The man who is killin it in the game right now. Wheelchair Jimmy from Degrassi. To tell you the truth, back during my Degrassi days, a rapper was never anything I pictured little Jimmy becoming. He grew up on TV and I grew up watching him, shoot...DEGRASSI, IT GOES THERE. That school was cursed. lol. But anyways, from Room for Improvement to Comeback Season all the way to where we are now... So Far Gone, there is obvious improvement. I read in an interview a while back that he started paying attention to hooks and playing around with melodies; this definitely has worked out for him. Women love melodies and, I would say, is one of the easiest ways to capture their attention. Lyrics, yes, are important as well...but put into the right formula (Good Beat + Lyrics + Hook) you cannot lose. Room for Improvement is lyrically heavy with influences from great lyricists, Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Talib, etc it seems. I love them, but honestly the mixtape never demanded my attention and sounded very familiar in relation to every other "rapper" trying to get their foot in door, of which we know as "the industry." Then here comes Comeback Season...SUCCESS! Don't You Have a Man, Closer, and B!@$ is Crazy are only a few of the songs on the album that jam. With this album you see closely the attention to he paid to the melodies he included on various songs. Robin Thicke, Trey Songz, Goapele, etc are a few of which are featured on the album. A PERFECT balance of good lyrics, good stories, plus a nice melody to tie it together. Then finally...one day we have SO FAR GONE. His work doesn't consistently stay the same, it is never predictable. Each and every ablum has been an improvement, and with his latest album, he left the world in awe. Left everyone saying..."who is this young cat? Drake? Jimmy from Degrassi?" DRAKE is a name these days, you cannot go a day without hearing. Either you hear him on the radio, someones facebook status, or TV...his name, because of this mixtape, is definitely all the buzz. His flow has changed, could be Weezy influences? Who knows, but So Far Gone is all Drizzy and not the Drake we first heart on Room for Improvement. Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, all I know is that So Far Gone is his best to date. You've set the bar HIGH sir, and we can't wait for Thank Me Later to drop.
Ah, btw. Austin concert...why so late? Oh well, he beasted both shows Austin & Houston. Big props for knowing all of MoCityDon!
ciao.
"Wheelchair Jimmy from Degrassi."lol
ReplyDeleteI agree. He's THAT good. Him and Asher Roth.
His song 'Best I Ever Had', and his verse from 'Every girl' is "fire". He's getting recognized because of who signed him.