Drake
released
his
eighth
studio
album
For
All
The
Dogs
back
in
October
and
the
opinions
on
the
project
were
passionately
divided
even
among
his
fans.
The
Boy
went
back
into
the
to
deliver
For
All
The
Dogs:
Scary
Hours
Edition
with
six
additional
tracks
that
have
X
fans
largely
reacting
positively.
Drake
has
his
fair
share
of
detractors
who
have
a
voracious
appetite
for
letting
the
world
know
how
much
they
detest
the
Canadian
superstar.
For
the
rest
of
fair-minded
listeners,
the
artist
born
Aubrey
Graham
earned
his
superstar
status
despite
the
heavy
criticism.
For
All
The
Dogs:
Scary
Hours
Edition,
released
on
Friday
(November
17),
appears
on
its
surface
a
response
to
the
critics
that
the
OVO
honcho
lost
his
way.
Further,
a
back-and-forth
with
Joe
Budden
inspired
by
the
podcaster’s
thoughts
on
the
album
overshadowed
the
fact
that
Budden
was
far
kinder
about
his
critiques
than
others
in
the
media
space.
That
said,
this
latest
project
features
Drake
in
straight
rap
mode
with
the
help
of
Kevin
Durant
returning
to
his
executive
producing
role
and
Lil
Yachty
flexing
his
co-production
muscles.
Talented
Oakland
rapper
and
producer
ovrkast
provided
Drake
with
production
for
“Red
Buttons”
and
“The
Shoe
Fits”
with
Lil
Yachty
credited
as
co-producer
on
both
tracks.
Conductor
Williams
also
gets
another
placement
with
“Stories
About
My
Brother,”
which
some
fans
believe
contains
a
shot
at
Buddens
and
other
foes.
The
Alchemist
provides
an
atmospheric
platter
for
“Wick
Man”
that
seems
to
feature
a
jab
aimed
at
Pusha
T,
which
is
followed
by
“Evil
Ways”
with
a
feature
verse
from
J.
Cole
and
production
from
Boi-1da
FnZ,
Vinlyz,
and
Fierce.
The
album
closes
with
“You
Broke
My
Heart”
with
production
from
Vinylz
and
FnZ,
highlighting
more
of
Drake’s
crooning
vocals.
Based
on
the
early
comments
since
the
album’s
release,
it
appears
that
Drake
showed
and
proved
with
For
All
The
Dogs:
Scary
Hours
Edition.
However,
as
expected,
there
are
some
who
aren’t
impressed
and
we
feature
reactions
from
all
sides
below.
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Photo:
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