****** A very good hip-hop record from the most famous Canadian in the scene. It frustrates me greatly when he gets written off as some kind of sham artist for being on Young Money, when really he's at a far higher level musically than Wayne or Minaj and really the only major flaw of this album are their presence on 'Make Me Proud', 'The Real Her' (which is still a highlight, nevertheless) and 'HYFR'. Otherwise it shows a fascinating, innovative and occasionally beautiful mix of rap, electronica, R&B and pop with great collaborations from his fellows in Canada (The Weeknd, Chantal Kreviazuk, Boi-1da and of course 40) and other great like Rihanna, Jamie xx, Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar and Andre 3000. Last edited: 31/10/2013 05:53 |