I like FD signifier. I just got into him and appreciate how thoughtful he is. I also appreciate he’s willing to take a 2nd look on opinions he’s put out there. I love ppl who can do that. It’s a skill I’m working on. I also am now hopelessly addicted to the meta of watching someone react to someone else’s content. Like there’s a lot of YT essayists I want to watch but I feel some level of stress over commiting to watching a long a$$ fcking YT video. Which is dumb bc I watch 8 hr twitch live streams. But somehow watching someone else watch an essayist makes it easier for me to consume the content. Especially when it covers topics I find a: stressful b: cringe (my cringe tolerance is super low, to much empathy I guess) or c: it’s a topic I want to learn about but it’s boring and I’m so ADD I start thinking about my eyebrow shape and miss half of it. (Like it took me multiple tries to watch a vid on Keynesian economics or any of the 2nd thought videos. They’re stressful and the former so dense my mind wanders.) But I have to go to sleep bc I might have a tumor and have to get up for more testing tomorrow, so I guess I’ll be finishing this when I get back. (I just realized This comment is a perfect encapsulation of how fcking chaotic my brain is.)
@@backwardsbrainslabs.148 he has always been muscular. His first big song was I’m bad. I don’t know why anyone would think he was soft. He is old now but he was aggressive when he was young.
@@backwardsbrainslabs.148 I’m confused. I’m bad is an aggressive song. It’s a battle rap song. LL wasn’t trying to get women so hard until he made I need love. Then he filled a little.
I didn't really grow up on rap / hip-hop / hip-pop, though my father was a DJ. I stick around the channel to experience the genre, less to be a rap-head, but to learn like a rap historian. Much like you experience my favorite genres, Rock and Metal, I experience your genre. Thanks for all the videos.
The reason I mentioned the DJ bit is due to my Father wanting me to explore music, but didn't want to force me too much. That I had some exposure but not that much interest.
Love your channel. A religious watcher of all of your hip hop reactions. Drake has undeniable full of bars songs like Tuscan Leather, 5am in Toronto, Jodeci Freestyle with J. Cole, 6pm in New York etc. He has 3 - 4 every album. I don't mind ppl not liking Drake as long ppl do their due diligence at searching for his bar heavy music. A Tuscan Leather reaction would be dope. Again huge supporter. Keep doing your thing!
And thats perfectly fine. I still think objectively people should be able to tell if you can rap or not though. You don't need to drop a Churchill downs verse on every song to prove that. "This guy can't rap cause I don't like him" is such a corny mindset imo.
@@RAY300064 It has nothing to do with if he can rap. I don’t like his music. Rapping or not. And regardless of what the style was that he was going for on Honestly Nevermind, it was executed so incredibly poorly. The worst thing about Drakes album, was Drake.
And thats fine. I went on a tangent actually. My only point was you don't have to like someone to recognize if they can rap or not. And I wasn't saying you do this or not, I was just going on a tangent
You're just a bit tasteless or have no style. No problem with that. I never understood why people can't give Drake a chance. He has a lot of great music and you're referencing Honestly Nevermind 😂 he has better music and you're mad weird if you don't like at least some of it
Also second comment. Drake seems like he doesn't wanna be accountable at all, at the end he blames colorish and being Canadian for why black ppl don't rock with him they way they rock with other rappers. That's a BS statement bc Eminem is white and black ppl rock with him. Sure the reply could be "Well Eminem is from the hood, he knows, understands, respects the culture." Which is true, but he's still example of black ppl supporting someone who doesn't fit a dark complexion. There is a number of light skin rappers who don't have this issue. Also Rap in Canada is big and some Canadian rappers are starting to get their flowers in the US. One I'll name is Haviah Mighty, whom has songs you should check out. She's a great artist....and Canadian. From my perspective I think the reason some blacks don't fuck with Drake has nothing to do with color or nationality but not being able to relate to him. He doesn't rap about the hood, struggles, oppression, etc. He was a child actor in one of the most popular teen dramas in both the US and Canada. Hardcore rap fans can't relate with him.
….wait, I’ve never seen Star Wars and I got the reference. Genuine question: were you born and raised in the States? Also: it is absolutely necessary you listen to Good Kid Mad City. Like yesterday fam.
I love how much of an old head you are lol keeps me on my toes (im 18 i love soundcloud era) (also dont get it twisted my playlist is very diverse mobb, three 6, wu tang, imortal tech, kendrick, cole, jid, kanye, joey baddass, nas, biggie, pac, nwa, easy e you know the song, dre, snoop, 1 em song, devilish trio, big pun, and then take youre pick of the sound cloud roster)
I'd say Luda also has substance when he wants to go for that pocket see Ludaverse, not necessarly at the level of LL or Busta, but he's still good. And i wouldnt put him in the same box as Nelly. The Control verse is a provocation to get "at my level". Also, really, he's putting down Lil Dicky and comparing him to 69? Oh, he named dropped Blacker Than Berry, that's a good track
As a ( untypical) old white guy who got into rap early on (saw Run DMC on their Raising Hell Tour (Beastie Boys and LL Cool J hadnt hit yet probably Drake and pop rap, moving to Germany/I only heard the poppiest shit took me out of rap for a minute. For me internet and the rare alternative German station finally got me back into hip hop when I discovered groups like Shabazz Palaces, Death Grips. Also, I can see how FD's critique of white people can apply to me to an extent too 😎
A friend once berated me for listening to AOTP, citing that they don't have anything to say, then proceeded to play "the new Drake song", where he was rapping and complaining about his facebook haters. To my friend's credit, that was his first time hearing the song too. I have no idea what type of man listens to Drake, but I sure as sht ain't it.
Thing about Aubrey is we know he doesn't write his own music. Though other ppl writing songs is common in Pop and R&B nowadays, not writing your own music is hold highly against you in Hip Hop. We even see that with legends like Dre. As legendary as Dr. Dre is, ppl hold against him that he didn't write his own lyrics. So we have Aubrey here not writing his own music and giving it a more pop sound, which once more hardcore hip hop heads are gonna hold against him. Even Shady had to deal with that problem, when he released Recovery, which wasn't even a bad album but it was "soft" and not the normal Eminem, so hardcore hip hop fans disliked it. The other thing about Aubrey is his personality turns ppl away and not even in that masculinity discussion. He just seems very corny. He doesn't give off a vibe of someone you wanna hang out with. He's cringy, and those rumors of him allegedly grooming underage girls also make ppl turn away from Drake. He's seemingly always in his feelings. Aubrey is the kind of person who'd take a joke serious. Like you and your bros joking with each other, with small jabs at each other. Aubrey would be the friend that takes a jab at him to heart.
@@RAY300064 you're either really dense or a super fan. You can help other ppl write , while still also receiving help with songs yourself. Its not a one way street. Drake himself has owned up to having ghost writers. Its common in music, just not common in rap.
@@UTxTheArchangel i didn't read your essay but I'm gonna assume you talked about writers credits. Those credits are for someone being in the same room as you while you're writing. There is no absolute proof that drake doesn't write his shit. Writing credits isn't proof. Do you think Griselda would collaborate with a rapper that don't write his own lyrics? Think about some of your most credible rappers out right now (that don't beef drake cause that's an easy lane to take when dissing him). I need video evidence or some recording of drake saying the words "write this for me" for me even to consider
please list the best Drake songs you know, because I too haven't listened to his stuff and think that him even being in the "best rappers" conversation is a symbol of societal decline. I'm being honest, I'd love to have my mind changed.
@@durere In my opinion in terms of lyricism songs like 5am in toronto, 0 to 100, Tuscan leather, pound cake are really good songs. Listen to his early albums and mixtapes. I'm not saying he is the best rapper or one of the best rappers but to say he's not a good rapper is ignorant. what does the best rapper mean to you? How do you measure the skill or talent of a rapper?
@@durere just listen to nothing was the same and if your reading this its too late. Dude dope as hell and I came up on 2pac. Ppl just hate anyone thats different
@@DesignzRUs Just because people don’t like something doesn’t mean they’re haters or ignorant. It’s means that music is subjective. I have never seen the hype or the appeal of Drake.
@@samuelbirhanu7143 I started listening to rap because I found it to be the best format to say a lot of things in a relatively short time. In other words, the lyricism is what drew me in. Lyrical, deep and philosophical is how I like my sht. Although I used to listen to more emotional rappers in my highschool years, I've been keeping away from it for some time now. Boom bap, underground stuff. Mostly Aesop Rock. 90% of my music makes people plug their ears. So basically I'm pretty much the opposite of Drake's intended audience. Thank you for the recommendations, I will get to them as soon as I possibly can :V
I also don't like Drake's music at all, The only song of his I have ever enjoyed is "Forever" and that is solely because i own multiple albums from each of the features on that song and that's it.
Drake is the goat !! Bless up to the 6 god . Has never put out a bad song . Always such a vibe and the highest of quality . I remember when drake first came out i did hate him. But then I grew up . Dude is the hit maker because that’s how much talent he has. Everybody and their grandma tryna do what drizzy has done and still does . But he’s the one ! Theirs a billion marketable people out there, unfortunately for them it takes WAY more than that . I’m Drake we trust 🙏 bless up
Aye bruh you never have to worry about me flagging you on reacts unless you on here talking crazy lol.
Nah, absolutely love your content 💪🏾💪🏾
Two of my favorite personalities on TH-cam working together like Talib and Mos Def. Keep this comin’
Even better watching this after the Kendrick-Drake-Beef-Wars 2024
I appreciate these longer video essay type reacts. The time and value added is important.
Crazy watching this back in a post Not Like Us world
would love to see you react to FD’s most recent video about Kendrick/Drake
I like FD signifier. I just got into him and appreciate how thoughtful he is. I also appreciate he’s willing to take a 2nd look on opinions he’s put out there. I love ppl who can do that. It’s a skill I’m working on. I also am now hopelessly addicted to the meta of watching someone react to someone else’s content. Like there’s a lot of YT essayists I want to watch but I feel some level of stress over commiting to watching a long a$$ fcking YT video. Which is dumb bc I watch 8 hr twitch live streams. But somehow watching someone else watch an essayist makes it easier for me to consume the content. Especially when it covers topics I find a: stressful b: cringe (my cringe tolerance is super low, to much empathy I guess) or c: it’s a topic I want to learn about but it’s boring and I’m so ADD I start thinking about my eyebrow shape and miss half of it. (Like it took me multiple tries to watch a vid on Keynesian economics or any of the 2nd thought videos. They’re stressful and the former so dense my mind wanders.) But I have to go to sleep bc I might have a tumor and have to get up for more testing tomorrow, so I guess I’ll be finishing this when I get back.
(I just realized This comment is a perfect encapsulation of how fcking chaotic my brain is.)
I’m at 42:20 and you said you never heard that Good Kid Bad city album?!? Oh sir. You must listen you must listen now! I think you’d love it!
Appreciate this video. Feel like this one Drake fans should watch before they watch the one about the beef
Wasn't "Momma Said Knock You Out" specifically made because people said LL was soft?
Does LL look like he is scary.
@@shantisajeffries4504 to the suburban moms of 1990? yes 100&
@@backwardsbrainslabs.148 he has always been muscular. His first big song was I’m bad. I don’t know why anyone would think he was soft. He is old now but he was aggressive when he was young.
@@shantisajeffries4504 because he was pre-gangsta rap and many of those old legends were checked by the new crowd coming into hip hop at the time
@@backwardsbrainslabs.148 I’m confused. I’m bad is an aggressive song. It’s a battle rap song. LL wasn’t trying to get women so hard until he made I need love. Then he filled a little.
you haven't heard good kid mad city????? what???
Thanks for the introduction.
I didn't really grow up on rap / hip-hop / hip-pop, though my father was a DJ. I stick around the channel to experience the genre, less to be a rap-head, but to learn like a rap historian.
Much like you experience my favorite genres, Rock and Metal, I experience your genre.
Thanks for all the videos.
The reason I mentioned the DJ bit is due to my Father wanting me to explore music, but didn't want to force me too much. That I had some exposure but not that much interest.
The album he's talking about @44:40 is Nothing Was The Same.
"Did he just call him the new Ja Rule bro?! Oohhh nooo" Lmfao I am dead.
Two years later he is looking like Ja Rule…
@@tamarawhiteurst8727 holy crap yeah lol forgot about this video.
@@DirtSpud lol! I just found this video and your comment was the first one that I saw.
Love your channel. A religious watcher of all of your hip hop reactions. Drake has undeniable full of bars songs like Tuscan Leather, 5am in Toronto, Jodeci Freestyle with J. Cole, 6pm in New York etc. He has 3 - 4 every album.
I don't mind ppl not liking Drake as long ppl do their due diligence at searching for his bar heavy music. A Tuscan Leather reaction would be dope. Again huge supporter. Keep doing your thing!
This Is Great.
This was amazing. I have never gotten the hype or the appeal of Drake.
And thats perfectly fine. I still think objectively people should be able to tell if you can rap or not though. You don't need to drop a Churchill downs verse on every song to prove that. "This guy can't rap cause I don't like him" is such a corny mindset imo.
@@RAY300064 It has nothing to do with if he can rap. I don’t like his music. Rapping or not. And regardless of what the style was that he was going for on Honestly Nevermind, it was executed so incredibly poorly. The worst thing about Drakes album, was Drake.
And thats fine. I went on a tangent actually. My only point was you don't have to like someone to recognize if they can rap or not. And I wasn't saying you do this or not, I was just going on a tangent
You're just a bit tasteless or have no style. No problem with that. I never understood why people can't give Drake a chance. He has a lot of great music and you're referencing Honestly Nevermind 😂 he has better music and you're mad weird if you don't like at least some of it
Also second comment. Drake seems like he doesn't wanna be accountable at all, at the end he blames colorish and being Canadian for why black ppl don't rock with him they way they rock with other rappers. That's a BS statement bc Eminem is white and black ppl rock with him. Sure the reply could be "Well Eminem is from the hood, he knows, understands, respects the culture." Which is true, but he's still example of black ppl supporting someone who doesn't fit a dark complexion. There is a number of light skin rappers who don't have this issue. Also Rap in Canada is big and some Canadian rappers are starting to get their flowers in the US. One I'll name is Haviah Mighty, whom has songs you should check out. She's a great artist....and Canadian.
From my perspective I think the reason some blacks don't fuck with Drake has nothing to do with color or nationality but not being able to relate to him. He doesn't rap about the hood, struggles, oppression, etc. He was a child actor in one of the most popular teen dramas in both the US and Canada. Hardcore rap fans can't relate with him.
"I believe that word is offensive, sir."
I believe that is the entire point, sir. 😉
….wait, I’ve never seen Star Wars and I got the reference.
Genuine question: were you born and raised in the States?
Also: it is absolutely necessary you listen to Good Kid Mad City. Like yesterday fam.
You saying Ludacris isn't respected in hiphop? He's definitely respected as an lyricist
Maybe the Travis Scott rabbit hole is important to go down... since drake is a big part of that story, and somehow everybody forgets that. 💸
I hope you have checked that fantano arguing with drake megafan video 😂😂😂😂
Dude I just need u to catch up with rap. Lol. I’m listening to this man remembering everything.
i have never played a drake song in my car or home....... EVER!!!!!!
I love how much of an old head you are lol keeps me on my toes (im 18 i love soundcloud era) (also dont get it twisted my playlist is very diverse mobb, three 6, wu tang, imortal tech, kendrick, cole, jid, kanye, joey baddass, nas, biggie, pac, nwa, easy e you know the song, dre, snoop, 1 em song, devilish trio, big pun, and then take youre pick of the sound cloud roster)
"Some people aren't worth beefing with, because of their fans"
You mean like eminem? Lol, love seeing you learn FD exists, his content is phenomenal
I'd say Luda also has substance when he wants to go for that pocket see Ludaverse, not necessarly at the level of LL or Busta, but he's still good. And i wouldnt put him in the same box as Nelly.
The Control verse is a provocation to get "at my level".
Also, really, he's putting down Lil Dicky and comparing him to 69?
Oh, he named dropped Blacker Than Berry, that's a good track
last comment!! i highly recommend the track SHEther by remy ma, another historic diss track, this time on nicki minaj!
As a ( untypical) old white guy who got into rap early on (saw Run DMC on their Raising Hell Tour (Beastie Boys and LL Cool J hadnt hit yet probably Drake and pop rap, moving to Germany/I only heard the poppiest shit took me out of rap for a minute. For me internet and the rare alternative German station finally got me back into hip hop when I discovered groups like Shabazz Palaces, Death Grips. Also, I can see how FD's critique of white people can apply to me to an extent too 😎
Yeah we are going to be apologizing for vanilla ice for another 50 years at least.
So u gotta do back 2 back now
I do think figures like bieber, chris brown, ed sheeran, etc do get joked on for having largely female fanbases, I knew what FD meant
I really hope you do a reaction to drake nothing was the same
Don't feel bad. I think Drake is a sensitive club rapper who is not that lyrical. Everything else I don't have a problem with
A friend once berated me for listening to AOTP, citing that they don't have anything to say, then proceeded to play "the new Drake song", where he was rapping and complaining about his facebook haters. To my friend's credit, that was his first time hearing the song too.
I have no idea what type of man listens to Drake, but I sure as sht ain't it.
Genuine question - AOTP means KSI's?
Absolutely never been near my top 50 as well
Bro do a good kid maad city review!
Thing about Aubrey is we know he doesn't write his own music. Though other ppl writing songs is common in Pop and R&B nowadays, not writing your own music is hold highly against you in Hip Hop. We even see that with legends like Dre. As legendary as Dr. Dre is, ppl hold against him that he didn't write his own lyrics. So we have Aubrey here not writing his own music and giving it a more pop sound, which once more hardcore hip hop heads are gonna hold against him. Even Shady had to deal with that problem, when he released Recovery, which wasn't even a bad album but it was "soft" and not the normal Eminem, so hardcore hip hop fans disliked it.
The other thing about Aubrey is his personality turns ppl away and not even in that masculinity discussion. He just seems very corny. He doesn't give off a vibe of someone you wanna hang out with. He's cringy, and those rumors of him allegedly grooming underage girls also make ppl turn away from Drake.
He's seemingly always in his feelings. Aubrey is the kind of person who'd take a joke serious. Like you and your bros joking with each other, with small jabs at each other. Aubrey would be the friend that takes a jab at him to heart.
So how can a guy that doesn't write his own music write for other people then. That doesn't really make sense does it.
@@RAY300064 you're either really dense or a super fan. You can help other ppl write , while still also receiving help with songs yourself. Its not a one way street. Drake himself has owned up to having ghost writers. Its common in music, just not common in rap.
@@UTxTheArchangel Well no he hasn't. Nobody actually knows whats going on. There's no proof.
@@RAY300064 So super fanboy is the answer. Who writes on songs is public knowledge.
@@UTxTheArchangel i didn't read your essay but I'm gonna assume you talked about writers credits. Those credits are for someone being in the same room as you while you're writing.
There is no absolute proof that drake doesn't write his shit. Writing credits isn't proof. Do you think Griselda would collaborate with a rapper that don't write his own lyrics? Think about some of your most credible rappers out right now (that don't beef drake cause that's an easy lane to take when dissing him).
I need video evidence or some recording of drake saying the words "write this for me" for me even to consider
Sound Cloud, not Sound Click
I'm not a drake fan but bro, back to back was just that good. You need to listen to back to back he has like 2 quality rap songs per album.
you haven't listened to his albums like nothing was the same but you think he's not a good rapper. How is that a fair assessment?
please list the best Drake songs you know, because I too haven't listened to his stuff and think that him even being in the "best rappers" conversation is a symbol of societal decline.
I'm being honest, I'd love to have my mind changed.
@@durere In my opinion in terms of lyricism songs like 5am in toronto, 0 to 100, Tuscan leather, pound cake are really good songs. Listen to his early albums and mixtapes. I'm not saying he is the best rapper or one of the best rappers but to say he's not a good rapper is ignorant. what does the best rapper mean to you? How do you measure the skill or talent of a rapper?
@@durere just listen to nothing was the same and if your reading this its too late. Dude dope as hell and I came up on 2pac. Ppl just hate anyone thats different
@@DesignzRUs Just because people don’t like something doesn’t mean they’re haters or ignorant. It’s means that music is subjective.
I have never seen the hype or the appeal of Drake.
@@samuelbirhanu7143 I started listening to rap because I found it to be the best format to say a lot of things in a relatively short time. In other words, the lyricism is what drew me in. Lyrical, deep and philosophical is how I like my sht. Although I used to listen to more emotional rappers in my highschool years, I've been keeping away from it for some time now.
Boom bap, underground stuff. Mostly Aesop Rock. 90% of my music makes people plug their ears.
So basically I'm pretty much the opposite of Drake's intended audience.
Thank you for the recommendations, I will get to them as soon as I possibly can :V
Good Kid Mad City is The Best Hip Hop Album of all time...
Facts.
Second is to pimp a butterfly. 😎
Your renovators make better bangers than Drake
Whoa whoa whoa, pizza is far better than Drake .
How does someone only react to the bad stuff about Drake??? And not the good stuff
I don't like Signing or Pop Drake what I like is Rap or Dancehall Drake
I hope other right wing content creaters like your self check this out
drake has so many songs displaying substance or a differ meaning to things other than women sex and heart break cmon now
The only song I liked from Drake was forever and that had Em and lil Wayne on it
I also don't like Drake's music at all, The only song of his I have ever enjoyed is "Forever" and that is solely because i own multiple albums from each of the features on that song and that's it.
Drake gets way too much hate. Like why the man cant be himself? He has his lane and rose to the top doing him
Drake is the goat !! Bless up to the 6 god . Has never put out a bad song . Always such a vibe and the highest of quality . I remember when drake first came out i did hate him. But then I grew up . Dude is the hit maker because that’s how much talent he has. Everybody and their grandma tryna do what drizzy has done and still does . But he’s the one ! Theirs a billion marketable people out there, unfortunately for them it takes WAY more than that .
I’m Drake we trust 🙏 bless up