Apr 7, 2016

the virgins album amiright?

- DP

 

Apr 7, 2016

S/O @Charlie for forcing me to revisit this after calling it a flop.

You guys know the backstory. 2 of the hottest rappers of 2015 combined to drop a surprise collab project.

Overwhelming opinion on SXN80 was that WATTBA was a disappointment (I think I may have even voted it most disappointing album of the year in the SXN80 awards).

After the initial sting wore off, the project started to grow on me and I found myself listening to it more and more. I'm sure a majority of people (myself included) expected Drake & Future to trade bars for 11 tracks, similar to braggadocio raps both had dominated the year with. Instead, we got a combination of the style's that had made them so popular in the first place.

In the time since WATTBA dropped, there's been criticism that Drake & Future have gotten monotone, but joints like Diamonds Dancing, Scholarships, Plastic Bag, and Change Locations showcase that they still can excel with that crossover appeal.

I'm not trying to preach this as a great mixtape, I just think it's been severely over-hated/underrated and we should appreciate 2 artists as big as Drake & Future putting this together for us in less than 2 weeks.

Share your thoughts on the tape below and if your opinion has changed at all.

 

Apr 7, 2016

Could say the same about you tbh.

 

Apr 7, 2016

DS2 still GOAT

 

Apr 7, 2016

 

Apr 7, 2016

I like it a lot, tbh if you like both Drake and Future I don't understand how you could dislike it

 

Apr 7, 2016

Nah. Out of place? Sure.

LOL @ addressing Drake as a fan instead of peer haha. I mean, I love Future as much as the next guy, but grimey raps/drug/sex is easily 75% of his discography.

Drake and Sean been biting each others flows for years so a project with them would be interesting to say the least.

You're being too hard on Drake per usual. These collab tapes aren't all about sounding alike. There's a contrast between the 2 that makes the tape interesting to listen to.

 

Apr 7, 2016

I love Drake on Scholarships

 

Apr 7, 2016

what you said should be the definition of that album/mixtape....drake went into futures world

 

Apr 7, 2016

He was okay, you cant say that another Future verse wouldn't have been better tho. You can just hear the pain in Futures voice during the verse and hook

"I wake up on a daily basis

I count this money up, I'm already rich

I go so hard with these riches

I fell in love with this dodie

I fell in love with the rollie

I wake up, and pray every morning

These demons, they callin' my soul
I said f--- all of you hoes

 

Apr 7, 2016

Scholarships goat song

 

Apr 7, 2016

Change Locations & Rotation sound NOTHING alike. Scholarships, Plastic Bag, and DD are standout tracks, none of which I'd describe as "alright" or "overrated".

Name me 1 project better than this made in less time?

Barely hanging on? Drake was the highlight of Digital Dash, Plastic Bag, I'm The Plug, and Jumpman, not to mention he basically had half the run time Future did on the entire tape.

 

Apr 7, 2016

You called it a flop, surely you can do better than this.

 

Apr 7, 2016

It's a solid album. Future kills d--- near every track and is clearly the shinning star given that Metro Boomin' produced a majority of the project and he's in his own element. Drake does a good job of complimenting Future though and meshing with his style/sound. This was one of my most played projects of 2015.