Drake: What's his deal?

I haven't been that into pop music lately (like the past 8 years), but I just signed up for Spotify and it makes it so easy to sample a huge variety of music I probably wouldn't otherwise listen to (let's hear that Nicki Minaj the kids are talking about these days).

And yes, now I get it. Lady Gaga is irritating but undeniably catchy. Rihanna is eh-eh-eh-ver-y-thing. Beyonce can do no wrong. But there's one wildly succesful pop star who I just don't understand.

Drake.

He's a massive musical phenom, right? He used to be on a Canadian tv show but now people rave about him and his songs are all over the Spotify Top Songs list. But they're all so underwhelming. What am I missing? I do admit to loving his contribution to this, but really, that song is all Rihanna.

I turned to the Internet for answers:

What exactly is the appeal of Drake?

What, precisely, is the appeal of Drake?

But I remain mystified. What is the one Drake song I need to listen to that will make it all make sense?

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Comments

[aamanda]

You need to listen to his whole take care album , i.promise its everything you would wanna hear . Drake touches the soul .