Certified Lover Boy Review

Overall

Let's be a real, this is a 'very Drake album'. He's given us Instagram captions, fxckboy anthems and borderline toxic 'in your feelings songs'. Despite the lack of musical growth (especially if you've given into the Certified Lover Boy vs. Donda hype), Drake knows what his fans want and expect - so he delivered.

I've lived with this album for a week now and some songs, like Yebba's Heartbreak, have grown on me, while other songs like 'You Only Live Twice' I find annoying now, after a few listens. Read my breakdown below of my reactions to each song, mood ratings, star ratings and of course - the best Certified Lover Boy Instagram captions

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Track by Track

Track No.	Rating	Track	Mood	Comments	Insta Captions
1	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	Champagne Poetry	Beast ModeChill VibesIn Your FeelingsClub Bangers	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"
2	✰ ✰ ✰	Papi’s Home	Chill VibesIn Your FeelingsBeast Mode	Fire intro -middle of the night vibes when it’s been really hype but you need a break - nice little cameo from Nicki
3	✰ ✰ ✰	Girls Want Girls ft. Lil Baby	Chill VibesEnd of the Night	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
4	✰ ✰ ✰	In The Bible ft. Lil Durk & Giveon	Chill VibesFor Long DrivesIn Your Feelings	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)
5	✰ ✰ ✰	Love All ft. Jay-Z	Chill VibesIn Your FeelingsFor Long Drives	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
6	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	Fair Trade ft. Travis Scott	Club BangersBeast Mode	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"
7	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	Way 2 Sexy ft. Young Thug & Future	Club BangersBeast Mode	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"
8	✰ ✰ ✰	TSU	Chill VibesFor Long Drives	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"
9	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	N 2 Deep ft Future	Chill VibesClub BangersEnd of the Night	Sounds like a filler track at first - you're not expecting the second half the song. It's definitely giving 'chill club banger vibes'
10	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	Pipe Down	BreakupsBeast ModeIn Your Feelings	A track for kicking it / remembering when your ex did you wrong
11	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	Yebba’s Heartbreak ft Yebba	In Your FeelingsBreakupsChill Vibes	Beautiful vocals, what else can ya say - Drake doesn’t actually rap on this one
12	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	No Friends In The Industry	Beast ModeClub Bangers	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
13	✰ ✰ ✰	Knife Talk ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat	Beast Mode	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"
14	✰ ✰ ✰	7am On Bridle Path	In Your FeelingsFor Long DrivesChill Vibes	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
15	✰ ✰	Race My Mind	In Your FeelingsChill Vibes	Personally, I'd skip over this one. Beat is bearable enough for background 'white noise', but that's about it
16	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	Fountains ft Tems	In Your FeelingsEnd of the NightChill Vibes	Okay, afrobeats, we see you! The return of culture chameleon Drake and we love to see it. Tems is floating, as per usual
17	✰ ✰ ✰	Get Along Better ft Ty Dolla $ign	In Your FeelingsBreakupsChill Vibes	Respectable track - Drake is in his R&B bag in this one. Still kind of a filler track
18	✰ ✰ ✰	You Only Live Twice ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross	Beast Mode	A 'feeling yourself' track - tried to bask in the glory of YOLO, but fell short (in my opinion)
19	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	IMY2	In Your FeelingsBeast ModeBreakupsChill Vibes	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"
20	✰	Fucking Fans	In Your FeelingsChill Vibes	I wouldn't have missed this one if it didn't make the album - my personal least favourite
21	✰ ✰ ✰ ✰	The Remorse	In Your FeelingsChill Vibes	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?"

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5 Stars👇🏽

Champagne Poetry

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Beast ModeChill VibesIn Your FeelingsClub Bangers

Fair Trade ft. Travis Scott

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Club BangersBeast Mode

Way 2 Sexy ft. Young Thug & Future

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Club BangersBeast Mode

No Friends In The Industry

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Beast ModeClub Bangers

4 Stars 👇🏽

N 2 Deep ft Future

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Chill VibesClub BangersEnd of the Night

Pipe Down

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BreakupsBeast ModeIn Your Feelings

Yebba’s Heartbreak ft Yebba

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In Your FeelingsBreakupsChill Vibes

Fountains ft Tems

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In Your FeelingsEnd of the NightChill Vibes

IMY2

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In Your FeelingsBeast ModeBreakupsChill Vibes

The Remorse

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

In Your FeelingsChill Vibes

3 Stars 👇🏽

Papi’s Home

✰ ✰ ✰

Chill VibesIn Your FeelingsBeast Mode

Girls Want Girls ft. Lil Baby

✰ ✰ ✰

Chill VibesEnd of the Night

In The Bible ft. Lil Durk & Giveon

✰ ✰ ✰

Chill VibesFor Long DrivesIn Your Feelings

Love All ft. Jay-Z

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Chill VibesIn Your FeelingsFor Long Drives

TSU

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Chill VibesFor Long Drives

Knife Talk ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat

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Beast Mode

7am On Bridle Path

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In Your FeelingsFor Long DrivesChill Vibes

Get Along Better ft Ty Dolla $ign

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In Your FeelingsBreakupsChill Vibes

You Only Live Twice ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross

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Beast Mode

2 Stars👇🏽

Race My Mind

✰ ✰

In Your FeelingsChill Vibes

1 Stars👇🏽

Fucking Fans

✰

In Your FeelingsChill Vibes

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Beast Mode

Champagne Poetry

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Fair Trade ft. Travis Scott

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No Friends In The Industry

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Way 2 Sexy ft. Young Thug & Future

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

IMY2

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Pipe Down

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Papi’s Home

✰ ✰ ✰

You Only Live Twice ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross

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Knife Talk ft. 21 Savage & Project Pat

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Chill Vibes

Champagne Poetry

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The Remorse

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Fountains ft Tems

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IMY2

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Yebba’s Heartbreak ft Yebba

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N 2 Deep ft Future

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Papi’s Home

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Love All ft. Jay-Z

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7am On Bridle Path

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Get Along Better ft Ty Dolla $ign

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In The Bible ft. Lil Durk & Giveon

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TSU

✰ ✰ ✰

Girls Want Girls ft. Lil Baby

✰ ✰ ✰

Race My Mind

✰ ✰

Fucking Fans

✰

In Your Feelings

Champagne Poetry

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

The Remorse

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Fountains ft Tems

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

IMY2

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Yebba’s Heartbreak ft Yebba

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Pipe Down

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Papi’s Home

✰ ✰ ✰

Love All ft. Jay-Z

✰ ✰ ✰

7am On Bridle Path

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Get Along Better ft Ty Dolla $ign

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In The Bible ft. Lil Durk & Giveon

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Race My Mind

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Fucking Fans

✰

Club Bangers

Champagne Poetry

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Fair Trade ft. Travis Scott

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No Friends In The Industry

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Way 2 Sexy ft. Young Thug & Future

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N 2 Deep ft Future

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End of the Night

Fountains ft Tems

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N 2 Deep ft Future

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Girls Want Girls ft. Lil Baby

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For Long Drives

Love All ft. Jay-Z

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7am On Bridle Path

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In The Bible ft. Lil Durk & Giveon

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TSU

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Breakups

IMY2

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Yebba’s Heartbreak ft Yebba

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Pipe Down

✰ ✰ ✰ ✰

Get Along Better ft Ty Dolla $ign

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