Photo by Leaderson Kariuki
Photo by Leaderson Kariuki
The album features a lot of influential icons in the musical realms. Artists like J-Cole and Yeat bring their exhilarating and refined voices and masterpieces to make this album even more undeniable.
Canadian rapper and singer Drake's expression of his unspoken feelings embodies the scramble, struggle and strife for success In his latest 2023 album “ For All the Dogs,” Drake combines his mastery of R&B and his mastery in rap to produce a master class album that took International Billboards by storm. With 26 tracks, following the adding of 6 more tracks on November 17th 2023, “For all the dogs' ' featured first on the Canadian billboard and it featured among the top 200 albums in The United States. The album features a lot of influential icons in the musical realms. Artists like J-Cole and Yeat bring their exhilarating and refined voices and masterpieces to make this album even more undeniable.
A personal favorite track is First Person Shooter Mode that features J-Cole. The song is inspired by the dominance that J-Cole and Drake have in the rap game, going ahead to comparing their dominance to a first-person shooter video game. The track will probably make its way into gyms and sport advertisements. Lyrically, Drake is still fully revolving around a romantic gist while also featuring themes like confidence and self worth and pensive narratives of success and strife.
Virginia Beach, another personal favorite that also served as the opening track harmonically ushers listeners into the album by conveying a message of heartbreak and failed relationships, an issue most of Drake' audience can relate to. “ She's pretty but ghetto, pretty but rough, just like Virginia Beach,” the Canadian rapper says. With invigorating beat drops and melodious instrumentation,Drake expresses his desire for the persona but the heartbreak that comes with it.
The largest flaw with the album is its extensive length that slightly incapacitates his robustness in other sectors. The Havard crimson says, “The largest fault of the project is its length, which weakens much of Drake’s other strengths within the album. He’s a quadruple threat as an artist in many respects: strong production, singing ability, rapping ability, and the influence to bring together features from artists such as Bad Bunny, J. Cole, and SZA.”
All in all, “For all the dogs” will keep the Drake Fans shushed for a while before he drops any album, if he will drop. His album just embodies everything needed in a charmin album.