![]() Then again, when an artist crowns himself the “greatest ever” to start the conversation, it’s difficult not to hold his work accountable to higher standards. It might seem unfair to judge a new comer against all-time greats. Unlike other artists that share dire struggles for a personal connection with a listener, many of Drake gripes don’t seem to resonate as strongly as, say, Eminem discussing Munchausen Syndrome or Notorious B.I.G.’s passionate outcry that his stress comes from his mother’s breast cancer. While honesty is refreshing, Drake still shifts to being cold and impersonal, when even the always-reserved Jay-Z was capable of “Regrets” on his own debut. All of this comes before talking about abortion and infidelity. His earnest bars deserve some applause, especially when he shares tidbits about his family (“I heard they just moved my grandmother to a nursing home / And I be actin’ like I don’t know how to work a phone / But hit redial, you’ll see that I just called / Some chick I met at the mall that I barely know at all”). That’s not to say the album doesn’t have positive qualities, but even those highlights can be dimmed. Poised to follow up his acclaimed tape and create a first round classic like his heroes Nas and Jay-Z did before him, he unfortunately falls short on both counts. Delivering an official debut in Thank Me Later, a confident (if not cocky) title that asserts Drake’s awareness that he’s changing the game. Since Drake released his So Far Gone mixtape early last year (before scanning over 400,000 units to date in retail), he’s been the talk of the times. ![]() ![]() The Toronto-born emcee who acknowledges both Lil Wayne and Slum Village as leading influences polarizes fans with every verse, every interview and every punchline. ![]() Drake has dominated the Hip Hop conversation for the last year. ![]()
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