“I will continue to pray for all of them and will be of service in any way I can. “My heart is broken for families and friends of those who lost their lives and for anyone who’s suffering,” he continued. “I hate resorting to this platform to express an emotion as delicate as grief but this is where I find myself,” Drake, whose real name is Aubrey Graham, wrote on Tuesday (9 November). The 35-year-old rapper, who performed next to Scott at the Houston festival, revealed that he spent the past few days trying to “wrap” his mind around “this devastating tragedy”. The trajectory of Drake’s career depends on his new album, and his fans can’t wait to listen to it.Drake has released his first statement following the deadly crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival on Friday (5 November). Drake did this last summer, with his song, “Know Yourself.” It will be interesting to see whether Drake releases music to get him attention quickly, or music that will have a lasting effect on people. Lately musicians are making music that will quickly become wildly popular, but is quickly forgotten. While Drake says the dispute was natural and not provoked by anything, many suspect that Drake himself cooked it up so that he could be a tough guy and make some hardy rap to diss his enemy. Drake ultimately ended the dispute when he made a “diss track” in which he insulted Meek Mill to embarrassment in his song, “Back to Back”. The internet got involved, with people tweeting about it and creating memes. Drake quickly fired back to Meek Mill on Twitter and fueled the fire. Meek Mill reported caused the dispute by claiming that Drake didn’t write or produce all of his music, and was a fraud in the industry. Part of Drake’s rebranding effort occurred in the summer, when he had a dispute with another rapper called Meek Mill. While Drake says the dispute was natural and not provoked by anything, many suspect that Drake himself cooked it up so that he could be a tough guy and make some hardy rap to diss his enemy.” In the photo, LeBron James is guarding Kobe Bryant at the three point line, but Drake intrudes in the middle of the photo clapping for his friends. Earlier this year Drake was widely criticized by the internets for ruining what could have been a historic photo. Drake is repeatedly seen at NBA games cheering on his friends.
Strike two.įor some reason, Drake is friends with lot of professional athletes, and he is always cheering them on. Drake’s complex emotions dominate his lyrics and they are often sensitive and soft. On top of his coddled roots, Drake doesn’t rap about his money or guns, he mostly raps about women who are no longer in his life, and for some reason it always seems that Drake was the one who got dumped.
Instead of beginning his career like his fellow rappers in an inner city or with a bad childhood, Drake starred in a preteen MTV show called Degrassi. Most people see Drake as a soft rapper, someone very in touch with his emotions and open sharing them. It seems that Drake is in a constant state of rebranding himself. The new album is highly anticipated as Drake fans patiently wait to see what direction Drake takes his music. Three albums in a two years is a rapid flow of new music, considering that comparable rapper Kanye West had a three year gap between his two most recent albums, “Yeezus” and “The Life of Pablo”. Drake prior album, “If you’re reading this it’s too late” was released in February of 2015. The album is somewhat of a surprise considering that he just released, “Views” in the spring of 2016.
In December, Drake’s new album, “More Life” is set to release. Drake is attacking the rap game, and he is determined to make himself into one of the biggest stars the world has ever seen.
Of all the rappers in the industry today, Drake is one of the biggest names out there. Craig Sanislo, Layout Editor | January 18, 2017