Drake - If You're Reading This, It's Too Late ALBUM / MIXTAPE REVIEW

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Toronto rapper Drake unexpectedly and suddenly releases a new project. What his reasoning was is up for debate, but what's clear is Drake's sounding more confident than ever on a series of somewhat minimal, dark, moody, trap-inspired pop rap beats with contemporary R&B change-ups.
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FAV TRACKS: KNOW YOURSELF, ENERGY, KNOW YOURSELF, 6 GOD, 6 MAN, USED TO FT. LIL WAYNE, STAR 67
LEAST FAV TRACK: NOW & FOREVER
DRAKE - IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE / YMCMB / 2015 / POP RAP, CONTEMPORARY R&B
8/10 www.theneedledrop.com/loved-li...
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? What did you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?

[@averoog]

why do you have hair

[@campbell27]

Lmfaoooooo

[@jaylenstewart4462]

💀💀

[@danielkillorin9742]

dammn you made me breathe slightly through my nose

[@burnedice98]

It’s a wig

[@monkeydude2424]

Daniel Killorin no u

[@verynice6685]

I didn’t know melons could grow hair

[@booker4984]

Carter Bryson I mean you can always put a wig on a lemon

[@Zach-Fetters]

@@booker4984 but you cant put lipstick on a pig.

[@sigurdvickery3523]

It's moldy

[@dannynoble9747]

Just a wig

[@becycewbfiuw8028]

kiwi

[@CheezPuffz12]

turn the 8 upside down its an 8 now

[@louie1443]

turn the 8 on its side. It's now infinity - that's how good the mixtape is

[@misterman6691]

CheeZ Puffz turn the 6 upside down its a 9 now. I made a decision last night that I would die for it. (Nah I'm pretty sure I missed a bit..)

[@LJay-tv4mx]

FBI: DONT MOVE

[@christopherbrasco1187]

I’ve been listening to this tape again recently and personally it’s an 8-9 for me

[@wordcomeonson4665]

@Andrew Ryan listen to the album in Toronto then your incorrect opinion will change

[@Beefy_McWhatnow]

Wow this drake guy is pretty good, he seems like he chooses quality over quantity. Let's hope he doesn't sell out and use his star power to make lazy songs that pander to tik tok dance trends.

[@jordy1391]

Views, more life, scorpion, and dark lane demo tapes are all great albums.

[@trenhen4311]

@@jordy1391 nah man no. They’re all mediocre at best. Scorpion is lifeless and terrible only 2 g songs

[@edison1]

lol

[@wuspatterwukd9104]

Lmaoo

[@jordy1391]

@@hesofrynia the all have good songs tho

[@theneedledrop]

If you're watching this, it's too late...

[@yung5736]

ovoanthony shutup

[@shavuelwaleful]

That's my boy. Lego

[@carsonj85]

Toothony Latano

[@BigPrice24]

too late for what b0ss?

[@qarcon3247]

I WAS RUNNING THROUGH THE 6 WITH MY WOESS lol gtfo

[@thewhefner5746]

I feel like if your hat comes off your hair goes with it

[@ludovicainman8069]

SHIT LMAO

[@peters5090]

SHRIEIKING

[@rh2181]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@emperorpalpatine1469]

You weren’t wrong

[@jhudielgabrielsabelino9278]

1100th like

[@Ayplus]

Ironically Drake considers this project subpar. . .He considers his albums better. Something may be wrong with his ears.

[@markb9907]

Seriously lol... he's never created something this good before

[@kanyewest184]

It's not that he considers these songs subpar, they just didn't fit with Nothing Was The Same and Views From The 6, or came out afterwards, when he wasn't going to release an Album.

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

+Antoine Rashad Then i gess i will only check out his mixtapes from now on

[@d4rk_mickey578]

What about the reference tracks?

[@MrPopadopoulis]

Coming from the future to respond to this - there is DEFINITELY something wrong with his ears, after releasing a great track like Duppy Freestyle. And immediately ruining the vibe by following it up with 'I'm Upset.'

[@s_ensei]

Know Yourself was so fucking good you had to list it twice. I feel you, man.

[@jumpspaceftw670]

IKR.

[@milasto2]

+Burada Alexandru I WAS RUNNIN THOU THE SIX WIF MY WOES

[@tinoleo1818]

Bro, you obviously never heard of the ghostwriter allegations.

[@callumguarnaccia6478]

+O.G. FlashMamba bro srsly they were just shitty covers

[@iamjp1]

Callum Guarnaccia L. so many L's. tell me you're being sarcastic. he wasn't a ghostwriter, but he was still a writer. he did have a hand in writing 6 songs on iyrtitl, and partynextdoor did on both views and iyrtitl. can't forget about the weeknd on take care

[@biggestfanofroger]

IYRTITL >>>> Views

[@69yeahmc]

Unfortunately you are right

[@BigBangTheory92]

Funny thing is this project (IYRTITL) is a b-side project and were songs cut from VIEWS. Views is so boring and whack.

[@secretperson4945]

à1h

[@pswitchfan2562]

Views>>IYRTITL

[@Makwood99]

biggestfanofroger alotttttttttttt

[@lcslndmt]

Drake is so Canadian that even when he's singing aggressively he's polite about it.

[@lcslndmt]

+Nick Iwoa can I use some of that edge to shave my beard?

[@nickiwoa7948]

Lucas Mota thats like me saying can i use some of your joke to eat shit is my favorite

[@mike_oxhurt154]

Haha funny

[@mike_oxhurt154]

Lucas Mota I love how u call him edgy but make a Canadian joke

[@David-se5ph]

😂😂😂😂

[@FlyBoyKhi]

This was definitely better than Views.

[@nickgibson6386]

💯💯💯

[@andrewvaughn3627]

yeah all day

[@SuchClutch]

Exactly, Still his best album.

[@lol51329]

+Fly definately prefer this, views had a different vibe, different audience, still good. Disagreee with the 4/10.

[@phantomr277]

I prefer views than this to be honest

[@zakyyy10]

Rare footage of Melon not hating on Drake

[@calebnewton8494]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT which is rare

[@jonathanamalidosan5476]

Also hair

[@zakyyy10]

@Ivory_ Lagiacrus_YT well too bad Drake is the most popular artist in the world, his music shouldn't be that bad then

[@furrygumball]

@@zakyyy10 Popularity doesn't equal critically good music? u gotta be trolling

[@zakyyy10]

@@furrygumball blablabla music nerds noises idc Drake makes good music most ppl and I enjoy it so I'm not gonna analyze every part of it like a no life nerd

[@coiboyify]

If views was dropped as the mixtape and ifytitl was the highly anticipated album, Drake would be at a much different place rn

[@nomorepartiezz]

definitely. this shit go hard af

[@konradhomiak3700]

I agree

[@robhiggins7823]

i don’t get why he didn’t think that this isn’t album material

[@taimooreyousaf1932]

@@robhiggins7823 nah these weren't throwaways. He dropped this album to get out of his record deal, idk the specifics

[@robhiggins7823]

@@taimooreyousaf1932 oh ok i was wondering why he did that

[@YoDawgoneeleven]

HOLY FUCK AN 8/10??? This was literally my least favorite drake project yet

[@treysmith9600]

Straight up.

[@antimissilemissile]

if you liked NWTS more than this you're lying

[@treysmith9600]

nickandbeninc If you like nwts over take care and thank me later you're lying

[@MFMEME]

Trey Smith if you like any drake project, you're lying.

[@treysmith9600]

MF MEME You know you love drake. He makes grown men cry

[@TheGrizNation]

Jungle was a low point for you??? That was my favorite track from the album and it wasn't even close. Drake is excellent at the Rap/R&B jams and this was one of his best in awhile.

[@sultana123ish]

ikr

[@TheGrizNation]

austin Lol get over it.

[@TheGrizNation]

austin Maybe I like more R&B infused music? You know people have different tastes in music right? What you see as boring, I see as thoughtful and actually musical.

[@lol51329]

+Jason Lange jungle was the song that got me to give drake a seccond chance

[@Johnny43ver]

Jungle is one of the best tracks on the album, it catches my attention more than the rest of the songs did. This makes his opinion not matter at all to me lol but he's still very opinionated which is interesting...

[@NKMusic]

still the best drake album by far

[@jml2099]

Nah nwts is slightly better to me

[@TugomaHughJohnson]

seriously tho

[@no1u521]

That's a weird way to say Take Care.

[@lekgotlalabane5408]

its either take care or nwts imo

[@usermsl]

but this is a mixtape hahahahhahahhahahahah gottem

[@lukejamesbgn]

I like the dark production on this tape. It's like some of the beats were made by vampires. Or maybe necromancers.

[@lukejamesbgn]

Count Drakula hahahaha

[@Ayplus]

Toronto producers

[@0404chrisjz]

I fuckin love the beats best instrumental project I've heard in ages..boi wonder is becoming somthing special

[@itseman2]

My sides...IM LAUGHING TOO HARD

[@lukejamesbgn]

***** I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.

[@theneedledrop]

Also, any Drake / Lupe album comparisons are predictable.

[@wikkywah3]

i thought you were trolling the whole review.. felt like there were a lot of lazy flows, boring subject matter, sonic consistency to the point of repetition, i found absolutely nothing interesting about this except 6pm in new york. surprising

[@oGTrillWave]

Hell yea they're predictable. Wtf Fantano lmao.

[@Dahm.Official]

loopy vs draek

[@blackstar1470]

It's hard to nail you down in a category Mr. Fantano. It's also hard to be objective in a subjective topic, but maybe you might want to consider codifying your criteria for grading.

[@superfamous8296]

T&Y > IYRTITL > 2014 FHD > SREMM :)

[@MrToby9898]

Star 67 is so underrated by too many

[@MrAndreocity]

Definitely my personal favorite song on the whole tape.

[@polluteyoursoul]

Yikes! Fax

[@mzwakhemzi6158]

Dang!!!

[@theprinceofeverything1975]

Especially the beat switch up

[@josueflores330]

@@theprinceofeverything1975 yikes man I've seen u in like 3 different vids

[@colinedelman6392]

No telling is a classic

[@thenoobzar]

for sure same with star67 both pretty underrated

[@bluemcdaniel99]

That second half with the choral sample is just auditory bliss!!

[@beenjamminbuttons7771]

Dont reach youngblood suitcaseeee I been living out a suitcase

[@bigzy8183]

It’s his best song. Bars, beat, the breakdown at the end. Not much touch this in his entire discography.

[@RB-.-]

i mean besides ricky ross aubrey the biggest bosa here *ugh*

[@KeenanRohlman8323]

Almost 3 years later and this is still Drake's best project

[@malnourishedafrican3423]

4 years later and its still his best project

[@antoniusmachtmusik]

Still...

[@mihailohranjec7518]

Well, both Views and Scorpion were hot garbage, makes sense that this is his best yet

[@alexstone9099]

You could say it's the best he ever had...

[@munyanyo4742]

Haven’t listened to the whole thing yet but I prefer nothing was the same

[@theneedledrop]

People catching some MAJOR feels over this review, lol. What's wrong with you?

[@futvictor5624]

Anthony you can never win bro. If you would have given this a 4/10 you probably would have gotten the same reaction from drake lovers. It's ok bro lol it was a good review.

[@carlosparra5828]

you look like a lesbian

[@kylehoneck4906]

They expected you to hate Drake because of past comments you've made and scores you've given his last projects, and they also hate Drake so they came here to watch you bash him and feel good about themselves because a popular critic agrees with them, but in this case he doesn't. So, they're being little bitches like haters tend to be.

[@audmusic2110]

Wow I did not expect it.

[@OrthoSebastianLopez]

They're mad because when you die you're a legend

[@juniorTheDog1]

Great album. I hope he doesn’t make an album with bed squeaking

[@R-H-B]

EE ER EE ER EE ER EE ER

[@scoredonestar]

falling back on meeee eee eee

[@marsrover5898]

In my opinion, this is Drake's best record. He was most consistent on this one than ever.

[@ogbmt]

Totally agree. I am far from a Drake fan, I had always found him annoying. I thought Take Care was pretty good but I found everything else underwhelming and I could never really get into listening to him. I finally gave the time to listen to IYRTITL recently and I genuinely like it a whole lot.

[@daniellopez732]

I thought I commented this lol.

[@lekgotlalabane5408]

its nwts imo

[@Noirlore]

Consistent? Idk about that. Legend is boring, Madonna is terrible, preach is terrible, he didn’t write 10 bands, 6 god is average, Used To is average

[@transition4522]

@@Noirlore ratio

[@theneedledrop]

100k on the Drake. THANK YOU!

[@unclemarvinn2518]

THANK YOU FOR THE AMAZING REVIEWS!!!

[@ndkendrick]

Love your reviews man. Keep them coming

[@holdencole4896]

0 to 100k real quick

[@493HZ]

Ant you look way better with hair. I love your reviews, if your people skills are as good as implied in these videos then I pray for all vagina in the world.

[@holdencole4896]

Insectosaurus12 eloquently said. if you're reading these, Twothony Stackstano, you're a pretty cool dude who should never stop reviewing.

[@bobataco210]

drake the type of guy to eat vegan cookies

[@Centure120]

🤣

[@kJ-gk5qu]

I had to come back here after their little back & forward thing 😂

[@zackzallie8735]

This dude has a promising career. I hope he make more good albums like this one.

[@IIzachBuilds]

💀💀💀

[@Simariks]

Your comment is cursed…

[@nyelaadams3749]

@@Simariks very

[@dankcommand7286]

Pain

[@Mandroid45]

Bro why 😭

[@evanizzo4008]

Hope this positive review keeps building a strong relationship between you too!

[@kvndmusic]

When people like Lupe Fiasco and Eminem spit incredible and intricate verses he goes out of his way to try pinpoint one or two "corny" lines in the whole album...but then give props to Drake for a series of really mediocre lines? Okay...

[@nonofya8022]

This is problem with you hip hop fans on youtube. Theres more to music and being an artist than bars. "Oh my gawd, Eminem has punchlines about punching pop stars and can rhyme five syllables". Lets be honest, he hasnt had a great album since TES.

[@kvndmusic]

Nonof Ya Of course there's more than that, nobody said otherwise. I just pointed out that Anthony shits on Lupe for having one corny line among hundreds of great ones, and congratulates Drake for stuff way weaker than that (and you can't say Lupe's latest album didn't have the full package or "more than bars").

[@chingonr]

Exactly...and that is the problem with Anthony, he's inconsistent and I'm not sure if he's really listening to the albums especially when the album came out that same day. Any one of Lupe's albums are ingenious and takes multiple listens but here comes Drake with his mainstream mediocre lyrics and it's a better album than someone intelligent like Lupe. I don't understand, but hey it's just his opinion right.

[@samuelgriffin6084]

Because Drake has better flow than Em's had in over 10 years, and the entire album is better than 3/4ths of Lupe's discography. And Drake does drops some nice lines, and unlike Lupe and modern Em, he can switch up his delivery in a ton of different ways. And everyone gives Lupe credit like he's some kind of genius, when really he's just a slightly above average wordsmith who's unbearably pretentious about his hip hop skills. The thing is, Em and Lupe are selling themselves as lyricists and offering no other versatility. And they aren't really offering much at the only thing they're trying to do. Were as Drake is presenting himself as a rapper, singer, and pop artist and killing it by being competent and balanced in each aspect. The criteria for what makes a successful album isn't the same for Drake as it is for Em and Lupe, and it shouldn't be. You're comparing apples and oranges.

[@chingonr]

Samuel Griffin Reading your comment makes me question if you have heard any of Lupe's or even Eminem's albums because Drake can't touch both of them in any way as far as making music, the only thing Drake is good at is making a chorus and singing mainstream bs for the simple minded folks and females such as yourself. I rarely hear Lupe and Em on the radio, yet Drake is on 24/7 in like every single station non stop, what does that tell you? Especially when he's signed with Lil Wayne gtfo with that bullshit. The only reason people fall victim to Drake's music is because you don't have to think about his lyrics or read into his lyrics because any dumb fuck can understand it, yet rappers like Lupe, Em, Nas, etc, take multiple listens and even rap genius. So to say Lupe is a "slightly average wordsmith" is a slap in the face to real hip hop and i highly doubt if you have heard Lupe's music and i don't mean the ones on the radio.

[@RossardJames]

Even Drake's pre-album throwaways are dope. Kinda surprised people still hate him so passionately. It's time to face the facts: Drake is actually pretty good.

[@MegaCnlSanders]

face da fact da fact fac fac afac na facts! nva nva nva fackt!

[@sykesmarcus]

if you first heard rap in late 2000's then yea drake is the best u eva had.

[@javongreen7553]

Drake is good for what he does

[@sirm.a.r.s4640]

Bruh -_-

[@javongreen7553]

Marcus Sykes lol

[@brandon1157]

confidence + brags = bangers

[@boxprod2353]

Brandon Barber sorry mate it doesn't work like that. Cough *russ* cough

[@k.strive46]

arrogance?

[@dearestbrotherchroma]

this album was trash for the first week then it grew on everyone literally every song was a banger

[@Savage-ih4gj]

Z true a banger.

[@MORGN]

It was NEVER trash! It received wiiiild reactions since day 1

[@benc6297]

I remember the day it dropped, Was listening to it in class and was trying hard as fuck not to go crazy

[@benc6297]

Andrew Ryan I’m not even that big of a drake fan but this album is fire, Quit hating my guy

[@KidAzrael]

Yeah that was not the case

[@xxakwardxx1336]

When he had hair.

[@joejoe784]

Our god Kanye even said its Drake season so you know its real out here. Soon Yeezy season will approach us tho so stay up

[@itseman2]

yo man, awesome comment and awesome picture.

[@kiontifox1755]

#YEAROFTHEKENDRICK

[@twisty6621]

and Lord Yeezus dropping new album this year... this gon be an incredible year!

[@pieroscaruffi7429]

Twister95 if Kanye makes a new album, it'll be the worst year in recent memory, along with 2013, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2005, and 2004

[@GINSHINKZLs]

Piero Scaruffi oh no you did not

[@tochiRTA]

Agreed on Drake taking that 0 to 100 formula and applying it across the board. That's why this is his best work.

[@louispena3892]

his best project to date.

[@kristianmorales9920]

Nah man nothing was the same is. His lyrics and flow are just perfect t

[@misterman6691]

Louis pena more life up soon

[@user-xn1bm2jo1n]

not even close, Take Care much better

[@MsChristian972]

Take Care is overrated

[@IIlllllI]

Louis pena Still is tbh IYRTITL > Scorpion

[@SamsungAce100]

Wtf lupe gets a 7 and drake gets a 8 that's messed up

[@MFMEME]

fantano the type of nigga that keeps lupe's tears in his fridge

[@R3pulseHD]

BAD REVIEW FOR LUPE THE ALBUMS NOT POOPY!

[@MrMagnumCinema]

drake didn't even start from lower middle class :/

[@TheKidDynasty23]

Blake Gress Where'd he start from?

[@djwarzone1]

Blake Gress wtf does that have to do with anything? Let me guess because of his From the bottom song? Got news, anybody who starts a new career or venture or anything is essentially starting from the bottom and working their way up to success. This whole you can't be cool if you didn't come from poverty shit is the dumbest shit anyone can say. There is nothing cool about being raised in a poor environment. It sucks

[@pyrohead3166]

8 years later and this is still his best project

[@CWill19]

Views is where it started going downhill…

[@Asarangosht]

Her loss could catch it but if you're reading this it's too late..

[@aerosmithrocksable]

Know Yourself is such a banger it got listed twice in best tracks

[@jayashthakur947]

Goddamnit I commented the same thing

[@ThingSomeRandom]

Once for each beat

[@ThingSomeRandom]

Or I should say, once for the first part and once for the second part.

[@enesarkin]

Seriously you're one of the few people that look better bald

[@Wonderlvnd]

Was expecting Fantana to give it a 4/10 at the most

[@Ichiboy900]

Started from 4/10, now we here

[@JaeEnceeti]

TimmiT lmao

[@Trigga95original]

TimmiT Ah man XD

[@TheSmlaxer]

This is Anthony's biggest curveball...

[@MFMEME]

i told myself that if fantano gives this an 8 then i would become a full on drake fan. brb listening to drake

[@ImBatman1800]

MF MEME I told myself that if he scored it with anything over a decent 7 then I'll listen. Here it goes...

[@jamalgwapoderrick]

you know how that shit go

[@Kieranndav]

Curvethony Balltano here.

[@Nhxn_]

Kanye East is derived from the show 30 Rock, I didn't even become a rap fan, more or less a Kanye fan at the moment yet.

[@youngdarkvader8406]

Scorpion boring IYRTITL still sound fresh tho

[@dylanvickers7953]

"This might be a bunch of B sides" shit cause this is by far my favorite Drake project. Especially with how disappointing Views was.

[@misterman6691]

Atticus Lee ngl I licked out views. Gd if your not searching for rapping drake and don't mind it deep.

[@fiziksisfun5317]

Andrew Ryan yep you nailed it. And drake currently not responding to pusha out of fear of further damaging his brand image is only making that point extremely clear to everyone now

[@ozzymandias8137]

Atticus Lee it’s still fantano’s favourite Drake project

[@ARTV-]

Didn't see this coming...

[@theneedledrop]

ARTV Reviews me neither...

[@ARTV-]

Glad you liked it though.

[@AndrewGarland]

reply

[@Marco-er4ql]

@@AndrewGarland reply

[@imiilwaynelol7516]

@@staigenerator2949 reply

[@theneedledrop]

200k thank you!

[@isaiahwilliamson3610]

hey anthony can i ask you something....?

[@FantanoShorts]

isaiah williamson you're asking me something now, aren't you?

[@isaiahwilliamson3610]

Anthony Fantano can you review the album "I Hate Birds" just give it a quick google or KZbin it. You won't be dissapointed. ;)

[@jakubosuchowski7250]

theneedledrop Anthony damn son, YOUNG MONEY going to sign you soon if you keep putting out numbers like these. Great review and agree on the album, really enjoyed the majority of it.

[@razimus]

theneedledrop Drake started from the top, he never started from the bottom. His parents stole the name from Drake's Coffee Cakes & he likes to be called Drizzy? Weak

[@anthonyarellano8629]

Drake hasn’t dropped anything at this level since

[@kushagrachauhan8070]

Her loss?

[@idkwhatthisis4158]

@@kushagrachauhan8070no where near

[@Julian-uk6mj]

​@@kushagrachauhan8070are you joking?

[@kushagrachauhan8070]

@@Julian-uk6mjwhats wrong with that album?

[@Julian-uk6mj]

@@kushagrachauhan8070 nothing but it's nowhere near iyrtitl

[@driziiD]

the year is 2019, and this is still Drake's best project

[@srliam47]

More Life.

[@ChampionGold]

SrLiam LMAOOOOOO no

[@enricoromano6745]

@@srliam47 more life great BUT NOT BETTER

[@motorcityjimmie3384]

SrLiam L

[@konradhomiak3700]

It is 2020, the last year the human race exists, and the survey is in. Still the best.

[@killemnetwork5639]

Why does the album cover look like Floyd Mayweather's suicide note?

[@stevengotrange]

Omg

[@curledseeker6139]

Company is one of the best songs I’ve ever heard

[@zenman5781]

Travis is fucking insane on it

[@AlecC0l]

Personally enjoy this album quite a bit

[@johnnylongshotty1178]

It's now a year later and I still can't get enough.

[@AlecC0l]

***** same

[@myles6917]

+Truly 8bit The One and Onl (FOJ) shit not good

[@jonathansawa6027]

+Shaun Singleton (8bit) no

[@jonathansawa6027]

***** lol what

[@MartSchunk]

If you're reading this, you've probably already seen all the Drake-Fantano drama

[@Fr3shTiger]

Let's get this straight. This wasn't a mixtape, it was an album. A mixtape is free and isn't for the money. See chance the rapper if you need a reference

[@TheBest-ut4vw]

+Fr3shTiger Your right about *most* mixtapes being free, but a mixtape is simply a project that is a mixture of different tracks or ideas.

[@Fr3shTiger]

Nick Rubio or music that is made for the people not for profit

[@TheBest-ut4vw]

True

[@TheBest-ut4vw]

***** that's cute

[@Fr3shTiger]

***** thats funny his music is twice as good as drakes

[@IsmailTube999]

Lol People bring up the MBDTF score like it was a national tragedy.

[@OrthoSebastianLopez]

Lmaooo so true. They bring it up like it's in the bible and shit

[@JulianCampbellPPV]

it was tho

[@minikattwilliams]

That WAS a national tragedy😂😂 I cried myself to sleep

[@urbanasupernova562]

It was though lol

[@dragonofspades6914]

Well I guess it just wasn't his cup of tea...

[@TheCaliBoy]

wow this drake guy sure makes some good music, i wonder what he thinks about lesbians

[@thetruthhurts1305]

I wonder how your precious kanye feels about scooping up poop.scoopity poop poopity scoop... or is pusha L still having a hard time selling out high school gymnasiums?

[@torontoenvironment9899]

@@thetruthhurts1305 why do people like you take a joke and try to make it an argument, fix your personal life your estrogen is too much

[@akshaysundru482]

@@thetruthhurts1305 Damn you really let one L live in your head rent free this long, kinda sad

[@thetruthhurts1305]

@@akshaysundru482 hey man everyone takes an L in life... like your parents took an L when you were born... but the thing is drake haters keep using this L because they're frustrated this man keeps winning... so the more they use it the more I'm going to give them my 2 cents about it

[@707outxo3]

@@thetruthhurts1305 kanye in ur head rent free

[@dirtygoldxo1894]

when IYRTITL dropped in 2015... oh man it made my year I'm nostalgic now lol

[@dontworryaboutit273]

Could Drake not take the god damn time to put an apostrophe on "Its". Too late to fix it now.

[@DaDipinator]

It looks like the Chick-Fil-A cow wrote that shit.

[@SleepyheadCrazyhead]

And on "you're"

[@Demention94]

***** Well he made a shit cover.

[@Richardrobinsonvtec]

The word it does not possess anything it most certainly can not possess too..

[@xehP]

What about "you're" too?

[@ItsMookyBitch]

8/10...anthony where you live bruh, we gotta square up...

[@KiDDAnt22]

😂😂😂 real shit

[@mig23heat]

*grabs popcorn

[@MADduckie27]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@royalzak2670]

HAHA!

[@omarwisdom9047]

***** This album was actually great tho..

[@lukemaher1062]

wait....Anthony had hair?

[@benr3217]

Had to pull up just to double check Melon isn't a Drake hater and just knows CLB is trash

[@romaretaylor9953]

He ain’t show no love to nothing was the same at all, he made the hype beats like drake for one year that’s it

[@danielbelcab]

Yeah, but at the same time this is a guy who doesn't get Marvin's Room, which is basically a generational song at this point. I love Anthony but when it comes to Drake it's pretty clear that he disguises personal distaste as objective criticism.

[@danielbelcab]

For further clarification, the whole point of Marvin's Room is that it is immaturity at its finest. So to use that against the song is kinda like saying a horror movie is bad because it's too scary.

[@Punjabispitta]

Tetsuo & Youth = 7/10 This = 8/10 Am I missing something here? Lupe just put out what was not only an album, but something that could potentially change the world one day. That got a 7, and this forgettable piece by Drake got an 8. There is definitely something wrong here.

[@WillJordanNyarukochan]

Anthony fantano is one guy. This review is not going to change anything in the world at all. You'll still like Lupe more, it'll still be great to a lot of people. One guy's opinion cannot change that..

[@Punjabispitta]

Wu Tang I just don't understand the logic is all. Plus I post comments like this cause I know that everyone reads the comments in his reviews so I might as well say what I'm thinking.

[@chingonr]

Wu Tang Except Anthony has thousands of subscribers that will be on the Anthony wagon and listen to anything he recommends, for example in his Tesuo & Youth review he mentions that the song 'Deliver' was kind of corny not sure his exact words but he used that as a way to critize the album yet 'Deliver' had like triple entendre, obviously he missed that point of the whole song 'Pizza man don't come here no more' was also a play on word for 'Peace of man don't come here no more', i guess my point is is that Lupe speaks the truth and never talks about money, hoes, etc. yet Drake, a mainstream rapper who is known for selling out gets a better album score and not to mention this is considered a mixtape as well.

[@WillJordanNyarukochan]

Recr If his fans want to jump on a bandwagon and blindly agree with everything he says then that's their problem for being sheep. Obviously you're not one of these people, so it really shouldn't bother you that much.

[@polterghost6268]

Don't compare the two, they're not in the same lane

[@GubraLagima]

Drake gives rap a bad name. I don't understand how he has so many fans

[@Nhxn_]

his beats go hard

[@GubraLagima]

Kanye East Beats can't save a rapper that can't rap

[@corbinwells1]

he gives rap a bad name? not rick ross or eminem talking about raping women??? okay then.

[@Guillairmo]

rap isn't defined by 1 artist

[@GubraLagima]

Dannybrown Stan Every rapper talks about doing horrible shit. I don't care. What I care about is quality bars

[@WatchTheThrone23]

Drake's best album hands down

[@abdulkadirali96]

yup

[@SemAlce]

Take care

[@kslo6179]

@@SemAlce it’s good but I’m putting this one above it tbh

[@quinnsmith6092]

melon in 2017: low points like marvins room melon in 2020: give us another marvins room

[@UnifiedaxxS]

This album was better than MBDTF according to anthony.. . . . . .

[@theneedledrop]

UnifiedaxxS i preferred it, if you wanna put it literally, yeah.

[@urbanasupernova562]

theneedledrop What a joke lol smh

[@roronoazoro3422]

UnifiedaxxS MBDTF isn't as good tho

[@UnifiedaxxS]

Roronoa Zoro isn't as good as this album? really?

[@urbanasupernova562]

Roronoa Zoro LOL said no reputable critic ever.

[@jacob_]

Hair

[@jaykriss724]

As time went by and it’s been 7 years later, if drake dropped this now in 2022 the album would still sound fresh. Definitely a timeless body of work. My favourite drake album/mixtape by far.

[@Simariks]

Oh boy… I got bad news for you.

[@iw8ship]

@@Simariks what? What he said is true

[@floops9]

Still fucking with this heavy.

[@Cbrophy412]

Still growin on me!

[@-k-b-]

How does someone make an album this good but can't even come close to ever doing so again? His albums are fucking TERRIBLE yet this one is seriously fantastic! I don't get it. He's got great singles on all projects but they're all filler albums

[@theprinceofeverything1975]

As a Drake fan, I speak for his fan base when I say that we love those projects you refer to as terrible and those songs that you call filler. I can completely understand your opinion tho

[@Beefy_McWhatnow]

It's beacuse he knows he can make anything and people would listen. That's why he makes 20+ track albums, so he make more money

[@nathandp8039]

@@Beefy_McWhatnow so much hate in you just go listen to ksg

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@Beefy_McWhatnow Kanye almost made a 30 track album that I’m sure you think is a timeless classic right?

[@Beefy_McWhatnow]

@@romaretaylor9953 it's a solid album

[@KennyCarson123]

This is Drakes best project in my opinion, I just love the raw unbothered energy he portrays on each track with the minimal trap beats

[@Chantalan]

Atlanta Drake was the best Drake

[@Iasonas-lo1xr]

Is this ironic or not

[@KennyCarson123]

@@Iasonas-lo1xr why cause my pfp is Scott the Woz?

[@Iasonas-lo1xr]

@@KennyCarson123 I don’t even know who that is wym

[@KennyCarson123]

@@Iasonas-lo1xr I don’t know what did you mean by “is this ironic or not”

[@theeab1993]

6pm in New York blew me away. Like, fuck, I've never been a big Drake fan but he was a monster on that song

[@ContraIV]

I felt the same way when I heard it last year. I couldn't believe it. the beat, the savage lyrics, god damnnnn

[@versatilelord8893]

Drake has always been that kind of spitter since day one

[@pranavmanie1479]

the best way i describe my feelings towards 6pm in New York: oh you gotta love it

[@ANDR3alfaro]

Top 10 anime betrayals

[@toast3188]

Last time drake published a good album fantano had hair… we’re fucked 💀

[@chrisbrochu3663]

☠️

[@soulmoney119]

Her Loss: *is a good album*

[@toast3188]

@@soulmoney119 this was before the release of her loss which was indeed a great album

[@RainbowCaliber06]

im so not used to his hair

[@a-ray9131]

Nearly 6 years later, on CLB and Drake is still making the same songs, only ten times worse and with no effort at all

[@UniqueHandles]

i think the beat on worst behavior was great. the lyrics needed a bit more improvement though

[@chloenickel2303]

yeah that song goes so hard

[@johnnythetrol700]

WAIT TUSCAN LEATHER ????

[@dark3rthanshadows]

+Astrosics that's the problem of most drake songs the beats are great but the lyrics and voice!!....jess

[@basedboyandrews]

L

[@wealllame]

+Astrosics it shows you have no taste

[@GripChief]

*ahhh my old rival Two Stacks, we meet again. Was wondering what album you would review next so i could share my expert critique that would no doubt benefit your channel. As a HIGHLY successful youtuber i thumbs DOWN this video! and im going to tell you why? Drake is complete wack. I got more enjoyment from picking out stubborn nostril hairs than i did from listening to this album. Drake is like the kid at skool who gets offended real easy then runs home so he can write a facebook status consisting of shit poetry about how his life sucks. His lyrics are about as hard hitting as a water balloon. Rappers like ice cube tore the music scene open with razor blade flows, not afraid to cause some damage. While drake is the kinda rapper who would bring a cheese sandwich to a knife fight. THINK about it!*

[@jimpot1337]

thx jimmy for that insight

[@PopularZoneGaming]

i knew that yolo cap wasn't just for show, jimmy is the real street shit

[@xxxWolFangxxx]

I love you

[@drewbee24]

"Cheese sandwich to a knife fight" greatest drake diss yet

[@clunette]

It's time to step aside Fantano. Jimmy Bert has got this.

[@yendorsaphura]

Wow Know Yourself was so good that he put it in his favorite tracks twice

[@lavyasuri4841]

Man this is so sad to see because IYRTITL was Drake’s last amazing album. I’m a massive Drake fun and like CLB, Scorpion, and Views had some good songs but it just didn’t feel the same. I really wanna hear this Drake again.

[@mar_nvc]

Same

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@ralissedarysv2497 or like NWTS. That’s drakes best album in his eyes so he should use that as a blueprint to build on

[@memestrous]

i guess you could say, nothing was the same 😂

[@hivemindclips151]

know yourself was so good he had to put it twice on his favourite tracks. W melon.

[@tuckerwoodson4134]

Now and forever is TBH one of my favorite songs on the album

[@ebtrax4081]

Yeah that track was beautiful

[@wizane9616]

Yea it’s amazing

[@whatif7351]

Yeah the drums and melody are great

[@chingonr]

This review just makes me SMH, someone like Drake who has mediocre lyrics and no real meaning to any of his songs always talking about the same bullcrap (cars, money, hoes) gets a higher score on his MIXTAPE than a real album like Tetsuo & Youth, in which Lupe speaks nothing but the truth and positive messages towards humanity, it just suprises me because mr. fantano here is supposed to be an intelligent person you would think he would connect more with Lupe but it's the other way around, I guess it really is all about selling out to the mainstream typical people.

[@chingonr]

Lasspeng It says in the title Album/Mixtape you dumb fuck.

[@cutieAndrea121]

Drake >> Kanye West.. music wise

[@whatdoyouliketoplay7]

The fact that you think that there is no real meaning in the music displays how closed your ears are when listening to this album. It must be boring to have such limited tastes.

[@DirtyBassDrops]

Some people don't like listening to all the fucked up shit that happens in the world

[@urbanasupernova562]

FuckYoBitch LMFAO get a clue

[@fighthive4808]

The last time Anthony liked Drake he had hair.

[@milkmeetsworld]

Damn he dropped this classic when this nigga had hair? 😂

[@cherrygsw4762]

6 years later and its still his best project

[@samhayslip8433]

he doesn't score these albums by how it compares to other rappers albums he compares them by the artists previous work the artists growth or lack of

[@samhayslip8433]

thats why MBDTF has a lower score than this MBDTF was worse than graduation so it got a lower score but IYRTITL was better than drakes previous record so therefore it gets a better review

[@jamesmandla1192]

Yeah cause MBDTF was worse than graduation SMH

[@franjes9999]

Sam Hayslip he didn't like MBDTF cause he found Kanyes personal drama which he felt inspired the album uninteresting leading to him giving it a lower score even though it's objectively his best album

[@flynnexe]

He scores albums on how much he enjoys them. That's it. Those aspect probably do influence his enjoyment but those aren't necessarily guidelines he follows. He simply rates highly if he really enjoys the project and rates low when he doesn't.

[@GuysOfFilm]

@@franjes9999 objectively his best? What is with everyone using the word objective in regards to an albums' quality?

[@arma8]

going on a drake and drive

[@Wonderfullism]

8 years later, this is still Drake's best project

[@MeetGroverOfficial]

wait... maybe it's a joke?

[@jaysee2141]

That's what I thought. Maybe. I don't think so.

[@jaysee2141]

Shots FIRED

[@meatwad515]

I'm pretty sure it's not April 1st.

[@0nzer0]

REMINDER NOT TO WATCH FANTANO'S HIP-HOP REVIEWS FANTANO GAVE LUPE A 7/10 AND DRAKE A 8/10 REMINDER NOT TO WATCH FANTANO'S HIP-HOP REVIEWS

[@whotfareyouay]

I just noticed he put “know yourself” in his fave tracks twice.

[@MexiCooki]

It’s that good lmao

[@MrDonckers]

his hair moved down to his lip 😢

[@jerodwolf5582]

Apparently Anthony really loves Know Yourself off the album, he put it twice

[@AllThisPower]

In my opinion Take Care was Drake's best album.

[@janaejohnson5789]

Agreed On Many Levels😂👏👌

[@SebPereira]

All This Power No way! deff some of his best work but i feel Nothing Was The Same was his best album because he matured as a rapper he also did something different by changing the beat of the song and going in at the end. in that album Drake knows he made it and he's the best and he deff showed it.

[@MyProductBrand2]

TC album imo was more pop culture and appealed to a wider audience. Mainly a lot more women probably enjoy it, but IYRTITL album felt more rap culture inspired.

[@rennyz8793]

NWTS

[@habenmalcolm1316]

+Rennezz z Defo NWTS

[@taylorjack2130]

This is the best drake album by a mile. Banger after banger absolutely amazing production

[@Marie-qv6on]

Turn the 8 upside down it's an 8 now

[@joeyrivers8845]

it sucks that he will never top this

[@13eatrix]

drake's lyrics are basic but catchy.. he just uses nice ass beats to cover it up.. but that's just my opinion.

[@brah2K]

So maybe the better lyricists are spitting great bars to cover shit beats and production?

[@brah2K]

And actually drakes got great flowS. Exactly, not even one or two, but he can switch up different flows.

[@juniorislost1177]

Earls beats are the best. Wtf u talking about

[@burnsfactor]

+J U N I O R R he doesn't respect the lo-fi sound apparently

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

Nice ass beats...gtfoh. They're all predictable and watered down just like his rhymes and everything else on the radio. If you're looking for nice ass beats listen to shit that Havoc from Mobb Deep, RZA from Wu-Tang, and J Dilla have produced...foh.

[@the-eIixir]

2020 and it still hits just as hard when it dropped. i personally see this as drake’s peak; everything before and after just can’t compare imo

[@jasongee28]

wow this drake guy seems nice. i hope him and fantano dont squabble

[@nerdude360]

Wow this Drake fella seems like a really cool guy, I really hope he sends you a vegan cookie recipe to thank you for this positive review!