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  • Jul
    27
    2012

    Drake’s Ego: “I’m The First Person To Successfully Rap & Sing”

    Written by Trent | Filed under drake
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    Drake stars in his ‘Take Care’ video.

    Clearly, Drake was the child who was left behind. If you don’t believe that then his statements in a recent interview with The Jewish Chronicle should change your mind almost instantly. What exactly did he say to prove his ignorance? “I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing.”

    Yes, you read that correctly. Drake, the same man who once named Beyonce as one of the best singers of our time, has confirmed that his limited knowledge of music extends beyond the scope of R&B and he knows little about the Hip-Hop industry that he currently dominates.

    Read exactly what Drake’s ego said to The Jewish Chronicle below:

    “There were people who incorporated melody before me but I would deem myself the first person to successfully rap and sing. Yes, there are aspects of it that are new in the rap world. But it’s not a gimmick. I just sort of exist and people embrace it. I’m one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day. It doesn’t take me six hours to get ready and I don’t have to wake up in the morning and remember to act like this or talk like this.”

    Read more on Hip Hop Wired.

    So, Drake clearly never heard of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Nate Dogg, Left-Eye and Missy Elliott, all of whom enjoyed success on the charts while he was sitting in a wheelchair on ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’. Furthermore, those named artists didn’t only enjoy major commercial achievements, they could actually sing.

    This is Trini Trent reporting for ‘Drake Please Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself’ news. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

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    31 Comments

    1. Tia says:
      July 27, 2012 at 12:47 pm

      Did he say sing?…..

    2. @dirtyPEACHES says:
      July 27, 2012 at 12:48 pm

      Poor delusional Aubrey…

      ..he obviously didn’t hear Mariah Carey slay “Prisoner” off of her first album. The Queen rapped and sang her face off.

    3. HoneyBee says:
      July 27, 2012 at 12:52 pm

      *side eyes* all that YMCMB dick has left Drakes brain scrambled. He should have a seat in th corner and continue reading Fifty Shades Of Grey

    4. The Truth says:
      July 27, 2012 at 12:56 pm

      Can’t really take Drake seriously. He also said Trey Songz is one of the best R&B singers of our time and if he was a singer he would want to sing like him.

      I guess Drake also doesn’t know Nelly smh lol

      Drake isn’t a FIRST to do ANYTHING sorry!

    5. Stariah says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      LMAOOOOOOOOOO this is the funniest thing I’ve heard all day. Thanks, Trent!

    6. Mel says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      “Don’t make me catch a body like that”?THAT Drake had the nerve to say he doesn’t take on a persona when he tries to strut around with goons & tries to act like he’s hard? All he is is a persona! I see right through this guy.

      Have you heard Drake speak when he think he’s not talking to an “urban” audience? lmaoo Fake as a $3 bill.

      I don’t even consider this dude a “singer” lol Holding one note is not singing, in my eyes…all that monotone moaning. Frank Ocean is a singer, Drake just tries to sing because he’s not that great of a rapper.

      Drake has always displayed a piss poor understanding of hip hop and who came before him, though. No surprises here.

    7. DASZIT says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:21 pm

      LOL @ the gif

    8. Sunshine says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:35 pm

      Drake and Nicki Minaj are two of the most DELUSIONAL artists in the industry ever. I think that’s their boss lady Lil Wayne hyping their head up with this ish. I think its disrespectful how they just ignore the accomplishments of GREATs before them, who opened doors for them. PAY HOMAGE!

    9. Guess What says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:40 pm

      This undercover Gay Money homo needs to look at the history books from the music industry, because he is dumb as hell. If he even think he’s the first to do anything, he needs to stop doing doing coke, stop getting his anal plugged up by Gay Money & have several seats back in Toronto where he belongs. Drakesha is so damn fake.

    10. Kendall says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:45 pm

      Drake is in a lane of his own & its appreciated. His music & talent as rapper, singer & producer speaks for itself. But… To say he doesn’t put on a persona for the cameras, I don’t believe. His quest to be “hood” is clear in so many ways.

    11. larry says:
      July 27, 2012 at 1:53 pm

      that gif!! perfect! what an idiot!

    12. Girrrl says:
      July 27, 2012 at 2:05 pm

      Ok Aubrianna

    13. DOMOdotSCORE says:
      July 27, 2012 at 2:34 pm

      Drake is my favorite and I love him, lord knows I do, but sometimes he says things that I just don’t understand them. If I ever get a chance to meet him, I will be giving him a Skorpion Show type heart to heart cause that mouth runs and he needs to get control of it.

      I need him to stop and really think about it before he says them. He has carved a nice little spot for himself but it’s not new by any standard.

    14. Sober Drunk says:
      July 27, 2012 at 3:11 pm

      Drake has been sniffing bath salts I see. That can only explain the bottle attack on Chris Brown and his delusional ego.

    15. tonya says:
      July 27, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      and the award for best gifs goes too….

      lololololol

    16. sexicaliswagg says:
      July 27, 2012 at 4:36 pm

      Yesssss for that katie couric gif lmfao!!!

    17. Guess What says:
      July 27, 2012 at 6:29 pm

      You notice how he said that fake shit in a Jewish paper, he wouldn’t dare have said that in a real “hip hop” publication. He would have been bitch slapped. Tell Aubrey to go back & sit on Wayne’s lap like he’s been doing, once Wayne gets finished sitting on Baby’s lap like he’s been doing for years.

    18. jesse says:
      July 27, 2012 at 7:25 pm

      wow… just wow. When he sells over 15 million like the Fugees Score CD and over 18 million like ther Miseducation of Lauryn Hill then he can talk…..

      Drake cant even sing without AUTOTUNE and is no where near Lauryn H lyrically…. this is the last time I mention his name in the same paragraph as Lauryn Hill.

    19. LegallySane93 says:
      July 27, 2012 at 7:32 pm

      LMCO!!!! @ “Drake clearly never heard of Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Nate Dogg, Left-Eye and Missy Elliott, all of whom enjoyed success on the charts while he was sitting in a wheelchair on ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation’. ” *LIESINCASKET*

    20. Liberiangirl says:
      July 27, 2012 at 9:20 pm

      I guess this is Drake’s “confused” response to the interviewer that he kicked out of his dressing room, since the interviewer confused him with questions? Now “HYFR” makes since, I got it now!!!

    21. muzicjunkie says:
      July 27, 2012 at 11:14 pm

      Drake sweetheart, please invest in a musical dictionary with your unpaid tax money, put down you’re copy of 50 shades of grey and take mfn notes boo.

    22. Via says:
      July 28, 2012 at 2:13 am

      A. Of course he puts on a persona. He needs it cuz I don’t think he would be an interesting person without “trying” to play this character.
      B. HE CAN’T SING FOR NOTHING!!!

    23. MsAnnie says:
      July 28, 2012 at 8:07 am

      i love what he said at the end though. He is right about certain celebrities who play a role constanly like gaga or beyoncé.

    24. redsimba says:
      July 28, 2012 at 8:50 pm

      If anyone, I’d say Kurtis Blow was the first to successfully rap and sing (“All I Want Is This Girl,” “8 Million Stories”). Or even Marvin Gaye – he rapped on “Ego Trippin’ Out.”

    25. ForeverAFan says:
      July 28, 2012 at 11:11 pm

      Oh Drake…. *sighs*

    26. China says:
      July 28, 2012 at 11:20 pm

      Janet Jackson also sang and rapped
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88vv_Qo7h1k
      Aubrey Getcho yo Gawd Damn Life!

    27. China says:
      July 28, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    28. ThatBoyLuke says:
      July 29, 2012 at 6:18 am

      *DEAD* at “They could actually sing” hahaha… Seriously the whole of Infant Coupons… I mean Young Money are so deluded, they’re low on talent and high on ego… bunch of bums, Drake and Nicki can’t sing live to save their lives and Nicki can’t even rap live to save her life, fuck these fools I’m with the real tallent.

    29. MmmHmm says:
      July 30, 2012 at 12:34 am

      HE IS AN IDIOT!!! HE SHOULD BE TELLING NICKI TO STOP W/ALL THE VOICE & COSTUMES SO IT WONT TAKE HER NO 6 HOURS TO GET READY!

    30. tomie says:
      July 30, 2012 at 6:35 am

      don’t forget musiq!! and he does both better…

    31. lonnie says:
      July 31, 2012 at 1:14 am

      Nicki>>> drake ..ppl fail to realize nicki paid her dues..her success didn’t come over night..she grinded..sellin mixtapes on da street..gettin dropped from lables..she deserves her success..she is resl af..i dont kno y ppl hate her..the only thing she is doin now that she hasnt done before is venture into pop..cuz niggaz dont buy shit..and even if she did a strate hardcore rap record her numbers wouldnt dp.so

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