insertcoolnamehere

9mo

I'ma bite.

you can hear (and this is why I wasn't personally a BIG fan of SH3 even tho Red Button and Stories About My Brother I do enjoy) the passion kinda not be as evident in his RAPS as it was in let's say IYRTITL or 5AM in Toronto or on leftovers like Lefty Lucky.

Like bro sounds a lil sleepy/monotone when he does those kind of raps now.

And yes I know Champagne Poetry him explaining his waning passion for this s*** is apparent but my thing is like, if you keep rapping about how the trials and tribulations of the industry, fake friendships, etc is making you lose your passion for this then the next question to ask is "why don't you just retire then?"

Not saying I want him to retire but it legit does sound like this music industry doesn't give him any happiness or fufillness.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

9mo

2020’s Drake >

Those who disagree are lost

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

9mo

2020’s Drake >

Those who disagree are lost

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

9mo

2020’s Drake >

Those who disagree are lost

BrickellBayside

9mo

'Evolution' in the music business is overrated, and a fake talking point that critics use to try and sound smart.

You don't deviate from what you do great for the sake of doing it. Artists are who they are. Artists can get better at who they are, but they are who they are.

I think his sound has evolved, but formulaically, he's still the same. You know on his flagship albums it'll be 45% Hip-Hop / 45% vibes / R&B, 10% other.

And the true reality is that people actually don't want their favorites to deviate that often. Humans don't want or like change much, and that is a fact. So the idea that we are critical of artists sticking to their DNA too much, is simply a fake talking point.

You wouldn't tell Michael jordan that he's taking too many fadeaways ya know

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

9mo

2020’s Drake >

Those who disagree are lost

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

9mo

2020’s Drake >

Those who disagree are lost

Cosmic Warrior

9mo

well put

only thing i hate about current drake that i didn't with old drake is his excess use of autotune nowadays

in terms of artistry he has gotten way better in the last 5 years. i feel like his best hip hop bars, introspective writing and raw emotional expression about love are all within his last 2-3 albums

BrickellBayside

9mo

'Evolution' in the music business is overrated, and a fake talking point that critics use to try and sound smart.

You don't deviate from what you do great for the sake of doing it. Artists are who they are. Artists can get better at who they are, but they are who they are.

I think his sound has evolved, but formulaically, he's still the same. You know on his flagship albums it'll be 45% Hip-Hop / 45% vibes / R&B, 10% other.

And the true reality is that people actually don't want their favorites to deviate that often. Humans don't want or like change much, and that is a fact. So the idea that we are critical of artists sticking to their DNA too much, is simply a fake talking point.

You wouldn't tell Michael jordan that he's taking too many fadeaways ya know

Flack06

9mo

Ur delusional lol

burymeinecko

9mo

Do yall niggas be forgetting Drake is like 20 years in? lol. Ain't no nigga still gon be consistently dropping greatness for that long

Vonn

9mo

if were being honest, he raps way better from 2017-2022.
In my opinion that is the peak i want him to reach again. The 2011-2016 was cool.

He was hungry 2011 to 2014 and 2015-2016 he relied on more of a pop sound.

2017-2022 is very prime. DND, Middle of the Ocean, Omerta Diplomatic Immunity, Bigger Than you, Emotionless Sandra's Rose, Is There More, March 14, Survival, Chicago Freestyle, Gold Roses, lemon pepper freestyle, Champagne Poetry, The Remorse, 7AM on Bridle Path

RangerFan9903

9mo

Scorpion got some of the best raps he’s done tbh

Gosh

9mo

Why not?

burymeinecko

9mo

Name someone that has for that long

Gosh

9mo

There’s examples of that happening in other genres for ages

But Rap has finally stopped being ageist, but it took Hov, Pusha, Ye, Nas, Slick Rick, Tribe, Black Thought, Jay Electronica, Kendrick and Cole pushing 40, the greats are very capable of dropping classics they don’t all need to fall off anymore

This ain’t the NBA or NFL, you don’t need good knees to rap

Jadore

9mo

Damn this Thread, you gon have to stand up to me one day... lol every time I roast you, I run you off this website.. lol we don't hear from you until the following day

Gosh

9mo

What are you talking about? I’m a therapist that works with young children, I’ve been booked all week, nobody is running from words on a screen kid

Jadore

9mo

"Works" with young children................... And we're disguising it as a "Therapist" eh?

Keep going...