Sunday, May 9, 2010

Drake - Find Your Love (Produced by Kanye West)

I love this song. I hated 808's & Heartbreak, not because of the idea, but because of how poorly the vocals were executed and how sub-par the production was considering this was supposed to be the new K-West album. I also had issues with some of the writing, but that is a different matter. This new Drake joint is what 808's could have been if it had been done right. How can this rapper's voice sound so sweet singing a melody? It's unprecedented. Kanye has managed to turn in the kind of crossover pop single for Drake that he wasn't able to attain for himself. He was emotionally in a bad spot when he crafted his own non-rap crossover material so that accounts for the production. He'll never sing well, though. His work with Drake is the best we'll get out of this. Kanye's new album sounds like it's shaping up to be a 90's hip-hop nostalgia record...yawn. I want more Graduation/Put On/Go Hard/Swagger Like Us/Forever Kanye. 808's into a 90's sounding record will put Kanye into a slump of irrelevance that is way beneath his talent. Make what the people want, god dammit. This retro vinyl-scratching bullshit isn't going to bring you back, man.

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