If you haven't been living under a rock, you have probably heard that Drake has finally released his highly anticipated album, More Life: A Playlist By October Firm (or just More Life for short). He debuted the album via his own streaming radio service, OVO Sound Radio, that is exclusively available via Apple Music, but was released on every music streaming platform immediately following the end of the stream. For me, being a Spotify user (Spotify or die), I had to scavenger any friend that I had that happened to have Apple Music and listen to the live stream of the album, because I wanted to be cool and hip and listen to the album before anybody else got their hands on it. Duh.

So there I was, streaming the album with my friend's phone, playing it over the large, loud speakers that my frat house has to offer, and I sat and listened to Drake's latest work... and wow. This dude just can't be stopped.

I'm going to be completely honest, I'm not the biggest Drake fan in the world and I have no bias with Drake's music over any other songs or artists out there. For me personally, I don't really have a real favorite artist or genre in music, I love all kinds of music. If it sounds good to me, then I like it. So listening to this album and seeing the many positives in how every song is crafted and played out from a neutral's standpoint is pretty impressive.

My favorite part about Drake, and especially with More Life, is the dynamic and versatility of his music. He is able to dabble in any type of genre and style of music and is able to make it pleasing to hear through your ears. These days, you listen to an artist's album and you pretty much hear the same song in every song. Same type of beat, flow, structure, and sound in every single one of their songs. With Drake, you really don't get that. From going into the modern-day style of hip-hop with tracks like Free Smoke, Do Not Disturb, Glow, and Portland with the hottest names in the game in Migos, Travis Scott, Young Thug, Kanye West, and more, to playing around with the upcoming rise of the punk genre of British grime with new artists Skepta and Giggs, as well as continuing to use Jamaican club/dance mix samples with tracks like Passionfruit, Get It Together, Blem, and Madiba Riddim, it seems like Drake can take anything and turn it into gold for listeners anywhere and everywhere. If Drake was dealt to make hit with some opposite genre like classical or country, I'm sure he could find a way to make people somehow want to listen to those songs.

The entire playlist is a joy to listen to. You are turning into every direction of life with each track you listen to. From the traditional deep love themes that Drake is infamous for now at this point of his career, to mashing out all of the haters and doubters with the plausible success in his life, to the life lessons that everybody can be exposed to everyday, you really hit every avenue in Drake's work.

With the greatness of the quality of his latest work and the album most likely destined to achieve accolades and praise from all over, the real question is who can really stop Drake at this point? He's on top of the world. His music is renowned, he sells out every arena not just in the USA but across the globe as well, his OVO brand is at its climax, and with any fine woman at his finger tips, there simply is no stopping this man. The only way he'll be stopped is when he simply chooses not to do this anymore. He is on top of the world by a clear margin music-wise, brand-wise, and popularity-wise.

I highly suggest you spend some time listening to see for yourself. Even if you don't even like Drake, you probably still should listen to him, because judging by More Life, it looks like he's not going anywhere anytime soon, so just get used to him.