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Drake
So Far Gone
Campus Correspondent Review By Jennifer Brown,
Boston University
Drake’s latest, So Far Gone (Universal Motown), is a mature, smooth mix of seven electro hip-hop tracks. The EP is an honest presentation of the young Canadian hip-hop artist’s life, referencing everything from sudden fame, to drugs, to public relationships. The first four tracks on the album best represent Drake’s fluid part-rapping/part-singing style. Each song has a continuous, chilled-out beat that carries Drake’s vocals from verse to chorus with more groove than grime.
The first song, “Houstatlantavegas,” echoes Craig David’s vocals with a light background beat as Drake transitions between singing and rapping. “Fear” is the track that showcases Drake’s personality; he raps about the highs and lows of fame and how it affects his personal life: “Things are just surreal at home / People think I change just cause my appeal has grown / And I have security follow me everywhere / So I never actually am alone, I just feel alone.”
Drake’s voice is pleasant to listen to, so when the artist features Bun B and Lil Wayne on track five’s, “Uptown,” the result is a rough musical that Drake can’t create himself. The same “harsher” feel is present on tracks six and seven, which feature Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, and Trey Songz on vocals. The inclusion of the guest rappers brings a musical variation to So Far Gone that both R&B and hip-hop fans can enjoy, making the EP an impressive venture for the new artist.
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