{"id":2424187,"date":"2026-05-20T02:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2424187"},"modified":"2026-05-20T02:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:36:29","slug":"all-21-of-drakes-albums-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/all-21-of-drakes-albums-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"All 21 of Drake\u2019s albums, ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Over the last 120 hours, I have listened to 23 hours and 50 minutes of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/tag\/drake\">Drake<\/a>. I worked that out while listening to Drake. Here\u2019s a list of other things I have done while listening to Drake: worked out, cooked, showered, and, during a particularly reluctant relisten of 2025\u2019s <\/span><em><span>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U<\/span><\/em><span>, fallen asleep.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In fact, I have listened to so much Drake over the last four days, that I believe I have gained unique insight into his psyche. You see, listening to these albums back-to-back was a painful, almost insufferable slog \u2013 but it really shouldn\u2019t have been. Drake has released some of the biggest hits of the 21st century \u2013 \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d, \u201cStarted from the Bottom\u201d, \u201cHeadlines\u201d, \u201cOne Dance\u201d, \u201cHotline Bling\u201d and \u201cPassionfruit\u201d are all era-defining. The issue, then, is his blind insistence on surrounding these bangers with dozens of songs that just didn\u2019t need to be released: a chronic case of bloating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Considering the stratospheric highs of early releases like <\/span><em><span>Take Care<\/span><\/em><span> and <\/span><em><span>Nothing Was The Same<\/span><\/em><span>, Drake has fallen off as hard as any of Shakespeare\u2019s tragic heroes. However, while critics and netizens alike feel increasingly comfortable meme-ing on hip-hop\u2019s wealthiest name, there is a case to be made for his persistent presence. Over his substantial discography, the so-called 6ix God has helped launch a number of budding rap careers \u2013 a trend referred to online as the \u2018Drake Stimulus Package\u2019. Just this past weekend, Molly Santana leapt from 500,000 to 9.7 million listeners thanks to her feature on Iceman, and shared that she was paid $500,000 for the collaboration. Other beneficiaries of the Drake-a-Wish foundation include Jorja Smith, Wizkid, The Weeknd, 21 Savage and quite literally dozens more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sure, there\u2019s probably an element of culture-vulturing in how Drake uses these diverse artists and sounds to remain relevant, but I like to think of him more as hip-hop\u2019s Willy Wonka, offering young talents a golden ticket to the OVO Factory and sharing a slice of his already substantial wealth. If Drake learns to edit and reflect as he did in the good old days, maybe he won\u2019t be remembered as hip-hop\u2019s arch villain. There\u2019s still time, crodie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Below, we rank all 21 of Drake\u2019s albums.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Special (Feat. Voyce)  - Room For Improvement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T7evMcxG3uo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Listening to Drake\u2019s 2006 mixtape debut, it\u2019s almost impossible to imagine that this is the same artist who would go on to define the 21st century. <\/span><em><span>Room For Improvement <\/span><\/em><span>is strangely outdated even for 2006, with its poor mixing and distracting narration from Texas\u2019s DJ Smallz making it sound at least ten years older than that. Apart from marking the origins of Drake\u2019s obsession with southern hip-hop that coloured the first half of his career, there\u2019s really zero reason to return to this project. The title describes it perfectly.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake, Qendresa - Slap The City\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sYWD68Tve2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>And here we come full-circle, with one of Drake\u2019s three latest releases being as unlistenable as his first. With its strange appropriation of the Arabic language in line with the ongoing \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/70210\/1\/how-islamic-culture-went-mainstream-anne-hathaway-inshallah-muslim-islamophobia\">Inshallah epidemic<\/a>\u2019, <\/span><em><span>Habibti <\/span><\/em><span>is a collection of generic Drake-R&amp;B throwaways that seem to drone on forever, even though it\u2019s Drake\u2019s shortest record on paper. Cool that he got Qendresa on here, though. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Trust Issues\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMGpBAOD2CI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>A simple description of this \u2018album\u2019 itself serves to explain just how unnecessary it is: <\/span><em><span>Care Package<\/span><\/em><span> is a compilation of already-released Drake singles from 2010-2016. It\u2019s filler: skip.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake and 21 Savage - Rich Flex Her Loss Recap\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PrSBuEFdRFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Here Drake comes across as the Mutley to 21 Savage\u2019s Dick Dastardly, snickering and yelling \u2018Go get \u2018em!\u2019 from the sidelines while 21 Savage does his monotone rap thing. It\u2019s pretty repetitive and the first track is all anyone really needs to hear to get the gist. In fact, in the case of \u201cCirco Loco\u201d sending shots at Megan Thee Stallion for (wait for it) being shot, there\u2019s a lot of stuff you explicitly <\/span><em><span>don\u2019t<\/span><\/em><span> need to hear. It\u2019s the start of a far-right backsliding that\u2019s seen Drizzy align himself with manosphere-adjacent streamer Adin Ross, and the only thing saving <\/span><em><span>Her Loss<\/span><\/em><span> from being further down the list is the undeniably stellar production from Atlanta legend Metro Boomin and Lil Yachty. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - NOKIA (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ekJMC8OtGU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>I question whether anyone really wanted 77 minutes of Drake-R&amp;B \u2013 not least after he\u2019d just been demolished by Kendrick Lamar in the rap beef of the century. <\/span><em><span>$ome $exy $ongs 4 U<\/span><\/em><span> has the unique claim of hosting one of the cringiest moments in Drake\u2019s career: namely, his pitiful attempts at rapping in Spanish on \u201cMeet Your Padre\u201d (\u201c<\/span><em><span>Baby girl I want to meet your madre, pay respects to your padre<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d). Still, while \u201cNokia\u201d\u2019s slack-jawed \u201c<\/span><em><span>Baby gurrrrl\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>refrain comes across almost equally as cringe, it deserves praise for settling into a catchy, Nokia ringtone-sampling crunchy groove in its second half. Drake should\u2019ve just released \u201cNokia\u201d as a single and kept it stepping. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - &quot;Closer&quot; (ft Andreena Mill)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kAipi9B5QxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Comeback from what, exactly? Drake\u2019s second full-length project still shows very few signs of the mainstream greatness he would later achieve, but it at least marks the first moment that he dropped anything remotely listenable. Released while Drizzy was still mainly known for being the child actor star of <\/span><em><span>Degrassi<\/span><\/em><span>, <\/span><em><span>Comeback Season<\/span><\/em><span> sees the Toronto rapper weaving\u00a0<\/span><span>\u2018lyrical miracle\u2019-<\/span><span>style verses over pre-existing hip-hop instrumentals from legends like 9th Wonder, J Dilla and Kanye West. It\u2019s nothing like the Drake we know today, but it\u2019s a decent hip-hop mixtape in a vacuum.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Over\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2lTB1pIg1y0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Thank Me Later <\/span><\/em><span>is a pop-sellout album without a mainstream hit. Instead, it\u2019s a thoroughly hipster rap record replete with fedora-coded lines like \u201c<\/span><em><span>What am I doing? Oh yeah! I\u2019m doing me!<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d. Still, far from the painfully repetitive lows of later projects like <\/span><em><span>Her Loss <\/span><\/em><span>and $<\/span><em><span>ome $exy $ongs 4 U<\/span><\/em><span>, it\u2019s a nice reminder that Drake once had new experiences to share, with vulnerable cuts like \u201cFind Your Love\u201d and \u201cOver\u201d taking cues from Kanye\u2019s recently-released <\/span><em><span>808s &amp; Heartbreak <\/span><\/em><span>and Kid Cudi\u2019s <\/span><em><span>Man On The Moon<\/span><\/em><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - First Person Shooter ft. J. Cole\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xty2gi5cMa8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>By the time that Drake runs through every month of the year in a sprawling 64-bar-plus verse on the otherwise well-written SZA collab \u201cSlime You Out\u201d, it becomes abundantly clear that he is scrambling for inspiration. <\/span><span>Elsewhere, it features a verse from Drake\u2019s son Adonis (then five years old) \u2013 which sounds cute, until you realise it&#8217;s a track about shooting someone in broad daylight. Bizarre.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Toosie Slide (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xWggTb45brM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>It might be because I grew up in London, but Drake seems insufferably cringe in this era, going from \u2018Toosie Sliding\u2019 in a balaclava and a puffer jacket, to embarking on a\u00a0<\/span><em><span>Da Vinci Code<\/span><\/em><span> level of code-switching as he veers between Florida, New York and London slang in the final three tracks. All that aside, however, <\/span><em><span>DLDT<\/span><\/em><span> does deserve some praise for its experimentation, notably foregoing Drake\u2019s staple producers 40 and Boi-1da in favour of side-quests into rage and lo-fi hip-hop. \u201cToosie Slide\u201d is also undeniably a bop if you turn the video off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"True Bestie\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/db6bcyrNApY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>There is no honour here, which becomes obvious as soon as you hear Sexyy Redd doing a shameless interpolation of the Cha-Cha-Slide (on the Peggy Gou-sampling \u201cCheetah Print\u201d)<\/span><span>. It\u2019s essentially an album full of club demos, erratically careening between Jersey Club, afrobeats and Popcaan-esque deconstructed dancehall. With a standout moment from hitherto-undiscovered rapper Iconic Savvy, <\/span><em><span>Maid of Honour <\/span><\/em><span>is light-hearted fun if you switch your brain off.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Sticky (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AnZcWgXZOKM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Honestly, Nevermind <\/span><\/em><span>is a welcome switch-up on Drizzy\u2019s seemingly endless rap-R&amp;B records, instead settling on house and a dose of Baltimore club (\u201cSticky\u201d). Being one of only a handful of solo Drake albums under an hour long, as well as featuring some of the most distinctive production in his discography and also notably only having one feature, it\u2019s a breath of fresh air.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jumpman\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drprt4Dft7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>This is Drake\u2019s first and best collab album, continuing his foray into trap music with the help of lovable mumble rapper Future, as well as launching Atlanta hitmaker Metro Boomin to mainstream success. Future generally outperforms Drake on every track here, but it\u2019s nonetheless a landmark trap album, with lead single \u201cJumpman\u201d becoming a staple of the genre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake, Future, Molly Santana - Ran To Atlanta\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ipOSrQNrp1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>As much as everyone has memed last Friday\u2019s triple-release, <\/span><em><span>Iceman <\/span><\/em><span>is a great Drake album. The production here is nothing short of excellent, delivering a first-class flight through lo-fi hip-hop, rage, west coast rap (courtesy of P-Lo), UK Ug-style distortion (courtesy of Wraith9) and, thankfully, only very sparing sprinkles of Drake-R&amp;B. In stark contrast with counterparts <\/span><em><span>Habibti <\/span><\/em><span>and <\/span><em><span>Maid of Honour<\/span><\/em><span>, Drizzy actually has something to say, reflecting on a period of crisis following his feud with Kendrick and, paradoxically, his increasing inability to reflect on himself. As time goes on, hopefully, listeners can separate <\/span><em><span>Iceman <\/span><\/em><span>from the dead weights that accompanied it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Fair Trade (Audio) ft. Travis Scott\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/THVbtGqEO1o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Certified Loverboy <\/span><\/em><span>is Drake Marmite \u2013 some criticised how silly it was, but I\u2019d make the case that it\u2019s subtly self-aware (or, at the very least, enjoyably self-indulgent). Complete with kitschy \u201cPreviously on\u2026\u201d narration, it\u2019s essentially a sitcom of Drake memes brought to life, a caricature of his womanising persona.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sonically, it\u2019s a neat microcosm of everything modern Drake stands for: vacuous hip-hop-R&amp;B anthems complete with a couple of money-hungry detours into rage and Afrobeats. Unfortunately, like every post-<\/span><em><span>Views<\/span><\/em><span> Drake album, it\u2019s just too bloated to have much replayability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Hotline Bling\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uxpDa-c-4Mc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Everyone remembers \u201cOne Dance feat. Wizkid and Kyla\u201d and \u201cHotline Bling\u201d, right? Can you remember any of the other 18 songs on here? It\u2019s at this point that fluid retention became a genuine threat to Drake\u2019s career. Outside of these highlights, <\/span><em><span>Views <\/span><\/em><span>feels almost singularly soulless, plodding through an hour of grey-washed, wallowing rap-R&amp;B \u2013 even the Rihanna-featuring \u201cToo Good\u201d feels <\/span><em><span>meh<\/span><\/em><span>. Still, the stratospheric heights of \u201cHotline Bling\u201d and \u201cOne Dance\u201d keep <\/span><em><span>Views <\/span><\/em><span>afloat \u2013 and the latter song can be partly credited for introducing Afrobeats to a mainstream Western audience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - God&#039;s Plan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xpVfcZ0ZcFM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Doctors are saying this is one of the most extreme cases of Drake Bloat they&#8217;ve ever seen. It\u2019s tragic that the same album that gave us career highs like \u201cGod\u2019s Plan\u201d, \u201cIn My Feelings\u201d, \u201cNonstop\u201d and \u201cNice For What\u201d, also gave us lows like \u201cRatchet Happy Birthday\u201d, which sounds like it was bought for \u00a325 on Cameo. When you drain the excess fluid, however, you\u2019re left with a moody, conflicted trap-R&amp;B project that marked a strong comeback following Drake\u2019s highly-publicised beef with Pusha T, catching the 6ix God in his feelings in all the best ways. This could have been Drake\u2019s second-best album if he weren\u2019t surrounded by yes men.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6 God\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CAzsA2OCZFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>After almost a decade of pining after Houston\u2019s southern hip-hop, here marks the birth of trap Drake \u2013 the first of many attempts to reinvent himself and his sound in the following years. Still, <\/span><em><span>IYRTITL <\/span><\/em><span>has some of the best rapping we\u2019ve ever seen from Drizzy, particularly on the first half\u2019s standouts \u201cLegend\u201d, \u201cEnergy\u201d and \u201c6 God\u201d, which provides one of Drake\u2019s most iconic instrumentals, sampling <\/span><em><span>Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong\u2019s Quest<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In true Drake fashion, this project also played a pivotal role in the evolution of mixtapes as a format, which subsequently shifted from a loose, copyright-oblivious collection of singles to a serious body of work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Calm\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ooh3eoBx3aw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If you can get look past the somewhat tacky, B-movie style artwork, <\/span><em><span>So Far Gone <\/span><\/em><span>s probably Drake\u2019s most underrated album. The confessional songwriting \u2013 likely taking cues from Kanye\u2019s <\/span><em><span>808 &amp; Heartbreaks, <\/span><\/em>released the previous year \u2013 is <span>a far cry from the mostly vacuous lyrics we\u2019ve got ever since. Perhaps the best example is progressive hip-hop cut \u201cThe Calm\u201d, which sheds light on Drake\u2019s turbulent home life and his determination to \u2018make it\u2019 at all costs. Elsewhere, he questions the point of money and fame if it still means he\u2019s alone \u2013 a stark contrast with his later dedication to \u201c<\/span><em><span>The concept of putting money first\u201d <\/span><\/em><span>on <\/span><em><span>IYRTITL. <\/span><\/em><span>To quote \u201cThe Calm\u201d, \u201c<\/span><em><span>Where did it all go wrong?\u201d<\/span><\/em><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sure, there are some drawbacks here \u2013 namely, Drake\u2019s strange hoarding of Lil Wayne throwaways and the bizarre collaboration with Swedish pop group Peter, Bjorn and John \u2013 but this is by far the closest we\u2019ve ever got to Drake as a real person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passionfruit\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/COz9lDCFHjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>New Drake unlocked: Bri\u2019ish Drake, who now says phrases like \u201cman fix tings\u201d. Following his foray into Afrobeats with\u00a0<\/span><span>\u201cOne Dance\u201d the year before, Drake dives headfirst into UK culture with features from Skepta, Giggs and Jorja Smith, while manically oscillating between R&amp;B, trap, grime and Afrobeats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s an intentionally loose and vibes-based approach to album creation \u2013 hinted at by Drake\u2019s cryptic promotion of the album as a \u2018playlist\u2019 \u2013 but it works. By this point, Drizzy was no longer a salt-of-the-earth rapper but a verified popstar, and tracks like \u201cPassionfruit\u201d and \u201cGet It Together feat. Black Coffee and Jorja Smith\u201d are exactly that: pop songs, and very good ones. It\u2019s a bonus that it brought global attention to the UK\u2019s grime scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Started From the Bottom\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RubBzkZzpUA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Nothing Was The Same <\/span><\/em><span>is an apt title, marking the last Drake album before he started to endlessly reinvent himself in the pursuit of staying relevant. It\u2019s also one of his best. Sure, Drake\u2019s lyrics here are unashamedly materialistic, but it\u2019s also one of the last moments that Drake felt believably cool \u2013 with highlights like \u201cStarted From The Bottom\u201d, \u201cHold On, We\u2019re Going Home feat. Majid Jordan\u201d (one of the finest ballads of the 21st century) and \u201cPound Cake\u201d all still holding up to this day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake - Take Care ft. Rihanna\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-zzP29emgpg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- WhiteSpaceFilter: Exclude --><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>Take Care <\/span><\/em><span>is a masterpiece, and it is <\/span>the <span>tragedy of Drake\u2019s career that the idea of him producing another one now seems so ridiculous. It\u2019s a quantum leap ahead of the preceding project, <\/span><em><span>Thank Me Later, <\/span><\/em><span>featuring back-to-back bangers of woozy, \u201cSwimming Pools\u201d-era hip-hop. And Kendrick is worth noting here because he, like every one of <\/span><em><span>Take Care<\/span><\/em><span>\u2019s star-studded roster of features, delivers a career-high performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s of its time in all the best ways, capturing the era when hip-hop was still the backbone of any good party \u2013 it&#8217;s even widely credited with popularising the term \u2018YOLO\u2019, which was truly inescapable in the early 2010s (for better or worse). <\/span><em><span>Take Care <\/span><\/em><span>also saw unexpected new life a couple of years ago when <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/69785\/1\/fakemink-londons-saviour-terrified-interview-uk-ug-underground-spring-2026-issue\">fakemink<\/a> credited \u201cHeadlines\u201d with inspiring his signature, dance-ready drum pattern that has since become foundational to the UK Ug rap scene as a whole. 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