Compared to the bleak and sombre songs that filled Dark Lane Demo Tapes, “Greece” is a relatively chipper affair. Produced by OZ and Tiggi, it features Drake singing over a harpy-like chirp about late-stage Graham essentials. In essence, it’s multi-millionaire MadLibs, but while it lacks innovation, there’s at least a sense of honed pop craftsmanship on display. For more than most would like to admit, Drake has had his hand fully clamped down on the metaphorical creatine and has been less concerned with odes to champagne and tropical fruit, which dotted his 2017 output. There’s not a sense of emotional direness to “Greece” and still the song is better for it.
Compared to the bleak and sombre songs that filled Dark Lane Demo Tapes, ‘Greece’ is a relatively chipper affair
In contrast, “Popstar” is a slightly meta flex. It’s a song about being a pop star from the world’s most successful pop star. Name drops range from Rihanna to Scooter Braun as Drake boasts: “I’m a pop star, but this shit ain’t bubblegum.” It’s a blunt object of a song that seems willing to forgo anything resembling subtlety. Nevertheless, we’re approaching the halfway point of the hottest season of the year and a Song of the Summer candidate hasn’t presented itself. Maybe, if we’re lucky, we’ve collectively evolved past the need for such a meaningless distinction. But if there are any late contenders for the crown, one could do worse than Drake and DJ Khaled.
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