Certified Lover Boy

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AlbumSep 03 / 202121 songs, 1h 26m 13s
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A combination of toxic masculinity and acceptance of truth which is inevitably heartbreaking. Executive produced by me, Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib, and Noel Cadastre. Dedicated to Nadia Ntuli and Mercedes Morr. RIP 💖 —Drake

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6.6 / 10

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.

D+

This is Drake's third studio album in a row that's merely adequate, another missed opportunity from the talented rapper

3 / 10

5 / 10

Drake's Certified Lover Boy is well executed yet devoid of ambition

On his sixth studio album, Drizzy sounds jaded and dull, treading water while he once again whines about women and fame

Six albums in, the rapper is still going into great detail about how talented and desirable he is — and why we should pity him

Review: Drake's Certified Lover Boy’

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

After a long run-up that included videos with impressive cameos, fancy hairstyles, and knee surgery, when Drake's Certified Lover Boy was released, it came in at an epic length of 21 songs and was packed with a glittering array of guest stars from across the rap spectrum, including Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Kid Cudi, Future, Young Thug, Travis Scott, and Jay-Z.

6 / 10

Certified Lover Boy is anything but a love letter. Rather, it's a kiss of death to past lovers and friends who, at one point, were held in h...

6 / 10

What a truly awful album cover. Designed by world-renowned British artist Damien Hirst, it spins off of his iconic polka-dot artwork and statue of the

Amid all the navel-gazing and posturing, the rapper has his moments on this sprawling latest offering

Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ presents an artist who seems to have bought into his mythos and persona a bit too ardently. Read our review.

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

Album Reviews: Drake - Certified Lover Boy

Way 2 Sexy Uncle D's long delayed album is business as usual. Review by Harry Thorfinn-George.