Here Drake raps, “I know you’re seein’ someone that loves you and I don’t want you to see no one else.” In this lyric, he shows that he wants his ex to be happy and to be with someone who will make her happy. It’s why some of the more self-reminiscent tracks here come off not as “nice guy” vulnerability but as unnecessary gripes. On the track “Redemption,” we see Drake’s biggest issue on display. Many of the tracks off of his album “Take Care” displayed the same sentiments.
This is well-tread territory for the rapper.
The album’s 20 songs show Drake reminiscing about women he used to be with and how he could have done things differently. One of which, “Back to Back,” charted No. When rapper Meek Mill challenged Drake’s possible use of ghostwriters last summer, Drake shot back with two impressive diss tracks. Regardless of what one thinks about Drake as a person, his ability as a technician is undeniable at this point. In true millennial fashion, he is painfully self-aware. Instead, our generation gets Drake, a boastful yet vulnerable “nice guy.” He loves his status and is constantly gloating, yet he feels the emptiness of it all.
He is the millennial voice Kanye West thinks he is and the voice Kendrick Lamar definitely should be. The 20-track album, clocking in at over 70 minutes, expands on Drake’s hyper-realistic version of his hometown, Toronto, Ontario.Īt this point in his career, Drake is on top. Late last Thursday night, Canadian rapper Drake made his album “Views” available on Apple Music.