More Life
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{{Infobox album
| name = More Life
| type = mixtape
| artist = Drake
| cover = Drake - More Life cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2017|03|18}}
| recorded = 2016–2017
| venue =
| studio = {{flatlist|
- Chris Athens Masters (Austin)
- Four Seasons
- S.O.T.A.
- Studio 306 (Toronto)
- Sandra Gale (Yolo Estate, California)
}}
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=81|s=42}}
| label =
| producer =
- 40
- Boi-1da
- Chef Pasquale
- FrancisGotHeat
- Frank Dukes
- G. Ry
- Hagler
- iBeatz
- Jazzfeezy
- Kanye West
- Murda Beatz
- Nana Rogues
- Ness
- Nineteen85
- PartyNextDoor
- S1
- Steve Samson
- Stwo
- Supah Mario
- T-Minus
- Vinylz
- Wallis Lane
| prev_title = Views
| prev_year = 2016
| next_title = Scary Hours
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = mixtape
| cover = More Life Original Cover - Drake.jpg
| caption = Original cover
}}
{{Singles
| name = More Life
| type = mixtape
| single1 = Fake Love
| single1date = October 29, 2016
| single2 = Passionfruit
| single2date = March 28, 2017
| single3 = Free Smoke
| single3date = April 18, 2017
| single4 = Portland
| single4date = May 16, 2017
| single5 = Glow
| single5date = June 6, 2017
}}
}}
More Life is the fifth commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake. Described and marketed as a playlist, some publications have referred to it as a mixtape. It was released on March 18, 2017, through Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Republic Records. Production of More Life was handled by a variety of record producers, including 40, Frank Dukes, Boi-1da, Murda Beatz, T-Minus, Nineteen85, and Kanye West, among others. An ensemble of guest vocalists also appear, including West, Young Thug, Giggs, Skepta, Quavo, Travis Scott, 2 Chainz, Jorja Smith, Sampha, and PartyNextDoor.
The songs on the mixtape feature a broad range of genres, including R&B, dancehall, grime, trap and Afrobeats. Supported by the singles "Fake Love", "Passionfruit", "Free Smoke", "Portland", and "Glow", More Life received generally positive reviews and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, earning 505,000 album-equivalent units. It was Drake's seventh consecutive number one album, and also broke several streaming records. Though a mixtape, it was named one of the best albums of 2017 by several publications. By the end of 2017, the mixtape had accumulated over two million album-equivalent units in the US.
Background
Following the project's announcement, Drake described More Life as "a body of work [he's] creating to bridge the gap between [any] major releases".{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/drake-fires-back-more-life-album-release-date-rumors-2450978|title=Drake Fires Back at More Life Release Date Rumors|work=International Business Times|date=November 24, 2016 |access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125140749/http://www.ibtimes.com/drake-fires-back-more-life-album-release-date-rumors-2450978|archive-date=November 25, 2016|url-status=live}} He further commented on the project during an interview with Complex, detailing his intention to "[create] a playlist to give you a collection of songs that become the soundtrack to your life".{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2016/10/drake-new-project-more-life|title=Drake Announces New Project 'More Life'|work=Complex|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123143437/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/10/drake-new-project-more-life|archive-date=November 23, 2016|url-status=live}} More Life was subject to many speculative release dates, with it initially set for December 2016. However, it was pushed back to January after Drake suffered an ankle injury on the Summer Sixteen Tour. Further dates were also rumored up until the official announcement in March 2017 of the project's release.{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42593/title.a-brief-history-of-drakes-more-life-release-date|title=A Brief Timeline of Drake's "More Life" Release Date Delays|work=HipHopDX|date=March 5, 2017 |access-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305211444/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.42593/title.a-brief-history-of-drakes-more-life-release-date|archive-date=March 5, 2017|url-status=live}}
More Life borrows its name from a Jamaican slang phrase to wish someone well, popularized by dancehall artist Vybz Kartel,{{cite web|url=http://www.real-jamaica-vacations.com/jamaican-slang.html|title=Jamaican Slang. Always changing, never ordinary!|publisher=Real Jamaica Vacations|access-date=November 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127024245/http://www.real-jamaica-vacations.com/jamaican-slang.html|archive-date=November 27, 2016|url-status=live}} whom Drake has called one of his "biggest inspirations" for his own dancehall-inflected sound.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/vybz-kartel-still-ruling-dancehall-after-years-in-prison-w448510|title=Vybz Kartel Speaks: After Five Years in Prison, He Still Rules Dancehall|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202014830/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/vybz-kartel-still-ruling-dancehall-after-years-in-prison-w448510|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://hypelifemagazine.com/celebritynews/drake-vybz-kartel-biggest-inspirations-favorite-dancehall-popcaan-mavado/|title=Drake: 'Vybz Kartel Is One Of My Biggest Inspirations'|date=May 10, 2016|work=Hype Life Magazine|access-date=March 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135737/https://hypelifemagazine.com/celebritynews/drake-vybz-kartel-biggest-inspirations-favorite-dancehall-popcaan-mavado/|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}
The last song on the record, "Do Not Disturb" mentions "Club Palazzo in the Bridge". This is a reference to a now defunct nightclub in the northwest Toronto suburb of Woodbridge, Ontario.{{cite news|last=Fox|first=Luke|url=http://torontolife.com/culture/music/drake-more-life-toronto-references/|title=Every reference to Toronto (that we could find) on Drake's More Life|date=March 19, 2017|work=Toronto Life|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225602/http://torontolife.com/culture/music/drake-more-life-toronto-references/|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=live}}
Musical style
More Life has been characterized as hip hop, R&B,{{cite web|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/03/review-drake-more-life/|title=Review: The Thrilling More Life Makes a Compelling Argument For the Audacity of Drake|work=Spin|date=March 20, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403020504/http://www.spin.com/2017/03/review-drake-more-life/|archive-date=April 3, 2017|url-status=live}} and dancehall{{cite web|last=Rindner|first=Grant|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19871/reviews/4150910|title=Album Review: Drake – More Life|work=Drowned in Sound|date=March 29, 2017|access-date=April 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401080341/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19871/reviews/4150910|archive-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=live}} with elements of grime,{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/drake-more-life-upcoming-album-new-mixtape.116839.html|title=More Life|website=HotNewHipHop|date=March 18, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2020}} trap,{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/21/drake-more-life-dancehall-jamaica-views|title=How Dancehall-Inflected Is Drake's Album More Life, Really?|website=The Fader|last=Houghton|first=Eddie "Stats"|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2020}} Afrobeats,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-album-afrobeats-859446/|title=Beyoncé's 'Lion King: The Gift' Suggests a New Direction – and a New Challenge|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Leight|first=Elias|date=July 16, 2019|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720160339/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-album-afrobeats-859446/|archive-date=July 20, 2019|url-status=live}} and pop.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7736627/more-life-views-drake-playlist-combining-both-albums|title='More Views': A True Drake Playlist Combining the Pop Highlights of His Last Two Efforts|magazine=Billboard|last=Unterberger|first=Andrew|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=May 26, 2020}}
Artwork
The cover art of the project features a photo of Drake's father, Dennis Graham, taken in the 1970s. The photo is surrounded by a black border with the subtitle "A Playlist By October Firm" written below the photo.{{Cite news|url=http://heavy.com/music/2017/03/drake-unveils-more-life-album-playlist-cover-art/|title=Drake Unveils 'More Life' Cover Art|last=Castro|first=Danilo|date=March 13, 2017|publisher=Heavy.com|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419200203/http://heavy.com/music/2017/03/drake-unveils-more-life-album-playlist-cover-art/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}} The original version of the cover art released in October 2016 on Drake's Instagram did not feature the black border or subtitle.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gq.com/story/drake-new-album-dad-more-life|title=Drake's New 'More Life' Album Cover Will Make You Want To Grow A Mustache|last=Woolf|first=Jake|date=October 24, 2016|work=GQ|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419200144/http://www.gq.com/story/drake-new-album-dad-more-life|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}} Billboard{{'}}s Tatiana Cirisano listed the album cover as one of the best of 2017.{{Cite magazine |last=Cirisano |first=Tatiana |date=December 27, 2017 |title=25 Best & Worst Album Covers of 2017 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/best-worst-album-covers-of-2017-top-25/ |access-date=May 22, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
Promotion
More Life was preceded by three singles: "Fake Love", "Sneakin'" featuring 21 Savage, and "Two Birds, One Stone". The songs premiered on October 23, 2016, during Drake's thirtieth birthday edition of OVO Sound Radio. The episode also housed Drake's collaboration with Dave on "Wanna Know (Remix)".{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/23/heres-everything-that-happened-on-drakes-birthday-episode-of-ovo-sound-radio|title=Here's Everything That Happened on Drake's Birthday Episode of OVO Sound Radio|work=The Fader|date=October 24, 2016|access-date=October 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025113017/http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/23/heres-everything-that-happened-on-drakes-birthday-episode-of-ovo-sound-radio|archive-date=October 25, 2016|url-status=live}}
Drake further previewed two additional songs on February 17, 2017, during appearances at the Paper Soho Club in London.{{cite web|url=https://dancehallhiphop.com/2017/02/18/drake-london-more-life-music/|title=Drake turns up at Paper Soho with new music from More Life|website=dancehallhiphop|date=February 17, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319110737/https://dancehallhiphop.com/2017/02/18/drake-london-more-life-music/|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=live}} On March 11, he announced the release date as March 18, via commercials released through Instagram.{{cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/drake-life-playlist-release-date/|title=Drake More Life "Playlist" Has A Release Date|publisher=AllHipHop|last=Winslow|first=Mike|date=March 11, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2021}} It initially premiered on the 39th episode of OVO Sound Radio at 6:30 pm. EST.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/17/drake-more-life-release-time|title=Drake Announced Exactly When More Life Is Coming Out|work=The Fader|date=March 17, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321034520/http://www.thefader.com/2017/03/17/drake-more-life-release-time|archive-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live}}
=Singles=
{{Listen
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| description = A 30-second sample of Drake rapping Do Not Disturb.
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The mixtape's lead single, "Fake Love", was released for digital download on October 29, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Fake-Love-Explicit/dp/B06XQN89C1|title=Amazon.com: Fake Love [Explicit]: Drake: MP3 Downloads|website=Amazon |date=October 29, 2016|access-date=September 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917093853/https://www.amazon.com/Fake-Love-Explicit/dp/B06XQN89C1|archive-date=September 17, 2017|url-status=live}} The song was produced by Vinylz and Frank Dukes. The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/drake/chart-history/hsi/|title=Drake Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508043045/https://www.billboard.com/music/Drake/chart-history/hot-100|archive-date=May 8, 2018|url-status=live}}
The mixtape's second single, "Passionfruit", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 28, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323202935/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases|title=Top 40 Rhythmic/Future Releases|publisher=All Access|archive-date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017}} The song was produced by Nana Rogues. The song peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The mixtape's third single, "Free Smoke", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on April 18, 2017. The song was produced by Boi-1da, with additional production by Allen Ritter, while the additional music by Akira Woodgrain. The song peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The mixtape's fourth single, "Portland", was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 16, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516161008/http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|title=Available for Airplay|work=FMQB|archive-date=May 16, 2017}} The song features guest appearances from American rappers Quavo and Travis Scott, while the production was handled by Murda Beatz, with co-production by Cubeatz. The song peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The mixtape's fifth single, "Glow", was released to urban contemporary radio on June 6, 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|title=Urban/UAC Future Releases|publisher=All Access|access-date=June 2, 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602193956/https://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases|archive-date=June 2, 2017}} The song features a guest appearance from American rapper Kanye West, while the production was handled by 40 and Kanye West himself, with additional production by Noah Goldstein. The song peaked at number 54 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 79/100{{cite web|title=Reviews and Tracks for More Life [Mixtape] by Drake|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/more-life-mixtape/drake|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322141803/http://www.metacritic.com/music/more-life-mixtape/drake|archive-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Sendra|first=Tim|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-life-mw0003033065|title=More Life – Drake|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=May 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505164204/http://www.allmusic.com/album/more-life-mw0003033065|archive-date=May 5, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B+{{cite web|last=Purdom|first=Clayton|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/drakes-more-life-doesnt-know-what-hell-it-wants-be-252602|title=Drake's More Life doesn't know what the hell it wants to be, which makes it great|work=The A.V. Club|date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324005711/http://www.avclub.com/review/drakes-more-life-doesnt-know-what-hell-it-wants-be-252602|archive-date=March 24, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = Consequence
| rev3score = A−{{cite web|last=Weiss|first=Dan|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/03/album-review-drake-more-life/|title=Drake – More Life|website=Consequence|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321213852/http://consequenceofsound.net/2017/03/album-review-drake-more-life/|archive-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev4 = Financial Times
| rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Hunter-Tilney|first1=Ludovic|title=Drake: More Life — 'local and global'|url=https://www.ft.com/content/65e8ed2e-0f6b-11e7-a88c-50ba212dce4d|website=Financial Times|date=March 24, 2017|access-date=September 14, 2019|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921234927/https://www.ft.com/content/65e8ed2e-0f6b-11e7-a88c-50ba212dce4d|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=David|title=Drake: More Life review – new 'playlist' sets the sound of summer agenda|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/19/drake-more-life-review-new-playlist-sets-the-sound-of-summer-agenda|website=The Guardian|date=March 19, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322204609/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/19/drake-more-life-review-new-playlist-sets-the-sound-of-summer-agenda|archive-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = The Independent
| rev6score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Gill|first=Andy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/drake-more-life-review-album-the-jesus-and-mary-chain-damage-and-joy-depeche-mode-silence-a7644156.html|title=Album reviews: Drake – More Life, The Jesus And Mary Chain – Damage And Joy, and more|work=The Independent|date=March 22, 2017|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325212708/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/drake-more-life-review-album-the-jesus-and-mary-chain-damage-and-joy-depeche-mode-silence-a7644156.html|archive-date=March 25, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev7 = The Observer
| rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Empire|first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/26/drake-more-life-review-island|title=Drake: More Life review – high-quality filler|work=The Observer|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326085126/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/mar/26/drake-more-life-review-island|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev8 = Pitchfork
| rev8score = 7.8/10{{cite web|last=Greene|first=Jayson|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23048-more-life/|title=Drake: More Life|work=Pitchfork|date=March 22, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322072138/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23048-more-life/|archive-date=March 22, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev9 = Rolling Stone
| rev9score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-drakes-sprawling-new-playlist-more-life-w473231|title=Review: Drake's Sprawling New Playlist 'More Life'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 22, 2017|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323125423/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/review-drakes-sprawling-new-playlist-more-life-w473231|archive-date=March 23, 2017|url-status=live}}
| rev10 = XXL
| rev10score = 4/5{{cite web|author=Preezy|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2017/03/drake-more-life-playlist-review/|title=Drake Shares the Wealth on 'More Life' Playlist|work=XXL|date=March 28, 2017|access-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328193842/http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2017/03/drake-more-life-playlist-review/|archive-date=March 28, 2017|url-status=live}}
}}
More Life was met with generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 79, based on 25 reviews. Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.5 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.
Dan Weiss of Consequence said, "The singing and melodies are massaged with a care unheard in the prior Drake discography; this album flows as improbably as The Life of Pablo, with more assured lyrics and smoother sequencing, to offset the lack of a certifiable genius at the helm". Erin Lowers of Exclaim! said, "Excluding its minor gaffes, More Life cements a place for genres long-overlooked by mainstream media; dancehall, grime, Afrobeat, house, trap and, of course, rap, and takes Toronto on a world tour to celebrate life—More life".{{cite web|last=Lowers|first=Erin|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/drake-more_life|title=Drake: More Life|work=Exclaim!|date=March 21, 2017|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324054811/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/drake-more_life|archive-date=March 24, 2017|url-status=live}} David Turner of The Guardian said, "Even if the album lacks the humor of the Views songs "9" or "Childs Play"—no line here bests "Why you gotta fight with me at Cheesecake / You know I love to go there"—the breadth of styles recalls his 2012–2015 SoundCloud that found space for both Fetty Wap and James Blake remixes". Clayton Purdom of The A.V. Club said, "More Life is light, often weightless. Despite its playlist tag, it is unmistakably a Drake album—it even has a Blueprint highball closer like each of its predecessors—and as an album, it is probably Drake's worst. But as a collection of totally atomized songs and ideas, it's up there with anything he's released". Preezy of XXL said, "While fans and critics argue over whether or not he's one of the greatest MCs of his generation, let alone among the greatest of all-time, Drake continues to prove his worth as an elite talent with More Life, another blockbuster from rap's golden child with the midas touch".
Andy Gill of The Independent said, "Pleasingly, two of the best [guests] are British, Sampha capping "4422" with an emotive outburst, and Skepta getting an entire "Skepta Interlude" to himself to muse about how he "died and came back as Fela Kuti". Elsewhere, the likes of Giggs, Young Thug and 2 Chainz add furtive but menacing sketches of thug life to tracks like "No Long Talk" and "Sacrifices", the latter offering Drake's most elegant mea culpa for past transgressions". Jayson Greene of Pitchfork said, "The more voices he lets into the frame, the fuller and richer the results, and More Life bursts with energy and lush sounds—more guests, more genres, more producers, more life. It is as confident, relaxed, and appealing as he's sounded in a couple of years". Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone said, "More Life is his finest longform collection in years, cheerfully indulgent at 22 tracks and 82 minutes, a masterful tour of all the grooves in his head, from U.K. grime ("No Long Talk") to Caribbean dancehall ("Blem") to South African house ("Get It Together") to Earth, Wind & Fire ("Glow"). Yet the more expansive he gets, the more himself he sounds—and the further he roams around the globe, the deeper he taps into the heart of Drakeness". Scott Glaysher of HipHopDX said, "Other than the Yeezy collab "Glow" being a bit lackluster, primarily for being slow and sonically off-putting, More Life has very few stumbles and a plethora of exciting moments that will ensure this project's shelf life".{{cite web|last=Glaysher|first=Scott|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2921/title.review-drakes-more-life-playlist-basically-makes-the-skip-button-useless|title=Review: Drake's "More Life" Playlist Basically Makes The Skip Button Useless|work=HipHopDX|date=March 24, 2017|access-date=March 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328130939/http://www.hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2921/title.review-drakes-more-life-playlist-basically-makes-the-skip-button-useless|archive-date=March 28, 2017|url-status=live}} Kitty Empire of The Observer said, "By definition, More Life has sprawl in-built, so judicious use of the skip function is required, but this is high-quality filler".
=Year-end lists=
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| scope="row"| Billboard
| Billboard{{'}}s 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|21}} |
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| scope="row"| Clash
| Clash Albums of the Year 2017 | {{center|31}} |
| scope="row"| Complex
| The Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|10}} |
| scope="row"| Exclaim!
| Exclaim!{{'}}s Top 10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2017 | {{center|4}} |
| scope="row"| Noisey
| The 100 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|7}} |
| scope="row"| Pitchfork
| The 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|38}} |
| scope="row"| Rap-Up
| Rap-Up{{'}}s 20 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|6}} |
| scope="row"| Rolling Stone
| 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|27}} |
| scope="row"| Spin
| 50 Best Albums of 2017 | {{center|49}} |
Commercial performance
Worldwide, on the day of its release, More Life broke streaming records on both Spotify and Apple Music.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7728843/drake-breaks-apple-music-spotify-streaming-records-more-life|title=Drake Breaks Apple Music & Spotify Streaming Records With 'More Life' Release|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321044759/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7728843/drake-breaks-apple-music-spotify-streaming-records-more-life|archive-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live}} The tracks of the album achieved a total of 61.3 million streams on Spotify in a single day, breaking the previous record of 56.7 million for ÷ by Ed Sheeran, in early March 2017.{{cite web|title=Drake's 'More Life' Breaks More Spotify Records|url=http://2dopeboyz.com/2017/03/20/drake-more-life-breaks-spotify-records/|website=2DOPEBOYZ|access-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321081743/http://2dopeboyz.com/2017/03/20/drake-more-life-breaks-spotify-records/|archive-date=March 21, 2017|url-status=live}} On Apple Music, the tracks of the album achieved a total of 89.9 million streams on the day of release (not including the number of listeners during the OVO Sound Radio debut of the album on Beats 1), setting the record of most streams of an album in a single day on Apple Music, as well as any single streaming service, and beating Spotify's number by almost 30 million streams.{{cite web|title=Drake's More Life shatters streaming records with 89.9 million streams on Apple Music in 24 hours|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/20/14988474/drakes-more-life-apple-music-streaming-record|website=The Verge|date=March 20, 2017 |access-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320223848/http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/20/14988474/drakes-more-life-apple-music-streaming-record|archive-date=March 20, 2017|url-status=live}}
On the chart dated April 8, More Life topped the US Billboard 200 and set a streaming record, earning 505,000 album-equivalent units, of which 226,000 were pure sales.{{cite magazine|title=Drake's 'More Life' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 & Sets Streaming Record|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7736641/drake-more-life-bows-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-album-chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=March 26, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326224741/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7736641/drake-more-life-bows-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-album-chart|archive-date=March 26, 2017|url-status=live}} The project achieved these sales figures in only five and a half days of sales as it dropped late on a Saturday.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7720960/everything-we-know-drake-more-life|title=Everything We Know About Drake's 'More Life' (So Far)|magazine=Billboard|last=Smith|first=Da'Shan|date=March 13, 2017|access-date=July 1, 2021}} By the end of 2017, More Life had accumulated 2,227,000 album-equivalent units in the United States, with 363,000 being pure sales.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2018/2017-music-us-year-end-report.html|title=2017 U.S. Music Year-End Report|publisher=Nielsen SoundScan|access-date=January 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121213644/http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/reports/2018/2017-music-us-year-end-report.html|archive-date=January 21, 2018|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = More Life track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 81:42
| title1 = Free Smoke
| writer1 = {{hlist|Aubrey Graham|Matthew Samuels|Allen Ritter|Marvin Bernard|Bryan Antoine|Daniel Sewell|Paul Bender|Simon Mavin|Perrin Moss|Naomi Saalfield}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Ritter{{ref|b|[b]}}|Akira Woodgrain{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| length1 = 3:38
| title2 = No Long Talk
| note2 = featuring Giggs
| writer2 = {{hlist|Graham|Nathaniel Thompson|Shane Lindstrom|Kevin Gomringer|Tim Gomringer}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|Cubeatz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length2 = 2:29
| title3 = Passionfruit
| writer3 = {{hlist|Graham|Nana Rogues}}
| extra3 = Rogues
| length3 = 4:58
| title4 = Jorja Interlude
| writer4 = {{hlist|Graham|Noah Shebib|Don McLean|Jorja Smith}}
| extra4 = 40
| length4 = 1:48
| title5 = Get It Together
| note5 = featuring Black Coffee and Jorja Smith
| writer5 = {{hlist|Graham|Anthony Jefferies|Shebib|Nkosinathi Maphumulo|Busisiwe Nqwiliso}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Nineteen85|40{{ref|b|[b]}}|Stwo {{small|(outro)}}}}
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Madiba Riddim
| writer6 = {{hlist|Graham|Jefferies|Ryan Vojtesak|Adam Feeney}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Frank Dukes|Nineteen85|Charlie Handsome{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length6 = 3:25
| title7 = Blem
| writer7 = {{hlist|Graham|Tyler Williams|Lionel Richie}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|T-Minus|Frank Dukes{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = 4422
| note8 = featuring Sampha
| writer8 = {{hlist|Sampha Sisay|Francis Nguyen-Tran}}
| extra8 = FrancisGotHeat
| length8 = 3:06
| title9 = Gyalchester
| writer9 = {{hlist|Graham|István Megyimorecz|Rico Brooks}}
| extra9 = iBeatz
| length9 = 3:09
| title10 = Skepta Interlude
| writer10 = {{hlist|Joseph Adenuga|Rogues}}
| extra10 = Rogues
| length10 = 2:23
| title11 = Portland
| note11 = featuring Quavo and Travis Scott
| writer11 = {{hlist|Graham|Quavious Marshall|Jacques Webster II|Lindstrom|T. Gomringer|K. Gomringer}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Murda Beatz|Cubeatz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length11 = 3:56
| title12 = Sacrifices
| note12 = featuring 2 Chainz and Young Thug
| writer12 = {{hlist|Graham|T. Williams|Dane Johnson|Tauheed Epps|Jeffery Williams}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|T-Minus|Deejae{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length12 = 5:07
| title13 = Nothings into Somethings
| writer13 = {{hlist|Graham|Ryan Martinez|Paimon Jahanbin|Nima Jahanbin|Edgar Panford}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|G. Ry|Wallis Lane|Nabeyin{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length13 = 2:34
| title14 = Teenage Fever
| writer14 = {{hlist|Graham|LaShawn Daniels|Marvin Thomas|Cory Rooney|Fred Jerkins III|Rodney Jerkins|Jennifer Lopez|Dave Santan}}
| extra14 = Hagler
| length14 = 3:39
| title15 = KMT
| note15 = featuring Giggs
| writer15 = {{hlist|Graham|Thompson|Courtney Clyburn|Cameron Shaikh}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Ness|Chef Pasquale}}
| length15 = 2:42
| title16 = Lose You
| writer16 = {{hlist|Graham|Shebib|Steven Vidal}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|40|Stwo}}
| length16 = 5:05
| title17 = Can't Have Everything
| writer17 = {{hlist|Graham|Jaswinder Singh|Steve Samson}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Jazzfeezy|Samson}}
| length17 = 3:48
| title18 = Glow
| note18 = featuring Kanye West
| writer18 = {{hlist|Graham|Kanye West|Shebib|Malik Yusef|Sakiya Sandifer|Philip Bailey|Noah Goldstein|Maurice White|Carlo Montagnese|Majid Al-Maskati|Jefferies|Ilsey Juber|Louis Johnson|Cydel Young|Kenza Samir|Jordan Ullman|Gabriel Garzón-Montano}}
| extra18 = {{hlist|40|West|Goldstein{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length18 = 3:26
| title19 = Since Way Back
| note19 = featuring PartyNextDoor
| writer19 = {{hlist|Graham|Jahron Brathwaite|Shebib|Martinez|Marques Hutchison|Michael Surio|Robert Kelly|Warryn Campbell}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|G. Ry|PartyNextDoor|40|M3rge{{ref|a|[a]}}|TOPFLR{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length19 = 6:08
| title20 = Fake Love
| writer20 = {{hlist|Graham|Anderson Hernandez|Feeney|Brittany Hazzard}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Vinylz|Frank Dukes}}
| length20 = 3:30
| title21 = Ice Melts
| note21 = featuring Young Thug
| writer21 = {{hlist|Graham|J. Williams|Jonathan Priester|Larry Griffin Jr.}}
| extra21 = {{hlist|Supah Mario|S1}}
| length21 = 4:10
| title22 = Do Not Disturb
| writer22 = {{hlist|Graham|Samuels|Ritter|Shebib|Snoh Aalegra|Leven Kali}}
| extra22 = {{hlist|Boi-1da|Ritter{{ref|a|[a]}}|40{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length22 = 4:44
}}
Notes
- {{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-producer
- {{sup|{{note|b|[b]}}}} signifies an additional producer
- {{sup|{{note|c|[c]}}}} signifies an additional music contribution
- "Get It Together" features uncredited outro vocals by Burna Boy{{cite web |title=The full story of how Drake cut out singer from his 'More Life' project, after recording 5 songs together |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/burna-boy-the-full-story-of-how-drake-cut-out-singer-from-his-more-life-project-after/dze1lpc |publisher=Pulse Nigeria |access-date=March 31, 2019 |date=January 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331042601/https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/music/burna-boy-the-full-story-of-how-drake-cut-out-singer-from-his-more-life-project-after/dze1lpc |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}
Sample credits
- "Free Smoke" contains a sample of "Roll Up", written by Marvin Bernard, Bryan Antoine and Daniel Sewell, performed by Tony Yayo featuring Danny Brown; and excerpts from "Building a Ladder", written by Paul Bender, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss and Naomi Saalfield, performed by Hiatus Kaiyote.
- "Jorja Interlude" contains an interpolation of "Doing It Wrong", written by Aubrey Graham, Noah Shebib and Don McLean, performed by Drake.
- "Get It Together" contains uncredited reworked elements of "Superman", written by Nkosinathi Maphumulo and Busisiwe Nqwiliso, performed by Black Coffee featuring Bucie; and an uncredited sample of "More Life", written and performed by Burna Boy.
- "Blem" contains an interpolation of "All Night Long", written and performed by Lionel Richie.
- "Teenage Fever" contains elements of "If You Had My Love", written by Rodney Jerkins, Jennifer Lopez, Fred Jerkins III, LaShawn Daniels and Cory Rooney, performed by Jennifer Lopez.
- "KMT" contains a sample of Sonic the Hedgehog{{'}}s "His World"; and "Shutdown", performed by Skepta.
- "Glow" contains a sample of "Devotion", written by Philip Bailey and Maurice White, performed by Earth, Wind & Fire; excerpts from "6 8", written and performed by Gabriel Garzón-Montano; and excerpts from "Jungle", written by Aubrey Graham, Noah Shebib and Kenza Samir, performed by Drake.
- "Since Way Back" contains a sample of "Clipped Wings", written by Robert Sylvester Kelly and Warryn Campbell, performed by R. Kelly.
- "Do Not Disturb" contains elements of "Time", performed by Snoh Aalegra.
Personnel
Credits adapted from mixtape's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=More Life: A Playlist By October Firm|year=2017|type=booklet|publisher=Republic, Cash Money, and Young Money}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/drake-more-life-credits/|title=Here Are the Credits for Drake's 'More Life'|website=XXL|access-date=March 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319131513/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2017/03/drake-more-life-credits/|archive-date=March 19, 2017|url-status=live}}
{{Div col}}
- Snoh Aalegra – backing vocals (track 22)
- Aaron Ahmad – assistant engineer (track 22)
- Harley Arsenault – engineer (tracks 9, 17, 21, 22), assistant engineer (track 20)
- Chris Athens – mastering engineer
- Baka Not Nice – backing vocals (tracks 1, 9)
- Black Coffee – vocals (track 5)
- Boi-1da – producer (tracks 1, 22)
- Noel Cadastre – engineer (tracks 1–7, 9, 11–20, 22)
- Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing (all tracks)
- Cubeatz – co-producers (tracks 2, 11)
- Deejae – additional production (track 12)
- Drake – vocals (all tracks)
- Charles "Bricks" Driggers – Young Thug vocal engineer (tracks 12, 21)
- Frank Dukes – producer (tracks 6, 20), keyboards (track 20), additional music (track 6)
- FLR – additional production (track 19)
- FrancisGotHeat – producer (track 8)
- Giggs – vocals (tracks 2, 15)
- Noah Goldstein – producer and engineer (track 18)
- Hagler – producer (track 14)
- Beres Hammond – additional vocals (track 21)
- Dave Huffman – assistant mastering engineer
- iBeatz – producer (track 9)
- Jazzfeezy – producer (track 17)
- Zoë Kravitz – additional vocals (track 3)
- Wallis Lane – producer (track 13)
- Supah Mario – producer (track 21)
- M3rge – co-producer (track 19)
- Gregg Moffett – assistant engineer (tracks 3, 16)
- MSM – engineer (track 10)
- Moodymann – additional vocals (track 3)
- Murda Beatz – producer (tracks 2, 11)
- Nineteen85 – producer (tracks 5, 6)
- Edgar Nabeyin Panford – additional production (track 13)
- PartyNextDoor – producer, vocals, and engineer (track 19)
- Chef Pasquale – producer (track 15)
- Ness Pasquale – producer (track 15)
- Noland Presley – 2 Chainz vocal engineer (track 12)
- Quavo – vocals and engineer (track 11)
- Allen Ritter – additional production (track 1), co-producer (track 22)
- Nana Rogues – producer (tracks 3, 10)
- G. Ry – producer (tracks 13, 19)
- Dirty Saj – Giggs vocal engineer (tracks 2, 15)
- Sampha – vocals (track 8)
- Steve Samson – producer (track 17)
- Travis Scott – vocals and engineer (track 11)
- Noah "40" Shebib – producer (tracks 4, 16, 18, 19), engineer (tracks 3, 16, 18), additional production (tracks 5, 22)
- Jorja Smith – vocals (track 5)
- Stwo – producer (tracks 5, 16)
- Symbolyc One – producer (track 21)
- William Sullivan – assistant engineer (track 18)
- T-Minus – producer (tracks 7, 12)
- Vinylz – producer (track 20)
- Young Thug – vocals (tracks 12, 21)
- 2 Chainz – vocals (track 12)
- Kanye West – producer and vocals (track 18)
- Finis "KY" White – 2 Chainz vocal mixing (track 12)
- Carl "Dennis" Willets – Giggs vocal engineer (tracks 2, 15)
- Akira Woodgrain – additional music (track 1)
{{Div col end}}
Charts
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{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2017) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Australia|2|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Australian Urban Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-albums-chart|title=ARIA Australian Top 40 Urban Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=March 27, 2017|access-date=March 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516170421/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/urban-albums-chart|archive-date=May 16, 2016|url-status=live}}
| 1 |
|---|
| {{album chart|Austria|9|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|6|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|17|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Czech|6|date=201712|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Denmark|2|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|3|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|6|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=April 2, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|France|5|M|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-album-megafusion/?ye=2017&we=12|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 12, 2017)|publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|7|id=327926|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|2|M|url=http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=Irish Albums Chart: 24 March 2017|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|14|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/492785/rank/dia/|title=ドレイクのランキング情報|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|access-date=August 9, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809224302/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/492785/rank/dia/|archive-date=August 9, 2023}}
| 20 |
| scope="row"| Latvian Albums (LaIPA){{cite web |date=December 11, 2017 |title=Combined albums chart for the Week 48, 2017 {{ndash}} Ending November 30, 2017 |url=https://tv3cdn.lv/2017/12/kad-atskaidrosies-piekap-par-kadu-muziku-maksa-latvijas-iedzivotaji-5a325aac9a16f.xlsx |access-date=April 8, 2025 |publisher={{Ill|TV3.lv|lv|tv3.lv|lt=Skaties.lv}} |language=en}}
| 71 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|3|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 24, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|15|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20170324|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| scope="row"| Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php|title=Slovakia Album – Top 100|publisher=ČNS IFPI|access-date=March 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721225622/http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparada/index.php|archive-date=July 21, 2017|url-status=live}} Click on "Slovakia album".
| 4 |
| scope="row"| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3377-%C3%81lbumes-semana-12-2017|title=TOP 100 ALBUMES – SEMANA 12: del 17.03.2017 al 23.03.2017|publisher=Productores de Música de España|language=es|access-date=March 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330013458/http://www.promusicae.es/listas/semana/3377-%C3%81lbumes-semana-12-2017|archive-date=March 30, 2017|url-status=live}}
| 42 |
| scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|title=Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=March 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003131413/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/|archive-date=October 3, 2018|url-status=live}} Click on "Veckans albumlista".
| 3 |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Drake|album=More Life|rowheader=true|access-date=March 29, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|2|date=20170324|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|1|date=20170324|rowheader=true|access-date=March 25, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Drake|rowheader=true|access-date=March 28, 2017}} |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2019 year-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 21, 2021}}
| 83 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 21, 2021}}
| 52 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2020 year-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2020/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2020}}
| 120 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2021 year-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}
| 133 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2022 year-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 4, 2022}}
| 125 |
|---|
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2023 year-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 100 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 23, 2023}}
| 49 |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+2024 year-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| Australian Hip Hop/R&B Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2024/hip-hop-r-and-b-albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Hip Hop/R&B Albums for 2024|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 14, 2025}}
| 49 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2024}}
| 167 |
| scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2024/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums/|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 1, 2025}}
| 64 |
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Decade-end chart performance for More Life ! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Decade-End Charts: Billboard 200|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 15, 2019}}
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|access-date= April 18, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2017|certyear=2017|access-date=July 26, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Drake|title=More Life|award=Platinum|number=3|id=11467|type=album|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|access-date=July 18, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2019|access-date=July 10, 2019}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|relyear=2017|certyear=2025|id=13900|access-date=March 1, 2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Drake|title=More Life|award=Platinum|number=4|type=album|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|access-date=March 1, 2025|source=radioscope}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Drake|title=More Life|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2017|certyear=2024|access-date=September 25, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Singapore|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Gold|relyear=2017|certyear=2020|access-date=November 24, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2017|certyear=2022|access-date=October 4, 2022|id=14205-2363-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=More Life|artist=Drake|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2017|certyear=2023|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
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References
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