Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Drake
Friday, November 13 2009 10:48 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, True StoryBefore becoming the third hottest MC in the game, Drake was an unknown rapper from Toronto Memphis. Looking for his big break, in 2007 he called Angela Yee‘s “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” segment on Shade 45. In hindsight, the audio is funny as it is surreal. Listen as callers critique his music and compare him to Bow Wow. Everybody has a deal—he made it without one.
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Man, miss me with the fake Jay and B quotes already. Headlines. Some of you sites will do anything for attention and traffic. You really believed B would speak to Star magazine? Tuck your tabloid in. And why would Hov need to write a letter to his daughter? Bitch please. He wrote a song! It's called "Glory" and it's pretty fuckin' revealing. He went on the record (double entendre) but you still don't get it. You may hear baby Blue's first cries but no you don't know her height, weight or what she looks like. And no you ain't gettin' a flick, fool. Can new parents get some privacy? Even if they are celebrities. Sheesh! Who raised you animals? Party at the 40/40. Paps outside. Rushin' the velvet rope. Don't trip over your integrity.
Put us here if you like. The RR store stays open 24/7. SOPA? Yeah we Showcase Our Product Always. And we're gonna continue straight ahead til somebody up there turns out the lights. Start from scratch? I'm not afraid.
the nigga is like Bow Wow, Lol fuckin cut-out doll made of Weezy & Ye.
hummm…how random lol
its funny tho…2 years later, with only a MIXTAPE, he’s bigger than Bow Wow (not bow wow in his prime, im talking about 2009 Bow Wow)
The fans are gonna love this… D is gonna die of laughter.
nice, i love shit like this. nh, but you can see how much he charmed yee on the radio even as a nobody. and i had no idea that many bamas listened to satellite radio.
just 4 today
all things must pass
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This nigga soft as baby shit
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Ah, yes.
LMAO @ americans already trying to claim this dude. Scratch out Toronto for Memphis all you want.
If you have ever listened to comeback season i dont know how you can say he sucks.
T.O stand up, this is our dude.
Memphis????? Hold up, Im from Tennessee and I swear I never heard of Drake until around late 07/early 08. And I usually be up on the up and coming cats out of M-town. Well I guess thats where the Kia Shine connection came from…
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LMAO @ americans already trying to claim this dude. Scratch out Toronto for Memphis all you want.
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Its Scratched cause he sounds like hes bigging up Memphis more than Toronto. Dont cha think so, eh?
I see u Bowser…….can’t argue against the machine…….let’em think what they want.
Those that can’t do……………collect magazines, cassettes…………. & blog……….EH
It’s quite interesting how he was basically a nobody in America in ’07 to somebody in ’09.
thats crazy, when i first heard replacement girl i was like “who is this bow wow sounding nigga?”
and i guess it makes sense, he’s a ladies rapper. so is bow wow. but if u listen to replacement girl its bow wow to the tee. the lil fast flow he’s always doin n shit…lmao hilarious
People love to hate on him, but you can tell he got his head on straight…
But he CAN quit his day job if he wanted because he has money. I think most of its from Degrassi! Have you seen that show? The series is broadcast on CTV in Canada and rebroadcast to the United States on the cable channel Teen Nick and MTV, to the Netherlands on Z@PP, to Brazil on the cable channel Multishow, to Australia on ABC Television and Nickelodeon, to Mexico, Peru and Chile on the cable channel MTV Latin America, and to Poland on the Canal+’s channel ZigZap. You know how much money he gets in syndication!!!!! Think about it! I like his rap but even if he sucked he’d still be getting money! Plain and simple…
Drake was a cool person and humble before he even got poppin
you gotta respect that
“never listen to anyone who knew me,cuz to have known me,would mean that theres a new me,and if you think i changed in the slightest could’ve fooled me”
props to Angela Yee for getting this
DRAKE’S A TOOL OF MTV TO MAKE RAP EVEN MORE FOR LITTLE KIDS AND ANYONE NOT FROM THE STREETS
Not a drake fan, but I won’t hate… I will point out that it’s pretty damn misleading to suggest that Drake ‘made it without’ a deal… Most kids out there trying to get on don’t have MTV co-signing them, not to mention all the cheddar dude’s got at his disposal from his TV ‘acting’ career… With the proper resources it REALLY AIN’T that hard to get in the industry…
Drake sounded professional and humble on the phone with Ang, gotta start somewhere, this aint a bad look at all. At least you can see that he didnt change.
Im low key tired of drakemania, but he still seems like a humble dude and worked hard for his, cant knock it.
YALL HAIN ON DRAKE ………………………………….MAN GROW THE F@#$ up
Please join Drake’s new boards
http://www.drakeboards.forumotion.com
“keep succeeding Drake”
I agree, I give him credit for the work and effort, but he clearly had an advantage over the average person. Life ain’t fair, the people who make it always have some connections or help. You can also hear this kid obviously had a lot of money, all those features with no deal???
To be honest, I kinda hope his career goes down in a firey end, i’d prefer to see someone more deserving at the top.
hey rap radar hows drake nuts taste?
[...] Before becoming the third hottest MC in the game, Drake was an unknown rapper from Toronto Memphis. Looking for his big break, in 2007 he called Angela Yee’s “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” segment on Shade 45. In hindsight, the audio is funny as it is surreal. Listen as callers critique his music and compare him to Bow Wow. Everybody has a deal—he made it without one. via: RapRadar.com [...]
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he grew up in toronto he visited his dad in the summer in memphis
he had a deal when he was still in mamas womb
@Obama “…With the proper resources it REALLY AIN’T that hard to get in the industry…”.
It is if you have no talent.
Yo Drake dat nigga kewl az shit ima get on a track wit mans one day son
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