Defsounds

Being the open minded hip hop fan that I am, I always try to broaden my horizons and try out new music. Whats the point of music if you only stick to one genre or one artist, that's how I have always felt. So when friends suggested artist to me I listened. My girlfriend at the time used to rant and rave about Joe Budden she would go on about how great he was, and how deep his lyrics are; so in an attempt to shut her up,I gave him a listen and I've been a fan ever since. Several friends who roam the forums on this site were constantly posting up songs from wale so after listening to a couple of single tracks from him, I purchased one of his mixtapes and found myself thoroughly impressed. It is through these experiences that I have learned to trust the judgment of my friends when they suggested an artist, because nine times out of then they were usually right.

So when several friends approached me ranting and raving about this new artist who comes from the show Degrassi who raps and sings, I found myself instantly interested. The idea of having a rapper who could also sing and incorporated both talents into his artwork was something that both intrigued and impressed me. It is very rare that you can find an artist who can do both and still make it sound good, and as we already saw from Black Ty or whatever he called himself it isn't as easy as some may want you to think. So with the intentions of only hearing good things, I purchased two mixtapes. The two mixtapes were So Far Gone, and Comeback Season. After listening to both mixtapes and listening to them more several times actually ( I kept falling asleep while listening to them) I have come to the conclusion that he is not that good.

Now before the Drake fans and future Stan's jump on my back about this, let me say why. Lyrically Drake isn't bad at all, he actually offers some pretty good lyric to some of his tracks, but when broken down he doesn't spit anything that is overly impressive, granted that I am only judging from two mixtapes but his subject content is pretty shallow, he sticks to the topics of clothes, money, cars, bitches, and more clothes. He has a good voice and its very smooth and enjoyable, but once again its nothing to rant and rave about as he seems to have little range and sounds the same on almost every track that he sings on. One thing that I will say that he definitely has is the image, he has the clothes down pat, his image transfers through all of the regional cultures of hip hop and because of his exposure on Degrassi he will if he hasn't already slip right into the pop spotlight if given the right push.

But to have people rant and rave about how good he is and how great his songs are.. well I just don't see it. Someone told me that lyrically he was the best new artist out right now, after listening to him that was clearly false, someone else said that he was the first artist who sung and rapped on his music, and anyone who has any knowledge of Hip Hop, and music in general will be able to tell you that this statement as well is completely false. Drake really brings nothing new to the game, besides a new pulse to replace the one of the expired artist that is no longer relevant to casual listeners. In an industry full over over rated artist who are actually well below average, I think that fans and my friends included may have made the mistake of overrating an average artist. If this were basketball, I would compare him to Jamal Crawford, he's good but I would never make him my franchise player.

But enough about what I think, what do you guys think. If you think he's better than what I've stated please let me know why, and if you have songs or mixtapes you would like to suggest go right on ahead and I'll be sure to check them out. Please do it respectfully and remember this is just my opinion, just because I think he's over rated does not necessarily mean that he is.

Oh and just for fun, here are some other artist that I think are over rated

Wiz Khalafia

Kid Cudi - But I like a couple of his songs

Charles Hamilton - I started off as a fan, but after listening to a couple of his mixtapes I'm a bit unimpressed

Young Jeezy - I love his music, and I'll be the first one to put on his last album on full blast, but I never understood why he blew up the way he did

Lil Wayne - I know I'm gonna have to put up another blog to explain this one, so just wait patiently for that people.

Lloyd Banks - He's all punchlines, and repetitive flow

Papoose - I started off a huge fan but now he bores me

Juelz Santana - One of my favorite rappers but seriously he is not that good lyrically.