Monday, June 7, 2010
Thank Me Later
Drake album is, has, and will be on repeat. Stone cold classic. Similar to the best of the classics - Ridin' Dirty, Illmatic, Enter The 36 Chambers, Blueprint 1, Graduation, Carter III, Paper Trail - it gives you everything; the ups, the downs, the regrets, the shocking admissions, the unhealthy self-medication via spending and drugging, the real r. kelly truth of rags-to-riches madness the bullshit road to big capitol and the resulting suffering of the soul in spite of the euphoria of the moment. And it does so over top of the most mind-bogglingly perfect instrumental tracks the year 2010 can offer anyone. If Hov is supposed to be Sinatra then who the fuck is Drake? Someone more promising. After all, it took Jay 5 albums to put out something perfect, and lightning hasn't struck since. Drake is 1 for 1, big time. Keep that yuppie-rap throne warm, Jigga.
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Take that back, I will give Jay 2 one more point on the board for Blueprint 3... I argue that BP3 is far from a perfect front-to-back album, but in the age iTunes (which has become the digital version of a .45rpm single revolution) the song Empire State Of Mind is of incomparable importance.
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