Drake Talks About Mixtapes
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With all the great mixtapes being released by the various rap and hip-hop stars, Drake is a top dog with his own, So Far Gone, and has his input on how the “mixtape” has evolved.
Drake told VH1 how nowadays rappers have to really step it up when it comes to releasing a mixtape. “I think that when creating a mixtape, you have to approach it with a selfless mind-set. A mixtape can’t be the songs that don’t make your album, or songs that aren’t good enough to make your album make your mixtape — unless you’re that good. There aren’t many people that are that good. I’m not that good. That mixtape (So Far Gone) is me working my hardest. It wasn’t ‘Oh, here are the songs I’m gonna give away to you ’cause I have better songs coming.’ A mixtape has become an album,” Drake stated in his interview. Of course with the new talent and already big rappers giving it all they got, it’s expected to have the kind of mentality Drake has.
The rapper continued on saying: “Before, I remember people used to be in the studio cutting songs, and they would be like, ‘Oh, that song is OK. I’ll just put it on my mixtape.’ Now a mixtape is an actual tool. It’s a format you need. You don’t necessarily need it, but it can be useful. Like with Fab and the other guys, I know they do a lot of rapping on other guys beats. It’s hard to tour like that, as incredible as it may be. Now Wayne, when the No Ceilings set comes on, it’s ridiculous. It’s hard to rap over other people’s songs and have it be timeless. WIth So Far Gone, when I did flip other people’s songs, half the time people didn’t know what song it was. I tried to pick stuff that was new or rare or just like an album cut. But yeah, man, if I use somebody else’s beat, I try to make a song out of it.”
Looks like Drake’s still learning the lessons of the rap game. Once you release a few more albums and mixtapes you’ll have the hang of it, Drake.
Posted on 05/2/10
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