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- Summary: The sixth full-length studio release for the Canadian rapper features guest appearances from 21 Savage, Future, Giveon, JAY-Z, Kid Cudi, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Lil Wayne, Project Pat, Rick Ross, Tems, Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign, and Young Thug.
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- Record Label: OVO Sound
- Genre(s): Pop, Rap, Contemporary R&B, Pop-Rap, Contemporary Rap
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Positive: 7 out of 20
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Mixed: 13 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Sep 7, 2021With 21 tracks over 86 minutes somehow still feels tight next to the interminable “Donda” — is an enjoyment even at its bleakest. ... Even minus this get-out-of-jail-free stuff, “Certified Lover Boy” is so sharply composed and performed as to be largely irresistible.
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Sep 7, 2021The album suffers from this unfocused overabundance of voices. ... It’s ultimately a shame since Certified Lover Boy could have very well been Drake’s best record. Sonically, it’s his most impressive offering to date.
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Sep 8, 2021The resulting record is largely another missed opportunity for experimentation from the man many consider the current best rapper in the game. Yes, the theatrics, and introspection, and even a few moments of musical deftness, are there. But overall, it’s nothing to depart from 2018’s Scorpion or 2016’s Views. There’s nothing groundbreaking here.
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Sep 3, 2021Personally, sonically and thematically, Drake seems resistant to change. It’s frustrating: the songs aren’t bad, and in some cases they’re excellent, a reminder of the unflattering emotional honesty that initially set him apart from his peers. However, they also hew to a formula that works for him.
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Sep 7, 2021The new album is like watching the eighth season of a sitcom and growing hyper-aware of all the recycled jokes and actors' laugh lines.
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Oct 19, 2021It’s beige, hollow music and that’s what ultimately frustrates your dedicated rap listener because it doesn’t make sense why it’s so damn popular. When you throw the poor writing on top of this, and some real hit-and-miss production into the mix, “Certified Lover Boy” may well be Drake’s worst album.
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Sep 3, 2021‘CLB’ sounds jaded and dull, as if it was a chore to make. It’s certainly a chore to listen to. ... It offers nothing new to the rapper’s canon, merely going through the motions on his old formulas instead.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 93 out of 502
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Mixed: 85 out of 502
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Negative: 324 out of 502
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Sep 3, 2021Fair trade is best so far. 7am on bridle path is real talk. Love all is also a bop
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Sep 5, 2021An amazing album ! One of his best albums to date. Drake never misses when it comes to his art !
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021The features carried the album. I waz really excited for this album but it just feels very lazy, especially from an artist like drake
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Sep 4, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Lazy and disappointing, wouldn’t expect this from such a long wait and anticipation, akademics reaction says it all.
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Sep 3, 2021Super mid album in all honesty. Drake really walked into the studio to create the exact same album again. Crazy.
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