"A lot of artists don’t even know when they sound wrong, or off. That sounds the same as that hit that I have on the radio and it’s like, if you can’t place, if you don’t know when something’s wrong, you’re not gonna be one of the greats. You might be cool for a minute, but..." — Drake on MTV

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In this short clip from an interview with Drake in 2010, the young superstar-in-waiting outlined a facet of the philosophy that’s made him into an unrivaled, chart-topping phenom, not to mention hip-hop’s reigning king of choruses:

Be Your Own Worst Critic

Cited by pundits and commentators as the man who took the previously entrenched boundaries between singing and rapping and co-mingled them within the mainstream space, Drake’s hook-laden approach to song-craft has meant that while he may not receive his proper reverence as an MC, his capacity for hit-making is undeniable.

But to be honest, the man who can now self-assuredly flex about having “more slaps than The Beatles” didn’t acquire his status as one of the all-time Billboard mainstays by spitting complex 16’s, he did so through his knack for anchoring his songs around innately catchy choruses.

Seen as one of the core elements of commercial rap as we know it today, these immediately ear-grabbing refrains are something that Drake can deliver at what seems like the drop of a hat.

But, as his comments here would suggest, the reason that they’ve so regularly been translated into globe-spanning mega-hits is because Drizzy is always looking to bring the potential of his hooks to the fore.

As opposed to weighing it up and accepting a middling effort as a placeholder, the OVO leader will discard anything which, to him, simply doesn’t reach his own unimpeachably high standards.

And if his comments to MTV are anything to go by, it’s due to the fact that he has the foresight to not see the song in a vacuum, but think about how that chorus, when properly rendered, could contribute to his legacy.

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However, when it comes to Drake, ashe made clear to Elliott Wilson, another thing that keep his hits feeling vital is that he is never looking to so much as invoke the spirit of the past when it comes to crafting a new hit.

“I don’t wanna sound like No New Friends, I don’t wanna sound like I’m On One. I did that already- Drake on CRWN, 18:57



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