HS senior year 2010: Crazy how I’d listen to this many nights, almost every night thinking about what I wanted to do with my life and somehow become a firefighter and help people. Now 11 years later I’m a firefighter in the air force and teaching at the fire academy. Which was my dream. Work hard, believe in yourself and things will come true. Bless to all who appreciate and love this song. Much love!!!
I graduated in 2013 but man I heard drake since room for improvement. And I always thought he was so unique.Out of all the rappers ever… I can say drake had the biggest change from back then to now.. can’t say for the best.. but I can’t say for the worst either. He’s a goat for sure. But man if he dropped something like this nowadays, I may shed a tear.
@@isaacruis That’s a fact. Once you get money. You don’t have many problems and you’ve accomplished everything you wanted. When you up, it’s nothing to look up to.
I remember living in a homeless shelter 7 months pregnant baby daddy in jail listening to this two years later my daughter healthy and we in our own apartment now I got new dreams trying to get out of NYS ‼️♥️ God always makes a way always always always he is FAITHFUL 🛐
@@salvadornehuenmartinez7705 She so fucking stupid dude😂😂 She'll prob have to give up her shitty ass baby and won't have enough money to take care of it
This song is my motivation. I remember when I first heard this back in 08 when Drake started and didn't release his first album. When I heard THIS song I knew, that Drake would become something very special and great.
I believe in you... and I'm kinda psychic. I just feel it. If you have doubt... if you feel scared...of failing...if you feel scared of making it...if you put your dream's out there and you're scared what people may say... just know...you'll never know what you could be .. if you just dont damn well do it. I'd rather fail and try rather than look back at all the millionaires in life and say maybe I could've done that.
“It ain’t even started I’m really tryna prepare y’all 🤷🏽♂️” He saw it... he went for it... no fear... look at all that he’s achieved. Shiii is hella inspiring. Hustle music!
Literally crying cause this song got me through high school. And here I am 32 years old and living better than I ever have. I cry tears of joy cause everything does get better 🥹
I cried in JR high to this and now I’m 29 engaged and fenna be the biggest nigga outta the south. Repping Arkansas. The new drake fr. With face tattoos. And just a tad slimeyerrrrr
Amazing how much has changed. I was 15 listening to this late nights. Wondering about life, thinking about how chill my day went.....No worries. Just staring at the ceiling at night vibing my iPod and my thoughts. Had I known time would fly so quickly I would have enjoyed that time just a little bit more. I wouldn’t have been in such a rush to grow up.
I will listen to this song for as long as I live. About 10 years ago when I first heard it, these lyrics and music/instruments really hit me hard. Today this reminds me how far I have come in my grind to becoming a surgeon. I will always think back to my middle/high school days with this song. Life moves by so fast but it’s nice when you’re accomplishing dreams along the way ❤️
bust14u21 on this song, in it's orginal form he literally says "don't be a biter not a writter for yourself and others man, get ya own"(if you type this song and then original and listen to the end of the track were he talks). implying he wrote back then. what fun is there in bieng a hater? nigga was hungry commin up.
This song helped me become a professional basketball player and now software engineer, I listened to this everyday when I was broke and just never stopped dreaming. I hope yall still get chills 14 years later like I still do
This Drake is gone. Never to return. In 30 for 30Freestyle he says that he can't rap like this, 19 wide-eyed and naive. He's drastically changing, and he's in a new space and he chooses to embrace it. He grew up and changed. No, not changed, evolved. His style, his lyricism, all of him has evolved and adapted to the years and all the new styles of rap. That's what keeps him on top.
He gotta stay in that pop lane now. Pusha T permanently banished him from being a relevant name in hip hop. He proved that he aint built to lyrically spar with the greats when he has to
Man, I remember listening to this when I was in high school. Most of the people I grew up with didn’t make it. May they Rest In Peace. Gun violence is real in Chicago. They the reason I am a police officer now. I carry the full weight of all the friends I’ve lost.
This is honestly my favorite Drake song of all time, it connects with me deep on A level that inspires and puts me in A mindset to truly believe it's all possible with commitment and effort. My Drake top 5 1. Closer to my Dreams(Comeback season) 2. From Time (Nothing Was The Same) 3. Too Much (Nothing Was The Same) 4. Headlines (Take Care) 5. I guess it’s f**k me (Her loss)
It's crazy how much music is able to recall certain times in your life. When this dropped, I was an 8th grader going into my freshman year at the same high school Klay Thompson just graduated from. I'm 24 years old turning 25 in 2 weeks and I'm just sitting here reflecting. If only I could go back with the knowledge I have now, but that's what growth is I guess. And this song really makes me appreciate where I am at now in life.
Love this song .Still listen to this when I get stressed . Reminds me that you will make it one day and don’t give up. Early drake songs are so inspirational still .
My brother showed me this whole mixtape and then Take care. My big brother and I always bumped OVO 🦉almost a year now since he’s up in heaven now. I’m crying thinking of the times we shared traveling smoking up and vibin to Aubrey long live my brother CANDRICKBEGAY 😢😢😢😢🕊️
"I just listened to Closer To My Dreams Wide eyed and uneducated at 19 I can't rap like that, all young and naive Not after all of the shit I've seen and the things I believe"
to any one listening knows this song makes you feel like your somewhere back in time, knowing drake wasnt famous or rich back in 08 before the internet before ymcmb just a guy in toronto with 40 making this shit in a different era, speaking to himself 8 years later
when this came out, I was going through it with no success in sight at the age of 18-20. Caught minor court cases, dropped out of college twice, girl I loved at the time didn’t give me the time of day, unfit, life was rough. Fast track today, I served the military, invested in property, married a beautiful foreign, work a 6 figure career, graduated with a masters and working towards a second, traveled immensely, life is great! Anyone who is going through it, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Keep focused, keep grinding, and dont give up! Your time is near!
Damn! This that 09 vibe right here. Sitting in the backyard, beautiful day and just finished senior year. Looking up, wondering, where life is gonna take me. Now, I’m following Jesus, and getting married in 2 weeks!
That's a blessing bro. Life is crazy like that sometimes. Thru the good and the bad times, we gotta keep our faith in God and know that no matter what things will get better with time. I know it might not look like it is sometimes but that's the beauty of it. Not knowing what's gonna happen next is the thrill of it all. We gotta just keep on fighting this fighting 💪🏿. Everything is going to be just fine. God got us thru it all. He knew what we were going to say, do, and think of before we were even born. We just put here on this earth for nothing. We all have a purpose you feel me mane.
Every now and then i come back to this and it always reminds of a wayyy simpler time. Crazy that i been listening to Drake since 08. Shoutout to all the ppl still trying to get closer to thier dreams !
High school years were tough but this song kept me going I still say I'm closer to my dreams I got a car an apartment I'm still yet to reach my pinnacle and this song will forever remind me to stay on the low and grind harder thank you Champagne Papi
So I listened to the 30 for 30 freestyle and he addressed why he doesnt rap like this any more? And now that Im listening to this again it makes alot of sense. Thats why I like Drake as an artist. Maybe partly because Im around his age but I've grown so much from back when this track first came out. And so has he......
Chris Black just imagine coming from not having anything to having the whole world and more money than you know what to do with do you really expect anyone to stay in the same place mentally forever ?
Walking to school listening to this and ‘who dat’ by J.Cole to get hyped for the day will forever be engraved in my memories. Thank you Drake for helping me make it through my childhood🫶🏼
Song hits so hard and it’s something everybody can relate to. My wife and I have a a 2 yr old daughter with a son otw and I been wanting to move into a bigger house so we got some more room. This song reminded me that the dream ain’t as far as we think it is!!! Drake really the goat 🐐
I really wish Drake had stuck with these kind of lyrics and this type of sound. This is a hip-hop delight. His commercial albums just don't have this type of soul on them.
@@angelaveeve2433 Within them.* (YOU FORGOT THE PERIOD) If you're going to boorishly nitpick my grammatical phrasing, the least you could do is use proper punctuation.
He’s evolved. This was back when he was young and hungry for success. But he’s found a flow that can literally produce hits every single year. The success he has now is the success he’s talking about in this very song. There’s nothing wrong with it either. The hits he has now just have a different soul, which is a natural change.
Even then, he’ll connect back with his roots at times. For example on CLB, Just look at race my mind, 7am on bridle path, champagne poetry, the remorse, and pipe down.
2:16 am and I clocked out of work and doing my school work to wake up at 7am and get back to the grind… life is good when the hustle is real… stay blessed y’all ❤
Every once in awhile over a period of 13 years I come back to this song and reflect... This got me through the worse waves in my life. Im not there yet but im getting closer to my dreams.
This joint honestly is the beginning of the modern era, like TH-cam started popping off, the iPhone was coming out, Drake was starting to get recognized, social media was starting to become popular, crazy times, I often reflect about it, good times, simpler times
I have a Love hate thing for Drake. 2009.. this dude was my fucking hero. He wasn’t scared to be his self. Now… he takes others styles and blows it up. I’m not mad at him, cause he is a super star and has the star power to do that. But damn…I wish .. I miss THIS DRAKE.
When he said " i been urkel for some years is better being jaleel" boy that verse was slept on. (steve Urkel is a actor played by Jaleel White) basically saying it's better being drake than being Jimmy brooks
My Uncle Had The Original As His Ringtone on All His Phones lol man Years Fly by fr, RIP Uncle D Everytime I Hear This I think of you man wish we could smoke one more blunt together.
Man I really witnessed the rise of this man I was in 8th grade when he dropped this 😭 it really all was a blur fast forward years later Drake is on of the Goats 💯
The song solidified Drake as one of the greatest of all time… this man was really pushing for his dreams and was actually killing his cadence and flows while sounding like a person with years of experience… man Drake really made it. This shit is just so crazy… 🥲
High School Year , Grandmother Just Died && I Was Going Through A Lot , Listening To This Song Helped Me Get Through A Lot. I Still Listen To This When I Think About My Grandmother. I Love You Grandma. 🥺❤️ Thank You Drake. 💯
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HS senior year 2010: Crazy how I’d listen to this many nights, almost every night thinking about what I wanted to do with my life and somehow become a firefighter and help people. Now 11 years later I’m a firefighter in the air force and teaching at the fire academy. Which was my dream. Work hard, believe in yourself and things will come true. Bless to all who appreciate and love this song. Much love!!!
Stay blessed bro
congratulations bro
Amazing bro keep inspiring 🔥
Much love brotha 👏🏼
Im glad things worked out the way you wanted them to stay blessed 💯
Who’s here in 2024
🫱🏽🫲🏾
Yessir 🦍
Me. Why is this song not on Spotify?
Trying to find it on Spotify too but can’t . Also , miss this drake . This music brings me back to me.
Found my way back here
The ones who graduated around 09-11 understand how much of a vibe drake was even back then. influenced a whole generation for sure.
Yes this a classic drake was shit the best high school days greats times og style good memories
@@jamesmiller912 💯
Definitely, you just had to be there.
I graduated in 2013 but man I heard drake since room for improvement. And I always thought he was so unique.Out of all the rappers ever… I can say drake had the biggest change from back then to now.. can’t say for the best.. but I can’t say for the worst either. He’s a goat for sure. But man if he dropped something like this nowadays, I may shed a tear.
@@richardfrostlin900 no lie if he dropped something like this I would lose it 😂💯
This will always be one of my favorites from Drake.
Here in 2024.
Drake still releases good music but damn his old shit really is so timeless
For sure. Classic
He was more hungry and rap from the heart
@@TheWalt19 yea happens too a lot of artists you run out of shit too rap about😂
@@isaacruis That’s a fact. Once you get money. You don’t have many problems and you’ve accomplished everything you wanted. When you up, it’s nothing to look up to.
I feel like this is when he actually wrote his own music
This song aged gracefully. Drake makes timeless music.
Well unfortunately it was never his song lol
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I remember living in a homeless shelter 7 months pregnant baby daddy in jail listening to this two years later my daughter healthy and we in our own apartment now I got new dreams trying to get out of NYS ‼️♥️ God always makes a way always always always he is FAITHFUL 🛐
Good 4 you!!!!!🙏🙏🙏
@@JG-or3pm thanks brother God bless you and yours 🙏
Keep pushing foward ma what area are you trying to get to
@@Holyanointing Lol this is ironic af hahhahahaha
@@salvadornehuenmartinez7705 She so fucking stupid dude😂😂 She'll prob have to give up her shitty ass baby and won't have enough money to take care of it
This song is my motivation. I remember when I first heard this back in 08 when Drake started and didn't release his first album. When I heard THIS song I knew, that Drake would become something very special and great.
he started in 06
+Brandon Guajardo this song wasnt made in 06
I said drake started making music in 06... Didnt say this song was made in 06
+Brandon Guajardo ik but y tf u find the need to comment when he started lmao
Cuz the guy who commented said.. Drake started in 08
2022 and this work of art is still timeless. 15 years later. Let’s go Drizzy. 27th birthday today and all I’m playing is 2006-2012 Drake. 🐐🐐🐐🐐
Well said.
I’m 27 too. Been listening to drake since this song came out
I'm here today.. Again! All the best to everyone out there
-2016*
Let’s go 27!!!!
Damn, just cried like it was my first time hearing this. I’ll be back when my dreams are my reality.
i feel u
I believe in you... and I'm kinda psychic. I just feel it. If you have doubt... if you feel scared...of failing...if you feel scared of making it...if you put your dream's out there and you're scared what people may say... just know...you'll never know what you could be .. if you just dont damn well do it. I'd rather fail and try rather than look back at all the millionaires in life and say maybe I could've done that.
You’ll get there don’t ever give up
Crying bc same lol
🙏🏿
13 years feels like yesterday .. Damn wish i was 17 again
Damn Dawg I’m 17 rn listening to this..
@@TrustInGlock same
@@TrustInGlock enjoy.🙏🏽 Timeless music.
Sheesh! Lol aye we still pushing pimping
@@tedogg640 keep it pushin💯🙏🏽
Hearing this and knowing he reached his dreams like he said he would is the motivation I needed today
“It ain’t even started I’m really tryna prepare y’all 🤷🏽♂️” He saw it... he went for it... no fear... look at all that he’s achieved. Shiii is hella inspiring. Hustle music!
Thank you family
Literally crying cause this song got me through high school. And here I am 32 years old and living better than I ever have. I cry tears of joy cause everything does get better 🥹
I cried in JR high to this and now I’m 29 engaged and fenna be the biggest nigga outta the south. Repping Arkansas. The new drake fr. With face tattoos. And just a tad slimeyerrrrr
And better. Like fr.
Frfr
🚬🚬
It’s like wine… only better with time & knowledge
Listening to this in 2021 🙌🏼 still hits different
I really wish Drake dropped this in his Care Package
I mean there is a whole Comeback Season mixtape you can listen to but ok...
It’s because it’s not on Apple Music genius. I don’t understand how every comment is argumentative for some.
William Shami People really need to master reading comprehension
He bogus he need to acknowledge this music
@@TwelveK facts
No matter how many hits drake has this song will always be my favorite one 🔥🎶
This the best Drake fr
Amazing how much has changed. I was 15 listening to this late nights. Wondering about life, thinking about how chill my day went.....No worries. Just staring at the ceiling at night vibing my iPod and my thoughts. Had I known time would fly so quickly I would have enjoyed that time just a little bit more. I wouldn’t have been in such a rush to grow up.
yep same here sis, same. I just. turned 23 today and regret not appreciating my teenage years. Time flies man.
@@enurse6486 🥺🥺🥺
God is good and yes life is everything I want
Wow this right here
@Jose Lino what a great line you must be super successful with that
Goapele “Closer”🔥🔥🔥
Will I make it? Gimme a shot yall - th-cam.com/video/18ht6_c3S5M/w-d-xo.html
It's 2022, I'm bumping this and realizing Drake manifested his entire career line for line, word for word ☺
I will listen to this song for as long as I live. About 10 years ago when I first heard it, these lyrics and music/instruments really hit me hard. Today this reminds me how far I have come in my grind to becoming a surgeon. I will always think back to my middle/high school days with this song. Life moves by so fast but it’s nice when you’re accomplishing dreams along the way ❤️
💚💚
Hope you make it there & keep your mind clear, that's a hard job but somebody gotta do it... Big ups to you.
@@ssmfetti thank you!!
@@1KealeCade All love 🤍
Have you become a surgeon yet???
feels like the comeback season drake was another artist completely
Lol if you drake changed listen to fuck the world by lil Wayne
Nigel .C different writers back then lol
bust14u21 stfu
bust14u21 on this song, in it's orginal form he literally says "don't be a biter not a writter for yourself and others man, get ya own"(if you type this song and then original and listen to the end of the track were he talks). implying he wrote back then. what fun is there in bieng a hater? nigga was hungry commin up.
Deonta B lmfao !!!!
This song helped me become a professional basketball player and now software engineer, I listened to this everyday when I was broke and just never stopped dreaming. I hope yall still get chills 14 years later like I still do
This Drake is gone. Never to return. In 30 for 30Freestyle he says that he can't rap like this, 19 wide-eyed and naive. He's drastically changing, and he's in a new space and he chooses to embrace it. He grew up and changed. No, not changed, evolved. His style, his lyricism, all of him has evolved and adapted to the years and all the new styles of rap. That's what keeps him on top.
FACTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Soggy Leaf
U sucKkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
little bro big bro theory
He gotta stay in that pop lane now. Pusha T permanently banished him from being a relevant name in hip hop. He proved that he aint built to lyrically spar with the greats when he has to
billy ellis did u not hear two birds one stone? he destroys pusha t lmaoo
“anticipated like the iphone” and now the iPhone 11’s coming out next month. Time really flies. We should stop and enjoy it from time to time
Man, I remember listening to this when I was in high school. Most of the people I grew up with didn’t make it. May they Rest In Peace. Gun violence is real in Chicago. They the reason I am a police officer now. I carry the full weight of all the friends I’ve lost.
Thank you for your service 🙏 ❤
Can we get an applause for the woman on this track. She really made it that more peaceful 🙇🏾♀️
Jazlyn wilson listen to goaple (I believe ) song : closer. That’s real music right there. One of the most beautiful and powerful voices .
Keisha Cole
It’s Andreena Mill
@@elijahpuryear4974 It's Adreena Mill singing my brother. Keyshia Cole wasn’t singing on this track bro. Drake shouts her out in the song
Brandon Ayers good look brother
This is honestly my favorite Drake song of all time, it connects with me deep on A level that inspires and puts me in A mindset to truly believe it's all possible with commitment and effort.
My Drake top 5
1. Closer to my Dreams(Comeback season)
2. From Time (Nothing Was The Same)
3. Too Much (Nothing Was The Same)
4. Headlines (Take Care)
5. I guess it’s f**k me (Her loss)
Mine 2. 💯 😊🙏🏾❤🖤💚
I love man of the year this and going in for life
From Time is honestly fire af
Can't argue with that list. Perfect.
great list
Will there ever be a day this is available on Spotify 😭
Cousin died this morning... this was her cut! Love this song frfr. This when drake was at his best.
Hope you’re doing well
Sorry for your loss, I personally know the feeling, God Bless Your Heart ❤
❤️❤️
Sorry to hear
He still makes introspective tracks... Western Road Flows is a great example.
The record was great
Still will never touch his music 2013 and before . Nothing was the same was the last of this era
Luck man I really hope he gets back on that wave
Yesss
Ray Norwood he won’t but as jay z “ niggas want my old shit, buy my old album”
This song feels like home. Dare I say I miss the old Drake 🔥 🔥
It's crazy how much music is able to recall certain times in your life.
When this dropped, I was an 8th grader going into my freshman year at the same high school Klay Thompson just graduated from.
I'm 24 years old turning 25 in 2 weeks and I'm just sitting here reflecting.
If only I could go back with the knowledge I have now, but that's what growth is I guess.
And this song really makes me appreciate where I am at now in life.
One of his most underrated songs
Love this song .Still listen to this when I get stressed . Reminds me that you will make it one day and don’t give up. Early drake songs are so inspirational still .
Timeless music. That’s what separates him from everyone else 🐐
My brother showed me this whole mixtape and then Take care. My big brother and I always bumped OVO 🦉almost a year now since he’s up in heaven now. I’m crying thinking of the times we shared traveling smoking up and vibin to Aubrey long live my brother CANDRICKBEGAY 😢😢😢😢🕊️
😢🙏🏾
"I just listened to Closer To My Dreams
Wide eyed and uneducated at 19
I can't rap like that, all young and naive
Not after all of the shit I've seen and the things I believe"
to any one listening knows this song makes you feel like your somewhere back in time, knowing drake wasnt famous or rich back in 08 before the internet before ymcmb just a guy in toronto with 40 making this shit in a different era, speaking to himself 8 years later
couldn't have said it better myself
yea definitely
when this came out, I was going through it with no success in sight at the age of 18-20. Caught minor court cases, dropped out of college twice, girl I loved at the time didn’t give me the time of day, unfit, life was rough.
Fast track today, I served the military, invested in property, married a beautiful foreign, work a 6 figure career, graduated with a masters and working towards a second, traveled immensely, life is great!
Anyone who is going through it, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Keep focused, keep grinding, and dont give up! Your time is near!
he reached his dreams.
Will I make it? Gimme a shot yall - th-cam.com/video/18ht6_c3S5M/w-d-xo.html
Understatement
Yeah right after he sold his soul
And he kept going.
Damn! This is so poetic! "He reached his dreams... and he kept going." That's so inspirational!
Damn! This that 09 vibe right here. Sitting in the backyard, beautiful day and just finished senior year. Looking up, wondering, where life is gonna take me. Now, I’m following Jesus, and getting married in 2 weeks!
That's a blessing bro. Life is crazy like that sometimes. Thru the good and the bad times, we gotta keep our faith in God and know that no matter what things will get better with time. I know it might not look like it is sometimes but that's the beauty of it. Not knowing what's gonna happen next is the thrill of it all. We gotta just keep on fighting this fighting 💪🏿. Everything is going to be just fine. God got us thru it all. He knew what we were going to say, do, and think of before we were even born. We just put here on this earth for nothing. We all have a purpose you feel me mane.
Crazy how this song came out 12 years ago (good times). And hes been making bangers every single year since.
15 or 14 years ago
2 0 1 8 S T I L L - L I S T E N I N G
MeBrother Official
Same
I m discovering the real drake now
MeBrother Official 2018 n my dumbass just heard this. Da fuck have I been doin lol
This made me a fan
MeBrother Official yup
Every now and then i come back to this and it always reminds of a wayyy simpler time. Crazy that i been listening to Drake since 08. Shoutout to all the ppl still trying to get closer to thier dreams !
Playing this in the headphones at work, praying it’ll all pay off 🙏🏾 Thanks Aubrey for this gem
this song will always be motivational to people that trying make it
Kasey Washington truss...am gettin closer 💪🏽
This will always be my fav drake song
Murjani Lee shutup
Drake is WACK best rapper is lil Romeo
2024 and this shit still rock!
Bruh this dude really transformed into a totally different artist. It’s really mind blowing when you go back.
Amen
High school years were tough but this song kept me going I still say I'm closer to my dreams I got a car an apartment I'm still yet to reach my pinnacle and this song will forever remind me to stay on the low and grind harder thank you Champagne Papi
This brings back the good times. The 2000s r&b and 2000s music in general will always have a special place in my heart
You can tell drake is a huge fan of good music, He list some good UK artist in this
Who made it to June 2024?
September 4th
September 25th
such a classic man.. made so many great memories/moments when this came out and this is just one of sooo many.
So I listened to the 30 for 30 freestyle and he addressed why he doesnt rap like this any more? And now that Im listening to this again it makes alot of sense. Thats why I like Drake as an artist. Maybe partly because Im around his age but I've grown so much from back when this track first came out.
And so has he......
zaymm10 that's crazy I swear I just did the same thing drake has always been great rapper in my eyes every since so far gone
I still don’t understand why he can’t rap like this
Chris Black just imagine coming from not having anything to having the whole world and more money than you know what to do with do you really expect anyone to stay in the same place mentally forever ?
This was Drake in his purest form...
Aw :’(( this just made me realize how old i’m getting and how life has changed im general
This drake is untouched.
The greatest to ever do it. Reached his dreams and blessed us with his presence.
Walking to school listening to this and ‘who dat’ by J.Cole to get hyped for the day will forever be engraved in my memories. Thank you Drake for helping me make it through my childhood🫶🏼
Song hits so hard and it’s something everybody can relate to. My wife and I have a a 2 yr old daughter with a son otw and I been wanting to move into a bigger house so we got some more room. This song reminded me that the dream ain’t as far as we think it is!!! Drake really the goat 🐐
Drake literally is one of the GOATS.
This fool dead ass got me into rap when I was like 14. 25 now hes still the goat imo. Bless up Drizzy
Same here bro. Drake a fucking legend. I been bumping Drake since 08. I was 13.
I really wish Drake had stuck with these kind of lyrics and this type of sound. This is a hip-hop delight. His commercial albums just don't have this type of soul on them.
I concur.🙏🏽🖤❤💚
Within them *
@@angelaveeve2433
Within them.* (YOU FORGOT THE PERIOD) If you're going to boorishly nitpick my grammatical phrasing, the least you could do is use proper punctuation.
He’s evolved. This was back when he was young and hungry for success. But he’s found a flow that can literally produce hits every single year. The success he has now is the success he’s talking about in this very song. There’s nothing wrong with it either. The hits he has now just have a different soul, which is a natural change.
Even then, he’ll connect back with his roots at times. For example on CLB, Just look at race my mind, 7am on bridle path, champagne poetry, the remorse, and pipe down.
This needa be on Apple Music mane
Onna dead homies lol
Fasho mane 🔥
One of my most favorite Drake songs. His flow is so perfect and he spitting BARS!!! This song made him my favorite rapper a long time ago. #GOAT 2019
2020!! Still here. I've been Urkel for some years it's better bein' Jaleel
Jesse Vuley read this on this line 😂😂😂
😆 but true
Will I make it? Gimme a shot yall - th-cam.com/video/18ht6_c3S5M/w-d-xo.html
2021!
#Offital #itsaGIFTineverymessage
Drake’s best song 🙌🏽
So we all agree we come back to this song and it brings us back to that state of optimism when we first heard it. Keep chasing everyone.
Mixtape Drizzy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
2:16 am and I clocked out of work and doing my school work to wake up at 7am and get back to the grind… life is good when the hustle is real… stay blessed y’all ❤
Every once in awhile over a period of 13 years I come back to this song and reflect... This got me through the worse waves in my life. Im not there yet but im getting closer to my dreams.
This joint honestly is the beginning of the modern era, like TH-cam started popping off, the iPhone was coming out, Drake was starting to get recognized, social media was starting to become popular, crazy times, I often reflect about it, good times, simpler times
Facts. It really was something special @@JDfilms4k
Closer to my dreams , 30 for 30 and the remorse the trilogy
Of classic drake freestyle
I have a Love hate thing for Drake. 2009.. this dude was my fucking hero. He wasn’t scared to be his self. Now… he takes others styles and blows it up. I’m not mad at him, cause he is a super star and has the star power to do that. But damn…I wish .. I miss THIS DRAKE.
When he said " i been urkel for some years is better being jaleel"
boy that verse was slept on. (steve Urkel is a actor played by Jaleel White)
basically saying it's better being drake than being Jimmy brooks
Ok? 😬
Fendi
I don’t think he is comparing Drake to “Jimmy Brook”. I’m pretty certain he is referring to himself. He is comparing Drake to Aubrey.
saul legacy
No bc Drake is Himself Drake is Aubrey. Jimmy was just some actor who was not drake
@@saullegacy7558 you're correct. This was confirmed
Man I miss these days man 🥺🥺 boy had timeless flows
The greatest to ever do it
Classic drake song. I had this song on repeat.. good times 🔥
still listening to this in 2017🔥
Kamili King 2018**
My Uncle Had The Original As His Ringtone on All His Phones lol man Years Fly by fr, RIP Uncle D Everytime I Hear This I think of you man wish we could smoke one more blunt together.
anyone from 2019 here??!!
MY DUDE
YES
this brings me back to a certain time... such nostalgic butterflies rn
Adrian Perez he should’ve put this on care package!!!! & lil bit
🔥🔥🔥
I promise mama, I'mma do it cuz I know I put you thru it (I know I put you thru it baby) 🤧
Jair Trail crazy I read this same time as Drake spit this bar
Who the hell calls they mom baby??
Chris Black he put his girl through it too and ad-libbing to mention her too(?)
@@Arthur-rf6rz you STOOOPID, it was just a reference as to someone real close to his heart.
Man I really witnessed the rise of this man I was in 8th grade when he dropped this 😭 it really all was a blur fast forward years later Drake is on of the Goats 💯
30 for 30 didn't bring me here. Real Drake fan
Jac Dyson 🙏🏼💯
Jac Dyson for sure! Listen to Views on his album Views, think you’ll like it 🥊
Jac Dyson PERIOD
It just brought me back lol
Reggie Rodriguez you must remember waking up in Paris with the blunt
The song solidified Drake as one of the greatest of all time… this man was really pushing for his dreams and was actually killing his cadence and flows while sounding like a person with years of experience… man Drake really made it. This shit is just so crazy… 🥲
damn this song takes me back. made it thru some hard times listening to this
Lg Stylo me to
I'll always love this song and album...take me back to 07
2020 we still out here!!!!! what a track
Classic Drizzy
High School Year , Grandmother Just Died && I Was Going Through A Lot , Listening To This Song Helped Me Get Through A Lot. I Still Listen To This When I Think About My Grandmother. I Love You Grandma. 🥺❤️ Thank You Drake. 💯
This is low key one of his best songs/flows. He really matched this technical flow. It's hard to even rewrite this flow. Underrated song
Graduated 2010… always come back to this banger… I ain’t got no crazy life I got kids and a wife and I’m happy
I miss this Drake so so much fr
Man you can really hear Wayne’s influence in his rapping style on this one🔥🔥
Drake needs to put this on spotify clear whatever samples already
Here 2024!!!! 🔥🔥🔥💪 #Classic
Can't believe I'm just now hearing this Drake hit in 2024. I was so stuck on "Successful." This jam here is banging and now my favorite Drake hit!
We miss Drake with the melodies. Not Drake that act tough 😞
Crazy how this still hits in 24 like it did in 08-09
top 3 drake song for me
yesss Drake I love your version of this song
jasmin smith its 4 G6D6