I don't remember that. I've always viewed drake as a pop star since the jump. Not during So Far Gone but definitely around the time Thank Me Later came out and he was doing stadium tours after dropping 1 album, a ton of cross-over collabs, etc... it was obvious the guy was more than just a rapper. It was always obvious the guy was more than a rapper. If anyone viewed him as a cold spitter with real bars, ever, they were delusional. If anyone was stanning Drake off the strength of his rapping and bars alone they were delusional. That's why what Meek did was so lame. Anyone with half a brain was like "yeah... no shyt???"