Drake – So Far Gone Review
It’s hard to be taken seriously in hip-hop. The suave black kid named Jimmy from Degrassi: The Next Generation has become Drake: the suave rapper/singer ready to make a splash into the music industry. Signed under Lil’ Wayne’s label, the Canuck rapper has already created a huge buzz on hip-hop blogs and has toured sold-out arenas as part of Lil Wayne’s “I Am Music” tour.
No matter what you say or think about Drake’s previous job experiences – one thing is certain – the boy knows how to rap. And he does it well. He must’ve been writing in between takes while shooting for Degrassi. In my opinion, 95% of rappers out there are liars anyway. It’s better to come off, as a child-actor turned rapper rather than finding out you were never a gang banging drug dealer.
“So Far Gone” is a Drake’s second major mixtape rlelease and he shows significant growth and improvement from his previous “Comeback Season”.
Though labeled a mixtape, “So Far Gone” sounds more like an official album. A large portion of it is originally produced and sounds sonically cohesive with it’s smooth and bare sound. And no hip-hop album is complete these days without a few Lil’ Wayne cameos.
Drizzy establishes himself as a quick-witted lyricist right off the bat.
And me doing the shows getting everyone nervous
Cause them hiptsters gonna have to get along with them hood niggas
His choice of covers would be considered unorthodox in the hip-hop realm. He drops verses with Peter Bjorn and John and sings his way through Lykke Li’s smash hit, “Little Bit”.
Though his rhymes are dope enough to make me believe that he could be Lil’ Wayne’s ghostwriter, his Weezy influenced delivery is evident. The notorious Auto-tune makes several appearances on a slew of songs. I wish he didn’t succumb to its services because Drake’s RnB vocals are quite respectable without the overused device.
Drake cements himself an identity with this mixtape – an identity that looks pass his “wheelchair Jimmy” persona. He is blessed with multi-faceted talents. And with the biggest artist of the year by his side, you will definitely be hearing more of Drizzy in ’09.
Little Bit by Drake feat Lykke Li
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