One Album, Two Takes: ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ - Is Drake’s new album hip hop or house? Nobody knows but it’s provocative
Drake has always pushed himself as the poster child for navel-gazing. From day one, he’s been unapologetically relentless in his sense of relationship victimhood. Despite its predictability, this path has been consistently fruitful, propelling Drake to global pop-icon status.
Despite my reservations, the album jolts to a lively opening with Falling Back, a fast-paced house bop. It’s a good enough start. But it doesn’t take long to start sounding like you’re listening to different versions of the same song. It quickly becomes evident Black Coffee and his co-stars of producers haven’t taken care in building full songs.
There are a few good moments on here, though. Massive is catchy, while Flight’s Booked features vocals by the South African-based Congolese pop musician Tresor. On his previous albums he’s given audiences songs like Get it Together, which sampled Black Coffee’s 2010 hit song featuring Busi Superman; Fountains, featuring Tems, which is a mix of R&B and Afrobeats and One Dance, which won the Billboard award for top R&B song in 2017, on which he featured award winning Nigerian superstar, Wizkid.
Every Instagram baddie and TikTok lover’s anthem is going to be Sticky or Massive. Sticky is a perfect blend of vibey and up-tempo, and unlike the rest of the album, Drake actually spits bars on the song. It’s the moment when you remember he is a rapper as much as a singer.
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