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As New York Magazine’s own Jody Rosen wrote in his review of Nothing Was the Same, “Drake’s triumph … has been to shift the terms of rap authenticity from Jay Z-style street bona fides to soul-baring honesty — to emotional authenticity, or at least the pretense of it.” Put another way: Drake raps about feelings. And in 2013, what better way is there to summarize feelings than with emoji? Exactly. So in honor of Drake’s latest confessional, here is a selected emoji recap of the new album. [Crying face.] [Laughing face.] [100 percent sign.]
“Tuscan Leather”:
“Started From the Bottom”:
“Wu-Tang Forever”:
“Worst Behaviour”:
“From Time”:
“Connect”:
