Combine that with the immaculate production, and Views consistently sounds like a superstar and his elite group of collaborators operating at peak performance. Though heвЂ™s not alwaysВ on-point (his flow during the verses to вЂњ9вЂќ, for example, gets to be a bore), heвЂ™s close enough. Calling himself вЂњfirst take DrakeвЂќ on вЂњWeston Road FlowsвЂќ, his precisionВ at the microphone has never been more impressive than it is throughout Views. ThatвЂ™s due to both DrakeвЂ™s vocal versatility and the talents of the featured artists and producers here. On the albumвЂ™s opener, theВ lavishВ вЂњKeep the Family CloseвЂќ, his fame is the issue standing in the way of lasting romance: вЂњYou judged me before you met me, yeah, it figures/ I make all the playersвЂ™ anthems for the real niggas.вЂќ On the syrupy вЂњRedemptionвЂќ, heвЂ™s worried about being exposed for one shortcoming or another: вЂњSell my secrets and get top dollar/ Sell my secrets for a Range Rover.вЂќ That kind of bluntness in his lyrics ends up being more effective than his attempts at cleverness, which, with exceptions,В typically feel too simple and obvious (вЂњI had your back when all you used to do was front,вЂќ stuff like that).Дuring DrakeвЂ™s occasional rambling and the albumвЂ™s slower moments, Views can start to feel overlong and disjointed, but oneВ positiveВ is how a song might do something totally different than the one before or after. His love life, whether that means being unable to commit to someone who wants him or else getting friend-zoned by someone he desires, is bothering him more than ever. That was bound to happen given thatВ DrakeВ has too much on his mind here to fit it all into neat package after neat package. So much of the 80-minute album is the opposite of the taut songwriting on вЂњOne DanceвЂќ, вЂњFeel No WaysвЂќ,В and вЂњToo GoodвЂќ. He must be aware of that, because he rarely seems preoccupied with sheer catchiness on Views. ItвЂ™s whether he can continue to evolve and remain one of musicвЂ™s leading influencers.

The question with Drake, though, isnвЂ™t whether he can keep making hits. вЂњFeel No WaysвЂќ is the purest pop song here, and the Rihanna-assistedВ вЂњToo GoodвЂќ isnвЂ™t far behind. Neither song is on the 19-track Views (вЂњBlingвЂќ is in the 20 slot as a bonus track), but when was the last time Drake seemed short on melodies and hooks? Views already has one huge hit in the form of вЂњOne DanceвЂќ, and more are inevitable. Last yearвЂ™s вЂњHotline BlingвЂќ was one of his biggest hits to dateВ despiteВ being rap-free, while RihannaвЂ™s Drake-featuring вЂњWorkвЂќ is finally dropping down the Hot 100 after spending nine weeks at the top. HeвЂ™s one of the most successful singers 35 and under, too. Blige-sampling standoutВ вЂњWeston Road FlowsвЂќ, Views arrives at a time when heвЂ™s blending rap, R&B, and pop more freely than ever.

While Drake calls himself вЂњthe most successful rapper 35 and underвЂќ onВ the lush, Mary J. Accordingly, ViewsвЂ™ biggest competition might just be the rest of his own catalog. Sometimes, it seems like the guy canвЂ™t miss. (And for what itвЂ™s worth, the album is projected to sell around a million copies in its first week.) ThatвЂ™s to say nothing of DrakeвЂ™s always persuasive confidence in his delivery, his ability to completely sell even his goofiest lyrics. When you have as many committed supporters as almost any other artist in popular music, you can be pretty confident that at least a few hundred thousand of them are going toВ adore your new record. In a way, heвЂ™s right, though вЂњalreadyвЂќ is the key word.

вЂњ Views already a classic,вЂќ announces Drake on вЂњHypeвЂќ, a song on his latest and fourth overall album, formerly known as Views from the 6.

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