Remember how in 2019, people were going off at how Weeknd kept remaking the same song

Starboy
Hurt You
Pray For Me
Power Is Power

and they were so convinced he fell off and wasn't good anymore etc.

Now pretty much everyone agrees After Hours is dope and moreover

there are no songs that are really in that style other than arguably Heartless

first of all these 5 songs aren't even THAT MUCH similar.
the hate towards that is unjustifiably stupid.

secondly, how is heartless (an R&B song with a trap inspired beat similar to these songs)

French Drums

some niggas scared of french drums.
they think the songs sound the same if they have them

Weeknd has grown a lot as an artist tbh not only lyrically but sound wise too. he's more diverse

Hurt you slander will not be tolerated lock it up

he was kind of in a rut for a little bit there but he’s totally reinvented himself

Yall are tripping if you don't hear the similarities in those songs

yeah honestly

they even sampled Pray for Me in Power Is Power like cmon
not a fan of those tracks besides Hurt You & Starboy