Guest Blogger: Ashley 1

Known mainly for his role as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi, Drake (born Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) stepped out as a rapper and singer with major pop beat in 2006, when he recorded a series of mix tapes. His collaboration with Trey Songz in the song Replacement Girl was his breakthrough. Later on Drake singed with Young Money Records, made some remixes to many songs and is now known as the world’s most influential rapper. Drake’s music is mellow and very calming, but it also has a sick beat. He was really misinterpreted at first because he is a light skinned guy from Ontario Canada and wasn’t really taken serious at first, but ended up proving a lot of people wrong. His music makes you think and relates to almost everybody’s life story. He raps, "Sweatpants, hair tied, chillin' wit' no makeup on / that’s when you're the prettiest, I hope that you don't take it wrong." Spin Magazine describes this song as “Toying with slickly emo sentiments without appearing out of step with commercial trends, Drake opened up an enormous young female fan base” and I don’t think they could have described it any better. These lyrics came from his song called “Best I Ever had” and this song states that the girl in the song is basically the best there ever is. In this song drake makes women feel special and he shows that he treats women with respect even though some people might think that rappers are all about provocative things. Drake would be the complete opposite of Lady Gaga. Her music would make you want to dance, but Drakes lyrics would actually make you think and relate the song to someone or something in your life. I do that most of the time when I listen to one of Drakes songs. I admire Drake because he deals with a lot of people why misinterpreted his work. Some people state that he is just trying to step into Lil Wayne’s footsteps, but he’s actually only trying to make his own path. Lil Wayne is Drakes mentor I will say that, but he would have made it as far either with or without him. In the end, my opinion is that Drake is one of the most talented rappers to step into the music world. His music is most definitely worth the time and money because his lyrics are so sick and beat is out control. Drake will be with us for a very long time and it is basically impossible to get rid of him.