Drake is dope, IMO

[ladelsofgravy]

I don't think Drake is among the greatest of all time (at least, yet - he needs more time to suck up to older rappers who are less good than him), but I do think he's pretty good. At least, he is better than many mainstream rappers out much, which doesn't say a whole lot, but at the same time he is good in his own right.

From a technical perspective, he usually delivers, and what I do like about him is that he often changes up his flow on different tracks so he isn't as predictable as other rappers.

Of course, he's not pure-rap and often dabbles a lot with pop and r&b, which is not to everyone's liking, but no doubt it courts the feminine audience, a big demographic to his success. So I judge him as a hybrid artist rather a straight-rap artist. In the same way, I wouldn't bash Eminem for not following the bling-bling ghetto formula that rappers like Rakim and Snoop Dogg set.

On that note, probably the biggest criticism against Drake is that he isn't gangster enough. He had a relatively privileged upbriging. However, I respect him for not trying to be a 'studio gangster' like so many rappers do. A large amount of rappers exaggerate the roughness of their upbringings (especially the ones who rap about the hood) so at least Drake is honest.

I'm not painting everyone on here in this light, but many Hopsin/TechN9ne/Eminem fans think that rappers who don't rap 20 multi's per minute are garbage, and that's just closed-minded, IMO.

[fifflaren]

he's ok, he hasn't released anything amazing so far.

I'd put him with Big Sean

[Solace]

I agree

[ladelsofgravy]

he's ok, he hasn't released anything amazing so far.
I think he lost his place

I thought Take Care, Nothing Was the Same and Thank Me Later (despite some flaws) were all strong efforts. And I enjoyed his feature verses.

[PAINKILLƎR]

he's ok, he hasn't released anything amazing so far.

I'd put him with Big Sean

Lol no, Big Sean is complete ass. Drake has talent.

[Notalius]

he's ok, he hasn't released anything amazing so far.

I'd put him with Big Sean

Lol no, Big Sean is complete ass. Drake has talent.

Drake has great talent.. I just feel that sometimes he overdoes the singing thing .. on hold on we're going home it was great, but not so much on wu tang forever or connect ..

but he has some really good songs on his lp

[Spyder]

I don't mind him as a person. And he has some OK pop crossover songs when I'm in that mood. Other than that, no.

[Flamez]

Not a fan of drake at all, but I can listen to one or two songs of his if I ever feel like it.

[ladelsofgravy]

I like how Drake is feminine and emotionally open. Because it's authentic.

[Francesco]

Drake is talented & he's very good in his own lane but he's nowhere near as good as those who are considered the best in their era/generation or let alone the ones who are considered as the greatest of all time.

[MistaVijilantee]

He does have some good choruses here and there - i.e "I'm On One" but overall I'm not a huge fan.

[Francesco]

He does have some good choruses here and there - i.e "I'm On One" but overall I'm not a huge fan.

I agree about that too... Dude delivers nice hooks here & there.

[EminemBase]

I've not given his albums a proper chance but the verses, all of them, that I've heard from him outside of that are really bad.

[SliK]

Drake is better than Kid Cudi, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, A$AP Rocky, current Jay-Z, Chief Keef, Waka Flocka, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Danny fucking Brown, Tech N9ne (maybe not mainstream but Drake makes better music), Mac Miller, Meek Mills, Rick Ross, Tyler, Gucci Mane, Wale, J. Cole & Slaughterhouse (Cole & Slaughterhouse are arguably better rappers but haven't made very good albums unlike Drake), French Montana, Macklemore & current Lupe Fiasco.

[Hansen]

His music is okay.

He has never "wowed" me, nor did he ever put out a straight up dope verse. When I say dope I mean Eminem/Nas/Jay/etc dope, so I think the praising is a little bit too much.
Sure, he could put together a great coherent album, concept-wise, unlike many other "better" rappers.

He's pretty much consistent in terms of not putting out very bad verses, but he's also never put out a great verse. He's average or even below average in terms of technicality and lyrics, and I don't mean fuckin' syllables you faggots.

Stay Schemin doe >>>>