Drake dropped three songs about chicks this weekend, because what else does he rap about? Wines he thinks weâve never heard of, his âteamâ and women who donât give him the attention he deserves. Ugh, itâs so hard being one of the biggest rappers in the world.
In this weekâs edition of Practical Dating Advice for Drake, letâs parse the young Canadianâs relationship raps in "6 God," "How Bout Now" and "Heat of the Moment." The latter is my least favorite from the Views From The 6 album studio sessions, listen and you'll probably agree.
On "6 God," Drake raps that he has âone girl and she's my girl and nobody else could hit it.â Didnât we talk about non-consensual monogamy last week, Aubrey? Itâs absolutely fine to be out here, just make sure all parties involved know that youâre also out here. Itâs like an Ebola diagnosis: we gotta know where youâve been dude. Not to mention, how are you out here with some chick waiting on you at (most likely at her) home? Nah, fam.
âHow Bout Nowâ leaked earlier this month but Aubrey "I throw hundreds when I'm upset" Graham threw it in with the other two jams to beat the hackers. On the track, he gripes about a girl he drove to her bar exam but she never thanked him, gave him play and requested Ludacris when he tried to play her early Comeback Season tracks. Burn. Law students are so ungrateful, right? I mean, even her dad ignored the presents Drake bought for him when his bank account was low! Who does that? Ultimately, Drake shames the nameless law student for withholding all of the attention he felt he deserved before "Best I Ever Had." Hey, not everyone recognizes greatness when itâs on its way up.
On âHeat of the Moment,â Aubrey croons about only knowing âconditional loveâ and how heâs ânot used to settling down.â Pimping, it is difficult. Another line is âYou donât know how good it is to be you because youâre him.â LOL. What? Oh, Aubrey. See, the MC has no idea what kind of person heâll be at the end of his rocket-fueled career â a bachelor, a suburban dad with kids and a soccer van, a loner who doesnât talk to anyone except his cats? Drake seems like a cat person. Also, the old-man outro rantâis that you, Mr. Graham? â talking about the dangers of loose women after the first track with Drake boasting his sexual prowess. âYoung girls are hot ⌠they will fuck anybody, any time, any way because they are so hotâŚ. this shit has to stop. These people need to educate themselves ⌠and use a condom.â How about Drake should use a condom, and heâs probably happy to find women who are interested in the same fleeting relationals heâs into? Respectability politics strike again.
Todayâs lesson for Aubrey: kissing and telling (read: lyrically whining) on a record is hella tacky dude. If you arenât feeling enough love, walk away, but detailing how a woman you dated before you were Drake dissed you is lame. Also, youâre three albums in (six, if we count those early mixtapes), yet you are reaching Jay Z levels of whining about the love you donât receiveâwhile sitting atop mountains of praise. Find a new movement, Drake. Isn't Toronto known for its diversity?
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