I mean how could I forget
my memories never faded I can’t relate to these haters
my enemies never made it
I am… still here with who I started with
the game needed life, I put my heart in it
I blew myself up, I’m on some martyr sh-t
I carried the weight for my city like a cargo ship
yeah, I’m 23 with a money tree
growing more too, I just planted 100 seeds
It’s ironic cause my mother was a florist and thats how she met my pops
and now my garden is enormous, it’s happening penny lane
just like you said I avoided the Coke game and went with Sprite instead
uh ahh, thats word to the millions that they putting up
and trying to do better aint good enough!
I was there last night N.E.R.D tore that shitt up and of course Drake did his thing also. Not really a Drake fan but aside from the drunk prepubescent girls it was a pretty fun concert. XV performed earlier that day at Mayfest too so it was a pretty good day!
hot verse except when he says “I avoided the coke game”, this dude is from the burbs and grew up as a privelaged kid, that line is wack
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SMH, man. That’s why he said he AVOIDED the coke game. It’s a hot line.
@M. Hannah yeah I’m not over analyzing but that shit doesn’t make sense when you actually think about it, whether he was speaking on drug dealing or just his Sprite commerical http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/brands/product_list_s.html since Sprite is a Coke product… but I think this verse goes hard still… lol I never said it was wack
the coke line’s clearly a double entendre. it’s not like it means just cocaine or coca-cola. it’s clearly written to have both meanings at once, that’s called wordplay.
Coke and Sprite are from the same company, but there different products. He avoided promoting Coke and went with Sprite….i guess he avoid coke in the streets on toronto also…
HATERS!!!! STOP HATING ON DRIZZY!!! WELL…YOU ALL HATE ON EVERYONE ANYWAY!!! COS Y’ALL GOT NO TALENT!!!! HA HA :D
WHILE UR TYPING UP ANOTHER THING TO TRY AND KILL TALENT…THE TALENTED JUST KEEPS MOVIN.
CHURCH!!
Drake is not from the burbs bro, he is from uptown. completely different. Trust, im from Toronto and this guy lives in Forrest hill uptown. any ways sick verse
HAHAHAHA nigas arguing about the coke line have been proven LAMES. shut the FUCK UP, I don’t even get down with drake really, but this was a hot verse, if u overanalyse your just a foggot niga point blank.
Wow, some of y’all niggas is really going in on that “coke game” line. He avoided the coke game, he didn’t say he was ever in it, that’s the truth. Niggas talking about he grew up privileged in the suburbs, so what? Are y’all jealous or something? Kill that sucka shit.
Arrogance is starting to drive out the talent that led everyone to latch onto Drake. I wish he would step back from the spotlight and concentrate on writing innovative real rhymes before he begins to drown in his ego.
The money tree bullshit is not going to win any lower class love in a recession.
WHat’s up with the faggots in here defending Drake for the life of them? This nigga don’t need none of your defending, he’s caked up while you’re saying “STOP HATING ON DRIZZY!”. Ain’t nobody hating either, he don’t talk about shit in his rhymes, that’s a goddamn fact, it’s always the same thing with some wordplay here and there. Shit is tired.
weak verse especially when he says “I avoided the coke game”, this dude is from the burbs and grew up as a privelaged kid, that DUDE is wack
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U consider this Wack….to me this is Hip-Hop ….he is not on some coke shit [he didnt promote coke/ he dont do coke]..
being Hip-Hop is being AUTHENTiC = go check the mean of that word..
the dude goes hard..
Wow this nigga’s lyrical ability is amazing! His wordplay was intelligent, That coke and sprite comparison was crazy as hell. Why are people complaining that he talk about the same shit? A LOT of rappers talk about the same shit and get no hate for it, like Gucci and Wayne and they’re garbage. Can’t wait to hear this song though, sounds great so far. Its hard to doubt his lyrical skills after a verse like this. Definitely buying Thank Me Later!
Pretty sure he said “I’m tryna do better than ‘good enough’”.
Also mofuckas is wilin. I don’t think Drake is the best, nor did I find “Over” all that incredible… But this verse is dope, some solid lyricism, and even if it ain’t the best out there, there certainly isn’t any reason to complain about it. That’s how you know mothafuckas hatin’ just cause they feel he doesn’t deserve as much love as he gets. Hate is a waste of energy sometimes. If it ain’t for you, bump something else fool.
@jreezy
“A LOT of rappers talk about the same shit and get no hate for it, like Gucci and Wayne and they’re garbage.”
Last time i checked they do get hated on and a lot. I dont kno where the fuck your from but round my hood we dont fuck wit gucci and we only fuck wit wane when hes actually spittin not singin or some shit.
the Sprite endorsement and he from the area of purple sprite… so he was talking about his drug of choice too.. thats a dope verse…. still about the same shit he always talking about though. i didnt even listen to the song. i just read whoever put the verse down. i thought they were making fun of drake for his content at first. til i read everyone elses comments and saw it was forreal
i think he is tired of so far gone now. every concert he leakin the new material… he probably wants to drop a mixtape but labels worried about killin the buzz….
@SH! I kinda messed up my statement a bit. I meant that people hate on Drake for supposedly talking about the same shit and that’s the reason that they’re hating on him. But no one brings up the dozens of other artist that truly do only talk about one thing in their music.
this verse is atually hot
OnTheRun said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:46 pm
I mean how could I forget
my memories never faded I can’t relate to these haters
my enemies never made it
I am… still here with who I started with
the game needed life, I put my heart in it
I blew myself up, I’m on some martyr sh-t
I carried the weight for my city like a cargo ship
yeah, I’m 23 with a money tree
growing more too, I just planted 100 seeds
It’s ironic cause my mother was a florist and thats how she met my pops
and now my garden is enormous, it’s happening penny lane
just like you said I avoided the Coke game and went with Sprite instead
uh ahh, thats word to the millions that they putting up
and trying to do better aint good enough!
mikeyk said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:48 pm
hot verse except when he says “I avoided the coke game”, this dude is from the burbs and grew up as a privelaged kid, that line is wack
OnTheRun said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:48 pm
late.
uhh said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:52 pm
It’s ironic cause my mother was a florist and thats how she met my pops
and now my garden is enormous,
dope.
olugbam said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:54 pm
SICK!!!! but i dont get the almost famous thing??
J.G said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:54 pm
best rap i’ve ever heard from drake, keep this kind of lyricism up
I GETS MONEY
STINKMEANER said this on May 1st, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Sounds like the same shit he always talks about
TheFuckingTruth said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:03 pm
I was there last night N.E.R.D tore that shitt up and of course Drake did his thing also. Not really a Drake fan but aside from the drunk prepubescent girls it was a pretty fun concert. XV performed earlier that day at Mayfest too so it was a pretty good day!
DK said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:08 pm
man drake got this. june……..something go get that rt.
Nolais504(uptown) said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:12 pm
@OnTheRun
im pretty sure he was talkin about the commercial he did with Sprite…even though im pretty sure Coca-Cola owns both of em haha
Deadlydocta said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:15 pm
damn good ass verse, now im excited about the album again
mad said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
sorry for the ignorance but i missed the almost famous movie reference?
john said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
hot verse except when he says “I avoided the coke game”, this dude is from the burbs and grew up as a privelaged kid, that line is wack
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SMH, man. That’s why he said he AVOIDED the coke game. It’s a hot line.
Mike said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:18 pm
“SICK!!!! but i dont get the almost famous thing??”
it’s in reference to the penny lane line.
Shake said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:19 pm
weak verse especially when he says “I avoided the coke game”, this dude is from the burbs and grew up as a privelaged kid, that DUDE is wack
FIXED
Dfrye said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:20 pm
verse was ill… Coke line was idk, espically knowing that Sprite is a Coke Product…
PhantomOfTheDopehouse said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:23 pm
The Coke/Sprite line was the highlight of this.
Why would you take the fun out of hearing a hip-hop verse by over-analyzing stupid stuff like Sprite being a Coke product? Are you serious right now?
M. Hannah said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Sounds like the same shit he always talks about
Cosign, a little bit of wordplay here and there and then it’s money, “haters lol” and the same shit. This verse could’ve been on over.
Weak, I want to hear this dude actually SAY SOMETHING (not a pun), he’s got some talent.
Steve said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:31 pm
@M. Hannah yeah I’m not over analyzing but that shit doesn’t make sense when you actually think about it, whether he was speaking on drug dealing or just his Sprite commerical http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/brands/product_list_s.html since Sprite is a Coke product… but I think this verse goes hard still… lol I never said it was wack
PhantomOfTheDopehouse said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:36 pm
not bad…not bad at all. Maybe the old Drake is still alive
J. Rob said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:38 pm
I don’t like Drake’s music much, but I would give it to him…or take it from him, either way. No homo.
Jamal said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:39 pm
lmfao at jamal. lol
b. said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:43 pm
lol @ the Coke line flying over a couple folk’s heads
Yep said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:44 pm
the coke line’s clearly a double entendre. it’s not like it means just cocaine or coca-cola. it’s clearly written to have both meanings at once, that’s called wordplay.
thedopeness said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Coke and Sprite are from the same company, but there different products. He avoided promoting Coke and went with Sprite….i guess he avoid coke in the streets on toronto also…
big_bully said this on May 1st, 2010 at 8:59 pm
HATERS!!!! STOP HATING ON DRIZZY!!! WELL…YOU ALL HATE ON EVERYONE ANYWAY!!! COS Y’ALL GOT NO TALENT!!!! HA HA :D
WHILE UR TYPING UP ANOTHER THING TO TRY AND KILL TALENT…THE TALENTED JUST KEEPS MOVIN.
CHURCH!!
lames
HATAKILLAH said this on May 1st, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Drake is not from the burbs bro, he is from uptown. completely different. Trust, im from Toronto and this guy lives in Forrest hill uptown. any ways sick verse
Daishawn said this on May 1st, 2010 at 9:41 pm
this is the illest drake verse ive heard. he really thought out that verse. i wanna hear this track.
slamyabitch said this on May 1st, 2010 at 10:59 pm
“I avoided the Coke game and went with Sprite instead”
Drake’s dad was in the coke game, that’s why he’s in jail. Drake avoided it and stuck to his raps, thus leading to an endorsement deal with Sprite.
Get it?
sean "I killed Rick" cameron said this on May 1st, 2010 at 11:08 pm
HAHAHAHA nigas arguing about the coke line have been proven LAMES. shut the FUCK UP, I don’t even get down with drake really, but this was a hot verse, if u overanalyse your just a foggot niga point blank.
dopeSir said this on May 1st, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Wow, some of y’all niggas is really going in on that “coke game” line. He avoided the coke game, he didn’t say he was ever in it, that’s the truth. Niggas talking about he grew up privileged in the suburbs, so what? Are y’all jealous or something? Kill that sucka shit.
AirRaid said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 am
What can drake do without people hateing talking about drake ain’t saying nothing
Youngscrew said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 12:45 am
exactly “sean i killed rick”, these dumbs fuks kill me so many of yall have like a damn passion to hate and half listen to lyrics as i can see.
slamyabitch said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 12:47 am
Arrogance is starting to drive out the talent that led everyone to latch onto Drake. I wish he would step back from the spotlight and concentrate on writing innovative real rhymes before he begins to drown in his ego.
The money tree bullshit is not going to win any lower class love in a recession.
AVGVSTVS said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 1:09 am
I See Some Hater In Here So I Got To Say This
“Until J.Cole Be On The Grammy Stage He Will Still Be The Underground Fello”
What I Said said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 2:28 am
WHat’s up with the faggots in here defending Drake for the life of them? This nigga don’t need none of your defending, he’s caked up while you’re saying “STOP HATING ON DRIZZY!”. Ain’t nobody hating either, he don’t talk about shit in his rhymes, that’s a goddamn fact, it’s always the same thing with some wordplay here and there. Shit is tired.
Steve said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 2:48 am
weak verse especially when he says “I avoided the coke game”, this dude is from the burbs and grew up as a privelaged kid, that DUDE is wack
__________
U consider this Wack….to me this is Hip-Hop ….he is not on some coke shit [he didnt promote coke/ he dont do coke]..
being Hip-Hop is being AUTHENTiC = go check the mean of that word..
the dude goes hard..
swg said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 9:32 am
Wow this nigga’s lyrical ability is amazing! His wordplay was intelligent, That coke and sprite comparison was crazy as hell. Why are people complaining that he talk about the same shit? A LOT of rappers talk about the same shit and get no hate for it, like Gucci and Wayne and they’re garbage. Can’t wait to hear this song though, sounds great so far. Its hard to doubt his lyrical skills after a verse like this. Definitely buying Thank Me Later!
jreezy said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 9:52 am
Now these are the type of bars I wanna hear from Drake more often. Dope.
Mohammed said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 10:28 am
best verse since Fear..
mmkayy said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
me like.
martin said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 10:57 am
Pretty sure he said “I’m tryna do better than ‘good enough’”.
Also mofuckas is wilin. I don’t think Drake is the best, nor did I find “Over” all that incredible… But this verse is dope, some solid lyricism, and even if it ain’t the best out there, there certainly isn’t any reason to complain about it. That’s how you know mothafuckas hatin’ just cause they feel he doesn’t deserve as much love as he gets. Hate is a waste of energy sometimes. If it ain’t for you, bump something else fool.
Detective Tuesday said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 11:23 am
^ agreed
jreezy said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 1:25 pm
@jreezy
“A LOT of rappers talk about the same shit and get no hate for it, like Gucci and Wayne and they’re garbage.”
Last time i checked they do get hated on and a lot. I dont kno where the fuck your from but round my hood we dont fuck wit gucci and we only fuck wit wane when hes actually spittin not singin or some shit.
SH! said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 2:06 pm
the Sprite endorsement and he from the area of purple sprite… so he was talking about his drug of choice too.. thats a dope verse…. still about the same shit he always talking about though. i didnt even listen to the song. i just read whoever put the verse down. i thought they were making fun of drake for his content at first. til i read everyone elses comments and saw it was forreal
Truth said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 2:28 pm
i think he is tired of so far gone now. every concert he leakin the new material… he probably wants to drop a mixtape but labels worried about killin the buzz….
Truth said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 2:32 pm
@SH! I kinda messed up my statement a bit. I meant that people hate on Drake for supposedly talking about the same shit and that’s the reason that they’re hating on him. But no one brings up the dozens of other artist that truly do only talk about one thing in their music.
jreezy said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 3:39 pm
50
Mason said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 4:19 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33pfBbjiDRQ
That Fireworks Verse 2 was fire too
Dom said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 9:41 pm
@thedopeness
It is actually called a multies, but that’s fine…
OT: Drake is still eh to me even though this is better than what he normally says.
JaySpaceE said this on May 2nd, 2010 at 9:55 pm
That boy sick now hoes on his joystick/ Heatin’ up like May Weather, yea I’m on my Floyd shit — COLE WORLD NIGGA
DatGuy said this on May 3rd, 2010 at 12:15 am
“SPLIT MENTALITY” FEAT. WISE http://usershare.net/frbhd3qm9i5b THIS HIP HOP! CRAZY RAPPERS! THEY BIPOLAR! LISTEN NO BUL
Carla said this on May 3rd, 2010 at 2:31 am
Verse is cool. Better than everything I’ve heard off the album so far. Just like Fireworks I want to hear the whole song.
Nextstopheaven said this on May 3rd, 2010 at 9:33 am
Yeah I’m ready to hear Fireworks too.
jreezy said this on May 3rd, 2010 at 10:16 am
Dope!
SoFarGone said this on May 3rd, 2010 at 8:51 pm