For All The Dogs: Is It Worth The Hype? | Reaction & Review

Drake finally released his new album For All The Dogs, and here are my initial thoughts. Did it live up to the hype... Is the old Drake back...

[@snicolas1991]

Cole having the best verse on the album is A PROBLEM..

[@theboi5584]

I’m not even a huge Drake fan, but this album was the last straw for me. After claiming to be coming back with those “Take Care” and “IYRTITL” vibes, as well as releasing two good singles, he did the same thing that he’s been doing for the last 7 years.

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

Amen bro take care is one of my fav albums of all time but you took the words out of my mouth

[@xavierclayton9990]

So you stop d riding ?

[@theboi5584]

@@xavierclayton9990 did you even read the comment? I’ve never D-ridden him and I’m fact have been very critical of him lately

[@darkskinwhite]

take care & iyrt are wildly different you couldn't possibly do both at once

[@theboi5584]

@@darkskinwhite Drake was hungry on both

[@zack7438]

Let's be honest here, we are never going to get the Take Care or Nothing Was The Same version of Drake ever again. The thing that made those albums special is because Drake was on the come up, he had a point to prove and it gave him a ferocity in his lyrics coupled with storytelling elements about his ambition to reach the top. Now that Drake has been at the top for 10 years, the hunger to prove himself has died and he does not have to try anymore. Anything he releases will go number 1 because it's Drake but not necessarily because it's a great song. Take 'Slime You Out' for example, the song is uninspired but it went number one whereas the song 'Take Care' never reached no.1 but we can all agree it is infinitely better than anything Drake has released in the last 5 years. It's the same way that Apple have stopped innovating the Iphone like they used to, they don't have any competition so they don't need to push themselves as hard as they did.

[@t-god2439]

So it’s y’all fault you(and not you personally) have to stop supporting mediocre to trash as work and hold the artist accountable.

[@fantastichiphop]

Very well said

[@cyrill2342]

Bullshit, Apple is not innovating their phones anymore because phone( as we know them at the moment ) innovation is over, there is nothing to innovate anymore. But i agree with the Drake thing

[@eddietalley534]

He bamboozled me with the 8 am in charlotte single. Drake needs to make a real rap project with no singing no love songs just straight bars

[@xavierclayton9990]

Ok princess

[@shady4chi]

Yeah he tricked us again.

[@jfraz1992]

Exactly

[@fatgumball7599]

Bro why do everyone want a full rap album from Drake 💀💀Drake is POP RAPPER. He is supposed to sing and rap. Ofc his singing became dull lately but he needs to improve it, not quit it

[@MrVocalist567]

He refuses

[@CJ_Tha_Mofo]

The Problem with drake is that he always wanna go for "quantity over quality" with his projects.

[@matrixofleadership]

This might be more disappointing than CLB was. The thing with Drake is he isn’t inspired anymore. He repeatedly talks about the same topics in different ways, not changing his subject matter or taking his art seriously I heard he’s going to be taking a break after this so maybe this will have a positive effect on his artistry going forward

[@vikashmahabir]

CLB is a classic are you under a rock

[@remyroland2424]

​@@vikashmahabirYou're not a rap fan

[@matrixofleadership]

@@vikashmahabir You people put the classic label under everything. Hasn’t even aged 5 years

[@vikashmahabir]

@@matrixofleadership go cry about it

[@matrixofleadership]

@@vikashmahabir Nobody crying kid. You have nothing to say for yourself so you go with default keyboard warrior response lol

[@seanjjpaul]

Completely agree sadly lol very big disappointed..at this point in his career his best work is far far behind him

[@crazyquest7851]

If this album was like 10 songs instead of 23, it actually would have been amazing. It goes to show that longer albums usually tend to be a let down. Of course there are exceptions tho.

[@CocoaLuv22]

Facts though ... All of the slow/rnb songs except for PartyNextDoor and the BBL Interlude can be taken off and it's 🔥

[@Kanyewestbiggestfan123]

@@CocoaLuv22Bahamas promises and tried our best were great too

[@gkay8889]

@@CocoaLuv22tried our best Bahamas promises and slime you out were good too

[@CocoaLuv22]

I'm having a re-listen, and I actually like most of the r&b tracks as well ... That being said - this is actually a good album

[@seba2tiansalazar]

​@@CocoaLuv22its decent not good or great, its like on par on CLB and even then im tempted to give it to CLB

[@younggod3906]

As a supporter of Drake this album was was overwhelming & it makes me appreciate Ye , Ross , Jayz, Big Sean , Wiz , Cole, Kendrick, Wale , & Meek

[@Thomas998822]

Makes no sense, do you mean underwhelming?

[@therealstupidwaffle]

@@Thomas998822*overwhelming but he fr don't make sense

[@jameson95x]

@@therealstupidwafflemaybe the 23 songs and lack of cohesion was overwhelming for him as these other artists like Jay and Ye have more minimal list tic projects as there last albums

[@romaretaylor9953]

Oh NOW Y’all appreciate Big Sean and Wale? Good to know 😂

[@tdwwxyz]

I’m so embarrassed reading the comments cause I enjoyed this project 😂

[@mazhar.m10]

Exactly all I hear is haters and people yapping today I liked it.

[@ManCodeTV]

@@mazhar.m10 Just because everybody else doesn't like it doesn't mean they are haters. It means they don't like it. You calling the dude that made this video a Hater for giving this wack Album a 4.5? It's not good bruh

[@joptorres9826]

@@ManCodeTVong mans just glazing drake like bro he don’t know you

[@amenx]

@@joptorres9826lmao dude has horrible musical taste

[@blakehardiman]

I eat up all the drake hate when he releases a bad album, but I thought the second half of this album was great! My expectations weren’t high because of his recent track record but I went in not expecting anything and was decently surprised with what he delivered on that part of the project. I’m not the biggest Drake fan so I don’t really understand the disappointment.

[@dunnydon1]

A.i. Drake albums go harder than his actual official released albums he puts out at this point ... that says a lot.

[@romaretaylor9953]

You’ve heard a whole AI Drake album?….

[@dunnydon1]

@romaretaylor9953 Yesir! They have had them all over youtube for the past months. Trust me, the majority are flames.

[@0317Stanley]

Was immediately blowed when I saw the track list being over 15 songs. Had a feeling it was gonna be a let down. But just like every project after IYRTITL, at least you get half good songs to keep from it.

[@darkskinwhite]

I dont keep half good songs

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@darkskinwhitenot half good songs he’s saying half the album is good

[@Raisedbyhiphop]

Drake needs to realize Quality > Quantity I want this man to have a graceful exit. Ans from the looks of it, its not looking good

[@desperatelycravingahamsandwich]

I don’t think this album lived up to its expectations but it’s still miles better than anything he’s released in the 2020s so far. There’s a handful of tracks on here that I will be coming back to for a LONG time.

[@desperatelycravingahamsandwich]

Probably would give it like a 7.2/10.

[@thojstrom]

not better than her loss

[@artistaccount]

This album is worse than honestly nevermind

[@thojstrom]

@@artistaccount honestly nevermind is probably the worst album from a mainstream rapper in a long time

[@Harveygregorxotwod]

Bro this is not better than CLB, Her Loss or Honestly Nevermind

[@redcyclone7835]

Thank you for a more honest take on this album. Its a whole lotta cappin going on these days.

[@quikshot2890]

The album wasn’t the return of the old Drake. However, I think it’s better than CLB, Honestly nevermind and his other albums after 2016

[@zoidymte3410]

This is not better than CLB definitely not her loss thus album is mid as hell 😂😂

[@gkay8889]

@@zoidymte3410no

[@therealstupidwaffle]

@@zoidymte3410bro clb is absolute garbage. this album is mid af but even most will agree clb and honestly nevermind is worse

[@LucaVincent]

yeah totally agree its like comedy rap now

[@p.capes1]

Drake run is over.....

[@pokesprout7469]

It’s still going to go #1 and sell 500k first week

[@p.capes1]

@pokesprout7469 Doesn't change the fact his run is over. Hell, Eminem still does numbers and his run been over since 2006!

[@artistaccount]

​​@@pokesprout7469honestly nevermind did 205 k first week last year and fatd is worse than hn . I think this album won't pass 200k

[@pokesprout7469]

@@artistaccount that album was a dance album and it sucked. This one is a normal drake record that has some good songs. I think it’s going do good. It always does. We will wait and see.

[@artistaccount]

@@pokesprout7469 i don't like hn but hn has better songs overall than fatd. There's no Jimmy cooks on this rap/rnb album either, which is drake's bread and butter. Drake sounded more like drake on hn which is crazy cause it's a house album like you said not a rap album but hn Jimmy cooks is better than any song on fatd and the singing on hn is better than any song on fatd too lol. I thought drake couldn't make anything worse than hn but I was proven wrong with this new album. Again I 100% believe this album won't hit 200k first week. I don't even know what song will go to number 1 off this album. When I hear Jimmy cooks the first time I knew this is going number 1 but not on fatd

[@andresciahooten9598]

Goddamn man, it took y’all that long to understand that Drake just makes albums nowadays for money?! 😂😂😂

[@noyb4441]

Views was his LAST BEST album imo. Everything aftdr that, had a handful of songs to takr from. There was a time the boy had no skips & you could download the whole album, now its a selected few. However, i do feel like the album hit a little more different after the very first list. (Certain songs do.) And to be frank, IMO i think his music is no longer the same is bc he's not making relatable music anymore. Yet along inspiring. He's at such a level conmercially, that some ppl can't understand the New drake. Hopfully, the next thing he drop will be something more humble, inspiring, or with SUBSTANCE. Bc he's honestly dropping the same thing just on a different beat. And constantly sneak dissing, & flexing on ppl. Some ppl who played a part in his success.

[@romaretaylor9953]

I got More Life over Views but I agree with your overall sentiment

[@zoidymte3410]

I honestly thought considering the title of the album "For All the Dogs" that it would sound a little like her loss having more bangers and hip hop then constant singing on the album smh

[@diceflawless9115]

Exactly! I thought we were finally get a hip hop album. He's singing in 90% of it

[@fantastichiphop]

Same

[@koutoo]

ngl when the album had an amazing start the with Virginia Beach and the later first songs were fire. during the 2nd half tho, it felt like Drake really said 'nah f*ck this let's fill this album up with a lot of no effort songs and call it a day'. Man FATD really had potential.

[@Dunnolol101]

This album is far better than anything drake has released since scorpion and I have already had several songs on repeat, whereas with every other album and mixtape I’ve given like one listen through. Away from home is going in my favorite drake songs of all time for sure.

[@sihlerumo]

I knew this and its now confirmed that Travis Scott can sleep soundly as he still holds the title for AOTY. "Scaring the hoes" is better than this album too.

[@iangarcia1585]

Scaring the Hoes is aoty not Utopia

[@kev1619]

utopia is overrated and not in my top 5 aoty

[@shady4chi]

Utopia was trash too

[@gkay8889]

@@shady4chino

[@AP-ig5pi]

@@shady4chiutopia clears drake

[@misterx44]

Totally agree. Just a fact why for example even Doja Cats album over this album. 5 years from first Dojas album against 14 years of Drake.... Tight close team of Doja vs huge Drakes team from around the world. The quality, conception and listening feeling should be so fkn strong from the years and years of experience in music industry and having so many talented ppl around who aint told truth about recent albums. So crazy.....

[@darkskinwhite]

Deja Cat isnt Hiphop lol. I mean they compete cause Drake is a popstar too but hes still a rapper.

[@yungcash8800]

Jcole had the best verse on the whole album😂

[@itsjaize]

I agree completely

[@Zyairelitboy]

Give it some time and it age like fine wine

[@TooFailure]

Let’s not forget he dropped a whole book leading up to this album.

[@Eddierath]

It's like youngins run with this and learn not to really GAF about they projects.

[@adamtrott78]

I’ve never heard a full Drake album, just the hits. I had a really negative impression of Drake because of Fantano reviews on recent albums, and the Pusha T beef. The only album I have heard in full, and was there for the release was honestly nevermind, and I wasn’t a fan of most of that project. I came into this album with low expectations, and after seeing how long the tracklist was even lower expectations, and I was left pleasantly surprised. It’s a bloated project with a lot of filler on it but it also has a lot of really great musical moments. I’m not a big fan of the slower songs where he sings the whole time but there are a lot of bangers on here that are really good, especially the song with J. Cole and the timestamp song. I didn’t really think that people have this toxic culture around music being made an artist falling off, and I feel like that is just as much of a factor in critical reception towards drakes albums as any other artist. This is a good project, there’s nothing particularly special or notable about it, but it’s a decent project.

[@seba2tiansalazar]

Decent not good, and it has way less to do with toxicity than fans just wanting a good product

[@FnBaran]

I’m not a big drake fan but I still like the album. Especially the first half is a lot better than the second. The beats are really good on most songs but there are still some boring/dull moments. I give it a 7/10

[@bucballzy]

Gr8 breakdown 💯

[@EddieLove]

The track with SZA and sexy red was not trolling. It’s literally a strip club joint.

[@lilmilkthegulp]

Hella mid for me. 8AM in Charlotte is a banger but Drake’s Churchill Downs flow is the only thing he can still do right for me. I’d give it a 4/10 but 8AM is really boosting that rating because of how good it is

[@issatrap6614]

Drake is truly the GOAT. The album is a super vibe🙌🏼

[@mackmanbailey9219]

Drake Is One Of The GOATs this album really mid. You probably a Fan Since views so you wouldn't appreciate his older work

[@zoidymte3410]

😂😂

[@gkay8889]

@@mackmanbailey9219no

[@alonzo108]

If He would Cut a few Song and Made It A 10 Song Album

[@blackjesus2473]

Yes! The old Drizzy is back… this album is gonna age beautifully…. WATCH 👀

[@zoidymte3410]

Cap

[@kyngqyou444]

That forgettable ass shyt? Nah it ain't

[@gkay8889]

They ll see , this shit good

[@flameofdestruction271]

​@@gkay8889nah don't force they ears loll, drake new album is okay, not great

[@brianrono7585]

that 360 deal is killing him

[@dg23457]

Such a disappointment! I really liked Her Loss and I thought after 8AM in Charlotte and Slime You Out, this was gonna be a good record and it’s not good at all. No memorable hooks or choruses, no hits at all, repeated lines/content throughout the album and just overall boring. Certain songs sound like he’s just trying to fit in with the new generation's style of music like the Yeat song and it’s just not Drake!

[@supercalifragilisticex]

Hot take, Rich baby daddy is the best song on the album

[@cooldev1224]

Not afraid to speak the truth, i respec it

[@Pull-upShawty]

Killer Mike's album is killing Drake's.

[@gabrieldukicchuks2058]

The album was such a disapointment and so different from what everyone was hyping it up to be. Way to bloated and boring for it's own good, and while I don't think it was utter dogshit since there where still some great songs on it, I still think he could have done better.

[@lilalbertbuoy5929]

Damn I aint A Drake Fan But This Album wasnt trash or mid it was just good I guess,nowhere near Utopias album experience but definitely better than his last three albums definitely top 3 rap albums this year

[@ManCodeTV]

This Album is garbage lol. It's not good. Who's paying you to say this haha

[@amenx]

Utopia was A$$ 2

[@noctiuagus1369]

what are the other 2 albums in your top 3?

[@thejtrax]

Doja cat?

[@thejtrax]

Sexy redd has one of the best albums this year

[@geogames7750]

I feel like the intro and outro of this is so weird and lazy and I'ma Drake fan and I thought it was very messy

[@RJ-kg5fe]

My problem with drake on this album was that he was starting to sound like other artists. I don’t remember the song but in my head was like is this drake rapping or playboy carti?

[@eazyozie]

This album is way too long

[@Topbandgetter]

Ong dmx better

[@eazyozie]

@@Topbandgetterfacts

[@mjprimo1353]

When Drake was hungry

[@Draek12347]

I’m sick of the generic r&b songs they felt unique on CLB and her loss with imy2, tsu, hours in silence, spin bout u, but they did not hit the same on fatd

[@shady4chi]

Drake need to take them braids out, let his hair loc up like Cole and call Quentin Miller.

[@foodielifemac]

😂

[@1x.bizzle224]

old drake was my favorite artist & i 100% agree

[@turboshazed7370]

I liked it! Some songs were snoozers but a lot of them were vibe worthy or at least he sounded catchy. Wasn't expecting anything different lyrically so I can give this a 7/10 comfortably. Not high on my albums of the year list but for 25 I'd say it makes the cut. Miles better than Honestly Nevermind and even CLB. Even liked more tracks off this than Her Loss but hayyy that middle of the ocean song still slaps.

[@lamontbeverly7374]

Take care is the Goat

[@fish203]

This album was a huge disappointment. Old drake is never coming back lmao

[@NotUrGuru]

Love Drake and i been a fan since day 1. but this is the equivalent of stat padding in basketball. like Russ stacking triple doubles to the detriment of the team. he does't have anything to prvoe so hes just chasing numbers. cant blame him. is what it is and seeing as i dont have to pay for it, ill just take the moments when they come on these projects.

[@akultisgod5538]

drake's sweatshop is letting him down. the people hes stealing songs from arent going hard anymore.

[@jfraz1992]

It definitely wasn’t worth the hype, only good song was 8am charlotte, no growth in his music at all

[@bandhere728]

We should have gotten more rapping and beats like on 8am in charlotte that’s what we were expecting from Drake but as usual this album is to sell units and keep adding to current style and sound in hip hop today which is lackluster and lazy. I like Drake as an artist but like people are saying he just not hungry anymore and give us these lackluster records, when is the last time Drake said Yoo let me rap next to Bun B, Nas, busta rhymes, andre 3000, and among other greats (not to say he hasn’t done so in the past already or hasn’t considered it); on an album or mixtape/EP to really show us how good he is as a rapper amongst these greats and we all know he can make a song. So to mix your song making abilities/ rapping abilities with artist like these and mold it into a song that would have casual and loyal rap fans give praise to wouldn’t be bad thing to do.

[@yusufhasaan8781]

I agree. Same ole Drake a few good records rapping but no growth in his music. He needs to take a break

[@jmbeats3308]

Better than some of his recent albums, and has a few good tracks but overall, just boring and forgettable. You could even argue that FATD is just a better version of CLB. Drake needs to make something deeper, more introspective talking about his career, being a dad, etc if he wants to deliver a stronger and/or memorable album.

[@Crill835]

So its another Drake album? I’ll get to eventually

[@PrettyboyAshtun]

i just expected more tbh

[@ManCodeTV]

Album is Trash! The End

[@TheReddKnight]

I had to go back and listen to old Drake and man old Drizzy and this Drake are 2 different artists

[@andrew.726]

I really enjoyed the album but I do think some of the songs did just drag on and it definitely sounded nothing like old Drake like he said, but still it's not too bad.

[@BrianYerby-he9jo]

Virginia Beach was bumping

[@kingdomcitizenship5613]

This world is crazy if they think 36 is old

[@eyahyo]

Honestly there are a lot of bad songs but I thought it was alright. Definitely could of done way more and there are tons upon tons of awful bars. I also liked most of the features I think the only one I wanted more from was the chief keef one because he had a really small part. Favorite tracks for me: Amen, Daylight, First Person Shooter, IDGAF, Slime You Out, Members Only, What Would Pluto Do, 8am in Charlotte, Rich Baby Daddy, Another Late Night Least Favorite: Easily Calling for You. The 21 verse is pretty good but Drake's part is absolute horseshit and the flow of the song is absolutely ruined by the obnoxious interlude with the girl talking. 10/21 for me (not counting interludes) Good video Mr F, have a good weekend!

[@FoundOasis]

This project has some of his best work and there other half is bad i would say there 11 or 12 songs that are worth listening to but he aint hungry enough anymore

[@TshoCa]

As a drake fan it is a sad to know I am not a dog. He doesnt deserve to be the top rapper. He needs to move out of the way. He a pop product...

[@darkskinwhite]

corny punchlines, delivery not matching the subject matter, being so successful for so long you have nothing new to talk about, selling it as a rap album but giving you mostly pop nonsense, is this an eminem album?

[@darkskinwhite]

bro this background beat is hard as fuck what is that

[@jesuswalksforyou]

No.

[@Topbandgetter]

Fr

[@liamhorne6939]

There’s a few good songs but besides that the whole thing just sucks

[@anthonyowens9395]

I heard the album and its alright not bad but I have heard better from him

[@ElYacobMLGJacoboAlejandro]

Was I the only person who actually loved the album? I mean it isn’t bad It just didn’t add up to the hype it generated

[@yongyoryongx4001]

If you like it you like it Idk it's just for me his marketing ruined things for me

[@chiboyeke3590]

Drake will fall off hard if he keeps doing this ish, mark my words

[@dominicharris5489]

i hope he does cuz his fans deserve better

[@austinzizzi1142]

I agree his music is getting more and more lifeless and vapid with each releases

[@danielradilla6342]

❤

[@blackdivinci8383]

So let me get this straight you guys are mad hes talking about relationships and throwing shots and flexing on a album called for all the DOGS

[@ElsnaGz]

7.5/10

[@MaboiHp]

So boring are his melodys damn her los wa y better , 8am and Cole Track are Fire the rest mid mid i personally give an album a second listing but these autotune vocals are horrible that never listing twice.

[@1107z-jd7mg]

CAN YOU MAKE ANOTHER VIDEO ABOUT RAPPERS WHO SELL THEIR SOULS

[@madhoosh_]

Can you do a tracklist ranking of some sort?

[@xavierclayton9990]

Denied.

[@austinzizzi1142]

He tries to appease and make music for everyone and in doing so he makes music for no one and the project loses all its integrity

[@Historicutuber]

I haven't heard it yet but if its as good as CLB I'll tolerate it

[@YoBarbados]

It is

[@ioKaza]

it’s tuff

[@zoidymte3410]

It's not people gassing this album up

[@benjaminnaderi2774]

This was the worst Drake album. And don’t give that ”What do you want him to rap about??! he’s not that old Drake” J Cole and Kendrick aren’t eihter but they still manage to do concept albums that have BOTH cultural and commercial impact. Lazy writing. Go back and do better,

[@sillynamereally]

UNCOHESIVE MESS ‼️‼️‼️

[@Topbandgetter]

He copied dmx's song for his album and it wasnt even good😑😑😑

[@LucaVincent]

it was a trash album and saying that doesn't make you a hater i love 2011-17 drake and a lot of the songs he's done since but there wasn't a single track i'd take away from this he's become a parody of himself

[@Zarif348]

this some d1 hating all the parties was fire dont be hating on pookie like dat

[@32jcueva]

First time I ever turned off a drake album. Shit is honestly unplayable.

[@liamhorne6939]

8 am in charlotte va beach fps and idgaf the only good songs ima actually play the rest of the album was just so forgettable and boring

[@Sakima205]

The last half of the album seemed pretty cohesive during my first listen... imma listen again but u didn't find it that horrible and I don't like Drake's Music much at all.

[@BLUUCIFUR]

His worse album ever... Period

[@amenx]

U might be right bro

[@zoidymte3410]

Facts

[@_luvo]

That sza pic in the thumbnail got me blushing, shes so beautiful

[@SweaterSwagg]

Not her real face lol

[@maryannappiagyei4277]

This album too long. Launch drop album Midnights. Not morning

[@ericwilliams6153]

He knew we'd fall asleep if he dropped it at midnight 😴 gave it to us in the morning, when fully awake. Smart

[@amorgod7776]

You're buggin bro you're literally nitpicking for flaws instead of enjoying the music

[@BruceChauncey]

J Cole carried

[@JTMoodie2]

You rate this a 4.5 like 8AM or Draw a Picasso aren't on the album. Even the track with J. Cole is a standout performance. I feel like people often forget that drake was always the one making music we would party too, not just the music to wow us and flex his rapping/writing ability. Why take the music so seriously when he isn't either? There are songs on the album to play in the club, listen to during a breakup, and songs to cement his legacy as one of the greatest to do it. Who else is doing it like this? It's not the best album in history, but it's fun. That being said, I'd give it a 7.5