Marc Spector
the 4'11 Cuban
Watched it yesterday. a few thoughts of mine in response to FDs:
Drake isnt of the hip hip culture.
Nah. Gotta disagree. Drake originally was a coli breh (i.e hip hop message board poster) who respected and listened to all the hits but his love for rap centered around Hov, Wayne, and the more backpack shyt like Pharrell, Ye, and even LIttle Brother. IN fact he clearly positioned himself to be a more commercially successful version of 808s era Ye and Phonte...I dont think you can be aware of a niche like that if you werent a student of the game.
Drakes central problem is, he isnt capable of making art that isnt meant to be as commercially viable as possible. He doesnt take risks. Hes the natural evolution of Jay-Z but even HOV has made projects out of a sense of love and passion (AG, TBA, 444). THis isnt completely crazy when you consider that our culture has spent 30 years telling people that if you dont make money, you aint shyt and FD is right about one thing, Drake is eternally the awkward kid who is still seeking validation and praise of the Cool Kids and Women who didnt accept him.
However, FD saying things like "Drake didnt call Kendrick a hotep so he doesnt know the culture
" is so obtuse and picky for pickys sake.
Implying that Kendrick was *the guy* that stole Drakes crown around 2014 and how it ties into their beef
For sure GKMC hit hard and fore sure will go down as the more memorable album. For sure, Drake has now explicitly said that he feels Dot gets unnecessary accolades for being artsy fartsy. But circa 2012-2014, I think Drake was solidified as on his way to GOAT tier and really didnt see Kendrick as a threat. Drake at this point was outselling everyone and Drake is a cynic who sees sales and money as validity. In fact I think he was happy for Kendrick to see GKMC sell like it did. Hell drake was on the album.
Drakes issues with "Control" arent the product of jealousy. Drake had a problem with it because like i said, hes a cynic. He cant fathom the idea of doing things for competition or art. Up until that point, bringing up his name had been a ploy for lesser rappers to get attention (i.e. Common). His reaction also revealed that Drake also sees his stimulus packages as a way for him to flatten out the competition and have "ownership" over the artists he helps out. He clearly saw Control as a betrayal, as biting the hand that fed Dot.
Drakes arrogance and insecurity wouldnt let him see the Control verse for what it was, a challenge and nothing more. If drake doesnt act like a completely bytch about it, history is completely changed.
Drake isnt of the hip hip culture.
Nah. Gotta disagree. Drake originally was a coli breh (i.e hip hop message board poster) who respected and listened to all the hits but his love for rap centered around Hov, Wayne, and the more backpack shyt like Pharrell, Ye, and even LIttle Brother. IN fact he clearly positioned himself to be a more commercially successful version of 808s era Ye and Phonte...I dont think you can be aware of a niche like that if you werent a student of the game.
Drakes central problem is, he isnt capable of making art that isnt meant to be as commercially viable as possible. He doesnt take risks. Hes the natural evolution of Jay-Z but even HOV has made projects out of a sense of love and passion (AG, TBA, 444). THis isnt completely crazy when you consider that our culture has spent 30 years telling people that if you dont make money, you aint shyt and FD is right about one thing, Drake is eternally the awkward kid who is still seeking validation and praise of the Cool Kids and Women who didnt accept him.
However, FD saying things like "Drake didnt call Kendrick a hotep so he doesnt know the culture
" is so obtuse and picky for pickys sake.Implying that Kendrick was *the guy* that stole Drakes crown around 2014 and how it ties into their beef
For sure GKMC hit hard and fore sure will go down as the more memorable album. For sure, Drake has now explicitly said that he feels Dot gets unnecessary accolades for being artsy fartsy. But circa 2012-2014, I think Drake was solidified as on his way to GOAT tier and really didnt see Kendrick as a threat. Drake at this point was outselling everyone and Drake is a cynic who sees sales and money as validity. In fact I think he was happy for Kendrick to see GKMC sell like it did. Hell drake was on the album.
Drakes issues with "Control" arent the product of jealousy. Drake had a problem with it because like i said, hes a cynic. He cant fathom the idea of doing things for competition or art. Up until that point, bringing up his name had been a ploy for lesser rappers to get attention (i.e. Common). His reaction also revealed that Drake also sees his stimulus packages as a way for him to flatten out the competition and have "ownership" over the artists he helps out. He clearly saw Control as a betrayal, as biting the hand that fed Dot.
Drakes arrogance and insecurity wouldnt let him see the Control verse for what it was, a challenge and nothing more. If drake doesnt act like a completely bytch about it, history is completely changed.
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"i" was released to blogs right before the album came out
crodie don't know what hotep. He don't know hiphop is a sport.
