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Dark Lane Demo Tapes

Drake

Dark Lane Demo Tapes

Mixtape of demos, singles and unreleased tracks from the Toronto rapper

ADM rating[?]

5.0

Label
OVO
UK Release date
01/05/2020
US Release date
01/05/2020
  1. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    As an appetizer to hold over fans until his album drops this summer, Dark Lane Demo Tapes serves its purpose. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but that doesn't matter. This album is a hit, whether you like it or not
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  2. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    Drake’s new project is a mixtape of glossy “demos” from recent past. It showcases his precise delivery, sticky flows, and arena-sized hooks, but comes with a fair amount of well-tread material
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  3. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The 14-track surprise mixtape is heavy on reflection, without much fun.
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  4. 4.0 |   NME

    Drizzy fails to learn the lessons from his previous album, 'Scorpion', on this bloated and unnecessary mixtape, which veers from recycled ideas to outright duds
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  5. 4.0 |   The Observer

    There are flashes of skill and rawness in this odds-and-ends mixtape but it feels like a clumsy lunge at commercial success
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  6. 3.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    Drake’s sound, more than ever on Dark Lane, is smoothed over into being so innocuous you might fail to realize it was even new music – even more egregious than songs from any of his last few albums that you simply forget for being lesser inclusions
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