Think I’ll definitely come back to this one in the future. While the lyrics aren’t the strongest in Drake’s discography, they’re not bad, and his flow is pretty solid overall. The Resistance: A song that basically sees Drake saying “I’m not sorry” for capitalizing on his success, I like the atmospheric drum beat on this one, and Drake’s vocals on the hook are very smooth. Not a terrible track, but nothing too special overall. Karaoke: A song that talks about the relationship problems Drake has faced since rising to stardom, the electronic drumbeat on this track feels like a years-earlier version of “Hotline Bling,” and while Drake’s crooning on his verse doesn’t sound too bad, I’m not really digging the autotune filters on it, and on his rap verse, it kind of sounds like he’s doing a Lil Wayne impersonation. Definitely makes a statement to start the album, and it’s a great start overall. His singing on the pre-chorus is also smooth and quite nice, and Alicia Keys provides some very beautiful, angelic vocals on the hook. Alicia Keys): Starting off the album with what amounts to an answer to many of the questions Drake previously didn’t talk about in his interviews, I like how introspective the song feels and I love Drake’s passionate performance on his verses. So, let’s go track-by-track and find out:įireworks (ft. Moving things right along in the Drake marathon, it’s time to review his first studio album, 2010's “Thank Me Later.” I enjoyed his first commercial project, “So Far Gone,” as you may have seen in my review, so I’m interested to see if he can uphold that level of success and keep his sound solid on his first full-length record.
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