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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1158 Ratings
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Positive: 253 out of 1158
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Mixed: 218 out of 1158
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Negative: 687 out of 1158
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Sep 3, 2021Fell asleep while listening to it, then bumped Donda and got the energy and motivation to run a Marathon and get my life together. 0/10. Also, cringy ass themes for a 33 year old
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Sep 4, 2021Boring. Started to listen it, but Ive already heard these songs on prev albums. So much potential…
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Sep 3, 2021Just more generic music from a rapper who lacks any creative edge/inspiration these days. Very average music, boring and feel like I’ve heard it all before already.
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Sep 3, 2021This pains me to say as an honest Drake fan, but this is probably the worst album that I have heard this year. There’s nothing that stands out or that pushes the boundaries of Drake’s music. Every song is either a generic Drake love song or about how he’s “at the top of the music game and no one can touch him!" Look, sorry Mr. Graham, but this album is an absolute DISASTER!
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Sep 3, 2021Giving it a zero because it deserves. Blend, generic, washed out piece of bad music.
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021Horrible repetitive album from Drake.
Very shallow music and nothing different showing he clearly hasn't grown sonically from his previous work and will accept mediocre as he knows the charts and shallow music fans will eat it up. -
Sep 4, 2021Sexto álbum da carreira e não inovou em absolutamente nada. As músicas do álbum não fluem uma com as outras, parece mais uma playlist. Merece 0 porque não tem como dar nota negativa
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Sep 3, 2021This album is just as bad. Even the features could revive it
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Sep 3, 2021I don’t think I’ve heard something so horrible befors. Mediocre production and Drake being the worst he has ever been. I feel bad for the featured artists for taking part in this disaster of an album.
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Sep 3, 2021Boring asf
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Sep 3, 2021I usually like drake and while some of the songs on this album are catchy, they say a lot of nothing and his flow hasn’t changed. Drake has made the same album for the last 4 projects. Change it up
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Sep 3, 2021Donda blows this out of the water. So much better. CLB is dull, very few good tracks.
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Sep 3, 2021Corny album by corny guy. Drake has failed to grow as an artist and do something new. It’s been a decade of the same song over and over again. I wish for him to evolve, but what’s to be expected when an adult man refers to himself as a boy.
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Sep 3, 2021Made me fall asleep halfway through the project lazy and lacking substance it's clear drake dosent care about quality anymore because he knows it will sell
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Sep 3, 2021Album drags Made me fall sleep Such a disappointment
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Sep 3, 2021Akademiks fell asleep listening to this album. That pretty much says its all.
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Sep 3, 2021You really can't convince me that this is a good album. Its hard to think of a song i'd listen to again on this album. I wanted it to be good but man its just not.
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Sep 3, 2021So many filler tracks. Unmatched with previous albums. Does not deserve to be released and feels like a rushed mixtape despite being delayed by 9 months.
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Sep 3, 2021Biggest disappointment of 2021. Only enjoyable part was Cudi’s feature. Drake should stick to being a pedophile and sending people back to rehab
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Sep 3, 2021One of the worst albums of 2021 easily.. This is literally no match for Donda, there is nothing special AT ALL on this album, just the usual drake type song where he talks about how rich he is and how cool he is, except its 10 times cornier with all the Lover Boy things he has going on. This was one of the most boring albums I've ever heard. My ears are bleeding.
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Sep 3, 2021certified minor lover.
another crappy record from alleged artist that doesnt write his own lyrics. perhaps texting underage girls **** him up, who knows. -
Sep 3, 2021I literally almost fell asleep listening to this. I respect the effort, but we need something to remind us that Drake is one of the best, but it definitely falls flat. Only a couple decent tracks, or I would have given it a 0.
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Sep 3, 2021this **** so bland. Certified boring boy. Scorpion 2.0. Laziest project of 2021
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Sep 3, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 3, 2021I'm sorry, but this one is disappointing and the album cover is complete trash, I could make the same album cover in like 1 minute
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Dec 28, 2021
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Sep 3, 2021My ears, oh god my ears. This was a genuinely painful experience. I don’t know why I expected it to be decent.
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Oct 19, 2021It’s beige, hollow music and that’s what ultimately frustrates your dedicated rap listener because it doesn’t make sense why it’s so damn popular. When you throw the poor writing on top of this, and some real hit-and-miss production into the mix, “Certified Lover Boy” may well be Drake’s worst album.
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Sep 13, 2021Drake comes across as an artist who’s bought into his mythos and persona a bit too ardently. ... The production on Certified Lover Boy is svelte yet airless, filled with lots of solemn piano lines and muted snares but absent of big flourishes or attempts at pop crossover. It’s an approach that’s likely aiming for tasteful restraint, but the effect is languid and rather directionless.
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Sep 13, 2021Things start promisingly with the undulating Champagne Poetry dextrously reflecting on loneliness (“career is going great, but now the rest of me is fading slowly”), while Papi’s Home recalls early Kanye, of all people, with its sped-up samples and laid-back flow. Later, however, that playfulness calcifies into headline-grabbing stunts. ... This is an album destined to be filleted for various #mood playlists, anchored only by its creator’s untouchable fame.