Comments on: Drake and The New Hip-Hop Hype Machine http://therapup.uproxx.com/2009/04/drake-and-the-new-hip-hop-hype-machine.html It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:51:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/ hourly 1 By: gduckets http://therapup.uproxx.com/2009/04/drake-and-the-new-hip-hop-hype-machine.html/comment-page-1#comment-35222 gduckets Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:57:41 +0000 http://therapup.uproxx.com/?p=14655#comment-35222 I'm Still FLyyy then talk! I’m Still FLyyy then talk!

]]> By: gduckets http://therapup.uproxx.com/2009/04/drake-and-the-new-hip-hop-hype-machine.html/comment-page-1#comment-35221 gduckets Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:54:41 +0000 http://therapup.uproxx.com/?p=14655#comment-35221 The Drizzy One!!!! For them haters, listen to Ransom, Forever DOPE Shit The Drizzy One!!!!
For them haters, listen to Ransom, Forever DOPE Shit

]]> By: 50 Cent Not So Enamored of Drake | The Rap Up http://therapup.uproxx.com/2009/04/drake-and-the-new-hip-hop-hype-machine.html/comment-page-1#comment-33027 50 Cent Not So Enamored of Drake | The Rap Up Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:17:41 +0000 http://therapup.uproxx.com/?p=14655#comment-33027 [...] Boo seems to be in agreement with Nahshon when it comes to Drizzy [...] [...] Boo seems to be in agreement with Nahshon when it comes to Drizzy [...]

]]> By: chinochinochino http://therapup.uproxx.com/2009/04/drake-and-the-new-hip-hop-hype-machine.html/comment-page-1#comment-31662 chinochinochino Mon, 04 May 2009 20:43:13 +0000 http://therapup.uproxx.com/?p=14655#comment-31662 drake is a monster. so what if hip-hop fans don't care about IRRELEVANT "legends?" those "legends" need to make some good music. cranking out the same ol bullshit is not going to win over new fans and their old fans are like "i heard that already." drake is something fresh and futuristic, and that's what it is. anybody ahead of the curve will see good results. good article; you didnt' suck him up and you didn't hate on him. drake is a monster.

so what if hip-hop fans don’t care about IRRELEVANT “legends?”

those “legends” need to make some good music. cranking out the same ol bullshit is not going to win over new fans and their old fans are like “i heard that already.”

drake is something fresh and futuristic, and that’s what it is.

anybody ahead of the curve will see good results.

good article; you didnt’ suck him up and you didn’t hate on him.

]]> By: Shel http://therapup.uproxx.com/2009/04/drake-and-the-new-hip-hop-hype-machine.html/comment-page-1#comment-31596 Shel Fri, 01 May 2009 19:47:39 +0000 http://therapup.uproxx.com/?p=14655#comment-31596 Even if he's done several mixtapes, I feel like Drake kinda just came out of nowhere. Next thing you know, blogs and MTV are talking about him and doing features - and cats are handing over the game to him off the strength of his buzz. It definitely feels manufactured to me personally, and if that is the case I can understand people getting turned off. However, esbee brings up a good point. The hiphop fan is so fickle that we check for what's now and nothing else. Now, it is unfair to dismiss a guy like Drake who a) definitely has talent and b) was creative in how he marketed himself and c) dropped a hotter mixtape than most albums released in 2009 - but when legendary acts are having problems selling out their shows you have to wonder if the game is really THAT messed up right now. There's just no balance between what's current and the foundation upon what today's music is built on. Drake selling out shows isn't a problem to me, but De La struggling to do so has to be alarming to cats, no? Even if he’s done several mixtapes, I feel like Drake kinda just came out of nowhere. Next thing you know, blogs and MTV are talking about him and doing features – and cats are handing over the game to him off the strength of his buzz. It definitely feels manufactured to me personally, and if that is the case I can understand people getting turned off.

However, esbee brings up a good point. The hiphop fan is so fickle that we check for what’s now and nothing else. Now, it is unfair to dismiss a guy like Drake who a) definitely has talent and b) was creative in how he marketed himself and c) dropped a hotter mixtape than most albums released in 2009 – but when legendary acts are having problems selling out their shows you have to wonder if the game is really THAT messed up right now. There’s just no balance between what’s current and the foundation upon what today’s music is built on. Drake selling out shows isn’t a problem to me, but De La struggling to do so has to be alarming to cats, no?

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