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By Zack Sulkis – Social Media Editor-In-Chief

Drake recently released his eighth studio album, “For All the Dogs,” where he showed why he will always be on top of the music industry. “For All The Dogs” is 82 minutes of rap music with a wider variety of sounds ranging from fast-paced, hard-hitting songs like “Daylight” to softer, fast-paced rap on songs like “Virginia Beach” and “Calling For You (feat. 21 Savage.)”

The album features an R&B sound on songs like “Amen (feat. Teezo Touchdown),” “Slime You Out (feat. SZA),” and “Bahamas Promises.” The album has many different artists featured including Teezo Touchdown, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Yeat, SZA, PartyNextDoor, Chief Keef, Bad Bunny, Sexyy Red, and Lil Yachty.

The feature however that has gotten the most attention has been his collaboration with J. Cole. The song got so much attention due to Cole’s feature becoming his first song to go #1, and this song would later go on to be Drake’s 13th #1 song. 

Drake having 13 #1 songs is significant because it ties him with Michael Jackson who Drake references on the album. Drake raps, “I’m one away from Michael” “Beat it, what? Beat it, what? Beat it, what?” 

“For All The Dogs” also got a lot of attention on the song “Daylight” due to it having a feature from Drake’s son Adonis who is just six years old. Adonis went on to release his own song entitled “My Man Freestyle.”

On November 17, Drake released “For All The Dogs – Scary Hours Edition,” an extended version of “For All The Dogs.” This extended version features six more songs with one including another J. Cole feature. 

The best song on the extended version is definitely “You Broke My Heart.” “I put careers on shelves like Amazon Distribution Center help, Really hate to call lil’ broski for the dirty work, I’d rather do it by myself,” Drake raps. 

Overall, the album is very good with many songs fans would want to add to their playlist however there are a few songs that are not necessary and needed. “Gently (feat. Bad Bunny)” is a prime example of this. This song that does not fit the theme of the rest of the album whatsoever and Drake’s fake accent in the song’s intro can only be described as cringy and uncomfortable.

Rating 4 out of 5 stars