Todd: Now, we start with Drake being a dick to women, as you do.ĭrake: Don't pull up at 6 AM to cuddle with me Todd (VO): It's like his entire career in a nutshell. Todd: But it may very well be the most "Drake" Drake song. It's not the best Drake song, it's not the worst Drake song. That was God punishing us for our sins! Now "God's Plan" has got this dreamy, kinda drowsy beat, like most Drake songs. According to Drake, it's all part of God's plan.Ĭlip of Lil Wayne ft. There's the title at least, which does answer my big question, "Why is Drake popular?". Todd (VO): Well, as far as I can tell, it doesn't have one. Todd (VO): That means that he essentially had to give out a million dollar bribe to get people to listen to the song. Todd: And if I'm right, and video play is the reason why this song is so big. Todd (VO): And I guess Drake wanted to put his money where his mouth is, which, again, that's awesome, Drake's awesome for doing it. I mean, yes, there's a throwaway line in there about feeding people. look, none of this has anything to do with the actual song. Todd: And as for my own stake in this as a critic.
Wait to see if he does it a second time now that the novelty's gone. But he didn't punk the label or anything. Todd (VO): It's still awesome that he gave away all that money, this is great. And 2) Drake's getting a huge promotional boost out of the video, which is what a video is supposed to do! He used that money exactly how it was intended! Because 1) it's not really the label's money anymore, cause the label just deducts the cost of the music video out of the artist's paycheck anyway. Todd: But let's be real here, let's not make more of this than it is. See, according to the title cards, he took the entire video budget, and instead of making just another shitty boring rap video, he just gave it to people who'd have an actual use for it. Todd (VO): In fact, because YouTube streaming counts for the Billboard charts now, I'm fairly certain that's why this song is so big. The only thing I've heard generating any real reaction is to the video, which admittedly is pretty cool.ĭrake: Anything you guys want in the store is free, grab whatever you guys want Todd (VO): But I haven't heard any real buzz about it, or anyone, like, talking about it. I mean, I've certainly heard it a bunch of times. Todd: Honestly, I've heard basically nothing about this song. this is God's plan, huh? God works in mysterious ways. An out of nowhere banger that everyone's dancing to and talking about.ĭrake: Bad things, It's a lot of bad things that they wishin' and wishin'ĭrake: They gon' tell the story, shit was different with me Todd: So surely, this is some undeniable killer jam. Not " Hotline Bling," not "Best I Ever Had," or any of his other songs with a tune and a point. chart terms, "God's Plan" is his most successful single ever. And it's proven that, even in over eight years, we haven't seen anything yet. He returned at the beginning of this year, and since then he's nestled himself snugly at the #1 spot. And if anyone thought that meant we might be getting a break from Drake. Todd (VO): Last August, Drake ended a record-setting streak of literally eight straight years in the Hot 100. It's really funny to go back and listen to Drake's first couple of records where he's basically almost neurotic on what's gonna happen when the fame runs out.Ĭlip of Drake's 2017 Billboard Music Awards performance Unless, I dunno, Post Malone makes Thriller X1000 in the next year and a half. When the decade ends, I'm fairly certain that Drake is gonna be the most famous and successful artist of the entire 2010's. Todd (VO): To be clear, this is the Drake decade. this successful?Ĭlip of Drake - " Started from the Bottom" Todd (VO): It's a stupid question, right? I mean, I like Drake. Why is this popular? But more important than that, I think the question I have about "God's Plan" by Drake is.Ĭlip of Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem - "Forever" Todd (VO): I think that's the question I always start off with when I review a currently popular song. Screenshot of article titled "Drake Celebrates "God's Plan" Spending 11 Weeks Atop Billboard Chart"
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