Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I've officially outgrown Drake. It's clear after the release of 'Some Sexy Songs 4 U' (featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR) that Drake continues to hit a creative wall that not even a rap battle can save him from. The album has very little to say that he hasn't said over and over for the past 15 years. It's emo, narcissist and fuck boy raps.

Music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy discusses the rapper's lack of growth and evolution and what the album's number 1 debut on the Billboard 200 charts says about Drake fans, the new generation of hip hop fans about the state of the game.

I'm (Also) Breaking Up With Drake: sowmyak.substack.com/p/im-also-breaking-up-with-drake
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