While Drake’s ventured into trying to prove his tough side by leaning into harder sounds and subject matter (how else to explain his penchant for performative rap beefs?), he’s at his best when he’s overthinking and in his feelings. Drake has not been reduced to a TikTok rapper he’s just added one more tool to his deep arsenal.ĭrake has built his career on turning the chronic oversharing of his emotions into top-charting songs early projects like So Far Gone and Take Care established his brand as the sensitive singer-rapper with an equally vulnerable sound to match. Some songs don’t have hooks at all many more are surly, withdrawn and clearly indifferent to radio or viral success. On Dark Lane, he once again shows his ability to balance his populist flexes with more introspective exploration. After all, memes and dances have long been essential to his persona, keeping him at the center of cultural moments (remember “Hotline Bling”?) but not defining the larger arc of his output. Some thought it was a cheap and insubstantial ploy to game the cultural landscape by exploiting the virality of dance crazes Pitchfork called it “strictly a business decision.” The song immediately flew to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Drake even more impetus to chase online success through vapid means.īut while “Toosie Slide” appears on Dark Lane, its success does not appear to have altered Drake’s approach to his craft. When Drake released a snippet of his single “Toosie Slide” on TikTok, many critics rolled their eyes. ”Toosie Slide” is the exception, not the rule
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