Scorpion
by Drake
User Score
3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 646 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 158 out of 646
  2. Mixed: 173 out of 646
  3. Negative: 315 out of 646
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  1. 4rr4nW3th3rh111
    Aug 19, 2023
    4
    Its just an album that sounds like its designed to be used on Tiktok. Unnecessary lyrics that are just begging to be the next viral dance. Far, far from Drakes best.
    Best song on the album "Don't Matter To Me (with Michael Jackson)"
  2. landodee
    Jul 23, 2023
    3
    Just a boring, uninspired album with a very little amount of good quality tracks. By the second half I was so bored and disappointed I almost couldn't even finish the album.
  3. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album ruimzinho, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  4. j444cks
    Mar 2, 2023
    6
    I seem to be in the minority. I enjoyed Nonstop, Don't Matter To Me and Blue Tint!
  5. Bobtinin
    Jun 23, 2022
    7
    Scorpion was an album of much debate in its time, but looking at it 4 years later, it actually doesn't seem so bad compared to his two subsequent studio albums. I would wager that the inbetween "mixtape" Dark Lane Demo Tapes is better than this album, as even though they are throwaway tracks, they have more soul than the crap on this project. This album is a compilation of hits which wereScorpion was an album of much debate in its time, but looking at it 4 years later, it actually doesn't seem so bad compared to his two subsequent studio albums. I would wager that the inbetween "mixtape" Dark Lane Demo Tapes is better than this album, as even though they are throwaway tracks, they have more soul than the crap on this project. This album is a compilation of hits which were created by Drake prior, and then tacked on upon release (much like Hotline Bling with Views), hits that landed (such as Nonstop, In My Feelings, and Don't Matter To Me), bored filler songs (one third of the album), and Drake giving us some decent R&B songs (respectable). I give this album a 7/10, since the majority of it was good/decent, and a third of it sucked BIG TIME. Ultimately, this happens to be better than Certified Lover Boy or Honestly, Nevermind. Hopefully that trend changes!… Expand
  6. samuelmirands
    Jun 21, 2022
    2
    These movie-length Drake albums are torture. Even with some great songs (Nonstop and Nice For What), there are so many terrible songs here.
  7. demarderozan
    May 9, 2022
    7
    This album could EASILY be a ten if it wasn't insanely overhyped. The songs are mostly good, but ALL overhyped... they were perfect little songs sitting there until the critics showed up. Too overhyped, too overplayed, too much of everything.
  8. alehu666
    Sep 1, 2021
    0
    it's just not good. It get so damn long and boring, and even the few catchy songs are not good. Nice For What is just a stupid song in which Drake make compliments about the listener.
  9. clem666
    Aug 11, 2021
    4
    I spent months trying to review this thing in vain. Now has come the time to do so. When I thought about reviewing it I had almost each and every track in mind, everything was clear but time made me forget them so yes, I had to re-listen to all this overly long double-album all again.

    What took me so long is that it is a rough test. There are notable songs I honstly enjoy on 'Scorpion'    I spent months trying to review this thing in vain. Now has come the time to do so. When I thought about reviewing it I had almost each and every track in mind, everything was clear but time made me forget them so yes, I had to re-listen to all this overly long double-album all again.

    What took me so long is that it is a rough test. There are notable songs I honstly enjoy on 'Scorpion' even today (as 'Is There More', 'Emotionless', 'Sandra's Rose' or even 'Nice For What') and from time to time I did like the several vibes coming out of it. In some way. The first listens were even really agreeable and pleasant. But time did not make this grow on me... at all. Instrumentals of the first side made my head bang: they were cool in their minimalist and almost effortless style. Drake delivers some lyrics balancing between great and totally lame. Same for his rapping performances: between just okay to wow is he just simply talking right now?

    The second half is literally half-baked. Instrumentals become even more shallow, repetitive and uninspired (with few exceptions as I already said). The Michaël Jackson sample is worst than peeing on his grave. How much money did Drake and his team invest in here in order to harvest some disrespectful fame? Plus the sequence of songs in the second half is messy as hell: we have really moody and sad tracks just side to side with 'Nice For What' and 'In My Feelings'? Is this supposed to be an R&B side? Speaking about 'In My Feelings': everything was quite okay until JT and Yung Miami simply ruined it! Don't they get the concept of vibe, tone, flow and great delivery? Jeez'!

    In conclusion it appear really clear that this double-album collected such bad review because of all the beef with Pusha T (and his murderous track 'The Story of Adidon'), Drake's obvious defeat and impossibility to answer properly, all the story with his son no one knew about at that time AND, in addition to all this, the spreading idea of Drake being okay with ghostwriting while he already benefits from a huge team operating in his shadow. Here in 2021 we are expecting Drake's next album, recognizing 'Scorpion' was far from being great.    … Expand
  10. tonto
    Jun 21, 2021
    7
    There’s really only four tracks I listen to on this album: God’s Plan, In My Feelings, Nonstop, and Nice for What. Still that’s better than the last one he put out, Views, where I hardly regularly listen to any of it.
  11. leumassregor
    May 24, 2021
    3
    An extremely underwhelming album. A lot of the songs on the "A side" of the album are very pop/radio sounding, with not much effort or thought put into them. A lot of the lyrics are very questionable and low effort.

    B side is decent, with some decent r&b sounding instrumentals. However, most of these tracks on the B side are very slow/boring sounding and makes you want to fall asleep.
  12. Hendo250
    Apr 6, 2021
    8
    this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8 this album is a 8
  13. CreatingReview
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    What’s up with the user score? This album is perfect, fantastic! He ate all of the tracks up!
  14. sweetenerade
    Apr 2, 2021
    10
    the stand out tracks really stand out and are great, drake is considering one of the. eat at what he do because of it
  15. Swaoty
    Mar 20, 2021
    0
    o álbum é um lixo e o drake é fracassado. ariana grande rainha do pop. drake lixoooo
  16. Mobina1
    Mar 19, 2021
    4
    Singles were great but it's not a good full body of work. Not better than Views even. Hope he'll get back to Take Care era
  17. chickensusu
    Feb 24, 2021
    3
    No good drake albums since 2015 :( 3/10
    No good drake albums since 2015 :( 3/10
    No good drake albums since 2015 :( 3/10
  18. camman5150
    Dec 20, 2020
    2
    Album is pretty trash. Typical sleepy drake. Only people that really think it’s good are the drake stans and in most of the positive reviews on here are people who say the album is rated low because of haters and not the artists lack of good song writing
  19. Alex_RGH
    Jun 7, 2020
    0
    Drake is the most overrated artist of all time
    he actually got nothing
    people say Eminem fans are delusional and you see drake fans are saying he's the greatest artist ever man how do you think of that he's not even an artist anymore making catchy songs for clubs and dancing don't make a big artist he won the best rap song award in Grammys for a pop song Hotline Bling and God's    Drake is the most overrated artist of all time
    he actually got nothing
    people say Eminem fans are delusional
    and you see drake fans are saying he's the greatest artist ever
    man how do you think of that
    he's not even an artist anymore
    making catchy songs for clubs and dancing don't make a big artist
    he won the best rap song award in Grammys for a pop song
    Hotline Bling and God's plan
    god's plan is more rap than Hotline Bling but GTFO man
    so they want to make him big and people are effected like always    … Expand
  20. andyn823
    Jun 6, 2020
    1
    "Don't Matter To Me" is the only good song on this album. It's catchy. But this whole album is so bad and overrated. This album sounds the same like every hip hop and rap songs. No creativity, nothing new. Repetitive lyrics, such as in the tracks "Summer Games", "In My Feelings" and "God's Plan". Drake is one of the most overrated artists ever. Drake can't sing and he can barely rap good."Don't Matter To Me" is the only good song on this album. It's catchy. But this whole album is so bad and overrated. This album sounds the same like every hip hop and rap songs. No creativity, nothing new. Repetitive lyrics, such as in the tracks "Summer Games", "In My Feelings" and "God's Plan". Drake is one of the most overrated artists ever. Drake can't sing and he can barely rap good. I hate it when his fans keep trying to overhype him and think that he is the greatest of all time. He is NOT. This album is boring and messy.… Expand
  21. Joel_Freecheck
    May 29, 2020
    4
    Drake has decided to make a blockbuster out of formulaic hits and it results in a cluttered project. "Nice For What" remains the highpoint in this double album streaming bait disaster.
  22. erujabidi
    Apr 8, 2020
    10
    hopefully drake can make a more concise project with the next one. i didn’t like this one as much as the other
  23. Danilakabin
    Mar 22, 2020
    10
    Its been out for a while and SCORPION is still in my rotation! DON’t care what haters say, I love it
  24. adidhar
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Uninspired and boring. What makes it worse is that its a double album so th snooze fest lasts twice as long. Zero stars.
  25. badbadnotgooc
    Dec 21, 2019
    2
    Immature, stale, unimaginative and monotone project. Lacking in lyrics, beats and passion. Won't come back to this project any time soon.
  26. ztuxilef
    Nov 25, 2019
    1
    Drake continues to make the most boring music in hip hop right now the whole Tracklist here is just disappointing and bland from front to back it is WAY to long and everything is very repetitive
  27. eli_fjr
    Nov 5, 2019
    6
    Much better than I expected. I dont like the album name though. Perhaps that is just me.
  28. jacobfurness
    Sep 29, 2019
    4
    An album that in spite of having many good songs, has too many bad songs that overshadow the good when listening to the full album.
  29. vonnie0917
    Jul 18, 2018
    10
    This album showed a very vulnerable and candid drake! His emotions were very palpable on every song! So many amazing tracks on both sides! It is very worth the hour and half that it takes to listen to both sides. It definitely has to listen more then once to fully absorb the very raw and honest lyrics. Even he's been a artist for over ten years he was rapping like he still had something toThis album showed a very vulnerable and candid drake! His emotions were very palpable on every song! So many amazing tracks on both sides! It is very worth the hour and half that it takes to listen to both sides. It definitely has to listen more then once to fully absorb the very raw and honest lyrics. Even he's been a artist for over ten years he was rapping like he still had something to prove! He really outdid himself on every track!… Expand
  30. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    5
    Scorpion is a continuation of Drake's decline as an artist - fundamentally boring, uninterested, bloated and dumbed down. The tracklist is an absolute slog. The first side is a decent collection of tracks, but the second side is just absolutely awful. The only reason this gets a 5 is because of the few terrific tracks that will be playable for a long time (ex: Nice For What, Sandra'sScorpion is a continuation of Drake's decline as an artist - fundamentally boring, uninterested, bloated and dumbed down. The tracklist is an absolute slog. The first side is a decent collection of tracks, but the second side is just absolutely awful. The only reason this gets a 5 is because of the few terrific tracks that will be playable for a long time (ex: Nice For What, Sandra's Rose).

    Side A: 6
    Side B: 3    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 13, 2018
    40
    Scorpion doesn't even come close to being one of his best; instead, it's a one-trick record stretched out into 25 endless tracks by an artist who's so deep into the self-obsessed, self-pitying rut he created for himself that he can't see daylight anymore.
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  2. PopMatters
    Jul 13, 2018
    80
    In the long run, a few duds in 90 minutes of material doesn't seem too high a sin, especially considering the same concession could easily be made for a release like the Beatles' White Album. Thus, with Scorpion, Drake makes a cohesive argument for broadening our attention spans and enjoying life's music, regardless of runtime.
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  3. Clash Music
    Jul 12, 2018
    70
    Scorpion might not be Drake’s most innovative work, but it does help to cement 40’s status as one of the best, and most consistent, producers of our generation, and sees Drake breaking ground commercially if not creatively.
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