What did you think of Drake as alyricist before the ghost writer shyt surfaced?

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At first hated him but gave his music a chance and it was cool. It was surprising to find out he had ghostwriters cause I thought he was really writing everything. He isn’t the most super skilled lyricist but can make good music. I just don’t like how people place him as the best and brush off those ghostwriter accusations.
 

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Never been a Drake fan :scusthov:. But If You're Reading This It's Too Late had me :leon::whew: only for him to get exposed :shaq2:. I personally that partnership with QM could have went really far. QM is definitely not a good rapper but he had bars.
If Quentin Miller came up in the early 200s around Asher ROTH, WALE, Charles Hamilton he would have had a buzz

He dont have no charisma but idgaf

Bruh has talent
 

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If Quentin Miller came up in the early 200s around Asher ROTH, WALE, Charles Hamilton he would have had a buzz

He dont have no charisma but idgaf

Bruh has talent





Drake makes the second sings and its 30 million views. He just needs to ghost write.
 

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Drake has said more quotable/memorable shyt then them IMO. Even then who cares.
No one from this era is worth a shyt lyrically. If I want lyrics I'll stick to old Nas or Prodigy.
You full of shyt
No one is worth a shyt lyrically but who cares
 
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Too tier lyricist.

Relatable, Clarity, substance, quotables, wit, wordplay, slick bars, vulnerable, etc.

He was no 95 Nas but he was better than all of these so called lyricist nowadays. He knew how to pull you in to his world and crystallize

Drake is one of the few with lines that have stuck with me over the years...as is the case with the greats
 

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Problem with these answers is dudes keep taking whole songs and albums into account, that's not what's being asked.

Is Drake flat out a better RAPPER than the guys I mentioned? I mean, at best you can say he's on par. But he's not superior to a lot of guys how some of you keep making it seem. His shyt is really basic as hell man. At least the guys I mentioned have layers to their raps, Drake clearly writes verses for the hoes and their IG captions. His content is shallow as hell.

And if we're gonna keep giving him credit because the current pool of rappers isn't the strongest, then all that tells me is he's above average. Doesn't mean he belongs in the upper tier of rappers.
 
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