The Intro
Drake's latest album 'Nothing Was The Same' is 59 minutes and 26 seconds of lyrical grade cypher. I used RapPad's Blueprint™ technology to analyze the text of the album to analyze core metrics. Then I categorized his lines into 4 sections: relationships, money, family & friendships, and player hating.
The Numbers
For this analysis I took out the hooks, choruses, and cameos from different artists in order to focus on just Drake and his verses.
- 6487 words (roughly 13 pages worth)
- 8 270 syllables
- 2 332 syllables that were involved in a rhyme (27% rhyme density)
- 194 curse words
Some other facts:
- Longest word in the whole album: "procrastination"
- Most common verbs: LIKE (85 occurences), KNOW (52 occurences), GET (42 occurences)
- 285 - number of times "i" was used
- 89 - number of times "me" was used
- 38 - number of times "nigga" was used
- 31 - number of times "fuck" was used
Below are a collection of lines that are from the album, organized by which category they are relevant to.
Drake On Relationships
- Think that's why I need her in my life, to check me when I'm trippin'
- I might come through without security to check if you're fine
- And if you end up needin' some extra help, then I could help
- I made every woman feel like she was mine and no one else's
- Girl don't treat me like a stranger
- Naked women swimmin', that's just how I'm livin'
- I just love when I'm with you, yeah, this shit is on ten
- You're still the one that I adore
- Next time we fuck, I don't wanna fuck, I wanna make love
- You don't love me, you just say that shit to get to me, girl
- Passive aggressive when we're textin', I feel the distance
- Know we were goin' through some shit, name a couple that isn’t
- Who you settlin' for, who better for you than the boy, huh?
- I got my eyes on you, you're everything that I see
- Isn't it amazing how you talk all this shit and we still lack communication
- She just wanna run around the city and make memories
- And I'd allow her, talk about pussy power
- I just want some head in a comfortable bed, it could all be so simple
- Hate when they get too attached to me
- Met a lot of girls in my times there, word to Paul Wall, not one fronted
- I was trippin' off how I used to sleep at ya crib
- I always pour you up a drink and let you burn something
- I even fucked the girl that used to babysit
- Everything that I write is either for her or about her
- I always thought she was perfect when she was being herself
We see a stark contrast between Drake's opinion on relationships. Is Drake a nice guy or a playboy? In the same album Drake makes comments like "I got my eyes on you, you're everything that I see" to "Hate when they get too attached to me" (referring to females). Talk about mixed signals.
Drake on money
- Comin' off the last record, I'm gettin' 20 million off the record
- Rich enough that I don't have to tell 'em that I'm rich
- Open cases on me for a half a million each
- Bitch you better have my money when I come for that shit like O.D.B
- Enough to make you throw up, man it's gross what I net
- Bar mitzvah money like my last name Mordecai
- Bank account statements just look like I'm ready for early retirement
- Locker room full of money, girl you just did it
- And I’m on the road box office sales, I’m getting paid for all of this shit
- Cause if we judging off your advances, then I just got paid like eight advances
Drake on family and friendships
- The family all that matters, I'm just out here with my kinfolk
- My momma told me this was right for me
- Livin' at my momma's house we'd argue every month
- I just ask for some blessings at my grandmother's grave
- This ain't the son you raised who used to take the Acura
- I've been dealing with my dad, speakin' of lack of patience / Just me and my old man gettin' back to basics
- My mother is 66 and her favorite line to hit me with is / Who the fuck wants to be 70 and alone?
- Your parents sayin' this another phase in your life
Drake on player hating
- All of the talkin', got one reply for all of your comments
- Fuck what you think, I'm too busy, that's why you leave a message
- I just set the bar, niggas fall under it like a limbo
- Y'all niggas party too much, man, I just chill and record
- I'ma worry 'bout me, give a fuck about you
- Niggas talk more than bitches these days
- But your shit is like the police asking us questions / Nigga we don't know shit
- I don't know why they been lying but your shit is not that inspiring
- I got to kill off the weak shit that's got all you niggas excited
- I'm holding all the cards and niggas wanna play chess now
- No game, no scrimmage, I ain't playing with you niggas at all
- Y'all don't fuck with us, then we don't fuck with y'all
- But I’m about as big as it gets, I swear y'all just wasting y'all breath
