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You’ve already heard the story, but let’s pause a moment to consider the craziness. A Canadian-born rapper (the best/only since Snow), who until 16 months ago was known for starring in high school soap opera called Degrassi, is releasing this year’s most anticipated album. The hype for this can only be described as nuclear. Eminem, inarguably the biggest pop star of the last 10 years, has an album out next week and a single in the top 10, and I haven’t even heard anyone mention it since it was announced two months ago. Not even radio DJs. The message is clear: It’s Drake’s world, and we’re all just wasting space.
What’s even more remarkable, in an age when young rappers see their debuts watered down to something unrecognizable (B.o.B) or killed by their major-label handlers (Wale), Aubrey Drake Graham’s debut, Thank Me Later, arrives with the same hard-to-copy style as his 450,000 copy-selling EP, So Far Gone. This is an album full of goose feather-soft synths, sung-rapped vocals and songs about being hated with more Top 10-ready singles per square inch than any rap album in recent memory. It may have all the rap debut signifiers — features from Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, The-Dream and Jay-Z, production from Timbaland, Swizz Beatz and Kanye — but instead of those guys imposing their will on Drake, it’s the other way around. For all its faults, Thank Me Later is at least unique to Drake’s vision, something you can’t say about many hip-hop albums any more.
Because of his relatively privileged upbringing (he’s from a wealthy part of Toronto), Thank Me Later is less about chronicling and rising up out of his environment (like basically every rap debut since Illmatic) and more about how Drake is uncomfortable being famous. It takes all of 25 seconds for him to claim, “Money just changed everything/ I wonder how life without it would go.” That sentiment rings pretty false — dude did help blow up a bidding war for his services, landing a seven-figure deal with Young Money/Universal — but it’s in this sense that Drake connects with his only obvious stylistic forefather, Kanye West. But where Kanye was a famous producer before he started rapping and wondering whether or not he’d fit in, with Drake, it’s like he only became famous in order to have something to sing about. This is, after all, a guy who worried that men would refuse to acknowledge his music at a time when no one even knew of his music.
@tbeanerz05 What are you talking about? Drake blew up – hell, even his album was leaked and you know how many downloads that shit got? “If he continues…” yeah, he’s been continuing. Years ago, releasing mix tapes and shit – and now he blew himself up. He’s turning into an icon – hell, ask someone if they know drake. What will they tell you? Yeah.
Plus, all these other covers are decent but they ain’t the “shit”. Drake kills it; nothing takes it from him.
@mjaiali Ray Yung says some coo shit in his song, like the part about ditching the family for some cali trees.. I can def relate to that.. cuz it’s not like I don’t wanna be with my family… it’s just the way it goes..
So yeah but sorry man I dunno if ur trying to promote ray yung or whatever but.. Drake KILLED this track. This song belongs to Drake. He says some deep shit, has great flow and his voice fits the beat better..
@cuttieBUNNY1 I don’t remember off the top of my head when it happened and I can’t seem to re-locate the article I read it from. All I can tell you is that it did not last long.
ayo i love drake and i use to lovfe alicia cuz u used to sing but now it sound lyke she talking and drake a better singer than her but more congrats to her and drake and the rest of young money
September 6th, 2010at 5:18 pm(#)
- i think he’s talking about the illuminati thing when he blows up . he cant just blow up by himself . but idgaf , dis nigga still tite
September 6th, 2010at 6:18 pm(#)
great song.
but i like d-prydes version better:P
September 6th, 2010at 6:30 pm(#)
You GOTTA Check out the new upcoming Artist thats bout to takover!! He’s killin everything rite now
Just type in “Fireworks KA Meechi
Im Tellin You Its Crazy I wouldnt Lie!!
September 6th, 2010at 7:19 pm(#)
You GOTTA Check out the new upcoming Artist thats bout to takover!! He’s killin everything rite now
Just type in “Fireworks KA Meechi
Im Tellin You Its Crazy I wouldnt Lie!!
September 6th, 2010at 7:53 pm(#)
probably the best version out there but definitely top 5: /watch?v=6C2C6XQZh84
September 6th, 2010at 8:03 pm(#)
actually here’s the trick.. i went to mpthreefy (dot) com to convert youtube videos to mp3s.
September 6th, 2010at 8:16 pm(#)
Drake and Alicia Keys = Amazing Combination!
Beautiful Song! Love It! <3
September 6th, 2010at 9:00 pm(#)
This song reminds me of my best friend …. damn he was going through a hard time when this song came out …
September 6th, 2010at 9:51 pm(#)
song is fucking genius.
September 6th, 2010at 9:59 pm(#)
@tbeanerz05 What are you talking about? Drake blew up – hell, even his album was leaked and you know how many downloads that shit got? “If he continues…” yeah, he’s been continuing. Years ago, releasing mix tapes and shit – and now he blew himself up. He’s turning into an icon – hell, ask someone if they know drake. What will they tell you? Yeah.
Plus, all these other covers are decent but they ain’t the “shit”. Drake kills it; nothing takes it from him.
September 6th, 2010at 10:09 pm(#)
@KiddCooties thats some deep shit
September 6th, 2010at 10:53 pm(#)
diz nicca drake can rap so damn good n alicia keys can sing so damn good
September 6th, 2010at 11:03 pm(#)
diz nicca can rap so good
September 6th, 2010at 11:55 pm(#)
luv this song
September 7th, 2010at 12:40 am(#)
im crazy about this song bro i lik the lyric that drake said “lookin down frm the top nd its crowed below” dat crap wuz hottt
September 7th, 2010at 12:51 am(#)
This is a TUNE and a HALF !
September 7th, 2010at 12:53 am(#)
@mjaiali Ray Yung says some coo shit in his song, like the part about ditching the family for some cali trees.. I can def relate to that.. cuz it’s not like I don’t wanna be with my family… it’s just the way it goes..
So yeah but sorry man I dunno if ur trying to promote ray yung or whatever but.. Drake KILLED this track. This song belongs to Drake. He says some deep shit, has great flow and his voice fits the beat better..
September 7th, 2010at 1:29 am(#)
@mjaiali um his version is good but so is drake’s… don’t hate bro
September 7th, 2010at 1:49 am(#)
man drake killed this shit….
September 7th, 2010at 2:12 am(#)
Dpryde’s version is way better
September 7th, 2010at 2:44 am(#)
@mjaiali his version is dope but its not better than drakes u got to really listen to what he sayin. Ray Yung need to make a song together
September 7th, 2010at 3:34 am(#)
D PRYDE, has the best version.
September 7th, 2010at 3:39 am(#)
THIS SONG IS GOOD it makes u think about life.DRAKE KEEP MAKING MUSIC
September 7th, 2010at 3:58 am(#)
@cuttieBUNNY1 I don’t remember off the top of my head when it happened and I can’t seem to re-locate the article I read it from. All I can tell you is that it did not last long.
September 7th, 2010at 3:58 am(#)
ayo i love drake and i use to lovfe alicia cuz u used to sing but now it sound lyke she talking and drake a better singer than her but more congrats to her and drake and the rest of young money