#Drake more life album interview full#

At this point, Drake's trapped himself in the tallest tower of the rap game and is afraid of any move that would topple him. On More Life closer 'Do Not Disturb,' he talks about being 'an angry yute when I was writing Views,' and that petty rage, mixed with fear of failure, led to a commercial full-length that didn't live up to its hype or sales numbers. With the exception of the flat What a Time to Be Alive, Drake's most recent low-stakes releases ( If You're Reading This It's Too Late being the other) have trumped his last album in terms of quality. Drake already made himself as uncool as possible on Views- what more does he have to lose in the eyes of the consumer?ĭespite being called a 'playlist' rather than an album, More Life flows better than Views and contains more risks. Anyone else in music, period, would look like an utter fool for attempting More Life's melting pot aesthetics, and sometimes Drake does come off a little lame, touristy, or spread thin, but the sheer catchiness and ballsiness of this project renders those chinks in his armor a little less important. We then get a dose of very modern American rap posse cuts on 'Portland' and 'Sacrifices.' 'Nothings Into Somethings,' a track that sounds like it could have been on So Far Gone, comes next.ĭo you realize how insane this all looks on paper? We're barely halfway through the album, and already Drake's dipped his toes into multiple cultures, genres, sets of slang, and eras. Another faux-grime track, 'Gyalchester,' is sandwiched between solo joints from Sampha and Skepta. House music gradually gives way to breezier strains of afropop and dancehall on the ensuing run of songs. 'Passionfruit,' a near-perfect pop song with house undertones, follows.

#Drake more life album interview full#

On the next song, he's going full roadman next to UK veteran Giggs. More Life starts with a College Dropout-style blast of chipmunk soul that quickly transitions into a standard, minor key Drake banger. Drake's eclectic 'More Life' is too scattered to be a classic, but it's just what he needed after 'Views.'