“Still Here” is our third dose of braggadocio Drake, and it sounds freaking awesome. It’s playful Drake, much needed after the three heavier songs before it. “Faithful” is largely a song about having sex, if you want me to be honest about it. Drake links up with PARTYNEXTDOOR and Jeremih for this one, crooning about a girl that’s a little more independent than he might hope.įollowing this trio is another trio that speeds things back up slowly but surely. “With You” only has a few verses but it’s deeper than it looks. “Weston Road,” “Redemption,” and “With You” slow things down a bit here in the middle of the project. Weston Road is the road that Drake grew up on–just for background.īeen flowin’ stupid since Vince Carter was on some He raps about a fellow ambitious rapper he used to know who he has now surpassed. “Weston Road Flows” won’t be played in the clubs anytime soon, but it still gives us a nice look at the old Drake. They heard it, but they wasn’t hearin’ it
You try to give ’em your side of the story Okay, now for “Hype,” one of the biggest bangers on the album. But because of that his old girl is throwing it in his face, clearly a little pissed. I mean, all they used to do is stay in and get high together. This time he let go of the relationship early on to (assuming) see what he could do. It’s got a “Hold On We’re Going Home” vibe to it. “Feel No Ways” is a continuation, albeit a more positive one, of Drake talking about a past love.
Sometimes we just use people to get attention. I could feel his emotion when he started screaming at the end about a girl that knew him when “he had waves,” which must’ve been during Take Care? He talks about how she “slides on a late night” into his text messages, and how they’re both playing games with each other. My favorite line is when he says he made a career out of reminiscin’, which is actually pretty accurate. “U With Me?” is the first prototypical Drake reminiscing about a girl song. This time he’s lamenting how Nicki basically forgot about him during the Meek Mill feud.Īll of my “let’s just be friends” are friends I don’t have anymore.īut, on the first banger of the album, Drake gets back to form on “9,” rapping about fake friends, enemies, and how they still want to see his “Views” no matter what. Normally he just brags–like–a lot on the opening track but not this time. He chose quite the topic to focus on for his intro. Where is Drake right now though? The best way to find that out is to start listening to VIEWS.įirst off, is Keep the Family Close about Nicki Minaj? I answer that with a resounding yes. Then, later in 2015, we got What A Time To Be Alive, featuring a collection of bangers just begging to be played in clubs across North America. In early 2015 we got If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, which had an icy feel to it that paired well with the harsh Winter he dropped it in. While VIEWS is the first solo “album” he’s dropped since NWTS, it certainly hasn’t felt like it. When Drake drops something, the world seems to come to a standstill, and I haven’t seen any other rapper in the game be able to do that. And while many argue about which rapper is at the top of the game right now, I’ll throw in my own two cents: He’s permeated the culture so much that you can’t visit the club without hearing Drake. In 2014 he made 0 to 100 a summer anthem, and in 2015 he did the same thing with Hotline Bling. The 6 God has been on a roll since Nothing Was The Same.