Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Drake

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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.

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  1. the nigga is like Bow Wow, Lol fuckin cut-out doll made of Weezy & Ye.

  2. wow says:

    hummm…how random lol

  3. Interscope Employee says:

    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)

  4. hustleGRL says:

    The fans are gonna love this… D is gonna die of laughter.

  5. J Dela says:

    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.

  6. […] play Replacement Girl and City is Mine before having folks call up and question/comment. Shouts to RR on the liberation. It’s always dope to hear artists before they blow up. Dude sounds hella […]

  7. breadphillybul says:

    This nigga soft as baby shit

  8. […] Music/Talk: BDot/RR unearthed audio from 2007 when Drake called into the Cipha Sounds and Angela Yee show on […]

  9. Bowser says:

    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.

  10. Blakout615 says:

    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…

  11. B.Dot says:

    LMAO @ americans already trying to claim this dude. Scratch out Toronto for Memphis all you want.

    ^
    Its Scratched cause he sounds like hes bigging up Memphis more than Toronto. Dont cha think so, eh?

  12. Top of Toronto says:

    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

  13. B. Digital says:

    It’s quite interesting how he was basically a nobody in America in ’07 to somebody in ’09.

  14. Nathaniel says:

    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

  15. General says:

    People love to hate on him, but you can tell he got his head on straight…

  16. Erica says:

    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…

  17. Cheezydodo says:

    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”

  18. LYRICALDETOX says:

    props to Angela Yee for getting this

  19. Samsohn says:

    DRAKE’S A TOOL OF MTV TO MAKE RAP EVEN MORE FOR LITTLE KIDS AND ANYONE NOT FROM THE STREETS

  20. obama says:

    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…

  21. eightysbaby says:

    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.

  22. Stone says:

    YALL HAIN ON DRAKE ………………………………….MAN GROW THE F@#$ up

  23. jumz says:

    “keep succeeding Drake”

  24. BBB says:

    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.

  25. your real says:

    hey rap radar hows drake nuts taste?

  26. […] 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 […]

  27. Uno says:

    Drake Got Some Hot Music But I Dont Think He Should Be Gettin Hated On So Much.
    You Can Hate You Can Diss Me but Nobody makes Music like Uno And Reality Not Even Drake!
    We Are The Best (Google Uno & Reality) For Yourself We Gone Change The Game Once Again!

  28. nick says:

    he grew up in toronto he visited his dad in the summer in memphis

  29. nick says:

    he had a deal when he was still in mamas womb

  30. Keema says:

    @Obama “…With the proper resources it REALLY AIN’T that hard to get in the industry…”.

    It is if you have no talent.

  31. Yo Drake dat nigga kewl az shit ima get on a track wit mans one day son

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  32. JIMMY says:

    HAD 2 COMMENT ON THIS! BRINGS BACK MEMORIES!

    -JIMMY IS THE ILLEST

  33. Joel says:

    Ma ni**a Drake he Jewish

  34. Dey says:

    Wow this is old look at him now tho👑

  35. MattYTee says:

    This thread older than the girls he like

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