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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Six albums in, the rapper is still going into great detail about how talented and desirable he is — and why we should pity him
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The rapper’s latest album succeeds at vanquishing real and imagined foes, but at what cost?
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
This is Drake's third studio album in a row that's merely adequate, another missed opportunity from the talented rapper
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6.6
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6.6 |
Pitchfork
Drake’s sixth album sounds good but feels labored. Melancholic and often incisive, it becomes an overlong and very familiar journey through the life, mind, and heart of Drake
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
It feels rehashed, but the way it captures Drake at an awkward junction in his life is intriguing
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
The album is an overlong, undercooked, and cliched listen that will no doubt appeal to the Drake fans who can't get enough of him, but will leave anyone looking for something new sadly out of luck
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
Drake took three years out, enough time to go out and experience new things, change lifestyle and come back re-energised. Alas, the Pregnant Woman Emoji album is more of the same at its core
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Has hip-hop’s most self-pitying superstar finally grown up? The answer delivered by another album of toasts, boasts and dubious love songs is clear: you bet he hasn’t
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6.0
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6.0 |
Exclaim
CLB is a serviceable enough Drake album, but he has a number of prior projects that showcase his dynamic rap abilities and frenemy quarrels at a much higher calibre
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
The Toronto rapper’s brand of rampant individualism is in full force on his sixth album, smoothed by flowing melodies
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5.0
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5.0 |
Vinyl Chapters
The problem is not in the lack of talent, but in its presentation
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5.0
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5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Certified Lover Boy is polished, well-executed and yet is completely devoid of ambition or memorable moments
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Independent
There’s very little here that Drake has not done better or more emphatically elsewhere; his album is deprived of any kind of experimentation or insight
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4.0
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4.0 |
musicOMH
Drake was once a consistently enjoyable performer, but those days are long gone. He has fallen into a deep complacency, and it’s unlikely that he’ll be shaken out of it until his sales decrease, making this yet another unimpressive, tedious release
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4.0
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4.0 |
NME
On his sixth studio album, Drizzy sounds jaded and dull, treading water while he once again whines about women and fame
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4.0
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4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Drake’s Certified Lover Boy is a distended confessional wherein the rapper attempts to reaffirm his image as a sweet-talking power player
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Observer
On his sprawling latest offering, the rapper manages a few strong moments amid the navel-gazing and posturing
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