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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1158 Ratings
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Sep 3, 2021Literally sounds like his last three albums. Don't go into this expecting anything new. DJ Akademiks falling asleep on live while listening to it is evidence enough, the whole album was boring. Worst Drake album of all time
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Sep 8, 2021never seen such a lazy album, the problem was the antecipation of it, got me hyped up and didn’t correspond the expectations.
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Sep 5, 2021Very bland sadly, was hoping for progression but Drake leans into his features heavily and shows little inspiration.
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Sep 3, 2021This album is just so bland and boring, we’re facing a Scorpion 2, just not fun and not quality music
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Sep 3, 2021Biggest disappointment of 2021. Only enjoyable part was Cudi’s feature. Drake should stick to being a pedophile and sending people back to rehab
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Sep 3, 2021If I want to hear someone in their mid 30’s cry about failed relationships I’ll go on Xbox live.
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Sep 4, 2021This is the worst album I’ve ever heard. Can’t believe he dished this out over a beef. Needed to shelve many of these songs. The only reason it’s worth listening to is for the collabs. Sad when only thing worth hearing on your album is other people. Can’t believe this is same guy who gave us Scorpion. Get some new ghostwriters Aubrey.
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Sep 3, 2021Boring asf
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Sep 3, 2021This album lacks any kind of innovation. Even the good songs feel like they've been done better before by Drake himselft. Another lazy and long record by drake just to pull in streaming numbers.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Better having no cover at all than this hideous atrocity, this sin against humankind, this disrespectfulness against everything that the lord holds sacred, this monstrous attempt of doing something funny and clever. I’m a centennial and seriously can’t comprehend Drake’s sense of humor or lack of taste. If the album sounds as bad as de art looks, this might be a solid 3 AT ABSOLUTE BEST.
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Sep 3, 2021Very boring album. Probably one of drake's worst ones. Plays it safe and every track sounds the same..
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Sep 4, 2021Boring. Started to listen it, but Ive already heard these songs on prev albums. So much potential…
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Sep 3, 2021Not progressing from the format or sound of his previous work, Drake has yet again managed to add a safe and disappointing record to his discography. Has Drake forgotten how to make a piece of art rather than a product?
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Sep 3, 2021Esperava muito mais de um album do drake..
Nem as musicas com feat tão esperado, como travsi ficaram em um vibe boa.. pra um cantor que só canta musicas comerciais.
Apresenta musicas cansativas de se ouvir.
Musicas que não ouviriamos mais de 1 vez em 1 dia. -
Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021"Certified Lover Boy" is just the same drake album that listeners have been getting for years... I would rather listen to more life than this album.
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Sep 3, 2021Akademiks fell asleep listening to this album. That pretty much says its all.
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Sep 3, 2021You really can't convince me that this is a good album. Its hard to think of a song i'd listen to again on this album. I wanted it to be good but man its just not.
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Sep 3, 2021i'm sorry, but donda is better. I really had hopes for this drake album....
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Sep 3, 2021Drake has done it once again , another mid-album.
Even the star studded features couldn't save it. -
Sep 3, 2021Very boring, no hits. Such a disappointment, was looking forward for this album.
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Sep 3, 2021Very very bored, this album is so bad, terrible lyrics, the worst récord of Drake
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Wtf what this?? THE MOST GENERIC ALBUM OF ALL TIME. So much hype for nothing!
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Sep 3, 2021Every song had the same tune.. there were a few good songs but majority were boring.. Jay Z’s verse was amazing but that is pretty much it.
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Sep 3, 2021Lazy Album, Drake doesn't come as evolved or as energetic. The album seems like a previous album, with no sense of creativity, which is disrespectful for the fans.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021———————— the whole entire album feels the same . Flat all the way thru . The beats and music flow just seems so similar and boring . No sense of direction through this entire album and project in terms of creativity . Just feels like a pop song for corporates to take control. Just feels like the whole entire album is lazy in terms of creativity and execution.
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Sep 3, 2021cLb (capitalized the L) is absolute doodoo ass. I created this account just to give this trash album a 0. so disappointed.
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Sep 3, 2021What a dissapoitment, more from the same old drake, he never tries to innovate, looks like the same drake from Scorpion. In a battle with Kanye, DONDA is better.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Just more generic music from a rapper who lacks any creative edge/inspiration these days. Very average music, boring and feel like I’ve heard it all before already.
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Sep 3, 2021It's that time of year again. Let's see what the artist of the decade has released... Oh wait, the decline since Views continues. Enjoy :/
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Sep 3, 2021“FAST FOOD MUSIC” This is what describes Drake’s music the best. Every song on this album follows a “Radio-friendly” “Hit” “TikTok” formula. He doesn’t take any creative risk. The album cover art by Damien Hirst is absolutely garbage, Kanye West’s Donda album cover (which is literally a black square) being miles better than whatever this was. Also, R. Kelly’s on here.
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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 3, 2021Average drake album, most songs sound the same with lots of mid but with a couple of tiktok bangers it will get a ‘pass’ but highly disappointing album, still his best work since views
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Sep 3, 2021The most overrated artist of all time. His last good album was a decade ago.
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Sep 3, 2021I was hyped for this album, Donda dropped and that was a masterpiece so i thought CLB would also be a masterpiece but this album made me fall asleep. I have never been this bored listening to Drake music. Well it's back to Donda now after the first day of CLB dropping.
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Sep 3, 2021Drake has been in a rut for the better part of a decade now producing the same album over and over again. The quality cast of features still isn’t enough to break him out of a slide in quality that began in 2016. All that being said Drake appears to have no motivation to further himself creatively when his same old sound makes him richer by the day.
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Sep 3, 2021Same ole same ole. Catchy tracks that have no depth or classic feel. Drake has not grown - he seems very immature and shallow for his age.
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Sep 3, 2021Painfully slow and boring. I was waiting for the album to pick up the whole time but it's just 21 tracks of elevator music. If you need help falling asleep it's a 9.
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Sep 3, 2021Sounds like recycled materials : beats, flows and topics identical to his last few projects.
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Sep 4, 2021Drake really just f'ing with us
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Sep 3, 2021I think it’s now safe to say Drake is done. What a wild run it was though. This is probably the most generic and boring album drake has released to date. It’s the end of an era
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Sep 5, 2021This album is simply disappointing. By Drake's standards, this is just piss poor.
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Sep 3, 2021really gave fame to those who don't deserve it. There is NOTHING good on this album.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021This feels like Scorpion without hits. i give a 2 just cuz of some features on the album.
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Sep 3, 2021I thought it was going to be Drake type from 2011 and 2013 but no, this album is definitely Scorpion pt 2 that simple. In songs that have feats it seems that Drake is the feat. Could be better.
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Sep 3, 2021Is this supposed to be parody of himself? Drake, make something creative and not just something to try and get maximum airplay.
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Sep 3, 2021pretty mid ngl, felt very uninteresting at points and overall nothing we haven't heard from Drake. some very cringe bars, one of Drakes weaker projects. Great potential features misused imo, just not a big fan tbh.
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Sep 3, 2021Bore. Dull over inflated attempt at more of the same, not the banger he needed at this point. Miss.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Almost fell asleep… all songs sound similar.. was expecting it to be better than Donda
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Sep 3, 2021Looks like they were in a hurry to insert something. It lacked cohesion as an album and it's more of the same
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Sep 4, 2021Boring a lot of corny lines.
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021Genuinely the worst album I've ever heard in my entire time on this planet. Hope Drake somehow unreleases this, Chance the Rappers latest album was better than this.
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Sep 3, 2021Yeah this was just booooring af…? All the hype for this?? Too long, some really cringe bars, all songs sounds like fillers
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Sep 3, 2021I'm giving it just a 3/10 because the album is very bland and boring. And I'm a fan of Drake, but no song stands out. Ended up just skipping tracks in 20 minutes. Not even comparing it to DONDA, but I was expecting so much more.
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Sep 3, 2021Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzssssssssssssssssssssssssssssszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021All hype, with nothing to show. The album was a slog to listen to. Nothing but disappointing tracks with a flicker of greatness to be extinguished the next track. Incredibly dissapointing.
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Sep 3, 2021SO MIDD lmaoooo "she say im a lesbian, I say me too" LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Sep 3, 2021Boring. Bland. Cudi’s feature is great, but not him, nor Baby, Travis Scott, Durk, or even Wayne can save this album.
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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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Sep 3, 2021I don’t see how anyone could listen to this a second time (unless they’re looking for a sleeping aid)
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Sep 3, 2021Album itself is just utterly boring. Yawn fest. Granted, The name of the album and cover should have been forewarning enough of the expected quality of the music. Shockingly bad. Drake should have known better, this is his worst work yet..
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Same Drake since 2016 full of corny ass bars and the same dull repetitive track... I just want Thank Me Later Drake back
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Sep 3, 2021This man has been on cruise control since Views. Consistently mid. Probably a few songs that will get radio play but nothing new or exciting.
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Sep 3, 2021I literally almost fell asleep listening to this. I respect the effort, but we need something to remind us that Drake is one of the best, but it definitely falls flat. Only a couple decent tracks, or I would have given it a 0.
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Sep 3, 2021Only 2 songs that are okay:
No friends in the industry
Fair trade (even though Travis messed it up)
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Sep 3, 2021Its trash, songs are boring and features were not that good but it is what it is Donda is better
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Sep 3, 2021drake can do way better than this. Had really high expections from this but..
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Sep 3, 2021Meh. It’s an okay album. Not bad. Good at times. Not amazing. Same old Drake we’ve been hearing for almost a decade now.
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Sep 3, 2021Esse é o pior álbum da discografia do drake, ele quis repetir a fórmula de "scorpion" e parece que saiu tudo no automático
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Sep 3, 2021His worst album so far! Making it free in Spotify for a week was just too desperate
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Sep 3, 2021Disappointment is the best I can describe this. Is this really what we were waiting for
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Sep 3, 2021A continuation of Drakes exponential decline in quality that started with views.
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Sep 3, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021Meh, was ok, but couldn't help but feel it was too similar to everything else he has done. IDK, but would be fair to say i'm a fair bit let down.
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Sep 3, 2021One of the worst albums of 2021 easily.. This is literally no match for Donda, there is nothing special AT ALL on this album, just the usual drake type song where he talks about how rich he is and how cool he is, except its 10 times cornier with all the Lover Boy things he has going on. This was one of the most boring albums I've ever heard. My ears are bleeding.
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Sep 3, 2021I expected there to be a few bangers that can act as a single, turns out all the songs are mind-numbingly bad, with the same beat, same flow while the features (Travis and Lil Wayne) did well they could not overcome those basic ass beats.
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021Giving it a zero because it deserves. Blend, generic, washed out piece of bad music.
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Sep 3, 2021So many filler tracks. Unmatched with previous albums. Does not deserve to be released and feels like a rushed mixtape despite being delayed by 9 months.
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Sep 3, 2021Mid asf album, 0/10 i cant listen to it without my ears bleeding
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Sep 3, 2021This pains me to say as an honest Drake fan, but this is probably the worst album that I have heard this year. There’s nothing that stands out or that pushes the boundaries of Drake’s music. Every song is either a generic Drake love song or about how he’s “at the top of the music game and no one can touch him!" Look, sorry Mr. Graham, but this album is an absolute DISASTER!
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Sep 3, 2021Im dissapointed in what Drake did I feel like in 1 hour and 40 minutes Drake did not have single good bar.
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Sep 3, 2021certified minor lover.
another crappy record from alleged artist that doesnt write his own lyrics. perhaps texting underage girls **** him up, who knows. -
Sep 3, 20211 good song and 3 decent. Every else was a complete waste of time and precious AirPod battery. I’d rather listen to a ten hour loop of a kid screaming in Walmart than listen to this absolutely **** album. Drake is and always has been trash
Awards & Rankings
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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 13, 2021Drake comes across as an artist who’s bought into his mythos and persona a bit too ardently. ... The production on Certified Lover Boy is svelte yet airless, filled with lots of solemn piano lines and muted snares but absent of big flourishes or attempts at pop crossover. It’s an approach that’s likely aiming for tasteful restraint, but the effect is languid and rather directionless.
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Sep 13, 2021Things start promisingly with the undulating Champagne Poetry dextrously reflecting on loneliness (“career is going great, but now the rest of me is fading slowly”), while Papi’s Home recalls early Kanye, of all people, with its sped-up samples and laid-back flow. Later, however, that playfulness calcifies into headline-grabbing stunts. ... This is an album destined to be filleted for various #mood playlists, anchored only by its creator’s untouchable fame.