in the UK you’ll notice this obsession with proximity to success. Anyone with a bit of clout is somehow “their mate”, but when it comes to actually championing people, the energy gets very strange
Hip hop being phased out of nightlife means that I didn’t get to hear “Went Legit” in the dance as much as I should’ve…that song should’ve become my gen’s “Dreams and Nightmares”. The lack of rap in the shubs is acc paining me, 2024 felt like the last big year for rap outside.
6 years ago today, Drake dropped 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' 🦉
▫️4B+ Spotify streams
▫️All songs charted
▫️220K+ sold first-week
▫️Toosie Slide charted at #1
▫️3M+ units sold in the U.S
You see when you lean into rage and do an absolute madness, that very same rage quickly leaves you stranded to deal with what you can’t undo. Now you are on your own with sane thoughts.