Yes and no. Drake gets access to an audience that wouldn't listen to Drake but the Atlanta artists get on a platform which they can't be on by themselves.

For example, I didn't really listen to any or very little Drake solo music from 2018-2022 but I still couldn't escape him because he was on Future's album, Thug, Lil Baby. Songs like Life Is Good, Sicko Mode etc. put Drake into every audience playlist.

I can tell you never heard lobby runners

Weeknd put on a Toronto rapper before Drake did

drake brought trap to middle America & Canada this is how you repay him

he must think that sucks too cause son won’t even prorperly utilize the great talent he actually signed

21 Savage needed Drake.

This lowkey isnt a good thing

In the end drake will go down as one of the most influential musical talents period. No one will ever say that about Kendrick

No one was listening to Hiipower and Money trees saying that's what they wanted to be like but everyone wanted to make best i ever had and marvins room

Because Drake actually took risks by singing and rapping. Before started from the bottom drake was easy target for clowning due to insecure masculinity

Kendrick his whole career has always been living off the fumes that Snoop, pac, nwa etc created

savage is literally metro's son

21 was already poppin with Savage Mode and him being in the XXL freshman list. Even prior to that with the Slaughter Tape with him and Zaytoven. Drake once again hopped on his wave

I think there are a lot of rappers influenced by Kendrick

Well let’s see all his songs with Atlanta artists do pretty well chart wise. His last s*** with sexy red, Camilla cabello and the other dude have flopped so you tell me

What rappers try and sound like Drake?

The modern ethos is Future, Thug, Keef Carti

I grew up with datpiff and love mixtapes and staying up on October 16th to hear the albums dropping on 10/17

I’m talking mainstream. Jimmy and Rebecca were listening to the Carter 3 but rap was nowhere near where it is now and to get to the next level Drake was the gate keeper

Obviously not the case now which is why they feel comfy popping s*** at him

There's literally dozens of kendrick clones in the industry right now (Smino, JID, the entire dreamville roster)

Atlanta did NOT need Drake at all for s***

If you count Logic and Tory Lanez then you got it lol

Jack harlow

and he sucked

Nav was/is talented af lol

Drake finds fire artists and dumps gasoline on them to make them pop off for a second

But because he's a sociopath who treats rap like Game of Thrones he doesn't actually foster any talent or potential successors so his legacy lowkey kinda sucks

That first 88glam tape was hard too

It was a mutually beneficially relationship.

The idea that Drake was doing features out of good will is hilarious. He knows what’s good for his brand and what’s trending.

Nav is more successful than every artist signed to OVO besides party