In retrospect, it is fairly easy to pinpoint hints that an artist was destined to be a high-level player. When it comes to the brief yet blossoming career of one Aubrey Drake Graham, the appeal couldn’t be any more recognizable. Possessing the flow of an MC with R&B sensibilities, the talents of the Canadian native have scored him runaway popularity in the midst of his mixtape smash So Far Gone. As Drake warily maps out the next stage of his career which apexes with the release of his debut album on Lil’ Wayne’s Young Money imprint, fans can rejoice that his famed release has been stripped down for consumer consumption.
Unraveling the depravities of his soul in just 7 tracks, the extended play gives a clear definition of the virtuosity Drake feels most comfortable with expressing through his music. If the slow burning “Houstatlantavegas” is any-girl-USA’s living nightmare, then “Fear” casts light on the host which develops Drizzy’s phobias as he reveals “I think I’m scared of what the future holds/I was wishing for some things and now I’m used to those…/All my old friends think I gotta new crowd/and people seem to notice everytime I do smile/I guess that mean they come few & far between/Even though I’m living out what you would call a dream…” over a dreamy DJ Khalil soundscape.
Personable moments like these give Drake distinction from your average rookie although his continuous bouts of ventilation teeter along the lines of mellow and melodramatic. Not to mention Lil’ Wayne appearing on 3 of the 7 songs could be perceived as a barrel of self-doubt given Drake’s content’s dismal nature.
Still it’s brilliance like the potty-mouthed dedication to the “Best I Ever Had” and Trey Songz-featured “Successful” which hits its stride as an ode to the ultimate goal, that pit the young star’s artistry in a class by itself. If his retail value manages to match the worth of his promotional material, expect the kid to be out of sight in no time.
Previously Posted — Drake – “Best I Ever Had” Video | Drake Feat. Trey Songz – “Successful” Video | Drake – “Fear”
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Can’t believe this shit
i dont like him. kinda boring.
wow if yall sucked him any harder he might do an interview.
fuck this guy and fuck yall for trying to reheat yestrerday leftovers and sell it back to me.
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Y’all niggas is some haters.
Houstantlantavegas is my shit!
He almsot has as many cigs as songs on the EP lol, not really but for reals 4 cigs for the 7 track EP? Why even review it.
just for clarification im not saying fuck TSS…im saying fuck him and his fans and his whole “movement” making this kind of shit passable.
The Hip Hop/Rap community are filled with the sorriest excuses for human beings as far as half of the fans go. Too much hate brewing in your veins.
Anyway, I was a huge fan of So Far Gone (the mixtape), but this over-saturation of Drake has gotten to me in a negative way. It would be funny if he became the new Canibus (minus beefing with a legend).
I do wish he would diversify his flow/delivery because if you listen to closely it is the same flow on every song, and I will admit it does get boring. However, as an R&B artist I think Drake is one of the best out.
All he needs to do is learn to change up his flow and stop putting emphasis on his multis and he’d be a great artist.
Hoping his debut will somewhat live up to his hype.
Post Script:
In a more positive note, Drake kills the “Digital Girl” remix.
comments should be disabled on all blogs. the main reason people turn around on artists so quickly is they’re tired of hyping in comment sections. in turn, flamers come out, and the situation worsens because they’re even more annoying.
i mean, your average lil wayne posts get hundreds of comments, and at least half of them are nothing more than wayne sux or wayne’s gay.
that just makes hip-hop less fun.
Yup Crack was right Jealous Ones Still Envy. I Love Haters but damn a least give a reason.
So I’m guessing The Canadian is better than most of the extra-average so called hot niggas you little retarded-earred bastards root for.
I’ll School you. This shit (by shit I respectfully mean Hip-Hop Music) for all its flaws, beef, hype and commercialization, at the end of the day.
This Shit is about Skills. Artists will come and go but Talent always Shines. Drake has Talent, Hate can’t stop that.
The Worst thing about Drake is to many little retarded-earred bastards is Drake because he’s hot right now. They aren’t even seeing his talent
groupies unite!!!!
i wouldnt give a fuck if this was jesus album and he did an ep with the devil on adlibs…this shit is retarded.
i dug his mixtape too but all this does is dilute what was supposed to be his break out moment in hop hop.
drakes buzz topped out sorry faggots, youll have to go back to riding charles hamilton now
That nigga “Petey” always been a combative asshole who doesnt understand that music is all based on opinion. God forbid you disagree with the jerk. Stay leaving comments like his opinion on shit is fact and death to anyone who disagrees.
STFU hipster.
even though Drake said he dont care if yall buy it or not…this is basically Sylvia’s payback
hope you catch the hypocrisy in your comments bruh
Solid.
Petey bout to get to Paw status, when i see your name i just skip over it and move along
comeback season >>> so far gone
I read these comments and the scene from the Player Haters ball comes to mind.
great mixtape, played it out for a cpl months put it back in a cpl days ago and it’s still dope… I can see why ppl hate but he a talented dude… and the new songg “Fear” is crazy…
This nigga Petey a clown…
Old & bitter lookin like Jaz-O smh…
look I aint knocking him as an artist im knocking anyone that tells me i should have to buy something i already got for free and pretend like its something new. the so far gone tape was cool. I dug it, it was unique but i dont dig his whole starving artist routine…he aint that and never has been.
artists like him and cudi represent a change in rap that i dont really approve of and i aint gonna be shy about it its an opinion and as much as your entitled to yours im entitled to mines.
its getting harder and harder to find real rap these days and easier and easier to find shit that supposedly “pushed boundries” and “blended genres” not everybody likes chocolate in they peanut butter ya heard?
This is just. This “Ep” or whatever was better than most shit released in 2009.
@ComplexOne, now, now, that was totally uncalled for Ryan ole chap, I’d like to reciprocate your some what flagrant gilded pleasantry. But I’ve got a crème brulée brewing on the stove, since Lady Tavdash of Humptulips (Washington) and Sir Francis Drake IV of Frog Suck (Wyoming)are popping over later on for a spot of tea.
Paul Edgecomb: Your name is John Coffey?
John Coffey: Yes sir boss. Like the drink, only not spelled the same.
Paul Edgecomb: Oh, you can spell can you?
John Coffey: Just my name boss. J-O…
I’ll never understand what draws so many “Comment Trolls” into a blog post much less an album review. Smh… why can’t those of you, who do not like Drake,give any valid reasons for why he’s “gay”, “lame”, “whack”?
Try harder.
I thought the Mixtape should have been released for sale in the 1st place, it’s an amazing piece of work. I don’t know how smart it is to sell work after it’s had months to be downloaded, hyped, and played into the ground. This release leaves me feeling a little unimpressed with tracks like “Little Bit” with Lykke Li missing and the only new track being “Fear”. If I purchase, it will be for the mere purpose of supporting an artist I’ve followed for some time now, and to spit on those who don’t realize his genius.
Drake is aight, he has some good tracks, nowt mind blowing, but he has a formula that works for him, so he should keep on doing his thing. I can’t see him having global success though, he seems more like a USA region sensation though.
Brian Austin Green’s One Stop Carnival is dope as well.
LMAO
drake fans are a sensitive bunch…no one here called him gay or wack that must be some predisposition you have with being a fan…your scared niggas gon say your gay, or wack or wear colored contacts and peacoats.
all i said is i aint feeling the buisness around him. I aint feeling how they forced this kid down your throats (no homo) then tried to act like his buzz was organic…
comeback season was dope.
Thats my girlfriend Paw, I think he has a crush on me
Danny Keyz and DJ KHALIL(Fabolous,50 cent,dr dre etc.)in the studio making a crazy track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyJFwGHKJU0
One more track that should have been on there is Night Off. or Brand New
Drake is the most talented man ever ? His album is BEAUITFUL & he is NOT boring – y’all are definitly hating. fuck you “with a long dick!”