Was drakes's "her loss" a win or a loss?

Drake’s collaborative album with 21 Savage, “Her Loss,” debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard Charts and charted a record first week for all rap albums in 2022.

The theme of the album is exactly what the title states, and that is that it is “Her Loss.” The album features tracks like “Broke Boys” and “Middle of the Ocean” where the two rappers brag about their current success, but also talk about what it took to get there.

After Drake's last two projects (“Honestly Nevermind” and “Certified Lover Boy”) received mixed reviews , fans and critics were hoping for a solid album to complete the trilogy. Whether or not Drake delivered is debatable.

“It was good, but it didn’t blow me out of the water,” explained senior Mark Rutkowski.

Rutkowski enjoyed the album, but he thinks that it could’ve been better. This has been a common theme with Drake's past albums as people have enjoyed them, but felt a little underwhelmed. One opinion about this is that because Drake is such a big artist, it's hard for him to please the masses with every album.

While Drake controlled most of the album, it was still a collaborative album with 21 Savage who has had a successful run in his own right. His last album, “Savage Mode II,” dropped in 2020 and had 13 songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The fan favorite album was produced by Metro Boomin, who is highly respected in the music industry for his work. “Her Loss” also featured some 21 Savage tracks produced by Metro.

“I prefer Drake to 21,” said Rutkowski, but he believes that the two make a great combo when they come together for projects like these.

One of Rutkowski’s favorite tracks from the two is “Jimmy Crooks” from “Honestly Nevermind,” and he looks forward to hearing more collaborations from the two artists.

Overall Rutkowski, and many other fans had similar reactions to the album, and that was that it was just good. It wasn’t great or generational, but it certainly wasn’t a bad album either. This is the same reaction that a lot of big artist’s albums have been getting recently and it leaves you to wonder whether great music is getting fewer or if listeners are becoming stronger critics.