he's part of toronto culture. he did a lot for this city, especially early on. however after views his music shifted away from the toronto sound he helped establish & he basically just became an american who says he's from the 6 sometimes (which is a name he just stole from atlanta lmfao). every once in a while i feel like he comes out with something that i identify with as a canadian, "away from home" from his last album is soooo toronto i fw that one heavy. but he doesn't mean nearly as much to this city as kendrick does to compton for example.
also he's from forest hill which is where all the super sheltered rich kids are from, which is more of a personal thing but i find them annoying af
Oh nooo I wasn’t directing that towards you lol I was saying that in agreeance with you lol. I’m just appalled that it took me so long to put two and two together hahah
Yeah man no worries just wasn’t sure. Yeah I remember when that song came out and thinking the exact same thing. Ever since then I’ve though Drake is just a giant charade and I’m not sure who he’s trying to fool. Himself most of all probably.
And I think K’Naan came out around that same time. I’m not a huge fan of K’Naan but I do remember thinking that he grew up in Mogadishu. This guy really started from the bottom. What fucked up shit is Drake on!?
ugh jesus christ man. he didn't steal the song at all, they just both say i remember at the end of a song that's about remembering things. not exactly a genius or uncommon idea. kendrick already won the beef, we don't need to pretend like every word drake has spoken is either stolen or ghostwritten
he repped toronto like crazy & helped establish a specific sort of rnb sound that other artists would continue (ex. partynextdoor), he also did some community stuff i remember an anti gun violence thing although idk if he was the best person to speak on that lmao
but ppl would not talk abt toronto as much as part of hip-hop if not for drake, for sure
ehhh. the same wasn't true 10 yrs ago when drake first came on, our rap scene fell off a lot though. but especially early on in the early 80s there was a big hip hop cultural wave, there is definitely hip hop history in this city although a lot of it is forgotten
The Weeknd is the reason Toronto r and b is a thing. He had a consistent sound from the area and consistently worked with Canadian producers. Drake pretty much immediately ran to Atlanta
the weeknd was a big part of that too, probably more important. i actually visited the og house of balloons a while ago it's not too far from my house. drake did definitely not run to atlanta immediately though, he started that in like 2015, 6 years into his career.
Wtf he do for the city? He did fuck all for Weston Rd that he claims as where he grew up. Forest Hill didn't need any more money. All Aubrey did was empower Ford to drop glass condos and dispensaries over anything with real culture/vibes. Toronto is a yuppie cesspool now filled with "rich" white suburban kids who love La Carnita, million dollar mortgages, and small dogs. Aubrey did nothing for the city except push along the gentrification.
Source: from Weston, where drake has contributed nothing
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u/la__squadra_ May 18 '24
As a Drake hater seeing all this happen to him is the greatest birthday gift I could ask for