Thursday, July 2, 2009

Drake, Among HipHop Royalty

After hearing Cash Money and Drake in the same sentence, WhoUFeelin began to ask "who is this guy from Canada creating such a buzz but also being shown love from the West Coast to the South and all the way up through the East Coast. Not only can he act, but he can also sing and rap. A triple threat some are saying while others are discussing his associations to HipHop royalty and CoverGirl beauties.

Soon, http://www.bossip.com/ was asking the same question and quoting the Queen of HipHop, Mary J. Blige, and why she was feelin Drake. If the Queen of HipHop is giving Drake props, he must be worth of WhoUFeelin. Drake is lyrically skilled in choosing his vocabulary carefully as he spits a verse over a chorus he himself is singing on.


Quoting Drake from his BET Awards after party appearance on BET, "I'm always looking for a better way to say something, my mother was clever in instilling me with that curiosity" Drake is definitely easy on the eyes for the lady fans but he is also artistically talented in versing a track for the fellas. Sure enough, three weeks or so WhoUFeelin is having a conversation with K-Day legend, Julio G, who happens to be in the city for Unite The Mic tour and he states "Drake, is who I'm feelin, I like that he's not all tatted up. HipHop needs that, it can't be all thugged out".

Suddenly, WhoUFeelin recalls a quote from local artist, Zeale, www.myspace.com/zeale32, "Smart is the new Gangster."

It is clear as night and day, WhoUFeelin is feelin what everybody else is saying by HipHop needs a saviour. HipHop needs to be on socially conscious level and not just conspicuous consumption.


Peep, Drake's "Best I Ever Had" video, http://livesteez.com/watch/ffessB/Official-Drake-Video-Best-I-Ever-Had%22%3E Though there is much eye candy in the video, it doesn't take away from the fact that women can and must embrace their sexual empowerment.

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