worst Drake song on the radio this year

Hey, if he writes melodies like 'Ye does on 808s, I would happily.

― rennavate, Friday, May 14, 2010 1:16 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Stilted ones that don't go anywhere?

Exactly. Thanks, Geir!

i saw a UFC dude come into the ring to a kanye 808s song, that kinda made sense

plz say it was "Pinocchio Story"

haha sorry, no it was "amazing"

can't remember the dude, it was on the undercard of the PPV where brock lesner won and then freaked out and did some WWE heel style rant after and got in trouble for shitting on the beer sponser on air

Hey, if he writes melodies like 'Ye does on 808s, I would happily.

― rennavate, Friday, May 14, 2010 1:16 PM Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Stilted ones that don't go anywhere?

― i am giving you the viking of compliments (The Reverend), Friday, May 14, 2010 2:55 PM (47 minutes ago) Bookmark

I think they're pretty great; really primal melodies that just smack you across the face. For me, at least.

"primal melodies that just smack you across the face" and "stilted melodies that don't go anywhere" don't really seem like mutually exclusive descriptions, just ones that come with different value judgements.

yeah, thinking something is melodically inept makes me geir! you got it! gold star for you!

WOOHOO!!!!

i never much cared about kanye being a "dick" -- we listen to rap music right? i mean

never bothered me but it's pretty clear kanye is a different kind of dick than most other rappers

yeah idk -- i kinda skimmed this thread cuz i'm tired of this discussion anyway so i have nothing to respond to

anyway i still dig "find your love"

on 808s, kanye is a dick in the way that the dashboard confessional is a dick. fuck outta here.

dashboard confessional dude

i like 808s and heartbreak and i do not like this new drake song

mostly i just think 808s has great music -- the basis of the songs is an afterthought to me anyway because it's emotionally infantile, undercooked & full of platitudes -- again, that doesn't bother me but i see how it could turn others off -- i believe i've said this before but my view of 808s is def colored in a positive way because of how it fits into kanye's career -- it's much more interesting to me as a major pop album -- eventually it hit me on as base a musical level as possible, but there's def a different element to it that i dig

tbh tho like, personally i find myself being affected by dudes off-record personas more than their on record -- like, 50 cent being a dick irl kinda made me not want to listen to his music, regardless of what he was saying on record -- i can deal with kanye's "dickishness" (even tho it comes off to me in a rather normal & non-offensive way) because i find him to be a compelling off-record persona/pop star -- i don't judge it based on "he's annoying on this record"

J0rdan ridiculously OTM re: 808s.

I don't like it musically, though.

Fair play, R. I think it's musically really engaging for me, even if I sort of agree with J0rdan on the bit about 'Ye's songwriting. But I think it's strong on the record too, and I've explained why in the past. I just think it's a great record. I like College Dropout and Graduation better, but I like 808s more than Late Registration.

kanye seems like way more of a dick IRL than 50

thank me later version of "shut it down" -- http://hulkshare.com/vqmrw64rpuf8 -- has a full dream verse apparently, also some other different flourishes

demo version >>>>

dream's actual verse is lame & this adds a drake rap verse, which...

glad the one drake song i actually liked has been ruined

wtf is w/ these "ay"s on the chorus

is there ANY enthusiasm for this dude amongst people we know? i don't think i knew anyone who particularly rated him but i'm seeing a lot more annoyance that his career appears to still be going strong these days. i don't understand why one would actively be a fan of him.

guys like Caramanica and Fennessey seem to be riding pretty hard for him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPUa0RsSP4E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB5cjzVtm5g

NAGL lebron :(

Somehow this doesn't surprise me at all.

is there ANY enthusiasm for this dude amongst people we know? i don't think i knew anyone who particularly rated him but i'm seeing a lot more annoyance that his career appears to still be going strong these days. i don't understand why one would actively be a fan of him.

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Monday, May 31, 2010 3:22 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark

I like Drake a lot, actually, but I'm no Caramanica and Fennessey so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about. I don't think he's the BEST RAPPER ALIVE!! or that his album will be a classic (far from it) but I think he's fun. Although, really, he's no "fun" at all. He doesn't seem like he knows how to have a good time, you know?

there are definitely a lot of people who are on the "he's not bad, Best I Ever Had is a great pop song" tip, but i think we're talking about hardcore acolytes who think he's A Big Deal For Good Reason

I think Drake' kind of a big deal (no Clipse) but not necessarily for the reason that he's a stud rapper.

well yeah, i'm talking about people that don't have to stifle a laugh at lines like ALL HAIL MR. LYRICAL

listening to the leaked joint with jay... dude just has a really unlistenable voice -- shit is so whiny

he basically is Yung Berg's vocal doppelganger imo

So, thoughts on the album? I've twittered a bunch of mine already, but haven't heard most of you guys'.

so horrible

hes a shitty rapper. end of story

forget rapping. he has no talent whatsoever.

So, thoughts on the album? I've twittered a bunch of mine already, but haven't heard most of you guys'.

can't think of a single reason why i'd take the time to listen to it

Because you are a Pop Music Critic, and Drake is an Important Pop Music Artist, you are supposed to Listen To Popular Artists, in order to Have Informed Opinions On Important Albums In The Pop Music Landscape?

^^ this is why i listened to it last night

didn't even make it to "find your love" which i actually like

there are so many horrible lines on this album

so many

obv everyone is talking about the "i planted a money tree/ which is ironic/ because my mom was a florist" line

That's the first I've heard of it. Hopefully the last, also.

where's the irony