Also known as Aubrey Graham and also known as Jimmy from Degrassi, the stage name 'Drake' has been in everybody's mouth since the VMA's. Facebook and YouTube is lit up with his face and his music is beginning to even reach car stereos. And his buzz is only on the rise since he's supposedly dating Rihanna - but that's not really news to anybody.
Drake has been in the business for yearsss (back when he was still a regular on Degrassi and back when this song first came out). Kind of like how Kanye has taken Kid Cudi under his wing, Lil' Wayne has taken credit for helping him crossover into the American market. Can't you hear him on 'Best I Ever Had' up there? Listen to it. You'll like it.
But in my opinion, it was only a matter of time (regardless of help from Weezy)! Drake has a fantastic voice that can go from fast and gritty to smooth and romantic in 16 bars. He isn't a bad singer either. He has a lot of different sounds. Reminiscent of a young Jay-Z, his latest mixtape is fire and he has a smile that could light up stars. That's a lethal combination, especially with rap these days.
I think it is really only a couple more months until he breaks through to the mainstream completely. He has to get outside of New York, LA and Toronto if he really wants to claim that 'Young Jay' title. You can't successfully do that if you don't have national acclaim. And of course, if he wants to continue to live up to the hype of being Lil' Wayne's protegee.
Labels: Best I Ever Had, Drake, Lil' Wayne, Replacement Girl