I'll say this right here and right now. I hate Drake. He sounds awful, just plain awful. First off, he can't sing Jacque Merde and although with is true of the vast majority of the people on the radio right now, unlike a lot of his peers, even his autotune sounds obnoxiously bad. I don't like Rihanna either, but I don't despise her. I kind of like one or two of her songs, and the rest are just "eh" (I don't care for them), but there is only one song of her's I hate, hate, HATE, and oh boy, oh boy, it just HAPPENS to be the one she sings with Drake: "Work" (or as it is pronounced "werk" with an awful out of key autotune). I blame "Work" song solely on Drake. That nasal whine, bad autotune and boring yet catchy songs are all Drake's signature tropes. So, when I saw on this week's #1 Song on http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100 and saw "One Dance" by Drake feat. Kyla & Wizkid, I groaned and rolled my eyes. I already hated it and I hadn't even listened to it yet, and I saw a chance. I could finally rip Drake apart, so I went and listened to the song and... It's alright.
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It's NOT a good song whatsoever, but it is the first Drake song that didn't make me want to puke or fall asleep... or both. I really wanted to hate this song, but probably my expectations were so low that nothing could've meet them. Anyway, the beat, for starters, actually sounds like it has some strength (which compared to all the other weak and worthless beats out there, is already a plus on my book) and the song has a nice piano riff in there. The beat has that reggaeton rhythm, which despise, but with the piano riff it gives it a nice vibe, and for the first time, the fact that the beat is kind of soft helps the song giving it a nice relaxed vibe. But for a song which says "I need a One Dance" this really doesn't work for a dance song at all. Again, it's too weak and relaxed, but knowing Drake, I think that was the point. A lot of he's songs are kind of angsty/depressing (or more like "are about...") actually and while I'm not sure if this is the case, it certainly feels like it. When he says "Got a Hennessy in my hand, one more time 'fore I go, Higher Powers taking a hold of me" it sounds depressing. When I hear this, there's a hint of sadness and regret as he sings this, to me it sounds like an addiction. It's almost like an alcoholic trying to quit and he's always stuck in that "One More".
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The song is also quite short. It only lasts for about 2:12, but it always goes by way faster. This song is definitely one of Drake's more tolerable songs, and to be honest, I've heard this song about a hundred times to write this review and I'll admit "One Dance" is growing on me. I still have some problems with the song, obviously. Drake's autotune is still annoying, that reggaeton beat, and the fact that I have no idea who Kyla and Wizkid are and can't distinguish them in the song, so I actually forget that they are in there somewhere. I was prepared to hate this song, but I actually kind of met with a pleasant surprise. Would I have this song on my iPod? Hell no. Would I rip my ears off if I heard this song again? Not at all. In fact, I might actually welcome it.
