![]() ![]() I still got something left to prove since you left me room." - from “Views” by Drake. "They think I had the silver spoon, but they’ll get it soon. It’s a measured trope that keeps the balance of every Drake record: enough weight to handle the heavy while ensuring the petty will never perish. Drake may claim the Holiness in the name of Weston Road, but mortality still hangs from his sleeve and snow tires can still go on his credit card if you’re down to fuck. I think Drake’s speaking of God laughing at all his plans from Heaven, like so. When Drake mentions “Someone up there” on “Keep the Family Close,” does he mean a label executive or a DJ or the staff from Hooters on Peachtree or Meek? I think this means God and all their angels. How the hell can I when he compares a relationship to a car knocking off another car? Is it fair to call this unnamed person predictable like we haven’t bore witness to Drake sonically throwing his iPhone across the room like this for almost a decade now? It’s not precisely a heel turn, but I can’t trust his forgiveness all the way. Since If You're Reading This It's Too Late, it’s difficult to shake the darkness of Drizzy his complaints became decisively vindictive for every “Energy” and “Star67” in his oeuvre. Views is the soundtrack of our inescapable push-and-pull with our bearded, Larry the Lobster-bodied Aubrey the very tango that keeps him adorable when he’s courtside and a fucking supervillain otherwise. I envision an unloaded pistol on his desk, and an iPhone with yet another conversation with someone who just doesn’t fucking get where Drake’s at. Sounds like this Canuck wrote this album on a throne in the compound with the D’usse on deck. "I made a decision last night that I would die for it." - from “9” by Drake. ![]()
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