lotta red more than CLB cause at least carti is attempting to be creative and give us new things.
      Tyler so far to me has the best album this year. He build worlds and brings us into them. Even donda is cinematic. Drake….idk not bad just not exciting

    • @curtissoundscan3864
      @curtissoundscan3864 3 года назад +4

      King Disease II

    • @mr.solodolo2457
      @mr.solodolo2457 3 года назад +1

      I really don't know if i prefer Donda or CMIYGL, Tyler made an album with 0 skips, and Donda has some bad moments like in Tell The Vision, but the songs have so much quality that it doesn't matter for me

    • @mr.constipation2041
      @mr.constipation2041 3 года назад

      @@Southforthewinter WLR > CMIYGL and I mean that.

    • @ayandeadams4045
      @ayandeadams4045 3 года назад

      The Off season

  • @DDub04
    @DDub04 3 года назад +31

    The closing track was kinda nice and I was thinking “wait was that album actually kinda good?” And then I remembered everything else and thought “yeah… not really”.

    • @adamgriffiths8639
      @adamgriffiths8639 3 года назад

      exactly my reaction, very disappointing-ended up only adding 3-4 songs to my playlist surprisingly

  • @valvalere1225
    @valvalere1225 3 года назад +46

    Pipe Down has elements of “Devil In A New Dress” by Kanye West. That’s why Shawn was envisioning him on it

  • @blvdes
    @blvdes 2 года назад +7

    get along better SO underrated to this day