Cassidy has been irrelevant for a long time. Besides this isn't the first time a bunch if rappers have jumped in a new beat
Well my point was that he has been in the rap game and was relevant so I meant he isn't so irrelevant...
Much like his first SLR track - that track could be broken down into multiple double/triple entendres, multiple patterned themes through out, references to other artists personal tracks.. Just check out the Rapgenius.com break down http://rapgenius.com/Lupe-fiasco-slr-2-lyrics Most people who aren't expecting to find or fine combing through his lyrics won't catch on to the intangible word play or how what ties into what unless you try to Da Vinci code it. IMO it's just like anyone unfamiliar dropping into a late episode of Breaking Bad. They won't grasp just how many levels of detail, foreshadowing, symbolism are embedded in the episode unless they've been devoutly paying attention to the series.
Not sure if this has been posted already but I ain't gonna go thru the pages <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/C7Ahr6Wg2Ok" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I lol'd at the "I ain't a hoe azz n****" response but I bet he did go back and change parts of his verse after.
I'm not arguing either point, although I don't think Drake has changed hip-hop in a major way. I think the song is too young to judge thus far, it may be a spark but it could end up being a fire.
It's not like he was living in Houston prior to getting attention for his music? Or was he? I thought it was just after he got with Maliah Michel and YMCM whatever that he started staying in Houston more frequently and chilling w/ Bun.
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??? Rappers have been getting record deals based on mixtapes for years before Drake. Actually, it's much more rare for a rapper to get a deal without a local following these days. There's just no reason for record labels to take a chance when you can watch their progress in the d league (mixtapes). Also, a lot of the newer "mixtapes" would have been called albums 20 years ago. Their mix downs a pretty good, with nice beats, and have high profile features. What he really did was show that you could do major numbers on mixtapes utilizing the web. But, he really just put out decent album quality songs as a mixtape. It's like if Monta Ellis was part of the And 1 mixtape tour. He's a good NBA player but there he'd look like Michael Jordan.
It wasn't local following that got him the deal. Before drakes mixtape dropped, not a single person knew him except degrassi Stans. After it dropped, he was getting radio play and everybody knew him (not only locally). His mixtape was so good it sounded like an album. And it was his first mixtape. He didn't have to drop 3-5 mixtapes to get a deal or wha not (j cole).
I knew Drake from Degrassi. I didnt realize he was Drake until later on though. I Didn't hear any of his music until he did some songs with Lil Wayne back in late 08 early 09 (freshman year of college). He was pushing drizzy drake rogers alot back then though. Then his mixtape dropped and everybody went crazy. As far as changing the game, no. He was definitely the most relevant guy in hip hop for a while though. I wish Kid Cudi woulda stayed relevant and not dropped his garbage WZRD and and Indicud ablums...
i think he signed his deal here, he been on houston dxck since then.. "htown my 2nd home lke im james harden" november 18th and all the songs he talks about houston even before maliah..
He rep's Houston because Lil J's son (Jas Prince) manages him, introduced him to all of his industry contacts and in typical Lil J fashion owns a significant percentage of his sales...for life.
Pap getting real personal <iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wF6p58cl5A4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> "King of New York, why you ain't say you the king of LA? You from Compton, scared to death from them ese's Real Bloods, real Crips - MS-13's"
