I'm not a huge Drake fan. I view him as a fairly one dimensional entertainer who only raps about women, money, or why no one respects him because only rhymes about women and money. For the most part, he's the Britney Spears of rap, a former child actor who has been molded into a product to be shoved down the throats of American preteen girls everywhere. Before those of you who have followed Drake's career speak up, I'll admit that The Comeback Season was a solid effort, but with the material he has released since So Far Gone, it is clear that we will likely never see that Drizzy again. That being said, every now and then he puts out a decent track, such as this adlib over Alicia Keys' single off of her critically acclaimed 2010 album, The Element of Freedom. Drizzy's only on the track for about fourty-five seconds, but he should be given credit for not blowing it.
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Showing posts with label Drake. Show all posts
Joell Ortiz & Novel - "Stressful" feat. Cri$tyle aka The Ink
Damm, the way Ortiz has been killing tracks lately, I've been waiting for him to drop a mixtape. Looks like I'm finally going to get my wish as he teams up with former Rawkus Records artist Novel on their upcoming Defying The Predictable. On this track, the duo teams up with ATL artist Cri$tyle and create a much more meaningful and much less superficial track than the original, Drake's "Successful." Props to OnSmash.
Peace, Love, & Hip Hop,
Neurotic Noah
Labels:
Cri$tyle,
Drake,
Joell Ortiz,
Novel
Courtesy Of:
Noah Buckley
Drake - Forever f. Eminem, Kanye West & Lil' Wayne (Travis Barker Remix)
I'm not that huge of a Drake fan, in fact I'm not in the least bit, but I'll give shine to Travis Barker of Blink-182 who kills the remix.
Labels:
Drake,
Eminem,
Kanye West,
Lil' Wayne,
Travis Barker
Courtesy Of:
Noah Buckley
Drake, Jay-Z, & Nas - Successful (DJ Noodles Remix)
I'm not the biggest fan of Drake, but this is an interesting mash-up of his "Successful" and the Nas-assisted "Success" off of Jay's American Gangster. Personally, I view it as a downgrade from the latter, but I know some of you will appreciate it.
Drake, Jay-Z, & Nas - Successful (DJ Noodles Remix)
Hate It Or Love It: A Hip Hop Analysis Of Drake
Check out this illuminating article on the marketing and politics of Drake by HipHopDX's Edwyn Huang.
Drake - Forever f. Eminem, Kanye West & Lil Wayne (prod. Boi-1da)
I'll let you decide for yourself on this song...couldn't pass on this collab...tell me what you think
Labels:
Drake,
Eminem,
Kanye West,
Lil' Wayne
Courtesy Of:
Noah Buckley
Drake – “The Search feat. Saukrates”
I’m unsure what to think of Aubrey Drake Graham. The Toronto Rapper/Singer/Actor, better known as Drake is an unbelievable talent, but it’s what he has chosen to do with it and will choose to do with it that scares me.
Drake has the potential to be great and has already started to become a proven commercial commodity with hits like “Best I Ever Had” (the video for this song is absolutely ridiculous) and “Successful.” But on his debut mixtape So Far Gone, Drake often relies to heavily on Auto-Tune and I am hesitant as to how the influence of Lil’ Wayne and often-collaborator and Gay Fish Kanye West will affect him.
Will Drake turn into a solely mindless pop artists like the company he is keeping (“Unstoppable,” “Digital Girl”), or will he continue to put out songs like “Say What’s Real” and this song with Saukrates that is one of the best I’ve heard in the past month (Drake murders this track, particularly on the first verse). Drake has such great potential as a singer/emcee/lyricist, but I've seen a lot of emcees with great potential squander it in search of money and fame (See said Gay Fish). Check it.
Labels:
Drake,
Gay Fish,
Kanye West,
Lil' Wayne,
Saukrates,
So Far Gone
Courtesy Of:
Noah Buckley
Brainstorm (Dyme Def) - Say You Will (Kanye Cover) [Video]
I recently rediscovered this video from Dyme Def member Brainstorm. The thing I like about this video, courtesy of 800LB, is that it's beautiful in it's simplicity. It isn't flashy, and only involves Brain rapping while a projector displays images in the backdrop. Unlike the more costly that distract you from the lyrics, this video only further emphasizes the lyrics all the more (I have a hard time thinking of the lyrics of this song with out the visual of the video). Coming from Seattle, I appreciate the closing seconds with the Kingdome demolition. As far as the lyrics go, Brain kills it. Easily better than Kanye. The only version that I think comes close the be remix by Drake.
Peace, Love, & Hip Hop,
Noah
Labels:
Brainstorm,
Drake,
Dyme Def,
Music Video
Courtesy Of:
Noah Buckley
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