he don’t have that many cringe lines that people can make fun of on this one besides lesbian line.

When Scorpion first came out I knew deep down that it was just aight. This record though, people are really sleeping. They’ll change up in time. It’s a grower

crazy bc both albums were nothing great. poor 40 man wish he was healthier

Not sure why everyone calling this a grower. I have enjoyed from first listen & on

Any way to gauge this? Just the eye test on KTT?

based on twitter (kanye / andre 3000 were trending yday), the fact that all of the Akademiks and rap ig comments were talking about how drake dropped the best song of the week (joking because he dropped the kanye song), even shifting discussion here way away from clb and the new songs he premiered on the radio, stuff like that.

I'll never understand people's dislike for Scorpion

Side A is flawless

Man I’m pretty over the comparisons between these two albums. Music isn’t competition in my opinion. It’s art, it’s subjective. There is no better. It’s really stupid to compare it because they are just completely different things

Tbh I feel like Ye stans are a very vocal bunch no offense. I think while obviously there was some attention deferred to LOTP there’s still a heavy amount of people that are enjoying CLB. Just want them to both move on at this point

I agree, side A is incredible. I still think it’s a good album compared to most of what we get from other rappers. Maybe I should have said for Drake standards it was just aight to me

Race my mind soty

I think this for sure better than scorpion atleast

This is better than B side of Scorpion but A side way better than most of CLB tracks

Pipe Down best track by far

This one of Drake’s worst albums

This way better than scorpion

People saying grower…. If I gotta brainwash myself to like it maybe it isn’t that good

I like More Life more than CLB tbh Scorpion might be the only album it’s beating. Maybe even Views. I still have hard time listening to it from front to back. Thank god for playlists

Imy2
Fair trade
Race my mind
TSU
Love all/way 2 sexy

everything else wrong

Champagne Poetry is such a luxe track, it just sounds lavish, clean and smooth. The first half is dreamy & lovely like you’re floating a foot off the ground with cupids on hovering over each shoulder. Drizzy gently flexing off with the gorgeous sample plucking away is beautiful.

The second half reminds me of a calmer Diplomatic Immunity, it just has traces of that mob boss vibe due to the sample, something you’d hear in a Scorsese montage. Then as the half progresses, you hear a synth slowly trimming in before realizing Drizzy isn’t calm anymore, the demeanour in his voice has completely changed to a hungry - almost angry underdog. Right as it reaches its climax, the cinematic sound design warps itself and we’re back at the opening chords and sample with minor variations as the track cools itself off.

I personally believe it’s his most artistic track since Tuscan Leather and such a fitting intro for an album titled “Certified Lover Boy”.

I can go on and on but I think what makes this track (& album) so different is that we are getting Drake at the true pinnacle, the Mount Everest of an industry and he’s at a level where no other rapper has gone before. The leverage he has, the influence & power over a game and country - Certified is a look into a lifestyle I doubt we’ll ever get to explore through another artist.

Maybe your taste is bad who knows

Or Maybe you gotta have to listen on an album more than once before having a final opinion bout it, doesn't have nothing to do with brainwashing

I’ve seen this picture too many times lol

Need more interaction between these three. Their importance to the game cannot be understated