Drake has had a seismic year.
His fourth studio album,Views, spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 albums chart.
1 on the Hot 100 as a guest on Rihannas Work, before achieving his long-coveted first solo No.
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1 with One Dance.
And he traversed North America with Future for the blockbusterSummer Sixteen Tour.
The understated, inviting cut stands toe-to-toe with the bestViewsmaterial.
Chain smoking in the house, its hard to breathe, he raps on its second verse.
I used to have to hit my Ts with Febreeze.
But Drakes coded attacks on Pusha T and Kid Cudi mar the track.
After Pusha T impugned Drakes authenticity on this months H.G.T.V.
His shots at Cudi, who recentlychecked into rehabfor severe depression, are harsher.
You were the man on the moon, Drake sneers, referencing the Cleveland MCsrevered debut album.
Given Cudis public struggles with mental health, Drakes barbs feel unnecessary.
More than any contemporary MC besides West, Drakes honesty can both thrill and appall.
But with music of this quality, its hard to fault Drake for lyrical missteps.
After all, the dude just turned 30.
