If You're Reading This It's Too Late [Mixtape]
by Drake
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 23, 2015
    60
    At its best--Know Yourself is a standout-- Drake turns grumpiness into an art.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 23, 2015
    60
    For all the music's cagey intelligence, Drake sounds like the kind of guy who comes sauntering out the traps in a 100m race and immediately breaks out into a victory lap, pausing only to remonstrate with hecklers.
  3. Clash Music
    Feb 20, 2015
    60
    At times the lyrical component can leave you cold.
  5. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Feb 18, 2015
    60
    It’s Too Late is a woozy, scattershot thing--Late Night Drake, if you will.
  6. New York Daily News (Jim Faber)
    Feb 13, 2015
    60
    The album ends up seeming more like a stop-gap than a surge ahead. For the first two-thirds, Drake relies on his usual sing-song style, stoking interest only with his inventive stretches in phrasing.... Otherwise, cooler hooks, melodic flashes of R&B, or great variation can be hard to find.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 517 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 433 out of 517
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 517
  3. Negative: 43 out of 517
  1. davidofgraft
    Feb 15, 2015
    10
    At first listen, I didn't know how to feel about this, because there aren't many memorable hooks or verses on here. Upon more listens, though,At first listen, I didn't know how to feel about this, because there aren't many memorable hooks or verses on here. Upon more listens, though, I truly understand this project. Drake put focus on putting out a raw, unpolished body of work. Sure, he may have done this just to satisfy a label contract. Sure, this may not be his best project. However, Drake still has an ear for beats and knows how to rap (no matter how sporadic or unfocused his lyrics may occasionally be). It's one for the record books.… Full Review »
  2. swagkonyjohnson
    Feb 14, 2015
    7
    Overall I thought it was a pretty good mixtape. The production is amazing. There are a lot of unique experimental beats that sound incredible.Overall I thought it was a pretty good mixtape. The production is amazing. There are a lot of unique experimental beats that sound incredible. Boi-1da I'd say has won producer of the year after this one, and 40 and PND made some nice beats too. Drake delivers on his verses like he has for a while now, and his mix of rap and r&b is nice. One mistake Drake made on this was the artists he featured; this mixtape is way better without them. Also, the mixtape didn't flow maybe a nicely between the tracks as a lot of good albums do, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. But overall it's a good effort. If anything this raises the standards for his Views from the 6… Full Review »
  3. Bleat0124
    Feb 18, 2015
    1
    That this album get a 80 and JCole FHD gets a 67 is the reason why I do not respect Rap critics. This mixtape is completely thoughtless. EveryThat this album get a 80 and JCole FHD gets a 67 is the reason why I do not respect Rap critics. This mixtape is completely thoughtless. Every time somebody criticize Drake music, he/she is said be to be "hating." I do not hate Drake. I do not know the man, and his personal life mean nothing to me. If you are grading this album by the standards of good hip hop music, this album fails on every level.… Full Review »
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