Hip Hop fans of Basil, lets chat
About our Jewish, Canadian friend, [url=http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/67325006/Drake+tumblr_lml1kaCyBf1qek5pgo1_500.jpg]Drake.[/url]
I know he gets a lot of hate from the hip hop community for being a "soft" rapper, and singing, but y'all can't deny he can really [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aaiq7XqpVm4]spit when he wants to[/url] and his mixtape stuff is rad. In the words of Charlamagne, "When Drake really spits, he's one of the best", and I cosign that. I also don't mind the singing, I just don't understand why Drake gets hate for singing, but a guy like Chance the Rapper gets love for it (love chance tho, acid rap is great)
So, what do y'all think of Drake?
September 6, 2013
11 Comments • Newest first
Yes, let's talk about Drake. I do not listen to a lot of rap because I generally do not like rap. I find that I can't connect to the content or I can't understand the lyrics and I'm often turned off by that. That said, I really love Drake's music. Old and new, singing or rapping, whatever. I like that his lyrics are soft. For the people that hate on him think about how much worse it would be if he tried to act hard. I much prefer someone whose lyrics can range from deep to playful all the while remaining honest. I love his flow and I love his voice and I love his verses. My favorite songs are Look What You've Done, Wildfire (Remix), and Faded. I can listen to Drake all day and not get sick of him.
Lyrics: meh
Flow: not great
Rhymes: they're okay i guess
Voice: it's kind of annoying
Overall he sucks as a rapper
Drake the type of niqga that sits down when he pees.
@gangar23 nope i messed up, it's 2chainz
I don't even like Drake much, but I prefer his R&B type of music over his rapping. He could do so much better
@gangar23 Ross has the first verse in "All Me" lol
edit: i done goofed up it's 2chainz not ross
@gangar23 that song was good, but ross' verse lol
@wontpostmuch I never had you figured for a rap listener
[quote=DatNewNew]Skill wise, he's great.
What he raps about, isn't so great.
If he probably wasn't signed with YM he'd be a greater rapper than he is today.[/quote]
Honestly his style hasn't changed much since joining YM. Most songs are still introspective and about balancing success with personal life. Also, lol @ asking for rap elitists for the logic behind their opinions. "No, singing as a rapper is stupid unless it's X rapper that Y magazine likes, so I'll make an exception for him. But everyone else sucks and listens to garbage rap because they don't have the same taste as I do!" Ugh.
Jimmy from Degrassi is what he is to me.
@dadenong i don't like yolo, but it doesn't take away from him as an artist