Drake's 'Scorpion' reflects his clout as an artist

Drake's, Scorpion, reflects, clout

B-Side:

If you’ve ever been to a party or a club, towards the end of the evening, the DJ tries to slow it down. He’ll say something smooth like, “if ya got a girl, grab her and bring her in close—this one’s for the lovers.” Or something like that.

In essence, side-B of Scorpion is Drake slowing the party down—and getting a little more intimate. This is where Drake is at his best in my opinion.

Side-B has 13 songs and there are nine that are a beautiful mosaic composition to the ears.

("Jaded," "Nice For What," "Finese," "That’s How You Feel,"  "Blue Tint," "In My Feelings,"  "Don’t Matter To Me," "After Dark" and "Final Fantasy")

*March 14 outro

Debate ya moms on this list.

“In My Feelings” is one of the hottest tracks in the nation right now. Social media comedian Shiggy created the “Do the Shiggy” dance challenge to the song and it became a viral sensation. Just to name a few, Ciara, Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling K. Brown have been seen hopping out there cars to "Do the Shiggy."

"Keke, do you love me?/ Are you riding?/ Say you’ll never ever leave from beside me."

Producer TrapMoneyBenny executed the heart of the beat with 40 and BlaqNmildD as producers.

The beat is a bass hitting variation, coupled with a DJ record scratch mixed with a sample of Magnolia Shorty’s "Smoking Gun" and Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop."

The song is about Drake’s first girlfriend “Keke” Keisha Chante who he grew within Toronto as well as the City Girls duo.

Remember Toni Basil's "Hey Mickey"? "In My Feelings" is going to have that type of classic flare, but times 10.

"That’s How You Feel" is mechanically constructed in a lyrical sequence called Concatenation, where the last word of a line is used to begin the next one.

"I’m just in the cut sitting’ sideways/ Way that you lookin’ all the time/ Time gets to tickin’ and it takes a toll."

The song has a rugged feel to it, but the song is about a girl Drake wants to hang with and how he’s unsure if the feelings are mutual—he punctuates this theme with a Nicki Minaj sample.

There’s also a theory that the next line on his first verse is referencing Minaj and their relationship.

Overall, the track has a mercurial vibe where Drake illustrates another one of his perspectives on relations and drawing the line in a relationship.

“Time gets to tickin’ and it takes a toll/ Told you I couldn’t really draw the line.”

"Don’t Matter To Me" got people fired up for good reasons and some bad. but this record has that old school Michael Jackson musical vibe married with Drake’s vocal presence over an unreleased '80s MJ sample he did with Paul Anka.

The song has a light echoing feel to it with a constant clapping and that sound tapping off the beat—this track is a vibe.

"After Dark" and "Final Fantasy" could have their own reviews altogether.

But the last 2:13 of “March 14” is the most beautiful and transparent portion of the album. This portion is the outro and it comes after Drake talks about his son Adonis and all the mayhem that ensued after the Pusha T diss, including his personal side where he reflects on co-parenting with Sophie Brussaux.

The vulnerability in this song comes at the feet of his own displeasure with him not being able to avoid his future child being a part of a single-parent household like he was.

His outro interposes Boys II Men’s “Khalil” with his version which masterfully reaches the core of how he feels that he must mature and become a responsible father.

Drake's album Scorpion is a classic -- that will be proven true as time goes on -- and definitely, a must-listen.

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