Yo, Drake, trade about 15 of those songs for the Pusha T diss

Drake’s new album, Scorpion dropped on streams worldwide yesterday.  His haters will say it’s garbage no matter what.  Drake stans will swear by it as an instant classic after one second into the album.  Here’s an objective, down the middle review of Scorpion, it’s decent. It’s long as shit, though.

Look, this isn’t 2001 anymore when the in-thing to do was to load up on 20 tracks of music.  Drake had a LOT to say but honestly didn’t say much at all.  The album was pretty repetitive and monotonous.  And, despite J. Prince’s wishes to abandon the infamous and buried, Pusha T diss track, I’d gladly trade about 15 of Scorpion’s tracks for that shit.  As a premium Spotify subscriber, I’d appreciate a trade of the Pusha T diss for 15 less sing songs of Scorpion, for real.

Sure, the album is going to break streaming records.  But, that’s more because of the celebrity pull of Drake more than it is the actual genius of the album.  It’s not a bad album.  It’s just really androgynous, and really long at being androgynous.  25 tracks is a hard ass ask if you’re not a hardcore fan.  And, this album feels exclusively for said fans.

Quality over quantity would be more ideal to the most objective of rap fans.  Drake not so subtly pours into explanations about his son in March 14, Emotionless, and Don’t Matter To Me, which come across as status quo, baby daddy, “it’s you, not me,” entitled, deadbeat anthems.  And, about 80% of the rest of the album comes across in the same monotonous tone.  Even a banger track like, Talk Up, drags Jay Z into the complaining tone of the record and Drake’s last 4 to 6 weeks of his life at some point.  However, Jigga man saves it with a classic line to serve as a wake up call, and shout out to the younger generation in homage to fallen rapper, Xxxtentacion.  Hit single, God’s Plan, almost sticks out like a sore thumb in this project, as it seems like the only time Drake is in a happy place.

Drake is better than Scorpion really.  The tone of the album really embodies tracks, In My Feelings, and I’m upset.  Unfortunately, the definition of the album’s success will be more about its viral presence than its actual material.