![]() ![]() ![]() And thankfully we don’t have to hear the Canadian crooner complain about women driving his car to the drugstore to pick up feminine supplies. It’s music for swimming pools and luxury hotels, and guest spots by Sampha, Skepta, Giggs and Atlanta’s finest ensure Drake never has to do much heavy lifting. Everybody.”īut while Drake sounds completely laughable acting road, particularly next to a tough-as-nails Giggs, the breezier material on More Life marks a welcome return to form for a yacht rap superstar who’s recently spent too much time convincing himself he’s Canada’s answer to 2Pac. It’s also a fairly accurate reflection of Toronto – an immensely multicultural sprawl without a single dominant personality where a popular hoodie defensively reads “Toronto vs. ![]() It would be easy to bemoan the lack of authenticity, but the first half of More Life is pretty much what you’d expect a globetrotting careerist rap superstar with a think tank full of tastemakers to sound like, in a best case scenario. One moment he’s ‘pon road with Giggs scowling, the next he’s lounging by the bar with Moodymann, or taking a quick flight to Joburg with Black Coffee before dipping back to Atlanta via Jamaica. More Life plays to these strengths, acting as a travelogue of Drake’s various interests, merging them into an overarching ur-genre of black pop, one reference point at a time. ![]() Instead, his talent lies in fusing the pop rap of Nelly or Ma$e with the underground’s self-awareness and anxiety and setting it to beats breezy enough to divert you from the fact that the man’s a bit of a dickhead. Son Raw delves into a sprawling, grime-influenced odyssey that finds the rapper battling the same old problems, but honing in on what he does best – giving a platform to his expertly curated guests.ĭespite his portentousness and monomaniacal obsession with rap’s throne, Drake has never never possessed the gravitas of Nas, Jay-Z or Kendrick Lamar, nor the style-bending inventiveness of Lil Wayne, Quavo or Future. This weekend, Canadian rap deity Drake released 22-track “playlist” More Life. ![]()
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