| Certified Lover Boy is the sixth studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on September 3, 2021, by OVO Sound and Republic Records. Its production was handled by frequent collaborators 40, Nineteen85, PartyNextDoor, OZ, and Vinylz, among others. Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Giveon, Jay-Z, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, Yebba, 21 Savage, Project Pat, Tems, Ty Dolla Sign, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, and Kid Cudi appear as guest artists.
Upon release, Certified Lover Boy was met with mixed reviews from music critics, most of whom felt the album was comparable to Drake's other releases, but criticized the level of lyrical insight and the production's lack of sonic variety. Nevertheless, Certified Lover Boy was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 with 613,000 album-equivalent units, as Drake's tenth US number-one album. The sum reset the record for the largest opening week in the US for an album in 2021, and broke Apple Music and Spotify records for the biggest opening-day streams on those platforms. Furthermore, Certified Lover Boy achieved the all-time record for the most US top-ten singles from one album, with its lead single, "Way 2 Sexy", arriving atop the Billboard Hot 100 and marking Drake's ninth US number-one single. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards until Drake withdrew the nomination. |
