1:15 pm
Drake: I Can’t Rap about Cash $$$ and Taking Women Shopping
With all the buzz surrounding Drake and his brilliant mic skills, I have never posted anything about him. Maybe it’s because I heard some of his early music. While impressive, I also caught a few light references to drugs and guns, and instantly slotted him in the young rappers talking about crap they know nothing about and have never done file. In other words: rapping for dollars. In true words: the biggest life sucking force of artistry.
So it’s a real good look to see Drake cutting through the easy, cheesy route, and, going forward, choosing to rap about what’s true to his life.
Drake revealed this in a recent interview with MTV Raw. In this clip he talks about his lyrical evolution, capping it with an example of how he will never have a woman just throw it in the bag.
“I was listening the other day to a really old song I did — well, old to me. I really didn’t have anything back then, so I wanted to speak like I had everything. That’s just being young and being influenced by other people. Like all these rappers are talking about being rich so I gotta talke about being rich too.. but now it’s at the point where I can only rap about what’s going on around me.”
“Like if you told me we’re going to do a song about cars. I don’t know if I could do it. Like you take Fab’s “Throw it in the Bag.” On a song like that Fab is talking about something very specific. He’s talking about taking girls to the store and buying them things. I’ve never done that before.. I’ve bought something for a female, but I can’t walk into a store with her and buy her something that she asks for or buy her something in front of her face.”
This one comment has peaked my interest in what his album will sound like, whenever that holy moment occurs. 
☼ What's Your Opinion? ☼
Never said I was impressed by his music, just that he’s being honest about not wanting to rap about bullshit. Now how he pulls that off - let’s see how the album sounds.
I haven’t seen the word conrball in a long time. Is that politically correct? If it isn’t it should be. It’s the exact word I think of when I hear/see this cat.
Chris, how come there’s no contact info on your site? I got a powerful story you might be interesting in covering, but how does one even drop you a line?
What up DZ? Hit me at whudatt [at] gmail. Yeah, two T’s some mystery person has the original.
OMGEEE! HE AiNT dUH BEST RAPPER ALiVE,,bT HE iS AT dUH TOP WiT LiL WAyNE. && iT iS iMPRESSiVE:)
drake he can do it!!!!!!!!he issexy
dAYUMM dRiZZY qEWd(ily)_.
HEY WAIT A MINUTE,,
ISNT HE THE DUDE FRM
DEGRASSI,, NOW HE’S A
RAPPER,, -HAA FRM MOVIES
TO MUSIC,, WHATS NEXT MODLING- ??
he is so sexy!!!! and a good rapper
He can’t rap! He’s talking about not wanting to rap about women, cars, and money yet some of his rhymes consist of those. what a sellout!
Well Drake is ““iight”” with his music. The only reason he made it to become a big shot was because of the help from Lil Wayne. Just by them being friends, made him be liked. And I could understand why he DOES usually talk about money and women…umm what else do u expect him to talk about??? Seriously. But let’s see how it turns out….
Sorry Jessie but your COMPLETELY wrong. I don’t know how you could say he is sexy. Hahaha he is hideous. Good rapper????? I think you forgot we were talking about Drake here.
-“And now for our feature presentation.”
YOUR A DAMN LIAR! YOU TALK LIKE YOU ABOUT IT, BUT ITS ALL AN ACT LIKE DEGRASSI, TRUTH HURTS DOESNT IT HOMEBOY?
i think dude got skill i’ve listened to him…so to say dude is a cornball(dat up north shit) just hate dat need to be killed…and all these oh he so sexy hoes need to chill every nigga wit money is sexy to u!
Anybody who talking stupid about drake wack as fuck cuz he one of da best to do it he has the best lirics and flows. So stop hatin cuz he gettin money & fuckin bitches.
Hell yeah! I fell you he is doe.
U AINT CUTE BUT OK JUS SAYIN STOP COPYIN EVERTHING LIL WAYNE SAY
NOT HATIN OR TRIPIN JUS TELLIN DA TRUF
& IS IT TRUE RIHIANA GOT PREGANENT BY U OR DID YALL JUS DATE?????....................ONLY WONDERRRIIING
Impressive? Oh my god..if this dude is impressive shawty lo is the best rapper alive..this dude is a pure fluke overhyped cornball