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[entremet]

Do people even care?

I just love the hot beats.

I barely pay attention to the stuff he says.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Do people even care. I just love the hot beats.

Pretty much. My first thought when someone says 'Drake released a new single' is "let's hear the dope beat" not "aw yeah, time to hear some inspired lyrics". He ain't Kendrick.

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Hip Hop started off as the voice of the people. It is true that all things evolve and grow and blossom but the uniqueness that is Hip Hop should remember its roots while not being a slave to them. Drake has the talent for sure but his overall presence is so stark and in contrast to his musical context that it calls in to question all things related to his output. He doesn't have to talk about "Gangsta shit", College Dropout proved that. Stakes Is High proved that. There is a plethora of classic Hip Hop albums and artist that put that Gangsta Shit to the back burner.


I get why people ask the question, especially if you only hear Drake on the fringe and don't dig into his catalog. I will say this, I can't for the life of me figure why this dude is on the Sprite Billboard with Big, Nas and Rakim, That seems a bit much.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Hip Hop started off as the voice of the people. It is true that all things evolve and grow and blossom but the uniqueness that is Hip Hop should remember its roots while not being a slave to them. Drake has the talent for sure but his overall presence is so stark and in contrast to his musical context that it calls in to question all things related to his output. He doesn't have to talk about "Gangsta shit", College Dropout proved that. Stakes Is High proved that. There is a plethora of classic Hip Hop albums and artist that put that Gangsta Shit to the back burner.


I get why people ask the question, especially if you only hear Drake on the fringe and don't dig into his catalog. I will say this, I can't for the life of me figure why this dude is on the Sprite Billboard with Big, Nas and Rakim, That seems a bit much.

He's sponsored by sprite i believe

 

[Strangelove77]

All that matters is that he feels like a gangster in his heart. You cant take that away from him.

 

[K.Jack]

Still waiting for someone to point out multiple examples of Drake talking gangster shit.

 

[bengraven]

OP better watch his mouth. Drake will fuck him up.

 

[Sparkedglory]

I like Drake and his music a lot, but I definitely wouldn't consider his voice to be "great" ... is this a widely held belief?

Drake's voice is pretty unique. It just works for whatever he's doing.

 

[IrishNinja]

When I was a kid Cube always seemed like a scary dude. Those curls were mean as fuck.

it's the face, yeah...but he was mostly writing about eazy's life