Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "DRAKE & CARDI B - APPLE MUSIC HISTORY"

Episode Date: November 28, 2023

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticIn this segment, we'll delve into the fascinating world of music history, exploring the three albums that have achieved the remarkable feat of having five number-one hits on the US Apple Music charts: Cardi B's "Invasion of Privacy," Drake's "Scorpion," and the recently released "For All the Dogs." Join us as we uncover the secrets behind these chart-topping albums and the artists who created them.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's only right that I keep repeating this. People keep saying that Drake should have treated as better. I don't know. I don't think so. Because honestly, after some time has passed, for all the dogs, it's still a classic. Like, I don't really know what to tell you. Like, honestly, when we really get into it, I think people are upset that Drake Drake has not fell off.

It's kind of like LeBron, right? LeBron, playing like he is now, technically, he didn't fall off. In year, what, 21 or 22, LeBron is still at the same level that he used to be. Now, basketball is objective. You can look at stats compared to other people and surmise that this man is way better than the rest of them people, right? Drake is more objective when it comes to sales. So that's what I'm going to stick to because subjective is when you bring your personal

opinions to something that has no credence as far as facts, right? Subjectively, you can say that hit him up by Tupac is a horrendous track, right? Now, would you be right? Of course not. Like, come on now. like you may actually get kicked out of the earth if you say that but that's besides the point Drake on the other hand it's become cool to say things in a derogatory fashion towards Drake to run up the numbers because of course drama sales so I'm not mad at it and get it how you live but I am here

to actually acknowledge some of the things that he's been accomplishing with this album because everybody's just acting like he's just singing about underage women when really he's just talking about a lot of things with his personal experiences, and the past, present, and the future. Do have that what you will. So, Drake's latest album for all the dogs, of course, was the number one album? I mean, was that even a question, right?

And even after time, albums got an even better. Like, I'm not going to lie to you. Try it our best. By the, at this point, I'm not overreacting. That track is literally one of Drake's best tracks of all time. Like sonically, the way it's put together, the verses, the beat, everything about that track, it's just classic. It's classic Drake, one of Drake's greatest tracks of all time.

First person shooter. One of the biggest collaborations, probably in our lifetime, when it comes to our current top, quote, unquote, three rappers. I would say this is up there with poetic justice. with Drake and Kendrick simply for the fact that the impact that it had also with the lyricism and then the replayability. I felt like Drake's part was lackluster, of course, but only because of the lyricism side. As far as the replayability, it's fire. Like you hear, I'm about to, uh, yeah, when he kept repeating that, he's like, I'm about

to, I'm about to, like, in the club. I'm just saying, hey, Drake. Drake knows what he's doing. Germain, on the other hand, you know, he may or may not have a better version. I'm not giving it. I can't give him too much prop, but, you know, that's besides the point. Also, Drake has had the most entries in the Billboard Hot 100 in history. Once again, I did start the segment by saying I'm going to stick to a lot of objective facts.

So that's why I stick to when it comes to Drake. Obviously, subjectively, I still think Drake is one of the greatest ever and still putting out some of the best music. in his discography. But objectively, he's putting up some of the biggest numbers in his discography. So Drake has now had the most number ones on an album, on one album since Scorpion. If you don't believe me, chart data is here to co-sign me as, if you don't know, chart data is like one of the more reputable sources out there. I definitely recommend you follow them. And I have it up now if you want to look at my analytic dreams video. podcast to see the video version so drake for all the dogs tithes i almost read out her twitter name basically tith carty b's invasion of privacy yes the album for like i think that actually came out also in

2018 but anyways and drake's scorpion as the albums with the most number one hits in u.s apple music history with five each imagine having five number one tracks for one singular album sounds like a classic to me right i don't know maybe i'm tripping so anyways ladies and he tied Michael Jackson for the most number ones with 13. I think he surpassed Michael Jackson, I'm pretty sure. I don't know if he surpassed him or whatever. I don't know. He has the most number ones in 2020.

That's all you need know. And the 2020s, he has the most number one surpassing BTS from the K-pop group, of course. For all the dogs had the largest streaming week. of 2023. So everybody talks about Taylor Swift, just being by far in a way the biggest artist on the planet, which technically, if you want to have that conversation, she kind of is. But when it comes to streaming, now, that's what we could tip our hat. You know, it's like in the NBA, like you may have the best team, but when it comes to fourth quarter, three point percentage, yes, we're getting that specific. We're better. So when it comes particularly to

streaming, Drake is still the biggest artist on planet Earth. when it comes to streaming. All right. Drake's latest album numbers, of course, has declined compared to its previous releases. I blame down on COVID. Not a lot of people have expandable, expandable income. That's funny. Benjamin has just exploded out of your pocket.

Now I'm just plain. Exposable income simply because the pandemic made a lot of people, you know, more tight-fisted with their money. Is that a pause? I don't know. The album, they've been. You did at number one, of course, I already said that, with $402,000, which in previously, he used to put up $7,800,000. I mean, I think it was views. He got close to a million with like $8,900,000.

But with Scorpium, he sold like $600,000, and then, of course, it just went down from there. I'll blame the pandemic, of course. A lot of Taylor Swift fans will come out and be like, well, our girl, that's really the only artist I can compare him to. either Taylor Swift or a bad bunny But I think Taylor Swift is more comparable When it comes to the U.S. market So Taylor Swift just did 1.5 million

First Week Basically re-releasing old music So Obviously she's still the biggest artist in the world I'm just particularly talking about streaming And stuff and things of that nature With Drake charting all songs from his album Of course, first-person shooter

ID G-A-F which you know you know what that stands for it's PG podcast though with a yeat that also went number one he had other number ones

but I forget what it was called I think it was daylight I wish I had it up I think I had it up one second oh here we go okay so basically

all the songs that charted right we had first person shooter and number one and then we had at Yee, I can't spell, ID-G-A-F coming in at number two, but that was also number one at one point. You have Virginia Beach coming in number three, calling for you at number five. This is talking about opening numbers, right?

And Drake's scissors slime you out at number six. So daylight and number eight, Fear of Heights and number 10. All of those tracks made the top 10 and the rest of them was just spread out throughout the top top 60. I don't know, top 42 because 59

just shows meltdown but that's from Utopia. So obviously Drake's, I mean, Taylor Swift is back at the top now

as far as the charts but when he put out his album he was really impacting the charts in a way that I don't think any of his

albums really did besides the Scorpion, besides the views, of course. So with this, I think Drake has found the formula

to putting out replayable music with lyrics attached to it because like I keep saying, everybody keeps ignoring the fact that away from home is on this album. It's like that track doesn't even exist. Everybody's like, I want Drake to rap. I want Drake to say this.

I want Drake to say that. And away from home, he's basically rapping about his life. And people are just acting like that track just don't exist. People are like, man, he keeps singing about, oh, she 21 and she too young to know my classics. I was like, what? why are people focusing on that? Like, obviously, if he's talking about the past, that's okay.

But, you know, if he's talking about present day, that may be kind of weird, you know? So shout out to Joe Budden for highlighting that for me because I ain't even, honestly, I'll listen to the album. I listen to the track. I ain't think nothing of it. But that track is a little wild if he's talking to my present day. I'm just going to give him the benefit of the doubt

and say he was talking about in the past, right? Drake also expands or extends many of his hot 100 charting records, including the most top five hits with 41, the most top 10 hits with 76. If this ain't the goal, I don't know what it is. I mean, come on now. Top 20 entries with 132. Top 40 hits with 199 and overall charted. tracks on billboard with 320 this man almost has a charting track for every single day of a calendar year if he's not the goat i don't know who he is like the only other acts to come even close

is taylor swift with two hundred and glee at all people with two hundred seven as far as entries in the hot one hundred specifically taylor swift and glee y'all got stopped down my good. I feel like when I bring up these type of points, it's very apparent that I'm a Drake fan, right? But also, it's not like I'm just coming from a blatant, oh, Drek's the best. Like, I objectively look at the numbers. Subjectively, I look at the quality, and I feel like he's putting out some of his best word. You know, that could be debated another day. But what can't be debated is if it's working, because if it wasn't working, then your favorite artist would be able to compete with him sales-wise because the way I judge if something is working is if it

has longevity on the charts. Now, if you go to the charts, you'll see all type of Drake tracks. You'll see first person shooter. You'll see daylight. You will see the track with ye, which I don't really care for, but whatever. And I think I don't have anything to go off of this, but I think Drake purposely tried to sabotage that track with Drake and 21st, well, with him and 21 Savage. because there's no way you telling me A&R's heard that long I'm not even gonna say loquacious Just straight up

Just blabber What is it blabbermouthing? And spewing got the mouth Let's just say that Of an intro Or of an in the middle of Drake and 21 Savage's verse

Like it's to the point Where I literally need an update You know how video games Have pass notes To where they pass something and it's no longer in the game because it was messing up the quality of life. That's how Drake album is with that interlude in a track. You know how many times I've been listening to it?

People would literally think it's somebody else in the room simply because of that interlude. Like, imagine that. Like, imagine that interlude. For the people out there who know, you know. But you're listening to a track and that interlude comes on. Like, it's not really the vibe. You know, it doesn't really set the vibes, if that makes sense. So, Drake's verse and 21 Savage's verse should be paired together without that interlude.

That's the only thing I'm asking for. I'm just asking if 40 is listening, if Drake is listening, if anybody from the OVO sweatshop is listening, take or at least shorten it to interlude. I'm not even mad at the interlude, just shorten it. Because at this point, I have 21 Savage's verse time stamped in my brain, and it should not be like that. 315 is when 21 Savage's verse starts. Why do I know that? Because the interlude is that bad. So anyways, yeah, I don't want to spend too much time on Drake.

So, I mean, as I spend, you know, time on Drake. But I think for all the dogs to give my review post first impressions, I guess, it's not in first. impression but basically post overreacting or something of the moment I forget what's called oh prisoner of the moment so after well post prisoner of the moment

I will say Drake's for all the dogs is still one of the best albums he's ever made I gave my top five list I guess I will again to reiterate you know my stance on Drake's best work or best bodies of work so number one Of course, take care. Like, it's honestly, Drake's coming of age when he may take care.

It was like one of those albums where you listen back to it, and it's like, wow, that is a masterpiece. Nothing was the same, of course, because that was Drake in his bag again. Similar to take care of, but just not at the level as far as, as far as just back-to-back quotables, I feel like take care is better than nothing was the same, right? then I would say Scorpion because that is when

Drake realized that the only way to satisfy y'all is to give you an album full of raps and an album full of singing, which he did on Scorpion. First half, a rapping, second half of singing. And I like how he did that because he literally let people know that if he wanted to bar you up, he could, but if he wanted to sing, he also could.

And it wasn't really an album structure, but he did that on purpose because people complained so much that he was like, you know what, let me just give you a full rap album, let me just give you a full singing album and see how you like it. So, and there also so many introspective bars in Scorpion. I mean, so many just straight up rapping tracks on Scorpion that I don't think people really give credence to. Like, it was March 14th, the track before Jay-Z,

I'll have to look at the track listening again, but actually let me just pull it right now because I don't think people realize Scorpion is literally like the amount of tracks on that album that's just fire so survival like come on now like talk about a top

top four top three intro for Drake that survival's really up there as far as one of the best intros by Drake even better than for all the dogs obviously I like when Drake raps but survival top um emotionless come on now um what else eight out of ten just because i like the i like the aggressiveness torres conya i really like that uh sandras rose i mean if we're talking strictly rapping right survival sandra's rose that's the track before j z talk up if y'all was wondering that's the one

i was talking about and there's another one oh march four Those are just strictly, I'm going to bar you up and let you know I'm the best rapper ever. Talk about, I'm not even talking, like a lot of other tracks on this, he's rapping, rapping, like eight out of ten, mob ties, nonstop, elevate. But, you know, I basically just want to give you the straight, like, timestamp records where he's just straight going at it. And let me see what else. So then after that, I have for all the dogs, and number of, for so that's how high i regard this that's how high i have this album as far as drake's discography

like i really do believe drake put together a really complete body of work because you look at for all the dogs it's so much new sound like it's new sounds that he's implementing with his flow to make it new and i like when people elevate instead of staying in their same box that everybody claims that they want, but they really don't. People really, one thing you realize when doing content creation is people don't know what they want until they hear it. So it just kind of have to figure it out. I mean, obviously take constructive criticism about the end of day.

I mean, people would never ask for a Yadi or a Tizo touchdown or a Yie to all be on the same album, but somehow it turned out fire, right? everybody's talking about Yadi but then the the tracks that they love Yadis has spoken about having a influence on on making right what else so we have four other dogs and then number five I struggle with number five because number five like number five is tough because a lot of people oh somebody did hit me and they was like are you telling me if you're you don't have if you're reading this is too late on your top five and I'm not going to lie to you I really look at that as a mixtape.

I don't really look at that as an album because it's just him really rapping and not formulating the project in a way that I think an album should sound. Like, if you're reading this, it's too late as more of his best mixtape than it is an album, if that makes sense. Like, as far as mixtapes, I put that in the same lane, not as quality-wise, but as far as structure-wise, I put that in the same. lane as well no pun intended but dark lanes demo tape um more life what a time to be alive like i put that in those type of boats um well in that boat as far as mixtape land and it's the best of that boat but as far as albums and structure wise and having a little bit of something for everyone that's why my top five is the way it is and number five would probably be i think it was views yeah number 5 would probably be views for me.

Also, people was wondering why I didn't have thank me later. Because I used to have, those are like the OG ones. I used to have thank me later in my top 5, but I just realized that sonically, Drake is just way better. It's just way more refined, improved. And, you know, sometimes people think it's a bad thing if you don't sound like your older self or how you used to start off. But I ain't going to lie.

Drake was a little rough when he first started. I mean, obviously, he got better over time, which is why his most recent. works or in my top five but thank me later so far gone they're great projects but compared to a take care compared to it nothing was the same i don't really think it compares like that so all right i spent too much time on drake and that's basically my sentiments on for all the dogs so i have it number four as far as top drake albums of all time and kind of gave me my reasoning If I go through all the albums, it would take forever. So what album did I not touch on?

Talk to my moral life. Care Package, I don't really consider that album. Honestly, never mind. It's probably his worst album. Not just because it's bad, but, you know, he's experimenting. So when you're experimenting, sometimes it sticks, sometimes it doesn't. And I don't really think it's stuck like that. I don't think it's a bad album.

I do believe that he is, compared to him, to his discography, honestly, never mind. It's probably at the very bottom. Because that's just not his lane. What else? Her loss, I think that's, I have a hot take with her loss. I think her loss is better than what a time to be alive. I think that's like, that's also.

So if you're talking about mixtapes, her loss and if you're reading this is too late, is in the same tier. Not going to lie to you. It's in the same tier. Certified Love A Boy. I like that album when it came out. out. After all the dogs came out, like, I realized that Certified Love Boi was, I mean, it was good,

but it was just like, it was more of the same. Like, it was like the songs I've heard off a Certified Lovell Boy, I've heard in improved versions on older Drake projects. Like, it seems like he was just doing off-brand tracks of take care of nothing was the same. So Certified Love Boy is still a good album. Like, the way I'm talking is, like, if you're talking about LeBron, like, LeBron's bad game was still better than 80% of players out there. So certified level boy was still a solid project.

I just don't have it in top five. It's probably like middle or the road towards the bottom maybe. So, yeah. I'm not giving my whole ranking of Drake albums. I just kind of give you an overview because I talk about Drake all the time. So I might as well give you all some type of overview of how I look at his discography. as far as the greatest discography of all time now i'm off on a sign tangent all right so i'm gonna wrap this up but i think the greatest hip-hop discography of all time definitely belongs to conier west but i still

believe that drake's versatility makes him my favorite artist if that makes sense like as far as artists and rapper combined with singing i will take drake but as far as musical production the eight of weights, the high hats, the snares, while also being a rapper and artists and singing over tracks, I would take Kanye. I feel like Kanye is the more complete package when it comes to producing an album compared to Drake. Hopefully that makes sense.

So it's kind of like comparing like Dr. Dre to Jay-Z. Like they do different things, but they do them at such a high level that's not really discrediting one or the other. They're just in very different, lanes and hopefully people recognize that rap is not all about just rhyming words together hopefully people know that about at this point so anyways um what else yeah drake's though the goat uh surpass michael jackson you know all that good stuff and yet another number one album for arby graham

as this man has the most entries i want to leave you off at this point because this is really why objectively speaking, I feel like he is the goat. He has the most entries in the Billboard Hot 100 in history. Like, of all time, of all the people putting out music, and there's a lot of music coming out every day, this man has put up the most numbers on Billboard Hot 100. Throughout the history of time, Prince, Michael Jackson, the Beatles, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallin,

whatever popular country artists back in the day, none of them have more entries in the Billboard Hot 100 than Drake with 320 So with that being said Click my link to your bio Let me know on one of my social medias What do you think about Drake being the goat If you don't think he's the goat

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