![]() ![]() “Tuscan Leather” opens with boasts of success, but breaks down into muffled drums between verses as Drake’s tone grows somber. Producer Hudson Mohawke’s “Connect” is sparse, with industrial drums and chilly synth that set a haunting backdrop to the rapper’s musings on lost love. As Drake confronts girls who slipped away and relationships that dissolved, producer Noah “40” Shebib’s diverse production team maintains a cohesive musical ebb and flow that accompanies changes in tone. The single “Started From The Bottom” is an infectiously silly yet serious brag of early struggle, but “Hold On We’re Going Home” better encapsulates the album’s overarching lyrical themes: With an elated dose of soft, new-wave pop that ditches rapping completely, the track touches on sentimental longing and love. ![]() This nexus mirrors his own evolving musical tendencies oscillating between rapping and singing, making for a highly personal, introspective album few of his contemporaries could imitate. This quintessential Drake moment emits the same endearing mix of confidence and self-doubt that makes “Nothing Was the Same” so resonant.ĭrake’s third studio album grapples with his power and acclaim and what parts of his past he’s lost in reaching success. The moment Drake received his Grammy for Best Rap Album for 2011’s “Take Care,” a video captured his conflicted response – in the same breath, the rapper expressed uncertainty of his future career, but claimed he knew this moment would come ever since he was a kid. This post was written by Hatchet reporter Andrew Avrick. “Nothing Was the Same,” Drake’s third studio album. ![]()
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