Certified Lover Boy Review

Navajo beat - nice little tempo switch up at the end. Second listen and tbh, it bangs! When he says it’s the “pretty boys vs the petty boys”, you need to run back the tuneeee. This is that track where people will know every word so they can flex when it comes on

- "It's the pretty boys vs the petty boys" - "This the part where I don't ever say "Pardon me" anymore This the part where I'ma find a new part of me to explore"

Fire intro -middle of the night vibes when it’s been really hype but you need a break - nice little cameo from Nicki

This one is definitely 'for the ladies' - or at least that's what he thought he was doing 🥴 . The 'say that you a lesbian girl, me too' line is a bit for bit questionable for obvious reasons

Drake's part is honestly a bit skip-overy but worth it for the Giveon part which is easily the best part of the song

- "Think I'm Tiger Woods, the way I'm teed off thе 17" (for when you play golf, obviously)

The most Drake song if there was one - if you know what I mean. He basically says the same thing over ad over again. the Jay-Z part is... fine

Banger, Banger, Banger - expect this in the clerbs

- "I don't understand why you blame me Just take me as I am, it's the same me' - "Feeling young but they treat me like the OG" -"And the dirt that they threw on my nameTurned to soil and I grew up out it" -"I've been losing friends and finding peaceBut honestly that sound like a fair trade to me" -"I don't think you feeling me, I'm out here being everything they said I wouldn't be and couldn't be"

Set the scene: he’s out with the boys and they just ordered a bottle of Grey Goose - the bottle girls are bringing it out with the sparklers going - city boys anthem. But also one for the city girls, because who are we kiddingggg

-"I'm feelin' too sexy to accept requests" -"Too sexy for your girl, too sexy for this world"

A tune for your long drives playlist - you’ve lost track of how many times you’ve heard it but you somehow you know all the words when it comes on

-"This is a story, it came from my life and I'm just recording this shit"

Sounds like a filler track at first - you're not expecting the second half the song. It's definitely giving 'chill club banger vibes'

A track for kicking it / remembering when your ex did you wrong

Beautiful vocals, what else can ya say - Drake doesn’t actually rap on this one

Play this song on a run - thank me later. Suddenly really hype/feeling myself/maybe wanna fight someone?! You know when the DJ drops this one it’s mosh pit vibes only

This is about to play in very Hookah Bar - there’s gonna be that one guy in the corner rapping every bar in the corner between each smoke

-"Checked the weather and it's gettin' real oppy outside"

It’s another classic Drake in his feelings song - basically a song to stroke his ego and take shots at Kanye. But kudos to lyricism/songwriting - marked down for toxic masculinity

Personally, I'd skip over this one. Beat is bearable enough for background 'white noise', but that's about it

Okay, afrobeats, we see you! The return of culture chameleon Drake and we love to see it. Tems is floating, as per usual

Respectable track - Drake is in his R&B bag in this one. Still kind of a filler track

A 'feeling yourself' track - tried to bask in the glory of YOLO, but fell short (in my opinion)

Vibeyyyyyy - love Kid Cudi on the chorus melody. A great feel-good (or eff-your-ex) track. Not too hype or overdone

-"Lifted are my days, my dreams are vivid colours"

I wouldn't have missed this one if it didn't make the album - my personal least favourite

It’s a vibe - some solid verses from Drake. Definitely one for when you just need to chill. Nice dedication to everyone who's pulled him up. Perfect end of the album track

-"And I'm drowning out the noise from the sideline Sometime it's louder than the voice I got in my mind I can't even hear myself when I get quiet time Like, how they telling me I'm done, when I'm in my prime?"