Scorpion by Drake

Scorpion, Drake's fifth studio album, dropped on June 29, 2018 through Cash Money, Republic and Young Money, and it's built like a two-sided coin: 25 tracks split across a first disc of hip-hop and a second of R&B and pop. Drake executive produced it with longtime collaborator 40 and his manager Oliver El-Khatib, and the beats pull from soul, ambient, quiet storm, electronica and trap, with DJ Premier among the names in the credits. Jay-Z and Ty Dolla Sign drop by, and Michael Jackson and Static Major turn up from beyond the grave.

Lyrically it's familiar Drake territory, anxiety, relationships and the long climb from underdog to the top, and the hits were enormous: "God's Plan", "Nice for What" and "In My Feelings" all went to number one on the Hot 100. Critics liked plenty of the songs but balked at the length. The public didn't mind: it opened at number one on the Billboard 200 with 732,000 units, broke Spotify's one-day record for album streams, and "God's Plan" won the Grammy for Best Rap Song.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.