Drake and The Weeknd created the culture of ‘00s party tracks, fusing modern rnb and rap to create anthems and hits left and right. The Weeknd produced and sang background vocals while Drake brought his usual vivid storytelling. The Ride is an all-time personal favorite. You wallow over the breakup, you drunk-dial, you talk about the person they moved on with, and then you leave the room, metaphorically. Marvin’s Room is where you mentally go to when you’re in the sunken place.
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A classic “sad Drake song”, Marvin’s Room is the perfect example of a sad song done right. When you hear these types of intros, you know you’re in for a treat of an album.ĭrake has perfected making a sad song. On other songs like Tuscan Leather, he starts a tradition of creating ambient intro songs that will later be collectively regarded as ‘hall of fame of great Drake intros’ (Legend, Over My Dead Body, Keep the Family Close, etc). On certain songs like Miss Me, widely known to Drake fans as a classic Drake song, he delivers a flow so unforgettable that the whole song, much like a whopping handful of his songs, become recitable from memory because of the longevity quality of his songs.
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Drake changed rap by making it more accessible to female audiences through his songs. Things that are normalized in mainstream rap culture now used to be shunned then like singing about a girl you like in a rap song or even shining a spotlight on who you were dating. Women like how he seems to make them feel special through his slower songs, something most other rappers didn’t care about or weren’t doing as well in 2009 when he dropped his first album. What I was ‘promised’ in the CLB trailer- what I assume to be a closer look at what happened after each stage represented by each album featured in the trailerĪ song that answers “where does one go from here”Ī 180 experimental album with indie featuresĭrake is most commonly known for introducing Canadian rap culture and scene to mainstream rap (reference Underground Kings.) When you think about it this is an extremely tough feat considering artists from cities within counties within fifty states are competing everyday to gain mainstream recognition. Whatever the outcome is with CLB, I hope the process was fun, inspired, and memorable for all involved.ġ)General Things I Expect, Want, or Wonder about Regarding CLB:Īt least one location based song (6pm in New York, 5am in Toronto, 9am in Dallas, 4pm in Calabasas, etc.)Ī male rnb/soul artist feature (James Fauntleroy, Sampha, Giveon, etc.) Although the process has been grueling, it was also kind of therapeutic. I tried to re-listen to his entire catalog to prepare for CLB but since I wanted to post this before CLB dropped I had to stop at Views. He’s part of my core memories so my experiences during that time of my life contribute a lot towards my outlook on Drake’s music, much like a whole generation. I started listening to Drake in high school and college so he feels like someone I grew up with. The format for this is raw notes because there were so many things to cover and still so much more that I didn’t touch upon.ġ)General Things I Expect, Want, or Wonder about regarding CLBģ)Outstanding Singles I Wish Were Replicatedĥ)Artists I’d Want to See Collaborate on CLBĦ)Drake vs.