Slava P was there. When you live in Toronto, there are really only four months of the year where the weather is comfortable enough for you to go outside and enjoy life. For the past three years, Drake has planted his owl-printed flag firmly into this four month-frame by introducing OVO Fest, which is less […]

Deen is wary of the Maghreb region of the South Bronx. I suppose I should blame myself for expecting something decent outta French Montana. I should know better. I mean, the guy is a mildly slow drunkard worth more money than I am – that’s essentially my boss too and I don’t expect anything good […]

Evan Nabavian is mostly not lying. I might get pilloried by team Passion for writing this, but I think Drake kills it – absolutely kills it – when he makes music at the exact right point in his menstrual cycle. “No Lie” counts among the five Drake songs I like, the first four being “Best […]

Jonah Bromwich wishes they had come up with a better name for this song. It’s November 2011 and I’m back in DC for Thanksgiving, hanging out with some of my friends from high school. Drake’s album has just come out and I’ve dutifully reviewed it over on my own site. In my review, I say […]

And with this, Doc Zeus will never speak of Drake again. For a certain breed of hip hop fan, Aubrey Graham is the harbinger of doom. If you were bred on the subtle joys of casual misogyny that radiated through N.W.A and…let’s be honest, every other rap artist not named P.M. Dawn, Drake’s music speaks […]

  There was this. Then there was this. Thankfully, the always excellent Eric Harvey wrote this — sparing me the need to exonerate myself by pointing out that some of my best friends are weekend vampires. I understand why people like Drake’s music. It’s slick, simple, and boasts the best guest appearances that Young Money […]