What Would Pluto Do
Drake
Floaty and detached in a way that feels almost pharmaceutical, this track drifts through a soft psychedelic haze, the beat barely gripping the ground beneath it. The production feels weightless — barely-there percussion, billowing synths that behave more like atmosphere than structure. Drake inhabits a state of philosophical disengagement here, the title invoking Pluto's reclassification from planet to dwarf planet as a metaphor for obsolescence, for being quietly demoted by forces beyond your control. His voice is unhurried, slightly removed, as if reporting on his own emotional state from a comfortable distance. The humor is dry and self-aware, which keeps the self-pity from curdling. It represents Drake at his most aesthetically interesting — not the aggressive Drake, not the heartbroken Drake, but the strangely serene Drake who has somehow made peace with contradiction. You'd play this during a long flight when the clouds are below you and everything feels abstract and far away.
slow
2020s
soft, hazy, weightless
Toronto hip-hop, North American rap
Hip-Hop, R&B. Psychedelic rap. serene, detached. Begins in philosophical disengagement and drifts into a strangely peaceful acceptance of obsolescence and contradiction, never escalating.. energy 3. slow. danceability 3. valence 5. vocals: unhurried male rap, slightly removed, dry and self-aware delivery. production: weightless billowing synths, barely-there percussion, atmospheric and minimal. texture: soft, hazy, weightless. acousticness 2. era: 2020s. Toronto hip-hop, North American rap. Long flight above the clouds when everything below feels abstract and far away.