Sitting here listening to nwts while i pack up for a move and man I forgot how much of a classic this was, really a flawless project

I think a lot of people including myself sometimes fixate on what Drake is not instead of appreciating what he is and what he brought to the game. This s*** ain’t Kanye creative but it’s damn near on that level, it’s not as insightful as a Jay-Z classic but it’s more entertaining and more versatile. Obviously it’s not as substantive as Kendrick but it isn’t trying to be. It’s just some fly s***, well executed, rnb influenced, with a pop sheen, polished production beat switches nothing really like it, and the raps are elite and legendary.

Got me thinking though how many does he have? I’d definitely say Take Care is also pretty much flawless, it’s longer and slower than NwTs but it also has more depth and has some iconic tracks and production. Those are his only two albums I can definitively say are classics.

Tape wise I’m giving him SFG and IYRTITL obviously and I also think Care Package is a classic top to Bottom as well, really feels like the version of Views from the 6 we never got as well as kindve like his lost tapes

But yeah outside of that I wouldn’t say anything else is undeniably classic even though he has some other projects that are very good (More Life, HNM, Her Loss etc)

So yeah SFG, TC, NWTS, IYRTITL, & Care Package

What yall think? More? Less? Or is this spot on?

A lot

TC
NWTS
IYRTITL

2 or 3

TC NWTS IYRTITL VIEWS CLB HER LOSS

TC and NWTS

3 - TC, NWTS, IYRTITL

its over

at least 5

Personally? 3 or 4

But in reality 2

More Life >

Who cares man

• So Far Gone for surely
• Take Care for surely (the cover is a callback to Thriller idc what yall say and the album was intended to be that for his lane for his generation and I think we can agree he fulfilled the prophecy)

Hmmm… idk what else but it just feels like he has another one or maybe even two more but idk off the top of my head it just feels right

TC
NWTS
IYRTITL
and probably Views

1 maybe 2

6 less than Kanye

To me? Everything from So Far Gone to Views is classic. I'd classify those as S-class Drake releases. I'd classify More Life, CLB, Honestly, Nevermind, Her Loss and $$$4U as A-class releases (with the potential to become future S-class releases) and I'll classify DLDT & For All the Dogs as B-class.

Threads like these would hit much better if we could actually do polls

SFG
TC
NWTS
IYRTITL
VIEWS
CLB

HNVM kinda shaping up to become one aswell not even gonna lie here…

take me back…

16

riveting discussion

Imma get serious

Take Care - pop / RnB classic
IYRTITL - hip hop classic
WATTBA - hip hop classic
Views - global / pop / RnB classic

NWTS - Drake classic, most well rounded Drake in terms of all the different styles he does

And even if we don’t agree that these are all classic albums they each atleast have 2 or 3 songs that are classics in their respective genres and markets. Thats pretty impressive

So Far Gone - Groundbreaking mixtape
Take Care - Not even worth explaining. Quintessential Drake album
Nothing Was The Same - Again not worth explaining
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late - Another Classic mixtape. The ethos and origin of modern Drake as an artist.
Views - The most controversial but it’s just one of the most ubiquitous albums of the last 15-20 years. Probably will be the last rap album to ever sell 1 million first week. Quality of course is not the same as the others, but quality isn’t the only qualifier of a classic album to me