Look how many bitches are in the crowd!!!!  Didn’t Kanye say he will “make sure these light skinned guys never come back in style?”

I was reading an article on Hip Hop Dx over the weekend about Drake and his place in hip hop, whether it not it is deserved and it it is a good thing for hip hop.  The author brought up a lot of interesting points.  He feels that Drake’s cross-over appeal and women pleasing sound is a problem for hip hop.  He feels Drake “demaculinates” hip hop.  I guess appealing to the bitches ain’t cool.  He goes on to say that Drake has a “good guy/mama’s boy” persona that takes off the edge that hip hop was built on.  He says Drake is not a unique voice and that he is easily copied and duplicated.  I can’t say I agree with everything that dude is saying because who is he to say what hip hop is supposed to be.  If that were the case, you could say that Andre 3000 wearing wigs and football pads isn’t hip hop despite him being one of the best rappers ever.  Aside from the fact that I give A LOT of people A LOT of shit, it is not my place to call something hip hop or not.  I only have ONE request and that is, whatever your sounds, niche, gimmick, flow, etc. is, simply DO IT WELL.  I would never say that a guy like Soulja Boy or Gucci Mane is NOT hip hop, I just think that they are terrible but I guess they have their place.  I wish cats like Jay-Z, Kanye or Nas would go in on these dudes until they step their shit up but their music is what it is.  Drake, although I am not the biggest fan, has some dope records.  I don’t think that he deserves his spot at the top of hip hop’s elite, simply for a couple mixtapes and a hit single but the industry is this way because labels, radios, blogs, fans AND artists allowed it to be so.  You can be famous nowadays for ONE song or ONE mixtape.  Artist’s don’t even know what an album should sound like any more.  Cats settle for the quick hit, rather than the career.  I think it is hard to point fingers at a cat like Drake because I truly believe that he is just doing what we wants to do.  Now, whether or not people are a fan is one thing but I don’t think Drake being at the top is a problem.  I think the problem is that Drake can be at the top with one song and one mixtape.  Where are the greatest emcees alive?  They didn’t check this cat????? No wait, Lil Wayne was too busy getting his verses written by Drake.  Therein, lies another problem.  I would like you all to read this article because he gives Kid Cudi more props than Drake, which to me ruins every point this guy is trying to make.  Kid Cudi has ONE song, ONE mixtape and major cosigns EXACTLY like Drake.  To me, they are the same type of artist, Cudi is just not as nice on the mike.  Enough of my babble for the afternoon, enjoy another beautiful Monday and make sure you read this article and share your comments.  I included the new video from Drake and Trey Songz, Successful.  This seems to be everyone’s favbrite song nowadays.  What is your vision of success????

Hate It or Love It: A Hip Hop Analysis of Drake