Drake On Using Supa Dupa Flow

Friday, June 25 2010 6:01 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, True Story

These days, it seems as if nearly every song utilizes truncated similes. The style pioneered by Big Sean has been used by Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and most notably, Drake. In an interview with Allhiphop, Drizzy says he regrets adopting the flow, but doesn’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade. Macy’s!

AllHipHop.com: How much do Young Money artists bounce off each other? I noticed you have similar inflections and cadences or rhyme patterns. I noticed this one thing that Nicki said, “It’s going down. Basement.”
Drake: Well, that flow has been killed by so many rappers. And, I never want to use that flow again in life. [Laughs] I wanted to take if off my album, because I was like, “I shut ‘em down. Onyx.” I hate the fact that that rhyme is still in there. To be honest, that flow, you can trace it back to like…I trace it back to Big Sean (artist on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music). That’s the first guy I heard utilize that flow throughout the duration of a verse. I’ll give him that credit. I think Kanye got it from him. Me and Wayne found a dope way to do it. I don’t want to sound cocky, but the best way its been used was on “Forever.” Those lines just all individually make so much sense. They’re all punchlines. Then a bunch of rappers started doing it and using the most terrible references in the world. I don’t want to offend somebody…I hate that rappers picked that flow up. I wish they had left that for people that know how to use it. [They go like] “It’s a parade! MACY’S!”

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Comments (141)

  1. yo says:

    Was Big Sean the first to use that? I could have sworn I heard it before… never back to back to back like Sean, but I know I heard it before…

  2. WORD!!! says:

    LMAO!!!!!

    HE TALKING ABOUT LUDA……

    THAT LUDA PUNCHLINE DID SUCK……..

    NICKI VERSE >>>>> LUDA VERSE

  3. Jaska. says:

    Shots fired at Luda.

  4. Matt says:

    Luda would shit on dude.

  5. WORD!!! says:

    @ YO

    BIG SEAN WAS THE FIRST ONE TO USE THAT FLOW…….

    “Getting brain on the top floor, Higher learning”- BIG SEAN

  6. E_ says:

    I Heard “Lloyd Banks” Originated That Shit, I Don’t Know About That…….Any Lloyd Banks Fan Over Here ?

  7. The Illest says:

    “I’m blowin up. Balloons!” – Ludacris

    That’s the worst one lol

  8. sci. says:

    Yup. Big Sean did it first. On this track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsBcprNEZL4

    I’m glad they’re finally acknowledging it!

  9. Can says:

    ha, no shots.

    Luda did really ruin it for meon My Chick Bad. “I fill her up- balloons!”

    it almost seems like he was trying to parody it. my least favorite Luda verses ever. I was convinced he’d fallen off. still not too sure he hasn’t.

  10. ronnie_moe says:

    Shots fired @ Luda!!!!!

  11. Ac@pella! says:

    SOOOOOO FUCKING TRUE!!! LMAO! I’m glad he admitted it. Nicki used it the worse. I admit, I’m even guilty of using that shit. Not proud of it. Lol. Big up to Big Sean for startin a trend errbody picked up on. Lol. I also wanna say, Kanye jacked Sean’s flow for that “Ego” remix. That’s my mans but sorry ‘Ye, its tha truth.

  12. flow J says:

    OK will all get it luda’s verse on my chick bad suced sooooo bad……..but ludacris is better on features like all we do is win, they know remix, pop champagne remix, and etc

  13. WhatsUpSon says:

    Hahaha. “I fill ‘er up…BALLOONS!”

  14. GotKush says:

    I would love to hear Luda’s response to this!

  15. WORD!!! says:

    @ Jaska

    THERE WAS NO SHOTS FIRED AT LUDA . That was a way he can acknowledge how horrible that verse was. BALLOONS! MACY’S! I’ve never heard punchlines that bad from Luda. It’s a style he just doesn’t know how to use.

    Now Jay-Z with that, “I should be ducking these clubs, Tiger Woods” is proper use of that style. Big Sean (I heard from quite a few people that he originated it) with “getting brain on the top floor, higher learning” is just beast use of that style. It ain’t for everyone, but damn near everyone tried it.

  16. SMH says:

    big sean had a whole fukn song like that!!!!! smh. wack ass elementary flow, who would wanna take credit for that shit?! Thas y yu gotta admire flows from people like eminem, nobody can match it.

  17. hasan1 says:

    Ye didnt get that shit from Sean. Ye been sayin it since 07. “good life”

  18. Love All Music says:

    So he’s just gonna call out Ludacris with that Macy’s line?

  19. pifflighty says:

    AHHHH HE JUST TOOK SHOTS AT LUDA COULD SAY ANY PUNCHLINE BUT HAD TO USE THAT 1..LMAO…FUCK THAT THO SHIT WAS WACK I CAN’T EVEN FRONT BUT AS FAR AS FLOW GOES LUDA IS VERSITILE HE CAN SLOW IT UP GO FAST FORWARD BE FUNNY WITH IT OR GET SERIOUS…I JUST HEARD 1 FLOW SO FAR FROM THIS DRAKE GUY SO FUCK OUTTA HERE AUBREY LOL

  20. B.Dot says:

    So he’s just gonna call out Ludacris with that Macy’s line?
    ^
    that shit was wack….garbage. But let’s not get it twisted, Luda is nice….nasty.

  21. Jordy says:

    “what the fuck these rappers sound like? Just a whole bunch of my sound bites!”- Big Sean

  22. Word says:

    GOOD! Its about time someone pointed this shit out, and I like the way the interviewer phrased it. “I noticed you have similar inflections and cadences or rhyme patterns” Drake didnt even answer why everyone in Young Money sounds exactly alike. This punchline this sucks, Luda overused that shit and used it in the most trash ways, thats why Battle of the Sexes is his worst LP to date. And kudos to Drake for realizing somethings wrong here.

    I like to run….marathon
    Eat her out like a sandwhich….picnic
    She give brain like a professor….Yale

    “I got her nigga….grocery bags” <——WORST ONE

  23. AndrewB says:

    Thats Not A Diss @Luda We Know U Can Do Better

  24. flow J says:

    @SMH knowbody will ever do eminem flow….that shit is uncopyable….nobody can do it like he can….its nice that EM can hold his own and not copy other peoples flow

  25. Ultrakid says:

    ^
    hasan1 speaks the truth.

    But I will say this artists inspire/influence other artists so I don’t wanna who he jacked his flow and all that bullshit.

    Kanye inspired Drake, Kid Cudi, J. Cole, Big Sean, Wale & Diggy Simmons
    Jay-Z inspired Lil’ Wayne, Talib Kweli and yada yada yada

    Artists inspire other artists even in the studio. People inspire/influence other people all the time too{{I speak with alot of slang because of my friends}}

  26. Ultrakid says:

    @flow J,
    You do know Eminem uses Masta Ace’s flow, right??? Masta Ace is Em’s biggest influence.

  27. WhatsUpSon says:

    that shit was wack.garbage.

    ^ Haaaaaaaaaaa!

  28. pifflighty says:

    FOR THE RECORD THAT WAS A SHOT DOESN’T MATTER IF ITS THE TRUTH OR NOT YOUR SAYING HE OVERUSED IT AND ITS WACK THAT A SHOT!..POW!

  29. WORD!!! says:

    Comin’ down the street like a parade, Macy’s – Ludacris

    ___________________________________________

    HAHAHAHAHAHA THAT SHIT WAS FUNNY THO THE WAY LUDA SAID IT…….

    THAT PUNCHLINE SUCK SO BAD , MICHEAL JACKSON BAD ……

    HA!

  30. ronnie_moe says:

    “Yo ass must be gassed, FARTED….”

  31. flow J says:

    @ultrakid @hasan1 cosign kanye west been using that flow

  32. Word says:

    LMFAO @ B.DOT

  33. Can says:

    these comments are funny as hell

  34. hasan1 says:

    Yea Ultrakid, people think that “inspire” and “jack” go hand in hand.

    “that shit was wack….garbage. But let’s not get it twisted, Luda is nice….nasty.” <—– Who knew B.Dot could spit.

  35. RealNigga Speaks says:

    That wasn’t a shot at Luda. Luda was making a parody of that flow because everyone was doing it, n he showed how wack it is while making a hit record at the same time. If anything Drake wants to gv credit now that flow is wack, which is a diss to Big Sean who shouldve got credit longtime ago.

  36. Thank Me Hater says:

    Even though an artist is influenced by another artist doesn’t mean he doesn’t develop his own flow. Eminem and T.I. were influenced by Rakim….but they both, in my opinion, have become better at the craft and even expanded.

  37. Can says:

    ha! listening to that Bun B/T-Pain joint RR just posted, Bun says

    “I’M TRYIN TO TAKE THIS TO THE MOUNTAINTOP- APPALACHIANS”

    haaa, looks like it ain’t dead yet motherfuckers

  38. Thank Me Hater says:

    AND FINALLY DRAKE SPEAKS ON THAT CORNY ASS FLOW HE USES. HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO HIS MIXTAPE FLOW. HE AT LEAST SWITCHED IT UP

  39. B.Dot says:

    @hassan1
    Yea Ultrakid, people think that “inspire” and “jack” go hand in hand.

    “that shit was wack….garbage. But let’s not get it twisted, Luda is nice….nasty.” <—– Who knew B.Dot could spit.
    ^
    Album in stores soon…Never.

  40. WhatsUpSon says:

    But yeah you can trace that shit back to Kanye. “Lawry’s.”

  41. flow J says:

    @B.Dot

    you might as well post your whole verse on rapradar and start promoting lol

  42. LOL says:

    Thank you Em for not using that corny as shit. And Eminem was influenced by one of the greatest. RAKIM!!

  43. Stu says:

    Eminem did it on Won’t back down as well

    “How you douche bags feel knowing youre disposable? Summers eve Massengill”

  44. hasan1 says:

    @B.Dot

    Change “never” to “detox” and i think we have a hot line

  45. AndrewB says:

    LMAO @hasan1

  46. flow J says:

    @hasan1 LMFAO!!!!! damn that was cold

  47. sideshowRaheem says:

    @flow J

    “knowbody will ever do eminem flow….that shit is uncopyable”

    Really? You need to go back and listen to some Naughty By Nature because you can clearly hear Em’s flow is heavily inspired by Treach and I believe Eminem has said that himself.

  48. Post no billz says:

    Word.. Erryone used that played out flow.. Fat joe killed that flow and not in a good way..

  49. reganjr says:

    whats with all the bullshit Drake/EM/Jay post, Does RR get paid to Publish their names

  50. TJP17 says:

    Drake isn’t even a good rapper, I have his album and he sounds the same on every track. These young money fags these days really hide behind their commercial success.

    If Wayne or Drake were to try themselves against the likes of Andre 3000, Black Thought, Lupe, Nas, Eminem or Mos Def they would be in serious trouble. I would for one love to see them get the shit slapped outta their mouths. These fags only act like they are any good because they don’t have to defend themselves as Mos Def once said. Drake and Wayne exposed themselves as to being wack as soon as they tried to do live radio freestyles…

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