Drake’s debut album is the sonic event for 16yr olds worldwide. This album wasn’t as cheesy as I thought it would be. I mean, it’s pillow soft, but it isn’t Justin Bieber for Black people.
Drake isn’t going to bring back anything about rap’s golden era and that is fine. In 2010 I don’t think we should be looking in the rearview mirror to move forward. Rap has returned to its dancing at the disco roots and Drake injects his own type of Rap & Bullshit into the matrix.
Thank Me Later is all 808s without the heartbreak. It’s a fun album for the 2010 summer. It won’t make it to the fall tho’. And it honestly doesn’t want to. TML wants to have fun now and see how many groupies it can pick up without really trying.
Thank Me Later will own the aspirational rap niche this summer with all the guest features that fill this album up. I want to call this disk a pancake because it’s dripping with syrup.
‘Fireworks’ featuring Alicia Keys
‘Fancy’ featuring T.I. and Swizz Beats
‘Show Me A Good Time’
On my first couple of spins of TML I would give it a double Lutherburger [ll] rating with extra cheese thanks to all the features.
I’m calling this type of music “Elevator Rap Muzac”. It wants to be 808 & Heartbreak, I hear it trying…but this aint it. I can listen to this with my girl and baby in the car. You DO NOT, I repeat, YOU DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS CD WITH YOUR BOYS. If you do you will have to say “Pause” before and after every song. Peace.
It is Justin Bieber for black folks, and thats not a bad this for Drakes Cakes. I mean, I was at the Def Jam offices a few months back and he’s CARRYING that whole label. Yes. CARRYING.
I’m enjoying watching these “Must Listen To Albums” passing me by…
Gli Scott-Heron’s album >>> all this pop shit hoopla.
Co-sign 40 statements two and three; and statement one also, although I don’t have that personal insight.
Did ya’ll see the new Gil video yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV_astp3BjM&feature=pl
Sorry if that’s old; it’s new to me– tho’ I actually knew that song when it came out and was listening to its writer, who then went by the name of “Smog.” Much respect to whoever the hell was responsible for bringing that song to Gil…
Tho’ the cover of Bobby Bland’s “I’ll Take Care Of You” is even greater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jDezN6ZudU
Fuck Jay-Z and Fuck “Blueprint” too (and III and on into infinity).*
* fears the butchering of Bobby’s “Ain’t No Love” is many young heads only exposure to his brilliance.
Drake just isn’t my cup of tea. Nothing more, nothing less. & that’s not to say he’s not talented, because he’s good at what he does. What he does just doesn’t move me much.
Good breakdown of the album, DP. Although, I predict in 3 or so months, it’s going to grow on you (no STD’s).
Don’t see or hear the validity for dude’s (mass) appeal.
I mean, it’s pillow soft, but it isn’t Justin Bieber for Black people.
Hey Bieber is more hardbody than Drake. Last I check Bieber hasn’t blown out his ACL performing on stage… TWICE!
Bieber > Drake.
(This a purely surface assessment)
@Willis – Thanks for adding on the cipher as always.
Over hype at its finest. When you get shitted on continuously by all your album features how can you be the future of rap. TIP shoulda took that song cut out drake ass and saved it for his album
I’ve given it one listen through and I’m shuddering at the thought of doing it again. I’ll give “Over” its props, but, man… this album is straight saccharin.
by 808, do you mean wack singing by a rapper?
no thanks..
quiet as kept…no bullshit…the best actual SUNG song by a rapper is
“Die Without You” by pm dawn….off of the boomerang soundtrack
I thought pm dawn was the wackest shit EVER since MC Rell but I’ll be damned if the song wasn’t hot.
the wackest artist can still make hot songs…. still waiting for drake to convince me that he’s not straight garbage
“TML wants to have fun now and see how many groupies it can pick up without really trying.”
This dude does nothing for me. I’m sorry he’s whack IMO.
2 Lutherburgers? He shouldve gotten the fabled octo-Freddie Mercury. Just saying.
MC Rell and The Houserockers “In To The Future” was dope! LOL
Drake is for folks who like penis. . . Fags and broads. You can possibly add people who just discovered what the second use of their wang is for to the list to include them silly ass kids who listen to that gah-bij
When have you seen a butch dyke blasting drake in their earphones? Not never.
Butch dykes should always be the parameter for all things masculine. They’d love that shit.