By Gavin Mendoza, News Editor
Drake and 21 Savage released what in my opinion should be, without much debate, considered the album of the year.
The album, “Her Loss,” was a collaboration album that featured both Drake and 21 Savage.
The album is a total of 16 songs and runs one hour with Drake having three solo songs and 21 Savage having one.
After my first time listening to the album, I would have rated it a solid eight out of 10.
Since then, I have continued to listen and now I would place the album at a nine out of 10.
The album is nearly perfect in my opinion and contains the best aspects of what both Drake and 21 Savage have to offer.
Lyrically, both Drake and 21 Savage show how good of rappers they are.
I think the beats and the beat switches were the best part of the album.
In the songs “Rich Flex,” “Major Distribution” and “Hours in Silence,” the beats switch at different parts of the songs, and it shows the versatility of both rappers.
I do not think the album has any flaws, so it is hard for me to say there is the worst part of it.
I say this but still cannot give the album a perfect score because it is not my favorite album of all time.
My favorite songs on the album right now are “Privileged Rappers,” “Spin Bout U,” “Broke Boys,” “Hours in Silence” and “Circo Loco.”
These songs are the best in my opinion at showing Drake and 21 Savage as rappers, but also as versatile artists.
In my opinion, this is Drake’s best album since his “More Life” album, which was released in 2017.
I was a big fan of “Certified Lover Boy,” the album he released in 2021, but I was not as much of a fan of the album released this past summer.
Honestly, never mind. Both of these albums received a lot of hate, but after this latest album, I feel like Drake has cemented his legacy as one of the greatest rappers of all time, if he had not already.
21 Savage was able to show how good of a rapper he is, regardless of if he is a feature on a song or if he is by himself.
The knock on 21 Savage is often about him only being good as a featured artist, especially with artists like Drake.
In the songs “Spin Bout U,” “Broke Boys” and “Rich Flex,” I feel like he shows he can compete with anyone in the rap game.
Both Drake and 21 Savage played to their advantages in this album, and it paid off in the long run. The album will age like fine wine.