Drizzy Drake Rodgers talks with Shaheem Reid (of MTV) about the balance he incorporates between rapping & singing.
“The balance of singing and rapping has been blurred ever since I did So Far Gone. I mean, I don’t really have a formula for that. I don’t say, like, ‘OK, I can only sing this hook or I want to rap this.’ I just really hear a beat, and it’s like, ‘If I can write to it on a hip-hop level, if I can pen some raps to it, then that will work.’ And then maybe after I do that, I’ll get in the booth and sing a little part of the verse.”
“I like to do that. I like to incorporate singing into my verses. And then I feel like it allows people a break from just constant rapping, rapping, rapping, you know? I think it’s great to incorporate melodies into the songs that I write. And yeah, my goal is just really to make a song that after I listen to it, I’ll just be like, ‘Man, people are going to know the words to that.’ That’s the best thing. I think I’m doing it right, ’cause when I go to the shows, people know the words to the songs, and that’s good.”
Drake also talks about what videos we can expect to see (not included in the clip above) and you can check the quote after the jump…
“There’s talk to do a ‘Successful’ video. Also, you know, I’m shooting the video to ‘Digital Girl’ with Jamie Foxx and Kanye West and The-Dream. And then there is another song that we have that we might shoot a video for, for the album. So as far as videos go, there is some more potential chances to see [me].”
Although I’m glad that Successful is gonna get some more burn, I’m with Dre on that it should’ve been out.
novel can sing i mean sing and rap
drake just pulls the britney spears technique with layers and edits and a pinch of auto tune….
phonte can even sing…drake cannot sing man…its auto tune..it just isnt overkill..its still a bit of auto tune effect
^^^AGREED
NOVEL IS WHERE ITS AT!
professional singers use autotune…it’s obvious drake can sing
damn people find somethin negative to say about ANYTHING
“professional singers use autotune”
autotune has been out since 1997…and professional singers did fine before then
this dude acts like he invented singing and rapping together. lol
yea its getting real old with drake now…hes really not that great….
NOVEL IS A BEAST…SINGS LIKE AN ANIMAL..LIKE JODECI TYPE SINGING…AND HE CAN RAP CIRCLES AROUND MANY….
NOVEL AND PHONTE SHOULD BE OWNING THE GAME….DRAKES OVERATED HES JUST A REGULAR LIGHT SKIN JEWISH KID WITH A DECENT BORROWED FLOW..NOTHING ORIGINAL…..
NOVEL IS BASICALLY THE GREATEST
C’mon, really..You dont have to be a stan, but to say that Drake is a regular rapper..you must be deaf or completely avoiding everyother rapper out there…
Its funny, Toronto is like that too..they don’t appreciate their own talent..READ what TORONTO REALLY THINKS OF DRAKE AND HIS SUCCESS..http://www.liveagl.com/alex-talks-about-torontos-real-feelings-towards-drake/
Drake is a regular rapper.
Mored of an actor than a rapper.
Any nigga who puts on a southern accent and purposely rhymes slow and off beat is a actor.
i’m glad successful gonna be a video && all but i wanna hear more album talk. i mean, its still good that so far gone’s still bein talked about after 6 months but the people are waitin for news about new projects, not old stuff
Drake > All other rappers except Crooked I Drake >/= Crooked I
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ThatNeedleMusic. » Drake Explains Singing vs. Rapping (Video) said this on July 9th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
damn there’s a’lot of hate for drake im seeing with all these comments why? dude is clearly talented if you wanna knock him for his singing or rapping go ahead nut you cant knock the fact dude knows how to write dope ass songs some that are on a level people cant even grasp
that guy just said drake a better rapper then crooked ? u kidding right?
People are just hating on Drake now because he’s had so much buzz and I guess it’s like a human defense mechanism to start to get bored of someone. It’s just wack because just a year ago, or two years even, he was really dope and no one knew about him…and those that did thought he was GREAT! It’s like people don’t want success for people. They kinda want to keep them at this certain tangible level so they can say they rock with this dope cat that’s so underrated, but then once he gets a cosign and a contract, people start to act like he’s not everything they said he was and loved (Pause) about him in the first place.
I call that a lose-lose situation.
On a different note, I’m very glad to hear there will be a “Successful” video. That, in my opinion, is the #1 song of the year in any genre. I hope that choose not to include Wayne’s verse in the single version.
”People are just hating on Drake now because he’s had so much buzz and I guess it’s like a human defense mechanism to start to get bored of someone.”
Why is it that everytime someone says anything bad about a rapper that there always must be some underlying cause as to why they are ‘Hating’ and being a ‘hater’
Did you ever think people just aren’t feeling him? As in genuinely do not find pleasure in listening to his music and it doesnt have to be some kind of ridiculous pseudo psychological reason?
I find this dude very meh and its for no other reason that I just don’t dig his music that much, it doesn’t do anything for me.
But to act like anyone who criticizes someone has some kind of weird ass vendetta and simply deem it as them being a hater is ridiculous and is overused and cliche in hip hop discussions.
^^^#1 in any genre? Tell the truth, you don’t listen to much music outside of the typical hip hop fan
@ Young Son
I completely agree with you. People loved Drake when he was the best kept secret in hiphop. Now that your regular listener knows about him, all of a sudden people want to put him down. It’s a combination of people hating on success and jealousy that their favorite secret has to be shared with the masses. And the fact that he’s associated with Lil Wayne and underground internet heads can’t seem to take that. They think “wack by association.”
At the risk of being called a racist and “hater,” I admit that I’m not the world’s biggest fan of Drake. Since first hearing best I’ve ever had, the part when he switches instantly from singing to rapping (and his volume escalates) has just been buggin’ me. Besides, I STILL think Prozak Turner rocked the sample better on “The Ballad of Adrianna Sage.” Just sayin…
It’s funny how buzz brings haters as if he wasn’t nice before “So Far Gone”
He was underatted now people realize his talents and like him, now he’s overatted. Fucking bipolar ass so called “hip-hop” fans.
You praise underdogs, give easy passes to the less talented (out of sympathy) and pre-judge/redicule the good artists because their supposed be “phenominal” beyond your comprehension.
Some of you so called “Fans” (not all but a lot) are the reason why so many rappers have indentity and consistancy problems. Artists are just mirroring your 5 billion+ crtiques on all your disslikes.
NOVEL, NOVEL, NOVEL….He was ahead of his time. Pizuse. To Drake. SUCESSFUL is gettin extra burn on radio in Ohio. my favorite track next to ‘Say what’s real’ and ‘Uptown’….Check. Ya boi goin’ on tour with just a single….unheard of since 50 cent and the mixtape tour (classic tour…he was jackin beats and sellin out makin’ hella $tack$). bottom line…either support or hate. period.
He’s turning into a pop star…. wonderful. We needed another person to blur the line of rap and pop to the general public.
I’m not saying he’s not good or he’s not talented, but he needs to care less about if people can remember the words on every song and and concentrate more on writing what he feels is real.
fuck drake..fuckin horrible…i know dogs who can “rap” better and cats who can “sing” better….fuckin bitch ass..so i will say it again…fuck drake….oh and fuck lil wayne too.
jimmmy speaks the truth, all the hater bullshit needs to stop. true some cats are indeed hating just because homie is getting mainstream but some people just arent fans. i like uptown and successful, but everything else is boring to me. his buzz is blowing up now because hes very marketable and many online “hip hop: fans dismiss underground cats that get in the mainstream, which is a got damn shame.
and lethal support or hate…fuck outta here. how about opinion, yall internet niggas is wild with yall blind adoration. “if u dont think so and so is dope u a hater”…fuck outta here
where are all the drake fans that loved his mixtapes?
and autotune has been around since the 70′s
Mos Def also sings and raps, so does Phonte of Little Brother, & Pharaoh Monche. A they’ve been doing a LONG time before Drake and better.
Not better!
i love drake he has the whole package he can RAP, SING. and HE’S HOT ppl jus mad cuz they aint as talented as him and they ant got wat he has
Drake is cool with me. I swear everybody loved this cat when “so far gone” came out. dude hasn’t made any material since then and everybody says he is too mainstream now. maybe he should just be independent again and see how that goes. maybe all the “fans” will say he is the dopest again. because “us” fans hate to see a dude shine and succeed in the music biz.
I didn’t like the dude at first..and people making a big deal of the dude who hasn’t even dropped n album..his flow stays the same type of delivery except for when he sings here n there..when I heard a whole song of him singing I became a fan of his r&b..in my opinion he hasn’t earnd all the success he is getting..there are a lot of rappers that can flow better make better songs out there..but I can’t hate on him he doing his Thang..n putting in work for respect..its all love its a new era in music..from what I know weezy didn’t do a track wit Jay z tell Carter 3 Drake already did a song with Jay on bp3 and Jay is on thank me later..crazy shyt 2 me