DRAKEEEEEE!
I figured I would make an Oscar's reference to start things off. Who watched them by the way? I didn't, and shit I guess nobody else did. Lowest ratings in years. All bad lol. Wouldn't have mind watching them though. Oh well.
Anyways, back to the subject at hand...Mr. Aubrey, or as he is lyrically known, Drake. I'll be the first to admit that this guy is talented. I stumbled across some of his freestlyes and underground work about a year or so ago, and was exceptionally stunned by the song "Going in for Life". This was a very lyrical track and allowed me to birth a respect for a guy that I figured would just be another underground reject with actual talent. However, upon hooking up with Lil Wayne and Young Money Ent. Drake is one of the hottest new rappers out...oh yeah the dude sings too, which adds for some pretty legit hooks. Yeah of course the ever-apparent Lil Wayne hype pays dividens for Drake as far as acknowledgment goes...but I would say he is living up to the hype because he is actually an artist with something concrete to offer.
I must admit, I almost steered away from Drake in fear that I would become just another Hype Monkey jumping on the newest thing, but I realize that just because something involves hype doesn't make it bad, and Drake definately exemplifies this fact. So yeah, I'll continue to blast his new mixtape "So Far Gone" and hope to hear him featured on alot more songs. Good luck to the guy, the rap game is a cold business...but the good ones usually find a way to survive.
I'm Pro Drake!
