If You're Reading This It's Too Late [Mixtape]
by Drake
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 517 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 433 out of 517
  2. Mixed: 41 out of 517
  3. Negative: 43 out of 517

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  1. razoredwardo
    Feb 24, 2015
    6
    The album/mixtape itself isn't much of an album! But I think the highlight here is that we've never seen Drake like this before. The rap flow was new and that's just all.
  2. TimW001
    Jan 8, 2016
    6
    Drake is not for every Hip-Hop fan. He has a unique style that he shows in every song. And if you like that style and genre of rap then this will be a great album. But mostly I found the album to be under produced with fairly weak hooks and some very light lyrics. The album is not enjoyable enough to listen to on repeat for several months.
  3. Muddsjr
    Mar 7, 2015
    6
    Not so much an alive album as an abruptly interesting one at times. However it's hard to deny Drake's talent resonates boldly through these melancholic and at times beautiful samples and beats.
  4. ughnicewatch
    Mar 26, 2015
    6
    Certainly a strong effort for a surprise mixtape, although certainly not without its flaws. Drake benefits from sounding more mature than he ever has before, but remains afraid to be bombastic and aggressive like his contemporaries. If it were up to me, there would be more 5am in Toronto and less 6 Man...
  5. Brian8781
    Aug 1, 2015
    4
    I listened to this album and all I can really say is that I felt bored listening to it all the way through. Some of the beats are nice while others sounded kinda similar to previous Drake albums. Although the biggest disappointment I had with this album was that lyrically it's probably Drakes at his worst. It's almost like he barely put any effort into his songwriting and worried moreI listened to this album and all I can really say is that I felt bored listening to it all the way through. Some of the beats are nice while others sounded kinda similar to previous Drake albums. Although the biggest disappointment I had with this album was that lyrically it's probably Drakes at his worst. It's almost like he barely put any effort into his songwriting and worried more about making catchy hooks if anything else. Very weak project from Drake even if it's a mixtape.… Expand
  6. AlecSweatshirt
    Dec 8, 2015
    6
    Drake's surprise tape has many improvements that we didn't see on his last project. The hooks have improved (they are actually pretty good) but after track 5, this project gets pretty boring. The songs start to sound all the same. With the same lyrical content of how great he is at rapping and how he is as famous as Madonna. It gets pretty boring. Without good beats and hooks, this wouldDrake's surprise tape has many improvements that we didn't see on his last project. The hooks have improved (they are actually pretty good) but after track 5, this project gets pretty boring. The songs start to sound all the same. With the same lyrical content of how great he is at rapping and how he is as famous as Madonna. It gets pretty boring. Without good beats and hooks, this would be another bad Drake project.… Expand
  7. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    5
    Drake is lyrically really solid, but the production and flow of the project just seems average to me. Not as many repayable standouts as most of his projects, and that's a key for a guy like Drake. To me, this is just the definition of average. Not bad, not good. Just OK.

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#24 Most Discussed Album of 2015
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. The Wire
    May 15, 2015
    70
    His music has an airless, contrived and over-polished quality. However, the production style developed by his team of collaborators is glacially impressive, if gloomy. [Apr 2015, p.66]
  2. Q Magazine
    Apr 13, 2015
    80
    This enthralling, enigmatic statement conjures a mood that's all its own. [May 2015, p.108]
  3. AllMusic
    Mar 18, 2015
    70
    It makes for an album that's hard to love right away, but if you stick with it, is a rewarding listen.
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