"runnin' through the 6ix with my woes" - know yourself
if someone took all the memes and converted those to album sales, drake would probably be the richest man in the world. these only arise due to how charismatic he is, on the mic and off the mic. picking it up out of nowhere, aubrey has graciously given us this collection of 17 tracks that will essentially take its listener through the 6 alongside its frontrunner.
each track is scarce instrumentally, very cold and striking. the low tempo beats resound and echo on for measures and the harder ones punch and leave space for you to feel each hit. this allows drake to employ any kind of delivery he wants to; slurred singing and crooning or elongated words with stop and start spitting. just as soon as you get comfortable with any given flow, the entire mood will shift on you, beat included. even though these soundscapes aren't incredibly varied in tone, many combinations are explored in what areas 40 and the other producers choose to employ.
top 3 + bottom one: madonna, 6pm in new york, know yourself, preach
