Drake's 2018 double album Scorpion arrived amid enormous anticipation and controversy. At 25 tracks across two sides — rap on Side A, R&B on Side B — it is a sprawling, ambitious, frequently self-indulgent record.
Side B is where things get interesting for Caribbean listeners. God's Plan, Nice for What, and In My Feelings lean heavily on Afrobeats and dancehall influences, with the latter interpolating Magnolia Shorty and filtering it through a New Orleans second-line sensibility. These are Drake's most interesting sonic experiments.
The rap side is more mixed. There are strong moments — Emotionless, Nonstop — but too many tracks feel like Instagram captions set to beats. The album would have been stronger at 14 tracks. As it stands, it is good, not great.
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Scorpion - Drake
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Average 3.0 / 5
Drake's double album has real high points but suffers from bloat. The Caribbean-inflected tracks on Side B are its most interesting moments.
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By Test Admin
April 17, 2026