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Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U dropped at midnight on Friday (Feb. 14), and very like we anticipated, the pair delivered some significantly good music.
The 21-song venture kicks off with the duo paying homage to Toronto’s CN Tower on the aptly titled opener. From there, tracks like “MOTH BALLS” and “SOMETHING ABOUT YOU” additional show their collaborative magic, delivering much more late-night, poisonous love anthems. Palms down, the most effective of the lineup is “CRYING IN CHANEL,” which, regardless of not having any contributions from PND, noticed Drake attempting to measure love in designer tags.
Given the timing of the discharge, many followers assumed they’d be getting a full R&B venture. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case as a result of the rap-leaning tracks are arguably the place the Toronto rapper shines probably the most. Take “GIMMIE A HUG,” for instance, the place he responds to Ye’s “elimination of Drake” feedback and 2024’s rap beef. Then there’s “NOKIA,” which sees him leaning all the best way into the disco-pop sounds popularized within the ’90s.
PARTYNEXTDOOR has some stellar moments on the venture, too. He appeared on almost each hook throughout the 74-minute launch and very like Drake, acquired his personal solo second by means of “DEEPER.” There are additionally just a few shock friends on the LP: Ice Spice, Yebba and Latin chart-climber Chino Pacas.
By the top of $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, it’s protected to say the pair completed their mission. Drake let it’s recognized he nonetheless has endurance, whereas PARTYNEXTDOOR confirmed why he’s lengthy overdue for his flowers. See what social media needed to say concerning the album beneath.
Drake’s “The Anita Max Win Tour” is predicted to renew on Sunday (Feb. 16) at Sydney’s Qudos Financial institution Enviornment. He’ll carry out on the venue for an additional three nights — probably with PARTYNEXTDOOR, who joined him onstage earlier within the week — earlier than taking over Brisbane and Auckland, New Zealand. After that, let’s simply hope they’ve sufficient sense to convey $ome $exy $ongs 4 U on the highway stateside.