Talk:Sacrifices (Drake song)

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 * https://www.spin.com/2017/03/review-drake-more-life/:
 * 1. "“Sacrifices,” the album’s most arresting track, is as lush as the intrinsically warm “Madiba Riddim,” and in turn it extracts a sage verse from 2 Chainz—“Cold world I be chillin’”—and a stunner of a feature from Young Thug, who raps in a relaxed rasp that renders him initially unrecognizable."
 * https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/03/drake-more-life-review-limits-of-ambition/520314/:
 * 1. "For the straight-ahead rap songs, Drake’s beatmakers build momentum with little innovations: a sound like a psychedelic zipper-pull on the sublime “Sacrifices”;"
 * 2. "There’s a new, laconic flow on “Sacrifices,”"


 * http://www.complex.com/music/the-best-drake-songs/
 * 1. "2 Chainz turns in a reliably next-level 16 (as premier music critic King James succinctly put it, Tity is always in his bag), Thug shows up speaking legibily and proceeds to run away with the whole song. But Drake's verse and hook are still the most interesting. There's a slight undercurrent of melancholia to the T-Minus beat, taken along with "I'm convinced, I made sacrifices, I been ballin ever since" this is quietly one of latter career Drake's most introspective songs. This is a snapshot of Drake's life: hanging out in Calabasas with Hidden Hills royalty like the Kardashians whilst inviting outsiders like 21 Savage past the gates to maintain his edge; fortunes so sprawling it's hard to keep track ("I ain't know we had a lake"); and a love life on the back-burner ("I ain't know it was a date"). There's no family in sight—looking ahead to the future, the race is all Drake sees at the moment."


 * https://www.firstpost.com/living/review-drakes-playlist-more-life-is-the-best-comeback-that-he-could-ask-for-3349788.html
 * 1. "In 'Sacrifices' he collaborates with Young Thug and 2 Chainz and takes a backsteat as his collaborates steal the spotlight in the soulful track."
 * http://crowsneststpete.com/2017/04/03/review-drakes-more-life-deserves-a-poor-life/
 * 1. "One of the best songs on the playlist is “Sacrifices,” because it’s where Drake thrives. Opening with a soft piano, his flow settles into something reminiscent of his older work. Halfway through the album, this was a relief."
 * 2. Of course, his lyrics still focus on women and having nice things, but the beat and production give it more traction. It features great verses from 2 Chainz and Young Thug. The piano and pulsating beat blend nicely to give the track — more life. Without samples, the work shines and shows what Drake can do when he isn’t just copying trends.


 * https://www.stereogum.com/1930632/premature-evaluation-drake-more-life/franchises/premature-evaluation/
 * 1. "Young Thug tries the experimental new tactic of enunciating every syllable of his “Sacrifices” verse clearly, and it pays off beautifully."


 * https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drakes-more-life-review-news.30415.html
 * 1. "We then get a dose of very modern American rap posse cuts on "Portland" and "Sacrifices.""


 * http://www.complex.com/music/2017/07/best-rap-collaborations-2017/drake-2-chainz-young-thug-sacrifices
 * 1. "Whenever Drake and 2 Chainz link up on a track, it's guaranteed to make waves. That said, "Sacrifices" truly takes off thanks to Young Thug's inclusion. Surprisingly enough, this song counts as Drake and Thug's first proper collaboration, and the trio of rappers don't disappoint with slick rhymes on how they finessed their situations into something better."


 * http://www.vulture.com/2017/03/drakes-more-life-is-his-best-release-in-years.html
 * 1. "but Drake comfortably abides the twists, dialing his wordplay up or down according to the guest and the beat. He’s a swag rap brat on “KMT,” a chillout singer on “Get It Together,” and a wordy introvert on “Sacrifices.”"


 * https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/arts/music/drake-more-life-review.html
 * 1. "“More Life” takes a whole host of voices seriously — not just Drake’s but also guests who are given plenty of room [...] Young Thug also shows up twice, delivering mystical singing on “Sacrifices” and showing why he’s the clearest modern-day inheritor of P-Funk on “Ice Melts.”"


 * https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7728707/drake-collaborators-more-life
 * 1. "Hits like ​"No Lie," "All Me" and "Big Amount" have cemented Chainz and Drake's hot streak, and both bring the same heat to "Sacrifices." In February, Tity Boi confirmed he was working with the 6 God for More Life as well as his own project Pretty Girls Like Trap Music. He said of their studio time, "It wasn't easy though. Drake is a perfectionist. I like to rap and I'm a perfectionist, but it was just about getting that record that we felt would hold some kind of substance that we could listen to over time like the previous records that we have. We have some pretty timeless pieces so I think that's what we're working on -- more timeless pieces.""
 * 2. "Thugger puts in work on two tracks: "Sacrifices" and "Ice Melts." A guest on The Boy Meets World tour, Young Thug praised Drake in a now-deleted Instagram post, writing, "Thanks for this journey my brada... u 1 of the realist rappers I know... very GgenuinNe man and brada, I love the way u treat me and respect me and my heart!!! YOU R NUN LIKE THESE OTHER RAPPERS. I mean ALL OF EM.... And for that I'm with u foreva! --""


 * https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/19/drake-more-life-review-new-playlist-sets-the-sound-of-summer-agenda
 * 1. "Young Thug on Sacrifices adopts a neat Lil Wayne-esque staccato flow."


 * https://www.vibe.com/2017/03/interview-2-chainz-ewing-sneakers-drake-more-life-sacrifices/
 * 1. "However, things weren’t as easy when it came time to record his verse for “Sacrifices,” track 12 from Drake’s new album, More Life: “It was fun, we [actually] did about 8 records to go for his project, and he wasn’t satisfied, so I learned a lot about Drake from this process — from how serious he is about making history to what he does to create a ‘staple.’ I’m just happy that he picked me to be apart of “Sacrifices.”"


 * https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-sacrifices-feat-2chainz-young-thug-new-song.1973358.html
 * 1. "The production on "Sacrifices," though interesting for its use of melancholy keys, takes a backseat to the three legendary spitters' rhymes. Like the title suggests, they rap about all that they have and what they had to do to get it. They give thanks to their faithful teams for putting them over the top. Young Thug comes delivers the third verse that lights this track on fire."