Drake’s third album, Nothing Was the Same, started floating around the Internet on Sunday night, possibly as someone’s bold attempt to try offering an hour-long experience even sadder than that episode of Breaking Bad. (Kidding, Aubrey! You’re not just sad! You’re good in lots of ways!) After a few spins, the record is certainly different from Take Care in ways you’ll hear for yourself soon enough, but there are some exceptionally Drake-ian lines that immediately Drake you in the face — the couplets rich with self-awareness one second, devoid of it the next; the fiercely proud sensitivity; Drake’s references to Drake’s mom. Here are ten of the best.
1. “Naked women swimmin, that’s just how I’m livin / donate a million to some children, that’s just how I’m feelin†(“Furthest Thingâ€)
2. “I needed to hear that shit, I hate when you’re submissive / passive aggressive when we’re texting, I feel the distance†(“From Timeâ€)
3. “The family all that matters, I’m just out here with my kinfolk / off everything my pen wrote, we went from Bundy to Winslow†(“Tuscan Leatherâ€)
4. “Girl, don’t treat me like a stranger / girl, you know I’ve seen you naked†(“Furthest Thingâ€)
5. “Fuck you bitch, I’m more than high / my momma probably hear that and be mortified / this ain’t the son you raised who used to take the Acura / 5 a.m. to go and shoot Degrassi up on Morningside / for all the stunting, I’ll forever be immortalized†(“Worst Behaviourâ€)
6. “The one that I needed was Courtney from Hooters on Peachtree / I’ve always been feeling like she was the piece to complete me†(“From Timeâ€)
7. “Told my girl to order in, I need the kitchen / yeah they know I got the hook-up, they just wait on me to cook up / baby I heat up the stove, you do the dishes, ya know?†(“Come Thruâ€)
8. “Money got my whole family going backwards / no dinners, no holidays, no nothing / there’s issues at hand that we’re not discussing†(“Too Muchâ€)
9. “She used to say you can be whoever you want, even yourself / I show up knowing exactly who I was and never leave as myself†(“Connectâ€)
10. And still: “I done kept it real from the jump / living at my mama’s house, we’d argue every month†(“Started from the Bottomâ€)