For a rapper as well-known as Drake, there remains an essential element of mystery about him. For one so open, there’s a distance, and he prefers it that way. But then there’s something beneath the exterior that reveals itself with urgency in conversation: Drake’s raw ambition.
Anything Drake drops is timeless. It’s always timeless, it’s always lit.
I’ve been compared to Drake before and Kid Cudi.
Drake can do that well, he can have the hottest tune every summer for the next 20 years, and that’s how he does his things. But naaaaah, I might go away for three years, you know what I mean?
I think there’s a void for some authentic soul music with an edge. I think there’s some people who grew up with Motown and Stevie Wonder that still can appreciate Future, Drake, and all these different things, too, but there shouldn’t be a void for those people, as well.
I taught Drake everything he knows.
Me and Drake, we just met each other in passing on the road. We kicked it a few times. We kept ending up in the same circles. Eventually we figured out we wanted to work.
There are definitely a lot of creative people I want to work with. I wanna work with Drake!
I did everything to break in. I even recorded covers of Alicia Keys and Lauryn Hill, and put them on Youtube in the hopes that Drake would discover me like he did Justin Bieber.
I see myself like what Drake did in the game. I came with melodies and different lyrics, from a different place – reggaeton is from Puerto Rico; Drake is from Canada.
Professor Al Drake encouraged me to just write the way I talk. I decided if that’s what I needed to do, I didn’t need to be in school to do it.
Drake come out there and he play his music and everybody just go crazy. Michael Jackson come out there and breathe.
I appreciate Drake’s music, I appreciate Future’s music, I appreciate Lil Durk’s music. I appreciate Uzi, Meek Mill, I appreciate Migos.
My theory is the root of a country artist is truth and honesty. For me, I look at Sam Hunt. The truth and the honest thing is we have southern roots, we were raised in a southern way, but we listen to Drake and other stuff, too.
Drake is a lyrical genius, and he’s great with melodies, and Pharrell is an amazing producer and songwriter.
I love music but I never went to a concert in my life. The first time I went to a concert I performed on a stage with Drake.
The Americans have their way of talking, their way of dressing, their way of doing things, and we have ours. That’s why this whole U.K. underground thing has become sick, because everyone has finally said, ‘Yeah, yeah, Drake is sick – but hang on, we are too.’
I’ve heard of Francis Drake and Ted Drake. But I don’t know who Drake is.
I’d love to collaborate with Drake. I think he’s awesome.
One thing I’ll say about Drake is that he never talks about me about going to any schools. I know people think that, but he has never done that. He just talks to me about how I’m dealing with life and things like that. He’s like a big bro and I really appreciate that about him.
Drake makes some dope songs.
I love listening to Lil’ Wayne, Drake, and Eminem to get me fired up!
Drake doesn’t realize, in many ways, he was like the big brother I never had. He set the example and paved the way for me to be myself. Now, whether I’m at the Grammys or whether I’m here or there or whatever, he’ll show me love… People don’t realize what that’s like, what that means.
The great opportunity with Deadman was that you had a character that nobody had really done anything with – Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino created the character, which is terrific, but Carmine only did one issue with him – and it gave me a chance to do things that I hadn’t seen done in comics all of my life.
I listen to Radio 4 and put the iPod on shuffle. I like the randomness of, say, the Stones, then something from Nina Simone, Nick Drake or Bob Dylan.
I’d love to work with Drake. I got Drake beats.
I did a song with Rihanna recently, and I was like, ‘How did you find out about me or whatever?’ And she said, ‘Drake.’
The pleasure of hanging with Drake is that there isn’t a question he won’t try to answer openly and honestly, shifting easily and unselfconsciously between talk of the rap game, money, family, and love.
It makes you feel good when you do a song that, sonically, can fit right next to Drake. But our audience, they don’t care. And it hurts that they don’t care!
You put Drake on anything, and it’s money.
I feel like Drake saw that I was up-and-coming in the gaming scene, and he thought it would be a perfect way to just tap into another source of viewers by playing with me. He also might have just wanted to game. I’m not sure.
Youngsters in Punjab don’t follow Bollywood. They know about Drake, Rihanna and the relationship between Beyonce and Jay Z.
Tell that boy Drake he don’t want it with me in ‘Fortnite.’
My dream collaboration would be to work with Drake. Honestly, he’s an amazing songwriter, and I feel like if we got the opportunity to do a song, it would be the most amazing thing to ever hit people’s ears.
I don’t want to mix the identities. Noah Drake isn’t Rick Springfield.
You know what? Drake is one of my favorite artists, not just because it’s, like, the cool thing to say.
I like Future, Young Thug, Mike WiLL, DJ Spinz, Metro Boomin, Drake, Kendrick.
I love what Drake does, but I don’t want to be called the Drake of country.
My dream tour would be like, me, Cole, Drake, Sean, Meek. I think that would be dope, something like that; big venues.
Nobody compares to Drake as far as hits, but Michael Jackson had presence. That’s the difference.
I don’t like anything about Drake.
To get the adrenaline pumping between events – or to help me switch off, Jay Z, the Roots and Drake are on my playlist.
I find real strength in Drake and I think it’s because he’s so gentle and confident in his delivery. It’s like, he’s not panicking and overselling himself or trying to lie.
Drake and his camp are people of their word. I’ve never seen them say they’re going to do something and not do it.
Drake brought me out at the O2 in London and Barclays Center, and I’m on ‘More Life.’
I love Drake.
Cowboy James Storm and Eli Drake, those guys can talk and rile the people up.
I would say my dream collaboration would probably have to be with Drake. I think he is an amazing artist.
I’m probably one of the biggest Drake fans you could ever find.
Drake is super versatile. He always has a lot of emotional moments on his albums.
Whether you like him or not, hip hop needs Drake.
I’ve never seen Kendrick Lamar crack a joke, and I’ve met him, but I’m sure he’s hilarious, too, just because he’s so good at rapping. J. Cole is a funny guy as well. Drake is funny. But who’s the funniest guy I’ve met who is a rapper? I would say 50 Cent.
In terms of tone and style, I’ve always been influenced by a lot of different players. I love Nick Drake, Mike Bloomfield and Sonic Boom. I like those three a lot!
In the beginning it was definitely Drake, Kanye and Lil Wayne – those were my influences. But having worked with all those three individually, I’m now appreciating my own individuality.
I’ve been getting into Nick Drake lately, the folk singer. Sad, gorgeous stuff.
Drake was a fan before a friend. He already was a Cash Money millionaire. When opportunity came, maybe we put the most on the table. That was my thinking because I just thought that this was a very talented young man. We saw a future with him, so it was about him being comfortable.
I talk to Drake all the time.
From the beginning with ‘So Far Gone,’ Drake’s work has been to find a way to deftly balance his singing and his rapping.
The first time I heard Adam Feeney and Chester Stone Hansen’s ‘Vibez,’ it was used in Drake’s ‘0-100’ as a sample.
I’m really big into lyrics in my own songs, so I look up to Drake in that aspect.
Lil Wayne is doing his thing, and so is Drake.
If it’s time to party, it’s time for hip hop. I love Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye. If I’m chilling at home though, I’m listening to Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Radiohead, DJ Shadow. I also listen to a lot of classical.
I do listen to Drake.
I don’t listen to Drake. That’s not a shade to Drake. I don’t know who Drake is for, but it’s not for me.
I’m not really much of a fan of Drake. I don’t know why; I’m not really keen on it. His songs just make you think about your ex! I’m more about upbeat songs! His songs are more sad most of the time!
Drake is my favorite rapper.
Once upon a time Americans didn’t want to listen to Canadian rap and now Drake’s the biggest rapper in the world.
I would probably work with Drake as he is massively inspirational to me as a writer as well as an artist. If not him, then Susan Boyle!
Lyrically and melodically, Drake was definitely a big influence of mine.
I respect Drake not only as a creative person but as a business mind as well. I think Drake’s important.
I love Drake and Future, and I gotta bump some Jay Z for that New York flavour too.
One of the Robinson brothers from the Black Crowes turned me on to Nick Drake.
As far as my goals are concerned, Eli Drake needs to be a household name any and everywhere it can be. Aside from that I want to rack up championships.
