Jul 25, 2025·1 reply
TheFaderBest I Ever Had was literally on So Far Gone lmao
And come on man, you know people look at SFG as the arrival of Drake
Best I ever had was his first hit, he was not a hit maker after one song. Come on g
Jul 25, 2025WCSaints13Hotline Bling came out after both IYRTITL & WATTBA. My whole point was he was not an industry darling until Views Came out. At that point it felt like everything he was gonna drop was going straight to the top (not saying it did, just saying it felt that way)
it came out the summer of those mixtapes man. it’s literally what setup 2016
- Jul 25, 2025·1 replyValentine
the industry was still very much Kanye and Wayne’s in 2009/2010. nobody was looking at Drake seriously (he was still big) outside his YM songs until Best I Ever Had. until then he was heartbreak Drake from what I remember lol but still on the come up
I’d argue that the industry didn’t take him serious until NWTS. Even after take care Drake had major Pushback from dudes like Ebro and Rosenberg. Once Ebro started backing him around Views I knew the jig was up, he had broken through at that point.
Jul 25, 2025·1 replyWCSaints13Hotline Bling came out after both IYRTITL & WATTBA. My whole point was he was not an industry darling until Views Came out. At that point it felt like everything he was gonna drop was going straight to the top (not saying it did, just saying it felt that way)
Wrong. Hotline Bling came up late July 2015, 3 months before WATTBA.
Industry darling is pushing it. He scored back to back #1 hits with Work/One Dance but no one thought everything he dropped after that would go #1 and nothing else he was on after Views in 2016 till More Life in 2017 even reached the top 5.
He's always been a consistent hitmaker and that expectation has followed him throughout his career, true. But suggesting, there was ever anytime in the 2010s when everyone expected anything he dropped to go #1 simply isn't true.God's Plan debuting at #1 was a surprise. Nice for What replacing God's Plan at #1 was also a surprise because he had never done those things before.
Vietbrah 😈Jul 25, 2025·2 replies
- Jul 25, 2025Vietbrah
Please let this be the intro
Jul 25, 2025·1 replyVietbrahHow can i hear it
- Jul 25, 2025·1 replyWCSaints13
Hotline Bling came out after both IYRTITL & WATTBA. My whole point was he was not an industry darling until Views Came out. At that point it felt like everything he was gonna drop was going straight to the top (not saying it did, just saying it felt that way)
Yes i remember it vividly, Hotline bling made him a pop star
- Jul 25, 2025
I remember when controlla was leaked, good times
- Jul 25, 2025·1 replyWCSaints13
I’d argue that the industry didn’t take him serious until NWTS. Even after take care Drake had major Pushback from dudes like Ebro and Rosenberg. Once Ebro started backing him around Views I knew the jig was up, he had broken through at that point.
Ebro and Rosenberg aren’t the industry lol
Drake was being featured by a lot of major rappers, the industry focus just wasn’t on him until he broke through undeniably with Best I Ever Had
- Vietbrah 😈Jul 25, 2025·1 replyKanye mess
How can i hear it
Jul 25, 2025
movCDQ hitting like backshots from Iraq
THIS MF REALLY THE GOAT 🐐
Jul 25, 2025Good God…
Jul 25, 2025·1 replySo how did he reference the beef on this one
- Jul 25, 2025·1 replyValentine
Ebro and Rosenberg aren’t the industry lol
Drake was being featured by a lot of major rappers, the industry focus just wasn’t on him until he broke through undeniably with Best I Ever Had
Ebro and Rosenberg aren’t the industry? What do you consider the industry? Hip Hop media pundits aren’t industry?
Jul 25, 2025·1 replyhttps://twitter.com/drakedirect_/status/1948563250867523693Vietbrahthis s*** hard af. drake is gonna slide on this
Jul 25, 2025"Snippet" and it's just him walking around to an instrumental
need the song tho- Jul 25, 2025·1 replythegreatdivine
Wrong. Hotline Bling came up late July 2015, 3 months before WATTBA.
Industry darling is pushing it. He scored back to back #1 hits with Work/One Dance but no one thought everything he dropped after that would go #1 and nothing else he was on after Views in 2016 till More Life in 2017 even reached the top 5.
He's always been a consistent hitmaker and that expectation has followed him throughout his career, true. But suggesting, there was ever anytime in the 2010s when everyone expected anything he dropped to go #1 simply isn't true.God's Plan debuting at #1 was a surprise. Nice for What replacing God's Plan at #1 was also a surprise because he had never done those things before.
I guess I was that much a Stan I only felt that way
Jul 25, 2025·1 replynotbrockSo how did he reference the beef on this one
some people are saying the Pinocchio stuff is about [redacted]
Jul 25, 2025·1 replycolourorangethis s*** hard af. drake is gonna slide on this
Beat kinda sounds like "it's up"
- Jul 25, 2025WCSaints13
Ebro and Rosenberg aren’t the industry? What do you consider the industry? Hip Hop media pundits aren’t industry?
I don’t consider dudes like Ebro and Rosenberg the industry, they are fans just like you and me who are employees of media companies. Drake was liked by the industry just based on his features on his come up lol, but had to earn fan/media love
- Jul 25, 2025Laxos2050
Beat kinda sounds like "it's up"
but easily better
Jul 25, 2025·1 replyI think he’s saving that final beat to be the single he goes number 1 and breaks MJ’s record with
- Jul 25, 2025flightsbooked
I think he’s saving that final beat to be the single he goes number 1 and breaks MJ’s record with
It's gonna have to have some very catchy controversial rapping or a radio killer hook
Jul 25, 2025https://twitter.com/yoofierce/status/1948564904916443351
RE1GNthis beat sounding like Elding Ring boss fight