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How did Drake sell out? How did he go "R&B" on this album? This is exactly the tip he's been on from the jump! How can anyone who liked So Far Gone hate on Thank Me Later? Similar concepts all the way through, rapped verses with a soft r&b breakdown/bridge.3 days into listening to this, it's exactly what I wanted it to be. He stayed in his zone, didn't experiment, didn"t attempt to force a club banger in there... He did him. I respect that.
Quote from: BOX5 on June 04, 2010, 01:36:18 PMso just making music to say oh i stayed in my known lane ='s good to people now? come on now,i think this guy got some talent but all i heard was a safe album,when this album has it's run it's over (no pun),and i think this equal could do way better, but i guess that's what the game is now, em just came out with two safe songs,guess i got to put faith in kanye as a rapper that sells in the mainstream now yellWell, it works two ways. Either you try to create something that isn't you, and end up with some awkward "forced' music, that doesn't work for you... Or you make the music you feel like, the music you want to make, and people who fit your niche will know what you're talking about.I honestly think this is the limits of Drake's ability, I don't think he was "playing it safe", just that this is all he's capable of at this point. I am betting his second CD will dwarf this effort though. He needs growth, that's all.
so just making music to say oh i stayed in my known lane ='s good to people now? come on now,i think this guy got some talent but all i heard was a safe album,when this album has it's run it's over (no pun),and i think this equal could do way better, but i guess that's what the game is now, em just came out with two safe songs,guess i got to put faith in kanye as a rapper that sells in the mainstream now yell
I'm amazingly confused how the people who are giving this shit a pass are the same ones saying "its not SFG on steroids", "the production is as good as SFG" (so not better), "it sounds like SFG leftovers" How does that please you? Have hip hop fans lowered there standards THAT much? (And remember, this all comes from me, who LIKES Drake) When your an artist with that much of a buzz, your DEBUT album should not sound like mixtape leftovers.
Why is it so hard to accept that to some people the album is really good and to some it's average?
And oh btw, If some of you didnt know, the track 9am in Dallas will be a bonus track
Quote from: The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES on June 04, 2010, 01:42:25 PMQuote from: BOX5 on June 04, 2010, 01:36:18 PMso just making music to say oh i stayed in my known lane ='s good to people now? come on now,i think this guy got some talent but all i heard was a safe album,when this album has it's run it's over (no pun),and i think this equal could do way better, but i guess that's what the game is now, em just came out with two safe songs,guess i got to put faith in kanye as a rapper that sells in the mainstream now yellWell, it works two ways. Either you try to create something that isn't you, and end up with some awkward "forced' music, that doesn't work for you... Or you make the music you feel like, the music you want to make, and people who fit your niche will know what you're talking about.I honestly think this is the limits of Drake's ability, I don't think he was "playing it safe", just that this is all he's capable of at this point. I am betting his second CD will dwarf this effort though. He needs growth, that's all.i think it deals with who he works with as the executive producer, i mean if he had one to push him to make better material he could,instead of the kiss asses who say oh this worked for you and it's working for bob so lets do the singing thing more, and with artist in hip hop i always go bacc to two artist b.i.g. and group home, big wasn't really trying to do that gloss rap but what he did with it was still sound ill and make the best pop record possible when he did those joints, and also the group home album, them equals wasn't no great rappers or good rappers but premo and guru production and executive producing that shit made they average rhymes sound better, hell it's even that way with william roberts if the album is put together right even if equals ain't braille'n you as a person or your image or what not they will fucc with your project yell
Quote from: BOX5 on June 04, 2010, 04:41:34 PMQuote from: The-Leak (aka) kingwell (bka) JULES on June 04, 2010, 01:42:25 PMQuote from: BOX5 on June 04, 2010, 01:36:18 PMso just making music to say oh i stayed in my known lane ='s good to people now? come on now,i think this guy got some talent but all i heard was a safe album,when this album has it's run it's over (no pun),and i think this equal could do way better, but i guess that's what the game is now, em just came out with two safe songs,guess i got to put faith in kanye as a rapper that sells in the mainstream now yellWell, it works two ways. Either you try to create something that isn't you, and end up with some awkward "forced' music, that doesn't work for you... Or you make the music you feel like, the music you want to make, and people who fit your niche will know what you're talking about.I honestly think this is the limits of Drake's ability, I don't think he was "playing it safe", just that this is all he's capable of at this point. I am betting his second CD will dwarf this effort though. He needs growth, that's all.i think it deals with who he works with as the executive producer, i mean if he had one to push him to make better material he could,instead of the kiss asses who say oh this worked for you and it's working for bob so lets do the singing thing more, and with artist in hip hop i always go bacc to two artist b.i.g. and group home, big wasn't really trying to do that gloss rap but what he did with it was still sound ill and make the best pop record possible when he did those joints, and also the group home album, them equals wasn't no great rappers or good rappers but premo and guru production and executive producing that shit made they average rhymes sound better, hell it's even that way with william roberts if the album is put together right even if equals ain't braille'n you as a person or your image or what not they will fucc with your project yellWell Wiki says he exec prod. his own album, so there is the smoking gun right there. Also, Wayne and Birdman obviously oversaw alot of the project, which also doesn't help you.The talent and potential is there, just gotta wait for it to develop...