For example, he takes the hook of a classic DMX song in the track “U With Me.” He also remixed the song “One Dance” so well that you can not even find the original version on Youtube. He gives the people proper credit and does not just take the work, he just remixes it to a version that his listeners would want. One thing people can knock on this album, that Drake has done throughout his career, is take pieces and lines from other songs and remixing them into his own. He might not be on the Nas or even Tupac level of lyricism, but the flow and producing of the songs tops all. One thing Drake critics can’t deny is his ability to have a good, catchy flow combined with lyrics that really make you think. Lyrically, Drake has been great throughout his career, but after listening to this album, it seems that he’s bumped up to a whole different level. Personally, I’ve seen a lot of similarities from his last album “Nothing Was The Same” with songs such as “Weston Road Flows” and “Views.” This well-rounded album also put in songs that people have heard before such as “Hotline Bling” and “One Dance.” From the slower, more sentimental songs such as “Keep the Family Close”, “Redemption”, and “Fire and Desire” all the way to much more uptempo songs like “Hype”, “Grammys feat.

Releasing originally on Apple Music, then on Spotify weeks later, listeners have had time to digest the album after all of the hype.įrom the beginning of the album I knew it was going to be some of the classic Drake mixed in with his new style he’s developed over his last mixtape “What a Time to be Alive.” Drake has shown he can work with a variety of music.

Fans were expecting this to be some of Drake’s best work yet, considering he has talked about the release of this album for more than a year. One of the most highly anticipated albums of all time, this 20-track album satisfied the needs of Drake listeners.

Views from the 6 album songs