I really don't know why I am listening to a triple Drake album, but here we are. Listening to Drake for almost three hours straight's probably going to have a brainwashing effect on my review, but I'll try to make it as objective as possible.
π₯First place: Maid of Honour
π₯Second place: Maid of Honour
"Maid of Honour" stands out as the best production among the three albums. The dancehall and dancepop influence is so stimulating to the ears that it almost numbingly tunes out Drake's monotonous rapping all throughout the project. "Iceman" comes in second with its clean production. The latter-mentioned album has refreshing elements to its production, but it isn't as borderline interesting as the aforementioned one. "Habibti," on the other hand, comes last for both the production and the songwriting. The third album unfortunately mixes the weaknesses of the first two albums. The production isn't glamorous like "Iceman," and the songwriting is subpar like "Maid of Honour".
According to my impressions of Drake's songwriting, "Iceman" is typically better-written and was purposefully created as the clapback album to the allegations and criticisms he received during his earlier rap war with Lamar and others. In contrast, "Maid of Honour" and "Habibti" are the more laid-back albums. "Iceman" contains more references and is lyrically geared against his opponents. The two other albums, on the other hand, for the most part, focus on dance-pop songwriting topics with shallow reflection about sex and relationships.
Overall, I prefer βMaid of Honourβ to the other two albums because Drake's pen game does not pique my interest as much. As previously said, Drake's artistic strength resides more in his Casanova image and layered, textured production than in being the tough gangster he "sees" himself in "Iceman."
Ran To Atlanta (feat. Future & Molly Santana): 7/10
Bβs On The Table (feat. 21 Savage): 6/10
2 Hard 4 The Radio: 6.5/10
Album cohesiveness: 7.5/10
Whereβs Your Stuff Interlude: 7/10
Goose and the Juice: 6.5/10
