He has plenty of songs that are straight bars but one can’t help but question his sincerity. In a nutshell, Drake is a Hip Pop artist. One of our own alum, Zach Verbit, said it best in his Views review by comparing Drake to Taylor Swift in the sense that they’re both bonafide hit makers who make superficial and inoffensive songs about exes amongst other things, and because of this, their music has little staying power. I believe he’s one of the G.O.A.Ts but his content and lack of a classic album make that hard to justify.
A while back on my blog I asked why Drake’s name isn’t mentioned with the greats. I know Views is on a colossal and historical reign of terror on the Billboard charts and set a record for the amount of times it’s been streamed.ĭespite the praise, the critical consensus says Views is nice but not necessarily Drake’s best work. I’ve heard the noise and seen the headlines. It’s been two weeks since Drake’s highly anticipated album has been released, and as expected, folks are still in the honeymoon phase with it. Is it safe to come out yet? Has the Views hype died down some?
