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Anthony Fantano rates Drake's 'HABIBTI' a "strong 4" and 'MAID OF HONOUR' a "light 6": “[HABIBTI] does have a focused vibe and I think enough consistent themes to turn it into a narrative that's actually worth diving into more deeply, but there's not really enough intention or structure on the musical side to develop it and really build it all out. Unfortunate that Drake kind of saved that dig deeper energy for all of the beefs he had to settle on ICEMAN and didn't quite bring it on this one. Overall, I feel like HABIBTI is listenable and not quite as awful as ICEMAN for sure, though I still did leave this one feeling very underwhelmed." “Then there's MAID OF HONOUR, which is handily the most fun record of these three new albums. And it's also very focused, but in a different way, focused on the dance floor and in a lot of ways succeeding where a record like Honestly, Nevermind miserably failed. The production on this thing is actually lively and exciting. And it also sounds like Drake is just genuinely being unafraid here to have fun.” 🔗: youtube.com/watch?v=t3-Kno…





Alex Caruso




I actually am not such a fan of his. I was asked to bail him out and it was only 1.2m so I looked into his content. No. If you provoke a man, be ready for a fist fight. That’s the law I live by. 0 dollars donated.



@marauder_matt Unfortunately, power-scaling is about as fundamental a writing mechanic as things like plot and world-building (in most types of stories) so it’s kinda impossible to come to the conclusions you wanted me to


The more I think about power-scaling as a concept, the more absurd I find it that anyone acts like it doesn’t matter when discussing media



The new line of argument is that the thing I’m describing is great and valid, but isn’t “power-scaling.” They then go on to describe what power-scaling is, and then it’s literally just this:








“Power-scaling is … fundamental … in most types of stories” is such a great tell that you have never read anything for adults.


ye taking a photo with his family during holidays ❤️











