“Is it Drake’s magnum opus?” “It it the mansplaining version of Lemonade?” “Is it really trash that people hyping up because it’s Drake?” “Is it just trash overall? Where’s Kendrick’s new album?” These are all questions I’ve seen over the past few days since Drake’s Views (f/k/a Views from the 6) dropped. And while I like […]
Read moreStream @Drake’s Views
If you’ve got an Apple Music account, stream Drake’s Views (f/k/a Views from the 6) below. I’m not going to give my full opinions on the project yet, other than to say it’s “lit,” as the kids say. So far, it’s an Apple exclusive, so you can either stream with Apple Music or cop it from […]
Read moreTake Care is Drake’s Magnum Opus (Thus Far)
In November 2011, Drake, just one year after his debut album, released Take Care. The 18-track (20 if we’re talking the iTunes Deluxe Edition) was heralded as being a relatively retrospective and introspective sign of the times; an abundance of oversharing buoyed Drake’s efforts and made the burgeoning superstar still a man of the people, […]
Read moreIs Exclusivity a Bad Thing? Eh…yes and no.
This is a rant. It will probably evolve into something different as the piece goes on, as I’m writing it as I’m processing some things. I apologize to anyone who I’ll probably offend with my words. I also apologize if there’s no real structure to my thoughts. But, for the love of pie, can we […]
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