Well, last week, as you know, I reviewed Kanye West’s “Donda”, and as you know, I wasn’t all that impressed. I have no idea how long this review will be because I wasn’t impressed with Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” either. Once again, Drake can’t help himself when utilising autotune. God, I despise that software. Like I have stressed on many occasions, if you can’t sing, don’t try to cheat with that software because you sound worse using it. Drake’s latest album had plenty of potential until some collaborators ruined it with autotune. Drake can go deep with his lyrics as he did on ‘Champagne Poetry’, ‘7am on Bridle Path’ and ‘the Remorse’. Those are the only tracks I liked with Drake on them and no pathetic autotune in sight. My favourite was ‘Yebba’s Heartbreak’ featuring, funnily enough, Yebba on vocals over a soft piano. I first saw Yebba Smith on Later…with Jools Holland in the autumn of 2019 on a Mark Ronson track. Mark has sung her praises for quite a while, and it was great to hear her on this record. It was my favourite because of her strong vocals, and Drake left her to it. It’s unusual for an artist/band’s album to only feature on some of their tracks. I can’t continue the review because the record bored me.

Song recommendations: ‘Yebba’s Heartbreak’, ‘Champagne Poetry’, ‘the Remorse’

3/10