OUT NOW Drake - ICEMAN

Added to Calendar: 05-15-26

Victory_Kid said:
From 1998 to 2008, artists like DMX, Eminem, 50 Cent and Nelly were the chart toppers of hip-hop.

However, sales aside, we all knew Jay-Z was that guy.

His presence, influence, and ability to shift and steer the culture was unmatched. And he was selling, just not as high as his counterparts.

50 did a bit of that but couldn't for too long. Jay-Z did it for 10 years.

Drake did it for 15 years. Hate it or love it, he's him 🤷🏿‍♂️
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This example reinforces my point. Drake started running the charts (for hip-hop) around 2011, 2012 but he wasn’t more influential or impactful than Kanye. Did everyone memory hole the pandemonium around the sneakers and how much his taste sense infiltrated fashion? He was tied to the most famous family in the world, Vogue cover for the wedding. Even THE LIFE OF PABLO release was a spectacle (and shitshow). TBH Kanye felt vastly more influential than Hov did during his prime rapping era. Hov’s sphere of influence was very narrow until Beyoncé.
 
PNClarity said:
This example reinforces my point. Drake started running the charts (for hip-hop) around 2011, 2012 but he wasn’t more influential or impactful than Kanye. Did everyone memory hole the pandemonium around the sneakers and how much his taste sense infiltrated fashion? He was tied to the most famous family in the world, Vogue cover for the wedding. Even THE LIFE OF PABLO release was a spectacle (and shitshow). TBH Kanye felt vastly more influential than Hov did during his prime rapping era. Hov’s sphere of influence was very narrow until Beyoncé.
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That's just a small area. What about everything else?

Overall, Drake was the most talked-about artist, and he remained extremely relevant in the music industry solely on 'music'. Not taste in fashion, publications covering whatever-the-fuck, etc.

There is a reason why Kanye has been trying to sabotage Drake since So Far Gone days, Kanye been knew this light-skinned weirdo is the real deal lol
 
Checked the new song out today and nah that aint it neither

To his credit bro did everything he could to get back up after the L but nothing seems to stick. I fucked with No Face but that one came and went like all the other stuff he dropped after the battle

His run is over but it was a hell of a run
 
People don't want to admit that they grade Drake on a different scale than everybody else. There's not another active artist that gets held to the same standards which is why it's very easy to dismiss the hate he gets.

It's like putting Iron Man in the room with Teen Titans and not being impressed by Iron Man's performance. The truth is that Iron Man would have to go down a few levels for his performance to even matter in that case. So when he does something, the response is very pessimistic.

Niggas complaints will be that Drake isn't performing like he's in a room full of Avengers and well, he's not in a room full of Avengers and when he was, he was clearly the top guy so..........................
 
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Los216 said:
People don't want to admit that they grade Drake on a different scale than everybody else. There's not another active artist that gets held to the same standards which is why it's very easy to dismiss the hate he gets.
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Would you like to have an honest discussion about the public reception to Kingdom Come and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in comparison to “everybody else,” at their respective times of release?
 
unSCENE said:
Would you like to have an honest discussion about the public reception to Kingdom Come and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in comparison to “everybody else,” at their respective times of release?
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What do you mean?
 
Los216 said:
What do you mean?
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Drake is not the “only one” because Kingdom Come and & MM&TBS are examples of albums that got Luke warm receptions, for different reasons, but would easily be 99% of rappers best projects. If anyone else released those albums it would make most hold them in higher regard.

So yes, there are other artists that get held to similar standards.
 
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