{"id":35615,"date":"2023-01-18T09:49:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T15:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=35615"},"modified":"2023-01-18T21:02:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T03:02:30","slug":"drakes-her-loss-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2023\/01\/18\/drakes-her-loss-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake’s Her Loss Album Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

For his past two albums, Drake\u2019s best tracks have featured 21 Savage, and for good reason. The duo displays strong chemistry and has produced some of Drake\u2019s best songs in years. <\/span>Her Loss <\/span><\/i>builds on this concept as a collaborative album between Drake and 21 Savage, promising a continuation of what we\u2019d heard in \u201cKnife Talk\u201d and \u201cJimmy Cooks\u201d from <\/span>Honestly Nevermind<\/span><\/i>. However, it is primarily a Drake album that regularly features 21 Savage. While still a solid listen with some enjoyable moments, the album falls flat in delivering the exciting collaborations we have seen in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

The album begins with \u201cRich Flex,\u201d a multipart track about exactly what the title implies. A little over halfway through the track, there is a beat switch, the first of many throughout the album and it changes the mood and energy in a nice way. Say what you will about Drake, but his production is clean, especially on this track.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMajor Distribution\u201d follows and starts with Drake\u2019s slow, melodic singing that quickly breaks out into a menacing piano with heavy bass. Drake\u2019s following rap verse emphasizes his money and success with lines like \u201cin this mansion, I\u2019m Macaulay Culkin.\u201d This line references the movie Home Alone<\/em> and its actor to show not only how big the mansion is compared to Drake but also Drake\u2019s regular theme of heartbreak and loneliness. The beat is the exact type that 21 Savage flourishes on, but his verse is a lot shorter compared to Drake\u2019s.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Drake has consistently known exactly where he stands in music today. This led to a certain level of complacency with him staying out of the spotlight of beefs. However, the competition can be seen again on \u201cOn BS\u201d where 21 Savage claims, \u201cI jump on your song and make you sound like you the feature.\u201d Drake quickly retorts, \u201cI jump on your song and make a label think they need ya.\u201d He additionally takes minor shots at Pusha T, who previously delivered one of the best diss tracks in recent history towards Drake with \u201cThe Story of Adidon\u201d. Saying \u201cYou ain’t been from ’round here, n*gg*, come get off your show Savage said you p\u2014y and he hit it on the nose but that board is op\u0435n, why you actin’ like it’s closed? I don’t know.\u201d Drake responds by saying that he wasn\u2019t banned, and agrees with 21 Savage that Pusha T is a coward. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c3am on Glenwood\u201d continues Drake\u2019s series of having a time and place as the title with a 21 Savage solo track named for a road in the rapper\u2019s home in Georgia. Savage\u2019s rapping on this track is a highlight of the album as he touches on topics such as friends who died, post-traumatic stress disorder, and his time growing up. He ties these subjects to how they\u2019ve made his heart \u201cTeflon\u201d to show how nothing can affect him. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s when Drake slips back into his obsession with trust issues and romantic throes that <\/span>Her Loss<\/span><\/i> stumbles. \u201cHours in Silence\u201d and \u201cI Guess it\u2019s F\u2014k Me\u201d are notable misses, with Drake droning on and on over minimalist beats for seemingly forever. Simply just a waste of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the biggest gripes for this album is that it is definitely more of a Drake album than a collaboration with 21 Savage. Drake delivers <\/span>66%<\/span><\/a> of lyrics on the album to 21 Savage\u2019s <\/span>26%<\/span><\/a>. Their chemistry is the central part that adds meaning to the album, and it would have been nice to see more of it. <\/span><\/p>\n

Her Loss<\/span><\/i> is an enjoyable listen with a lot of good songs, but it can\u2019t help but waste its potential. The production throughout the album is robust and blends the highlights of Drake and 21 Savage\u2019s typical production styles to create something that suits them both. However, even with this, a lot of the tracks can get lost for the listener because they don\u2019t try enough new things to captivate the ears throughout the tracks. But considering the follow-up from the corny and fluff-filled project <\/span>Honestly Nevermind,<\/span><\/i> Drake puts out an impressive album — just be sure to anticipate pushing through rough parts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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