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Drake might be starting to feel like Jay Z:

Dark Knight feeling, die and be a hero
Or live long enough to see yourself become a villain

While he’s done so much for the city of Toronto (they gave him the key to the city in February 2016), he’s still struggling to gain the support of the up and coming rappers from the city.

Drake isn’t getting enough credit as he really should from Toronto. He’s willing to die for the city just to make people realize that the things he’s doing for it is not an easy job.

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Erika Lee is the voice of the woman on the phone in “Marvin’s Room.” In 2012, she sued Drake for not giving her a co-writing credit or any royalties for the song.

It was reported:

Lee filed a lawsuit in California federal court yesterday. She claims that Drake texted her messages like, “U basically made that song” and “It’s shit without you.” While Drake has reportedly offered her a percentage of the publishing money, Lee seeks credit as a co-writer of the song and is seeking other damages.

The case was settled the following year out of court.

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On “Child’s Play,” Drake explains to a woman that her simple desires for a new outfit are mere child’s play. He’s happy to indulge as long as she continues to give him what he needs.

Drake’s Cheesecake Factory shoutout became a meme shortly after the song was released.

Why you gotta fight with me at Cheesecake
You know I love to go there

The track samples Ha-Sizzle’s New Orleans bounce classic “Rode That Dick Like a Soldier.”

Drake released the video starring Tyra Banks via Apple Music. The video was released on September 4th, 2016.

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Drake admits that while he didn’t give her the whole truth, he feels like 80% is pretty reasonable. Apparently it wasn’t enough.

He goes onto question why this girl would want to spend cuffing season with another guy. As he sees it, he’s clearly the superior option.

This girl could also be the same Drake was talking about in PARTYNEXTDOOR’s “Recognize”:

I gotta get you those snow tires for your Mercedes, I’m glad you reminded me baby

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It seems Drake’s days of chasing women (and creeping in DM’s) are done. He’d much rather be the envy of everyone in the rap game while Rihanna wines on him during music video shoots and live shows like the BRIT Awards.

Despite Drake’s affection for RiRi, his relationship with her seems confusing at the best of times. He dedicated an entire verse to her on his 2010 track “Fireworks,” then claimed she used him as a pawn during an interview in 2010, but has continued to collaborate with her, most notably on “What’s My Name,” “Take Care,” “Work,” and “Too Good.”

Outside of music, Drake was involved in an altercation with Chris Brown, believed to be Rihanna-related.

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On “Hype,” Drake uses a similar flow and subject matter to previous songs “Summer Sixteen” and “Back to Back.” Drizzy takes aim at the likes of Meek Mill while comparing himself to Michael Jackson, bragging about dancing with Rihanna, and claiming Views is already a classic. Ironic, considering he’s supposedly “doning the hype.”

A remix was released with a Lil Wayne verse on May 22nd.

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At the time this song was released, Drake was 29, and spent the majority of his twenties as an eligible bachelor. It seems that was by choice.

Ironically, on “Miss Me,” Drake made this claim:

I love Nicki Minaj, I told her I’d admit it
I hope one day we get married just to say we fucking did it
And girl I’m fucking serious, I’m with it if you with it

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Drake compares his girl to Victoria Beckham, wife of former soccer star David Beckham. In her heyday as a singer, she went by Posh Spice, of the British Pop group the Spice Girls.

“Spice” is also UK slang for an attractive woman. As of April 2016, Drake is not married, although he did ask Nicki Minaj to marry him on his 2009 song “Miss Me.”

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This is a reference to Drake’s recent song leaks. His secrets are worth so much money, exposing him could afford you a $85,000 Range Rover.

On January 31st, Drake dropped “Summer Sixteen” and just 15 minutes later, rival Meek Mill released “War Pain,” containing multiple references to Drake’s song. It was clear someone from Drake’s camp had sold him out.

This was further brought to light during a Pitchfork interview with “One Dance” collaborator Kyla, who commented:

They were very much like, “Let’s run with this version, there’s no time for recording it or anything like that. We’re getting hacked left, right, and center.”

Drake further claims that his frenemies would even sell his secrets back to him, or in other words, blackmail him. This idea is reminiscent of Kanye West’s song “Real Friends,” where he rapped:

I had a cousin that stole my laptop that I was fuckin' bitches on
Paid that nigga 250 thousand just to get it from him

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On “U With Me?,” Drake questions his girl’s loyalty, reflecting on the past and how certain issues in their relationship caused them to drift. As a result, Drizzy begins to doubt his girl’s true intentions and whether she loves him, hence him asking “are you with me?”

This song contains multiple references to texting and text-slang. DM, LOL, verse two’s mention of “dot dot dot” and grey chunks, and actual text back and forths. The title “U With Me,” “U” is informal, and commonly used in “U up?” late night texts.

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