Right off the bat, I want to go ahead and say that this is the first beat that has really stuck to me in a while. Sure, the beats on Take Care were good, but they don't really exist outside of the scope of the album. This beat, created by The Beat Bully, sounds like a T-Minus production (he did "I'm on One" and "Poppin' Bottles").
Now onto the lyrics. Personally, I despise the hook. There's something about French Montana singing "staaay scheeemiiin'" that I just don't like. It just sounds bad. It probably has something to do with the fact that he isn't a singer at all. Rick Ross has a mediocre eight lines. It's nothing but a setup for Drake's killer 32 bars. I don't know why Rozay keeps letting Drake on his tracks. He comes in and drops these extended verses that leave Rick looking like a fool.
Drake finally addresses the Common beef and does so in a way that disses Common, yet doesn't become a diss track. The first line sets the tone. "It bothers me when the gods get to acting like the broads." His next few lines aren't particularly noteworthy, until he says "Back when if a ni**a reached it was for the weapon/ Nowadays ni**as reach just to sell they record." Bam. Common gets laid out. And he's making a very valid point. "Sweet," the track Common wrote dissing Drake, has been heavily marketed as a controversial song. And this beef really is giving The Dreamer, The Believer some attention. Drake is just laughing at him, saying "You need a beef to sell records. I went platinum in a month."
There's only one more spot in this song that needs close attention. "Shawty wanna tell me secrets ’bout a rap ni**a/ I tell a [lady] its more attractive when you hold it down." For those who don't know, it is rumored that the core of this beef is a love triangle between Common, Serena Williams, and Drake. Along with finally admitting to having something with Serena, Drake is essentially saying he'd rather her get freaky than talk about Common to him. If that's not a low blow at Common, I don't know what is. I personally love the way this beef is heating up. It's surprisingly funny. In essence, it's between a "conscious" rapper and Mr. I'm Gonna Call You When I'm Drunk And Cry.
"Stay Schemin'" is 2012's first big song. I wouldn't be surprised if this got released as a single because quite frankly, the beat is hot and there is a pretty big lyrical punch. If this song is a taste of what's to come on God Forgives, I Don't, I can't wait.
Now onto the lyrics. Personally, I despise the hook. There's something about French Montana singing "staaay scheeemiiin'" that I just don't like. It just sounds bad. It probably has something to do with the fact that he isn't a singer at all. Rick Ross has a mediocre eight lines. It's nothing but a setup for Drake's killer 32 bars. I don't know why Rozay keeps letting Drake on his tracks. He comes in and drops these extended verses that leave Rick looking like a fool.
Drake finally addresses the Common beef and does so in a way that disses Common, yet doesn't become a diss track. The first line sets the tone. "It bothers me when the gods get to acting like the broads." His next few lines aren't particularly noteworthy, until he says "Back when if a ni**a reached it was for the weapon/ Nowadays ni**as reach just to sell they record." Bam. Common gets laid out. And he's making a very valid point. "Sweet," the track Common wrote dissing Drake, has been heavily marketed as a controversial song. And this beef really is giving The Dreamer, The Believer some attention. Drake is just laughing at him, saying "You need a beef to sell records. I went platinum in a month."
There's only one more spot in this song that needs close attention. "Shawty wanna tell me secrets ’bout a rap ni**a/ I tell a [lady] its more attractive when you hold it down." For those who don't know, it is rumored that the core of this beef is a love triangle between Common, Serena Williams, and Drake. Along with finally admitting to having something with Serena, Drake is essentially saying he'd rather her get freaky than talk about Common to him. If that's not a low blow at Common, I don't know what is. I personally love the way this beef is heating up. It's surprisingly funny. In essence, it's between a "conscious" rapper and Mr. I'm Gonna Call You When I'm Drunk And Cry.
"Stay Schemin'" is 2012's first big song. I wouldn't be surprised if this got released as a single because quite frankly, the beat is hot and there is a pretty big lyrical punch. If this song is a taste of what's to come on God Forgives, I Don't, I can't wait.
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