Scorpion
by Drake
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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 646 Ratings

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  1. TimW001
    Jun 29, 2018
    5
    Boy band style of hip hop. Light and vapid fluff style music that is meant to appeal to the largest audience. It sounds generic and nothing about this is ground breaking or interesting. But as a typical Drake album it has a few good select songs such as Nice for What, Sandra's Rose, and Emotionless. Album as a whole is worth skipping.
  2. Kashi99
    Jun 30, 2018
    10
    This is a streaming era album, and this album is good at what it does- provide a song for every mood, and act as an entry to the two sides of Drake- the braggadocios 6 God side, and the brooding reminiscer side.
  3. mahvrik
    Jul 5, 2018
    4
    The issue of Scorpion can really be summed up to Drake spreading himself too thin. Let's begin with the length of the album: there is a concept in film and music called "the cutting room floor," clearly Drake is not familiar with it. An artist is supposed to keep the best of the best and discard anything else, regardless of it being just "good." Not only has Drake kept the "good" but he'sThe issue of Scorpion can really be summed up to Drake spreading himself too thin. Let's begin with the length of the album: there is a concept in film and music called "the cutting room floor," clearly Drake is not familiar with it. An artist is supposed to keep the best of the best and discard anything else, regardless of it being just "good." Not only has Drake kept the "good" but he's also invited the mediocre, the poor and the absolute terrible. There is an overall redundancy that becomes increasingly tedious as you continue listening to the record; whether it be the sonic pallet or the conceptualism. The production on the album is, for the most part, vapid and prosaic. One would expect some of the best sounds coming from the most popular artist in the world today, yet Drake doesn't only play it safe but goes as far as being boring. Furthermore, the samples used throughout the album are often arbitrary and jarring; Nicki's "Boss Ass **** and Michael's addition which are the worst examples. Lastly, many of the cuts on the second disc are overly sappy and cringe-worthy. Drake needs to revisit the drawing board and figure it the **** out because Scorpion is exactly what Kanye was addressing in his song "Crack Music" off "Late Registration";

    "Sometimes I feel the music is the only medicine
    So we cook it, cut it, measure it, bag it, sell it
    The fiends cop it
    Nowadays they can't tell if that's that good ****
    We ain't sure man
    Put the CD on your tongue yeah, that's pure man..."    … Expand
  4. Diesker
    Jul 6, 2018
    4
    Un album con muchas expectativas pero al ver la tracklist sabia que no iba a ir bien esto. Un doble album con un total de 25 canciones, la cara A (a mi parecer) es mejor que la cara B donde vemos un Drake mas R&B y cantante. El problema con este album es que tiene mucho relleno, canciones donde te dormis por el Flow aburrido y repetitivo de Drake ya que siempre es el mismo (hablando de laUn album con muchas expectativas pero al ver la tracklist sabia que no iba a ir bien esto. Un doble album con un total de 25 canciones, la cara A (a mi parecer) es mejor que la cara B donde vemos un Drake mas R&B y cantante. El problema con este album es que tiene mucho relleno, canciones donde te dormis por el Flow aburrido y repetitivo de Drake ya que siempre es el mismo (hablando de la cara A, que es donde mas "rapea"). De este album puedo salvar 9-10 canciones, despues el resto meh. Decepcion… Expand
  5. For
    Jul 11, 2018
    5
    This album would have been a solid release by the Canadian rapper/singer, had it been half the length and twice as impactful. Its an incredibly bloated and over the top album that has no justification for its existence. It is nowhere near Drake's worst as an artist, but is also not anywhere his best efforts either. It sits at the middle to lower end of Drake's discography. The over theThis album would have been a solid release by the Canadian rapper/singer, had it been half the length and twice as impactful. Its an incredibly bloated and over the top album that has no justification for its existence. It is nowhere near Drake's worst as an artist, but is also not anywhere his best efforts either. It sits at the middle to lower end of Drake's discography. The over the top length was likely to accumulate more streams. Drake isn't going for quality impactful music here, and isn't attempting to alter his style or tap into news sounds at all on either side of the album. Overall a very underwelming and overhyped album from Drake that contains very few highlights that get lost in the swarm of all filler no killer mediocrity.

    Rating: 5/10

    Favorite Tracks:

    Side 1: God's Plan, Emotionless, Talk Up, Sandra's Rose

    Side 2: Nice For What, After Dark, In my feelings, March 14    … Expand
  6. imdajudgem8
    Jul 10, 2018
    6
    Not TERRIBLE but expected more considering Drake released some good as music in the past. Overall, a mediocre, boring album with 5 or so standout tracks, overloaded with filler to inflate sales.
  7. NETMUSIC
    Jan 11, 2019
    2
    A very hit or miss album, where most of the tracks just miss the mark and enthusiasm for a good album.

    Best Song(s):
    Nice for What
    Don't Matter to Me

    Worst Song(s):
    Nonstop
    I'm Upset
    In My Feelings
  8. sisoman
    Jul 6, 2018
    6
    I think side A is the best, but still have like 4 song that I don't gonna revisited, and side B is very bad, except for like 3 songs that sounds like R/B and nice for what is also nice
  9. C_dot
    Dec 8, 2018
    2
    Easily Drake's worst album to date, and one of the worst albums of 2018. Drake continues to get away with a lack of rapping ability and meaningless lyrics that seem to go nowhere. He hides his inability to flow over a beat by inserting a catchy hook on some of his tracks that go viral to mask all the other poor tracks. He did a weird two part album, one side more pop, other side more rap,Easily Drake's worst album to date, and one of the worst albums of 2018. Drake continues to get away with a lack of rapping ability and meaningless lyrics that seem to go nowhere. He hides his inability to flow over a beat by inserting a catchy hook on some of his tracks that go viral to mask all the other poor tracks. He did a weird two part album, one side more pop, other side more rap, and it did not work at all for him. The album is far too long and filled with many worthless tracks. Drake tried to go hip-hop, but he should stay in his lane in the pop field.… Expand
  10. andrey_
    Jun 16, 2019
    0
    A very boring style. There are only 5 tracks OF 25!!! that i loved. He doesn't rap fast so i don't love because i love fast rapping and i know that he can.
  11. gfx
    Aug 17, 2018
    7
    Although the album isn't a classic, I've given it a 7 due to the strong end in the second half of the album along with I'm Upset, Sandra's rose, emotionless and Gods Plan giving you a solid album with two hook songs being 'Gods Plan' and 'In My Feelings' without the rest. Personally I think most of this album is unneeded and unwanted with a lot of the first disc being a disappointment thatAlthough the album isn't a classic, I've given it a 7 due to the strong end in the second half of the album along with I'm Upset, Sandra's rose, emotionless and Gods Plan giving you a solid album with two hook songs being 'Gods Plan' and 'In My Feelings' without the rest. Personally I think most of this album is unneeded and unwanted with a lot of the first disc being a disappointment that just follows the trends of other rappers, that aren't as good but are gaining popularity and getting more streams now. I think that the majority of this album is good to listen to to just chill in your room or out with friends but the bad songs can spoil it. Think Drake went OTT with the amount of songs as he had a solid album there but just didn't stop. Heres to another Album like Take Care or Nothing was the same.

    Best Songs: Emotionless, I'm Upset, Sandra's Rose, Don't Matter To Me, After Dark, Final Fantasy
    And March 14. Also don't mind finesse

    Best But Over Played: In My Feelings, Nice For What and God's Plan

    Worst Songs: Nonstop, Elevate, Blue Tint, Ratchet Happy Birthday and Mob Ties    … Expand
  12. kette9052
    Jan 10, 2019
    0
    I prefer the R&B side much more because it is a more true drake (even though it was still lackluster). For the rap side, there were a VERY small amount of tolerable songs but I still can't listen to them because he sounds so conceited. A very long album that I was not able to listen to all the way through in one sitting because it felt like primary filler with mass appealing "bangers"I prefer the R&B side much more because it is a more true drake (even though it was still lackluster). For the rap side, there were a VERY small amount of tolerable songs but I still can't listen to them because he sounds so conceited. A very long album that I was not able to listen to all the way through in one sitting because it felt like primary filler with mass appealing "bangers" strung out throughout.… Expand
  13. 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.
  14. Swaoty
    Mar 20, 2021
    0
    o álbum é um lixo e o drake é fracassado. ariana grande rainha do pop. drake lixoooo
  15. fireyose
    Jul 1, 2018
    4
    I'll come back to a couple tracks. Overall I could care less for the mundane performance throughout the album.
  16. jmo
    Jul 1, 2018
    4
    Drake's Fifth studio album feels exactly like his forth bland generic and forgettable. Just like his previous album "Views" drake delivers an album with no lyrical depth or outstanding rap verses. Drake has conveniently made two sides to the 25 track monster of an album. Side A consists of "Old Drake" him spitting rap verses and Side B contains "New Drake" an R&B Pop fused Drake. The mainDrake's Fifth studio album feels exactly like his forth bland generic and forgettable. Just like his previous album "Views" drake delivers an album with no lyrical depth or outstanding rap verses. Drake has conveniently made two sides to the 25 track monster of an album. Side A consists of "Old Drake" him spitting rap verses and Side B contains "New Drake" an R&B Pop fused Drake. The main problem of this album seems to be the fact that it is twenty-five tracks and an hour and a half long, exactly what made Drake's frequent collaborators "Migos" recent album terrible. Drake seems just as lyrically shallow as Views and while maybe a few tracks on this album are good it doesn't make up for the Bad.

    Lyrics: 4/10
    Production 5/10
    Vocals: 5/10
    Features 6.5/10

    A Side: 5/10
    B Side 3/10

    Overall 4/10

    Favorite Tracks: I'm Upset, God's Plan, Survival, Elevate, Don't matter to me (feat. Micheal Jackson)

    Least Favourite: In my feelings, Blue Tint, Is There More, Emotionless    … Expand
  17. ccalcium
    Jun 30, 2018
    4
    Just incredibly meh. There are some great songs on here, but most are the singles everyone had already heard. Sandra's Rose is a standout from Side A. Side B it is hard to pick any one or two out. Ratchet Happy Birthday is shockingly bad. In general, just no ambition whatsoever from Drake, a very safe album. Some of his fans will be happy to have more of the same, but this is essentiallyJust incredibly meh. There are some great songs on here, but most are the singles everyone had already heard. Sandra's Rose is a standout from Side A. Side B it is hard to pick any one or two out. Ratchet Happy Birthday is shockingly bad. In general, just no ambition whatsoever from Drake, a very safe album. Some of his fans will be happy to have more of the same, but this is essentially all filler no killer, and some very lazy bars. He is still rapping about IG models and being in the studio at 5am. Drake needs some progression or I fear his time at the top is set to be expire soon.… Expand
  18. PuffFishTorch28
    Jul 3, 2018
    3
    I get the hype that surrounded this album, given the beef with Pusha T, and the fairly 'meh' level of recent projects leading up to this one. There are some pretty good moments on this album, but overall it was a letdown unmatched by any of his previous works. One of the main issues with this project is the fact that it was a double album when it didn't need to be. There is so much fillerI get the hype that surrounded this album, given the beef with Pusha T, and the fairly 'meh' level of recent projects leading up to this one. There are some pretty good moments on this album, but overall it was a letdown unmatched by any of his previous works. One of the main issues with this project is the fact that it was a double album when it didn't need to be. There is so much filler on this project it's unreal. The reason people miss the old Drake is because his old albums didn't have filler, each track had a purpose and place on the record as a whole. With this new project there is a side A and side B, when it had no reason to be a double album. There are some decent songs on Scorpion, but they are all overshadowed by the rest of the album. Upon listening to the first song on the project I was somewhat hopeful that maybe it could be better than the lackluster "Views" from 2016. As soon as the second track started it immediately delved into this washed out, generic sound that permeates the entire first half of the album. The second half didn't make up for that either, as it basically just continues the same flat vibe that is established on the A side. It's sad to see an artist getting stuck in their comfort zone and subsequently continue to release what is essentially the same thing in different ways over and over again without changing the formula or trying to grow at all. This is a grossly commercial, somewhat brainless, and painstakingly long album that really doesn't have anything to offer that his older projects didn't do better. It's like Kanye's Ye, except instead of the album being too short and fairly unimpressive, it's waay too long, and fairly unimpressive. 3/10.… Expand
  19. thedaywalker
    Jun 30, 2018
    6
    I'm so relieved about this release.
    When i saw the layout of the album, and how he divided it, i was very happy, because my big problem with Views and More life, that had basically the same amount of songs, was that all the songs just seemed to be in a random order, so those 2 releases felt messy and disorganized.
    Section A alone is probably on par with "If you're reading this is too    I'm so relieved about this release.
    When i saw the layout of the album, and how he divided it, i was very happy, because my big problem with Views and More life, that had basically the same amount of songs, was that all the songs just seemed to be in a random order, so those 2 releases felt messy and disorganized.

    Section A alone is probably on par with "If you're reading this is too late". There's more to be desired in the production, but Drake gives us a great rhymes, with a sharp delivery. Some Rhymes are corny, it os Drake after all, but mostly there are clever and charismatic deliveries. There's just 1 song i would call unlistenable to and that's "I'm upset", but there rest just goes from good to great. 8/10

    Section B... this one was hard to listen. He was so monotone throughout this whole section. And his slow singing really brought out the repetitive and unimaginative beat selection. What he talks about is relatable, and is a positive, and a few lines are very good. Unlike the first section, where i could only pick 1 bad song, here i can only pick 2 songs i really liked, which were "Nice for what" "march 14", the rest of this section just goes from Bad to worse. 4/10

    Favorite Songs: Elevate, Emotionless, God's Plan, Can't take a joke, Sandra's Rose, Nice For What, March 14
    Least Favorite songs: I'm Upset, Jaded, Summer Games, Finesse, Final Fantasy    … Expand
  20. TheNeedleDrops
    Jul 1, 2018
    4
    One of the most forgetable albums ive listened to in a long time. You cant really say that any of the songs are bad, just boring. There are a few highlights like always but overall this album is way too long and id say about 17 of the songs could have just been left out. Highlights include: Sandra's Rose, March 14, Nice for What and Emotionless.
  21. Crush20
    Jul 1, 2018
    1
    The album is not bad but it feels too long and a bit all over the place. The MJ sample could have been better, like Xtinas Liberation “Maria” now that’s how you sample MJ
  22. jasnoor28
    Jun 30, 2018
    4
    This album is so meh its unreal. The songs on the A side all sound exactly the same. I thought I was listening to the same thing over and over again. Expected more from Drake.
  23. ozymandiaz
    Jul 2, 2018
    2
    Normally I really like Drake but this album was not doing it for me at all. I gave it 2 stars because there were two good songs out of 25... yeeeeesh.
  24. PresidentTrump
    Jul 3, 2018
    3
    Who would've thought that an album that is 25 tracks long would be so bloated? Gee, I'm shocked. Shocked!

    Every song starts to sound identical and lacks any uniqueness. Drake needs to start experimenting with new sounds in order to keep anything interesting because the same pop rap everytime is starting to get boring. FAV TRACKS: Emotionless, God's Plan, I'm Upset, Sandra's Rose,    Who would've thought that an album that is 25 tracks long would be so bloated? Gee, I'm shocked. Shocked!

    Every song starts to sound identical and lacks any uniqueness. Drake needs to start experimenting with new sounds in order to keep anything interesting because the same pop rap everytime is starting to get boring.

    FAV TRACKS: Emotionless, God's Plan, I'm Upset, Sandra's Rose, Nice For What
    LEAST FAV TRACKS: Nonstop, Mob Ties, Peak, Summer Games, Jaded, Finesse, Ratchet Happy Birthday    … Expand
  25. Geon
    Jul 2, 2018
    0
    It’s pure trash, I tried listening to it but nothing , another generic in therms of production and lyrics album, better buy Taylor Swift’s reputation to cure your ears
  26. Velith
    Jun 29, 2018
    4
    This is an empty shell of what could've been a legendary entry in hip hop history. Scorpion was to be the one to top DAMN, giving the Crown to Drake, fail.... This album feels bloated, repetitive, lazy and craaaaaazy monotonous. The Side B with R&B is decent at most, and for Drake, that ain't close to acceptable.
  27. KoopaTroopa
    Jun 30, 2018
    5
    Trust me, More Life's better than this mediocre album. The only amazing song is Emotionless.
  28. draediamond
    Jun 30, 2018
    6
    HE SHOULD NEVER WORK WITH TAY KEITH AGAIN!!!

    OK, now that that's out of the way. Very underwhelming! This is why it has this user score. The insane amount of hype mixed with the cash grab attempt of 25 tracks and mediocre music leads to a very mediocre attempt from Drake. The sad thing about this album is that there are so many great moments here but the entire project is flooded    HE SHOULD NEVER WORK WITH TAY KEITH AGAIN!!!

    OK, now that that's out of the way.

    Very underwhelming! This is why it has this user score. The insane amount of hype mixed with the cash grab attempt of 25 tracks and mediocre music leads to a very mediocre attempt from Drake. The sad thing about this album is that there are so many great moments here but the entire project is flooded with terrible moments. Side A can be tossed in the trash and this would make Side B a solid 8+ at the very least and a manageable 43 minute album. WHY IS THIS PROJECT SO LONG!! Oh right, I forgot about his obsession with numbers. After years and years of wondering if Drake will ever grow as an artist or if he will continue the same old familiar sound we're used to, I think we have our answer. Summer Games might be the furthest out of his lane we will ever see him go and it's mostly just because of the production on that track. It's sad because everyone would love to see him grow like an Andre 3000, Kanye West, Gambino, etc. but he's either too afraid, doesn't have the right team around him, or he's just not creative enough. I'm Upset might be one of the worst singles of his career and possibly one of the worst singles I've ever heard from such a major artist. Drake has been on a downward trend since Views (More Life was good) and it looks like that trend may continue. I don't understand how he can make More Life a "playlist" and call such an underwhelming project like Scorpion an "album." Drake is now just a sensation because of strategic marketing because his music is not up to par with his status. I'm just not excited for Drake music anymore and haven;t been since IYRTITL...    … Expand
  29. Foam_Banana
    Jul 1, 2018
    5
    The high points are too sporadic. Trimming might made it a stronger project. A long winded response to the points raised about his character on the Story of Addidon
  30. romyuso
    Jul 1, 2018
    3
    The album overall is worse than mediocre, sure there are some strong songs, but they don't help how repetitive the sound of the album overall
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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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