Rose-colored Lenses

I should definitely be sleeping right now but this new/old news is keeping me awake. Ok so apparently I’ve been sleepin on dude but I just cannot help but write about this young man who is providing a breath of fresh air to the rap game right now. Some of you may recognize Aubrey “Drake” Graham as “Jimmy” from the hit Nickelodeon television show “Degrassi” where he played a student confined to a wheelchair after a school shooting (yea…the show is kinda OD especially since its targeted to tweens but thats another story). He has quietly been making mix tapes since 2006 and has recently exploded on the scene and is being hailed as Lil Wayne’s protege. He is currently signed on Wayne’s label Young Money Entertainment and word on the street is that he was very recently signed to Atlantic records. He has dual citizenship and hails from Toronto and Memphis respectively. I am literally obsessed with him. I cannot stop listening to his music or reading articles about him because I love the fact that he doesn’t pretend to be anything that he isn’t. He is so honest about not fitting the stereotypical role of a rapper and does not mind talking about his past in regards to acting and how he feels about being a crossover product. I definitely cannot talk about him enough but you MUST listen to his music so that you can feel the same way! His most recent mixtape is called ‘So Far Gone’ and can be downloaded here. He really is amazing, and I guess what I’m most impressed by is that on the surface, he’s just an actor off of a nickelodeon show which in my mind means that he has had to work so much harder than your average artist to gain respect in the rap game and at this point he really does have so much respect from so many people (Wayne co-signed!). DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS DUDE. Trust me 2009 will definitely be his year. And uh…not to mention…hes kinda fine lol. Enjoy the music and stay rosed up!

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