“Grandmaster Flash: Why Drake is a Hip-Hop Genius”
Grandmaster Flash called Drake a genius on the red carpet at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards and compared him to the late prince for being so daring with his music.
The legendary hip-hop DJ made his remarks Sunday night (February 5) when he stopped by to chat with him billboard on the red carpet. According to Grandmaster Flash, artists like Drake, Lil Baby, JAY-Z, Lizzo and others remind him how lucky he is that he helped create the culture 50 years ago.
When it comes to The 6 God, however, Flash said he admires that he’s never made the same record, and his ability to constantly turn the page with his music is similar to what Prince would do.
“He’s probably the only rapper and I want to talk about his talent because he’s a great rapper, but in my opinion he’s the only one who dares to rap on a trap beat, on a disco beat too rap rap to a ballad beat,” said Grandmaster Flash. “I would call it a Prince formula. When Prince makes records, it doesn’t sound like his last record. Drake is brave enough to rap on all kinds of beats. I think he is a consummate genius.”
Drizzy has been criticized for taking on other genres of music, sometimes even labeled a culture vulture. But Grandmaster Flash has no problem with that, and when such a hip-hop legend signs him, Drake must be doing something right.
The Toronto megastar won his first Grammy in four years, despite not submitting any of his music for the 2023 ceremony. The OVO hitmaker’s win in the Best Melodic Rap Performance category came thanks to his appearance on Future’s “Wait For U,” which also features Tems.
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The i never liked you Track, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified triple platinum, beat Kendrick Lamar’s “Die Hard”, DJ Khaled’s “Beautiful”, Jack Harlow’s “First Class” and Latto’s “Big Energy (Live)”. .”
Although he did not submit any solo material for consideration, Drake actually had four nominations that night. “Wait For U” was also nominated for Best Rap Song, as was his Jack Harlow collaboration “Churchill Downs.”
Drake’s last Grammys win came in 2019 when “God’s Plan” took home the Best Rap Song trophy. He was also nominated in four other categories that year, including Album of the Year (Scorpion), Song of the Year (“God’s Plan”), Record of the Year (“God’s Plan”) and Best Rap Performance (“Nice For What” , “Sicko Mode”).
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