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He doesn't have the charisma of a TI (whom I wouldn't be surprised to see turn in the the next huge crossover star ala Will Smith if he can keep his shit together), the creativity of Kanye, or lyricism of a underground MC like J. It just doesn't have that special something that puts his contemporaries over the edge. I might be coming off harsher than I mean, because I do think Drake is talented and makes decent music. Couple that with the insistence on singing, and Drake ultimately turns into a rapper that isn't for me. He rhymes fine, but he's pretty much 2 steps away from a punch line rapper, and firmly in the "spit slick shit" rapper camp. He isn't the only person guilty of that, but when that's all you have, you've got to really back up the lack of substance with solid song structure.
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The thing with Drake is that while I thought he was going to try to put forth a project with some substance (which his mixtape hinted at), it all boils down to money, fame, and girls. I listened to it twice at work, and I found myself growing tired of most of the songs already. Don't get me wrong, I think his album is decent, definitely listenable, but ultimately forgettable. However, with more exposure the cracks in Drake's whole style have become a bit easier to see through. I think a lot of that was surprise on my part that wheelchair Jimmy could actually put together some decent tracks and had a solid flow. This is a small fish in an ocean compared to what is to come in terms of hip-hop over the next 6 months.Don't forget Lupe's Lasers, which hopefully comes out this year. Rest of the year has some good releases - Eminem, T.I., and Kanye just to name a few coming up. This isn't an album I've been really anticipating either way. I haven't listened to Thank Me Later yet, but I'm sure I'll get around to it. The dude has an ego the size of the world and his interviews are really annoying. He has had some good verses on some songs, but he's like T-Pain and Akon and belongs best as a featured artist - not a solo rhymer. Drake to me isn't much of a rapper at all.