Certified Lover Boy
by Drake
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3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1158 Ratings

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  1. 4rr4nW3th3rh111
    Aug 19, 2023
    6
    Some good songs on this album but the lyrics make Drizzy seem like a Certified Boy Lover rather than the image he's been trying to build for years. Album starts with a block of 8 pretty good songs but falls off dramatically and doesn't come back.'

    Say that you a lesbian, girl me too.

    Best song on the album "Girls Want Girls (with Lil Baby)".
  2. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    3
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album ruim, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  3. 305Records
    Mar 5, 2023
    1
    His second worst album behind Honestly nevermind. Drake isn’t trying anymore
  4. sennikotka
    Feb 1, 2023
    1
    The fact that this album was released alongside Simz' Sometimes I Might Be Introvert shows how far away Drake was and still is from the top. Lyrically, Drake is like a wet paper towel in his flows. His moaning, his fake damaged attitude, his lack of new ideas that have carried over to his newer albums. Did you hear he has a son? And that he **** Because its the only thing he mentions onThe fact that this album was released alongside Simz' Sometimes I Might Be Introvert shows how far away Drake was and still is from the top. Lyrically, Drake is like a wet paper towel in his flows. His moaning, his fake damaged attitude, his lack of new ideas that have carried over to his newer albums. Did you hear he has a son? And that he **** Because its the only thing he mentions on the entire album!
    The only reason this album gets a 1 and not a 0 is because of Knife Talk, which transforms from an absolute banger to one of the greatest unintentional comedies of all time after the first verse, when Drake says that "it's gettin' real oppy outside". The rest of the song consists of Drake dropping far too many bars about tennis and 21 Savage saying that he is "sticky". Greatest lyricists of all time.    … Expand
  5. Enzo673
    Dec 29, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fair trade a maior do álbum, mas Girls Want Girls e in The Bible também são boazinhas… Expand
  6. BeanBags
    Dec 27, 2022
    5
    Certified Lover Boy is a mixed bag. While it boasts some of Drakes in the past few years, it is hindered by uninspired and blatanly boring tracks. We were all expecting better.
  7. Punfisito
    Oct 26, 2022
    6
    Un álbum un poco cringe, letras un poco extrañas pero tiene hits como "Fair Trade" de los mejores temas del artista.
  8. BladeLover2049
    Oct 22, 2022
    0
    Just listen the album, no more explication (but i prefer to not hear it). Drake should take a little bit more serious his legacy, rather than make money, at least one time
  9. Teeb_
    Oct 8, 2022
    6
    There are a few songs that I actually enjoyed alot (IMY2, You Only Live Twice, Fair Trade, Way 2 Sexy, and N 2 Deep). Although most of these songs lack energy, they still sound pretty decent.
  10. euthless
    Sep 25, 2022
    2
    (censoring myself 'cause I aint risking shii) I rarely/barely review albums but I feel like this one deserves one... in all the wrong ways possible.

    This was actually so much torture to my ears that our favorite lsbian artist Drake actually made me feel uninterested in life after departing from the record, altough I felt relief that it was over, the Certified Boy Lover himself would later    (censoring myself 'cause I aint risking shii) I rarely/barely review albums but I feel like this one deserves one... in all the wrong ways possible.

    This was actually so much torture to my ears that our favorite lsbian artist Drake actually made me feel uninterested in life after departing from the record, altough I felt relief that it was over, the Certified Boy Lover himself would later haunt my dreams with the expertisely captured theme of BOREDOM, like I thought my everyday life was boring, this album makes it (my life) seem like a grand finale to your favorite film.

    Drake seemingly confesses to us that he is a lsbian in the line that goes sumthin like, "you're a lsbian, girl? me too", now although I am not a lsbian myself, I would not let this man/woman into my community if I was on the receiving end of this. This is a horrendously boring record with no effort from Drake whatsoever, the features carry this man like was done to my grandmas body after she was found dead in her apartment (rest in peace). Every song sounds like a trip, not like a Travis Scott trip - no - like I was trapped in a room, force-fed to listen to an album and am suffering from the side effects type trip.

    Don't even compare this man to Kanye, or ya'll are a disgrace to the face of this earth. 2/10 (all that score going to the features)    … Expand
  11. bl_nk
    Aug 21, 2022
    4
    Very bland, and forgettable. It feels like Drake exclusively makes albums for his harem of instagram groupies, any adult listener will be put to sleep. "Fair Trade" and "Girls Want Girls" were the only songs I partially liked and even those were whatever compared to his old hits.

    Tldr; if you want to hear someone in their mid-30's trying to seduce 18 year olds over twenty songs that    Very bland, and forgettable. It feels like Drake exclusively makes albums for his harem of instagram groupies, any adult listener will be put to sleep. "Fair Trade" and "Girls Want Girls" were the only songs I partially liked and even those were whatever compared to his old hits.

    Tldr; if you want to hear someone in their mid-30's trying to seduce 18 year olds over twenty songs that sound the same, you'll enjoy this record    … Expand
  12. Bobtinin
    Aug 9, 2022
    6
    Certified Lover Boy has a very cohesive and focused sound, it just happens to be a mediocre one like its predecessor. The first tragedy of this album was the horrendous album cover. The second tragedy was the music itself, as somehow it's worse than Scorpion. Look, there are some great tracks on here, there just aren't enough. I'd say maybe 2/3 of this album is worth listening to,Certified Lover Boy has a very cohesive and focused sound, it just happens to be a mediocre one like its predecessor. The first tragedy of this album was the horrendous album cover. The second tragedy was the music itself, as somehow it's worse than Scorpion. Look, there are some great tracks on here, there just aren't enough. I'd say maybe 2/3 of this album is worth listening to, especially the latter half when TSU starts. The intro is strong, and sets the stage for an incredible proejct, but the music afterwards just doesn't live up to it. The moment everyone heard "You're a lesbian. Girl, me too!" this album became a laughing stock. If you're able to get to Fair Trade and TSU then this album becomes a lot better after that point. A piece of advice to Drake, please listen to all of your music up to Views/More Life and go back to the drawing board, those are all great projects.… Expand
  13. BigManRyan4
    Jul 29, 2022
    0
    It sucks ass it killed my grandmother and it made my crippled friend who is disabled from the waste down to stand up just to turn this **** off certified lover boy more like certified stinky boy
  14. someonewhocares
    Jul 4, 2022
    5
    Most songs sound so dull like they're intended to only hear in nightclubs in the background. However, some songs made me want to hear this album again. Besides, i don't usually listen to Drake, but i like most of his singles from like the mid 2010s, so i was like "might as well give one of his albums a try". This is certainly going to need more in-depth listens before I even know how iMost songs sound so dull like they're intended to only hear in nightclubs in the background. However, some songs made me want to hear this album again. Besides, i don't usually listen to Drake, but i like most of his singles from like the mid 2010s, so i was like "might as well give one of his albums a try". This is certainly going to need more in-depth listens before I even know how i feel towards this album. Also, i never listen to male singers, so this is a first of me.… Expand
  15. Hscoa
    Jun 27, 2022
    5
    Not the worst album, there is some absolute HEAT all across this album, but the best songs are the shortest songs, and the boring ones like 'In the Bible' are overly long and boring. Best songs are TSU, No Friends in the Industry, and Knife Talk.
  16. AShinyG1ratina
    Jun 21, 2022
    2
    If it weren’t for the features this would be a 1.
    Also “said that you’re a lesbian, girl, me too” is quite literally a **** Chris Chan bar.
  17. samuelmirands
    Jun 21, 2022
    1
    People trashing HN must have never listened to this one. This is pure trash and generic and lazy trap tracks.
  18. SourGapes
    Jun 19, 2022
    0
    The fact that not a single critic is willing to give this record a negative review is concerning.
  19. Moonnn111
    Jun 18, 2022
    5
    One Of most ''Drake'' album of drake,have some hits and some chill songs,think is a good project,
  20. Gorilla124
    Jun 10, 2022
    3
    Gets washed by every feature. 0 cohesiveness on the album and is a retread of all of his old stuff but just done really badly.
  21. Zackd641
    May 29, 2022
    4
    Just wasn’t there for me. Lots of skips, I could never really get into the songs on the album. My favorites were TCU, fair trade and no friends in the industry which were all solid songs but the rest was mid or worse. If someone is looking to get into drake definitely just listen to his older music.
  22. Joffnatic
    May 26, 2022
    3
    Drake doesn't seem to have found a direction on this one. He's been sticking to the same damn sound since 2015, and this album is almost no different from his previous in terms of sound. However his features, especially Kid Cudi, Travis Scott and Rick Ross perform great on this album, which is why I'm bumping it up a bit. However to be able to listen to Drake's performance I have to bringDrake doesn't seem to have found a direction on this one. He's been sticking to the same damn sound since 2015, and this album is almost no different from his previous in terms of sound. However his features, especially Kid Cudi, Travis Scott and Rick Ross perform great on this album, which is why I'm bumping it up a bit. However to be able to listen to Drake's performance I have to bring two energy drinks on the bus with me. The ride takes about 15 minutes. This album is not good.… Expand
  23. WarudoDZ
    May 18, 2022
    5
    Is a mid album but a little repetive in the beats and too long (remove 2-3 song and the album is better) , CLB is overhated , very great tracks but lot of tracks is ****
  24. duartelucas
    Apr 29, 2022
    7
    I don’t know what I was expecting but I was expecting something that wasn’t this.
  25. MetacriticOnur
    Apr 1, 2022
    6
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  26. KingDeuce
    Mar 30, 2022
    1
    The highly anticipated "Certified Lover Boy" from superstar rapper Drake who I used to be a huge fan of back in 2016, has proved to be... almost complete garbage. Seriously, Drake is just lazy at this point since he reached a point where he doesn't have to care anymore and he's just going to make sales because his name is on it. The album has a long run time at almost 1 and a half hoursThe highly anticipated "Certified Lover Boy" from superstar rapper Drake who I used to be a huge fan of back in 2016, has proved to be... almost complete garbage. Seriously, Drake is just lazy at this point since he reached a point where he doesn't have to care anymore and he's just going to make sales because his name is on it. The album has a long run time at almost 1 and a half hours which if you ask me is an absurdly long runtime just to fill it with **** it pretty much wasted the most precious part of my day, waking up at 4pm and putting on new music to listen to while I grind something on PlayStation. The album, out of its runtime, is horrendous for about ! hour and 21 minutes of it, with the only decent to good tracks being "Champagne Poetry" which gives me heavy Tuscan Leather vibes for some reason and I thoroughly enjoy the track. The other being "7am on Bridle Path" which is also a decent to good cut from the rapper. I can't even talk about any of the rest of the tracks because of how bad they are. If i were to sum up the other 19 tracks, it would just be as lengthy as the album and all it would tell you is how poor the tracks are. So to summarize it, all the other songs are terrible and this is easily the worst project we've gotten from the "6 God". Really after this album, he really hasn't put out anything good since, might as well call him the "Mid God" at this point. Really if Drake put as much time and effort as he did into those 2 aforementioned songs and did it for every song on the album, and made it shorter because I think this run time is pretty lengthy and tedious to get through, I'd have no problem giving the album a higher rating, but the problem is he didn't so I will not, and I will probably never return to this album aside from those 2 songs. If I ever return to this album, it's either ironically to make fun of it or I've just declined and turned stupid.

    Oh and that album cover... what the **** drake, are you good bro? not music wise though because we already know he isn't good in that way anymore

    1/10

    Favorite Tracks: Champagne Poetry, 7am On Bridle Path
    Worst Tracks: Papi's Home, Girls Want Girls, In the Bible, Love All, Fair Trade, Way 2 Sexy, Race My Mind, Fountains, Get Along Better, You Only Live Twice , IMY2 (Ft. Kid Cudi), ****ing Fans, The Remorse, TSU, N 2 Deep , Pipe Down, Yebba's Heartbreak, No Friends in the Industry
    Knife Talk    … Expand
  27. Fuerstenberg
    Jan 29, 2022
    6
    After listening to Drake's hyped sixth studio album "Certified Lover Boy" you are kind of disappointed. Although the record's first half starts promisingly with some good songs, numerous strong features and a sonically impressing production.

    But Drake seems resistant to any change, because he sticks to his formula, which is why his works keep degrading since his 2016 album "Views". On    After listening to Drake's hyped sixth studio album "Certified Lover Boy" you are kind of disappointed. Although the record's first half starts promisingly with some good songs, numerous strong features and a sonically impressing production.

    But Drake seems resistant to any change, because he sticks to his formula, which is why his works keep degrading since his 2016 album "Views". On top of that, "CLB" lacks versatility of his previous albums and it offers nothing new that we don't already know.

    Overall, "Certified Lover Boy" is pretty monotonous, boring and just overlong (similar to Kanye West's "Donda"). Probably Drake's worst album to date. 6 out of 10.

    My favorites:
    "Way 2 Sexy"
    "Knife Talk"
    "Fair Trade"
    "TSU"
    "N 2 Deep"

    ~ Fürstenberg
    January 29, 2022    … Expand
  28. champagnepapi_
    Jan 8, 2022
    8
    Very good listen. Almost no skips for me, except for the Ty Dolla Sign collab and The Remorse. All the songs are very solid, with at least 5-8 bangers. The songs are sharp and the replay value is very high. My favorites: Champagne Poetry, N 2 Deep, TSU, Pipe Down, Fair Trade, You Only Live Twice, Yabba's Heartbreak, No friends in the Industry.
    Recommended.
  29. Ryan303
    Jan 7, 2022
    0
    This album is Utter garbage that mutt drake should just do the world a favor and off him self
  30. celdredge2
    Jan 6, 2022
    6
    Generally think this is an over-hated album by Drake, while I think this album was a bit disappointing in some spots, the features, aside from Durk, were generally hits. I like a handful of these songs such as IMY2, Cudi and Drake make an excellent duo who complement each other very well. My problem with this album is that some songs could have been left off of it, it was too long inGenerally think this is an over-hated album by Drake, while I think this album was a bit disappointing in some spots, the features, aside from Durk, were generally hits. I like a handful of these songs such as IMY2, Cudi and Drake make an excellent duo who complement each other very well. My problem with this album is that some songs could have been left off of it, it was too long in length, and didn't do enough to keep my engagement for all 1 hour and 26 minutes of it. Overall 6/10, room for improvement.… Expand
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. RapReviews.com
    Oct 19, 2021
    45
    It’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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  2. Slant Magazine
    Sep 13, 2021
    40
    Drake 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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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Sep 13, 2021
    40
    Things 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.
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