Yeah I had the albums mixed up
I really wanna know whats the real story
Drake probably bought his way in
He had that much from Degrassi money tho
probably more likely just some situational leverage. Use who and
what you are to gain accesses you normally wouldn't have.
Plus, it was clear that his deal situation was on some weird shyt from the jump with how many people had their hands in the pot.
certain groups have wanted to infiltrate what had become the biggest music genre in the world at the time but had notoriously been insular and rejected including people who didn't match the culture.
Em got passed because the man had transcendant lyrical skill at the time, but even he required Dre co-signing him for years and constant showcases just to prove to people that he could actually rap.
Drake ain't have a Dre to introduce him to the world. And he damn sure didn't have Em's skillset. But what he did have was a man with a big mustache down in Memphis that the mere existence of got his foot in the door with a single utterance of the world 'nikka'. (which he said wrong)
But it seemed to have worked. Technically speaking, Marshall Mathers has more in common with, and connection to, the poor black American inner-city that the spirit of all hip-hop is born from than Aubrey Graham did. And they're basically the same color; visually.
Amazing what one black parent can do for someone.
Because I'mma jump out this window: Drake isn't actually even a better
rapper than Lil dikky. He makes hits. He sells records. He does tours. But if it were a meritocracy on actual rap skills, Drake ain't where he is now. But it isn't. And Drake was able to leverage his black father into a position in the culture that he... probably doesn't deserve tbh.
Good for him tho
And good for the legion of ghostwriters that have been keeping food on their table because an off-white Canadian made the right connections with Lyor'nem.
