DRAKE?!

Okay, since I dedicated this blog to my best friend and my favorite lover, the great Drake, I might as well talk about the man a little. First of all I wanna introduce him, Aubrey “Drake” Graham is a Grammy-Award winning, platinum-selling recording artist. His dad is African American and his mom is Jewish. When he was young he often spent his summers in Memphis with his father. He acted in a popular TV show Degrassi. And ever since that embarrassing acting experience, he has been in the music game. As The New York Times Jon Caramanica writes, “So it’s gone with Drake, hip-hop’s current center of gravity, his success a reminder of so many of the victories hip-hop has won in the last couple of decades: the right to be decadent, sure, but also the right to reimagine any style of music, the right to be emotionally complicated, the right to be unusual. He confounds expectations. He raps about soft things, sings about hard things. Thanks to his versatility, he is the glue that binds together all of urban radio.” Drake means a lot to a lot of people. He means a lot to me. I'll give brief descriptions of a few songs that really get to me:

Look What You've Done - This song is about a woman Drake loves, not in the romantic sense but with deep caring commitment. He says that he worries about her health, and that he is thankful for everything she has done for him. At the end of the song is a loving voice mail from the woman. For me the imagery that starts the song is the most memorable part of it, because it describes how hard being there for one other can be, in a real way.

Cameras / Good Ones Go Interlude - This song has a collage of interpretations. It opens with hype for the team, then becomes a message to a woman, saying that the girl he's with "look like a star, but only on camera, look like we in love but only on camera." The second verse describes the woman who looks like a star on camera.

Marvins Room - This song is probably the best Drake song ever. Drake sings about wanting to call a woman to tell "Fuck that nigga that you love so bad, I know you still think about the times we've had." The song for me reveals the harsh truths of loving someone who's love belongs to another.

Connect - This song is about a couple different things. The first is pride of his city, the second is a woman and their relationships. Part of the hook goes "Same city, same friends if you're looking for me", which I really like because it shows loyalty and love. The second verse is about the woman and its very empowering. "She just wanna run around the city and make memories, That she can barely remember, And I'd allow her, talk about pussy power.She just wanna run over my feelin's, Like she drinkin' and drivin' in an 18 wheeler. And I'd allow her, talk about pussy power She used to say "You can be whoever you want, even yourself". Yeah, I show up knowin' exactly who I was and never leave as myself. But when it falls apart, I'm always still down, To pick a million tiny little pieces off the ground, Cause you would learn to love people and use things, And not the other way around."

Wednesday Night Interlude - This song is a collaboration with PARTYNEXTDOOR about being lonely. I would say its just very well put together and emotionally stirring.

Hope you in enjoyed. Sincerely Drake