It's also hard not to bop along to the chorus in which Drake heeds aįair warning: "It's okay, you can run and tell my city I'm on."ĭrake's oftentimes questionable practice of discovering artists he likes and appropriating their likeness couldn't have been better exemplified than Syrup-slow flow assisted by Bun B's gruff delivery and a solid verse by Wayne. The organ-backed record finds Drake experimenting with a With "Uptown” Drizzy tapped into the less drug-infused side of Southern rap. While Drake is very much a Canadian, the lyricist was way ahead of the curve in 2009 with his take on the chopped-up (never slopped up) sound of The brutal honesty in "LWYHD" makes the record one Voicemail comes in while the song fades out, you're in the midst of a serious emotional overload. Toronto native being terribly honest about the ups and downs of both relationships, which makes it even more touching. Over the blaring horns ofīoi-1da's production, Drake reaffirmed his hunger for more to the masses that barely gave So Far Gone an earshot of a listen.ĭrake's ode to his mother and uncle belongs in the same pantheon of gratitude heavy rap classics like "Hey Mama." The introspective record finds the While "Forever" featured three of the biggest names in rap, Drizzy managed to tote his confidence seemingly unwavered. "Last name ever, first name greatest." With that line, Drake introduced his ubiquitous flow to the world on a song ostensibly about LeBron James. Long before Drake became a household name, the rapper formally introduced himself with "Best I Ever Had." The melody works on a variety of levels, butįirst and foremost it functions as a singularly perfect pop song with caption-worthy one-liners like: "Sweatpants, hair-tied chilling with no makeup on."Īnd, it arrived at a stage early enough in Drizzy's catalogue for fans to feel that he was not too far removed from portraying the token Black guy onģ. The record, with a beat that feels as though it's been run backwards, as it weaves through Drake's revealing thoughts, the thumping bass almost heart-beat The production undoubtedly adds to the emotional and tipsy (emotionally tipsy?) quality of Sad, sweet, a little bit funny, a leap of faith that launched Drake straight to the top. Marvins Room was too spartan to ever crack the Top 20, but there's noĭoubt it's the boldest thing the Canadian has ever recorded. This is Drake at his Drakiest, which stopped being an insult a long time ago. He gives us kinds of rap music songs, and here we collect the top 10 Drake songs ever. As a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur, Drake hasĬhanged the Rapper games, and has sonically, emotionally and even physically redefined what it means to be a rapper in the 21st century. Drake is one of the most popular rappers on the word.
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