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Drake / Certified Lover Boy

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Drake / Certified Lover Boy

2021 Black Music Best No.18

Drake / Certified Lover Boy

Drakeの3年振りの作品。スタジオアルバムとしては6作目となり、今回も21曲、86分今日の長尺になっている。今回に限ったことではないが、1枚のアルバムを何年も丹精込めて作り上げていくというアプローチをとらず、作り溜めた曲が一定数以上になったら、アルバムの形を借りてリリースしているという感じではないかと思われる。
とはいえ、個々の曲のクオリティは決して悪くないし、かえってバラエティの富んでいて、最後まで惰性に陥ることはないのは流石。
Drakeらしいアンビエントでダウナーのサウンドを基調にしつつ、Yebba(⑪)、Tems(⑯)、Ty Dilla $ign(⑰)などVocal Guest参加曲がアクセントになってる。
大物Rapperも多数客演しているが、Lil Wayne, RIck Ross参加の⑱などはストレートで良いと思う。またBeatlesのMichelleを大胆にサンプリングした①によって、のっけからリスナーの耳を釘付けにすることに成功している。

Score card


rap oriented---------song oriented

15

urban-------------------------earthy

15

familiar----------------------serious

15

Rating

110

Producers

Noah “40” Shebib, Masego, Maneesh & Oliver El-Khatib and J.L.L.(1)
Supah Mario, O. Ojelade, Jarrel Young, Mark Bonino and Preme(2)
Oz The Producer and Ambezza(3)
Noah “40” Shebib, Leon Thomas III, AP and Eli Brown(4)
Oz The Producer, Dez Wright and Leon Thomas III(5)
Oz The Producer, Jahaan Patron, Travis Scott and WondaGurl(6)
Tm88 and Too Dope!(7)
Harley Arsenault, Noel and OG Run C(8)
Kid Masterpiece, Harley Arsenault, Noah “40” Shebib, Alex Lustig and Noel(9)
Leon Thomas III, FAXONLY, Jean Bleu, SImon Gabrelul and Anthoine Walters(10)
Yebba, James Francies, Noah “40” Shebib and Abbey Smith(11)
Vinylz, Oz The Producer and Nik D(12)
Metro Boomin and Peter Lee Johnson(13)
Cardo,, Dez Wright , KND and Maneesh(14)
GOVI, Monsune and Noah “40” Shebib (15)
TRESOR, Monsune and Noah “40” Shebib (16)
Nineteen85, Noel and Noah “40” Shebib (17)
Bink!(18)
Harley Arsenault, Clibbo, Houssaa, 3DDY, Yume and KanielTheOne(19)
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Noel, Noah “40” Shebib and Aliby(20)
Noah “40” Shebib (21)

Guests

Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Giveon, Jay-Z, Young Thug, Future, YEBBA, Project Pat, 21 Savage, Tems, Ty Dolla $ign, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi

Tracks

No.TitleComposersPerformerTime
1Champagne PoetryManeesh Bidaye / Micah Davis / Aubrey Graham / Gabriel Hardeman / Jean-Andre Lawrence / John Lennon / Paul McCartney / Noah ShebibDrake05:36
2Papi’s HomeMark Borino / Anthony “Shep” Crawford / Aubrey Graham / Raynford Humphrey / Montell Jordan / Michael Gordon Jr. / Oriyomi Ojelade / Jonathan D. Priester / Jarrel YoungDrake02:58
3Girls Want GirlsAubrey Graham / Dominique Jones / Mathias Liyew / Ozan YildirimDrake feat: Lil Baby03:41
4In the BibleDurk Banks / Eli Brown / Eliel Brown / Giveon Evans / Simon Gebrelul / Giveon / Aubrey Graham / Leon Thomas III / Austin Schindler / Noah ShebibDrake feat: Lil Durk / Giveon04:56
5Love AllShawn Carter / Dylan Cleary-Krell / Luke Combs / Sean Combs / Aubrey Graham / Leon Thomas III / Majid Jordan / Steven Jordan / Khristopher Riddick-Tynes / Christopher Wallace / Ozan YildirimDrake feat: Jay-Z03:48
6Fair TradeReibaldi Sephane Antoine / Brandon Banks / Kenneth Edmonds / Aubrey Graham / Teo Halm / Dernst Emile II / Michael Gordon Jr. / Kyla Moscovich / Ebony Oshunrinde / Marcus Reddick / Jahaan Sweet / Varren Wade / Jacques Webster / Charlotte Day Wilson / Ozan YildirimDrake feat: Travis Scott04:51
7Way 2 SexyFred Fairbrass / Richard Fairbrass / Aubrey Graham / Rob Manzoli / Lesidney Ragland / Brandon Simmons / Bryan Simmons / Nayvadius Wilburn / Jeffery WilliamsDrake feat: Future / Young Thug04:17
8TSUHarley Arsenault / Noel Cadastre / Christopher Cross / Aubrey Graham / Nate Hills / Nathaniel Hills / R. Kelly / Robert Kelly / Timothy Mosley / Justin TimberlakeDrake05:08
9N 2 DeepHarley Arsenault / Kaushik Barua / Chad Butler / Noel Cadastre / Shawn Carter / B. J. Freeman / Bernard Freeman / Aubrey Graham / Jay Jenkins / Leroy Williams, Jr. / Alex Lustig / Joseph McVey / Noah Shebib / Nayvadius Wilburn / Leroy WilliamsDrake feat: Future04:33
10Pipe DownLazaro Camejo / Simon Gebrelul / Aubrey Graham / Abdelhady Moamer Hafez / Leon Thomas III / Robert E. Fairfax III / Derek Kastal / Anthoine Walters / WaltersDrake03:25
11Yebba’s HeartbreakJames Francies / Abigail SmithDrake feat: YEBBA02:13
12No Friends in the IndustryBobby DeBarge / Robert Debarge / Nik Frascona / Aubrey Graham / Anderson Hernandez / Gregory Williams / Ozan YildirimDrake03:24
13Knife TalkSheyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph / Aubrey Graham / Jordan Houston / Patrick Houston / Peter Lee Johnson / Rakim Mayers / Leland Wayne / Lil WayneDrake feat: Project Pat / 21 Savage04:03
147am on Bridle PathManeesh Bidaye / Dylan Cleary-Krell / David Duodu / Aubrey Graham / Ronald LaTourDrake03:59
15Race My MindDavid Axelrod / Michael Axelrod / Nile Goveia / Aubrey Graham / Osten Harvey / James Johnson / Peter Lee Johnson / Noah Shebib / Christopher Wallace / Scott ZhangDrake04:29
16FountainsAubrey Graham / Temilade Openiyi / Tresor RizikiDrake feat: Tems03:12
17Get Along BetterNoel Cadastre / Aubrey Graham / Tyrone Griffin / Paul Jefferies / Noah ShebibDrake feat: Ty Dolla $ign03:49
18You Only Live TwiceDwayne Carter / Aubrey Graham / Roosevelt Harrell / Brian Reid / William RobertsDrake feat: Rick Ross / Lil Wayne03:33
19IMY2Harley Arsenault / Dounia Aznou / Ayoub Benfaress / Eddy Bizimana / Kaniel Castaneda / Aubrey Graham / Scott Mescudi / Clifford OwuorDrake feat: Kid Cudi04:12
20Fucking FansJahron Brathwaite / Noel Cadastre / Aubrey Graham / Peter Ring / Noah ShebibDrake04:05
21The RemorseAubrey Graham / Anthony Hamilton / Noah ShebibDrake05:51

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