Video: Drake Calls Kanye ‘The Most Influential Person’ On His Sound
via MTV News:
With its mix of singing and rapping, Drake’s buzz-building mixtape So Far Gone has drawn comparisons to Kanye West’s latest effort 808s & Heartbreak. For his part, Drake said the Chicago lyricist had a huge impact on his music and even described ‘Ye as “the most influential person” in shaping the young rapper’s sound.
“Before I ever got the chance to meet him, Kanye West shaped a lot of what I do, as far as music goes,” Drake told MTV News on Tuesday night before his show at S.O.B.’s. “We always, always, always took the time to listen to Kanye’s music and appreciate it beyond. We searched the samples and we find out where his inspiration came from, because he has one of the best ears in music, period. He knows how to recognize great music that’s not his. He knows how to utilize great sounds and great music. So before I met him, I had the utmost respect for Kanye West. I’d even go as far as to say he’s the most influential person as far as a musician that I’d ever had in my life.”
Drake said he and ‘Ye initially met in Hawaii, where West has been working on music recently. The interaction was brief at first, but now the two are expected to collaborate on Drake’s upcoming debut album. ‘Ye attended Drake’s New York show this week, and one of West’s managers, Gee Roberson, acts as a co-manger for Drake.
Over the weekend, West returned the accolades in a post on his blog, saying that one of Drizzy’s lines on Young Money’s “Every Girl” is the rhyme of the year.“Drake said, ‘Do you like girls like I do?? Les-bi-honest!!!!!’ Best line of the year so far!” West wrote in all caps.
As an upstart, Drake said the comment was hilarious and flattering. “I feel like it’s funny, because that’s something he might have said,” Drake said about the line. “[But] it’s an honor that he’s even looking at me as somewhat of an equal, somewhat of a peer. I think he’s one of the greatest to ever do it.”
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May 28th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
I AM CASKET FACE.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
DRAKE IS CASKET FACE
May 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
and Drake had Kanye in a little basement room in SOB’s of all places.
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Nice segeway, es.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Drake is casketface
May 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
No hate but… DUH!
May 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
no. fucking. shit.
Jay/Kanye/Wayne mashed together in a gay fashion = Drake
May 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
# cOLD Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
I AM CASKET FACE.
^^^
Really???
Me too…what a coincidence
May 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Eskay, you have 29 days before i divide and conquer. NO HOMO.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Took 30 minutes to get her pants to fasten.
^^^
thats that 80’s high waist pant shit right there. I seent my mom before she would go Salsa dancing
May 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Dre = Casket and Amp
May 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
farfetch.com/shopping/sale/men/opening-ceremony/search/item10011282.aspx
^^^^
I want these jawns they’re tough
May 28th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
You da You da Best. You da You da Best.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Dre Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
No hate but… DUH!
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LOL!
“Drake said, ‘Do you like girls like I do?? Les-bi-honest!!!!!’ Best line of the year so far!” West wrote in all caps.
As an upstart, Drake said the comment was hilarious and flattering. “I feel like it’s funny, because that’s something he might have said,” Drake said about the line.”
I felt the exact same way when I heard that line. Sounds like some shit Ye woulda said.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Jay/Kanye/Wayne
^^^
Remove Jay & put Andre 3000 in there, & yes
May 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Boosie list Boosie List:
Reason why Amp is so emotional
1. collects He-man thongs, batman drawz, and superman capes
2. works as a garbage collector for the city of brooklyn
3. baby mama is ugly
4. 40 years old
5. Women are not tricking on him
6. Mad ten years ago that he had to trick (buy a woman a $6 drink)
7. Thinks everyone is out to get him for his marvel capcom bed sheets
8. lost his captain america frisbee when he was a child
May 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Yo, pause pause pause
May 28th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
This niggas faggoty stage antics mimic that exactly of a particular mr.West
May 28th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
this is news? come on
Kanye Lite shit
May 28th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
eskay Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
>>lol Now you frontin, cause cig is way more common then bogey.
maybe in the parallel universe you live in where Lacoste is better than ‘Lo.
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Riiiight.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Dead @ Boosie…
Boosie’s on of the people on Nah you dont wanna have coming at you…his imagination is on Ghostface levels lol
May 28th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
>>Remove Jay & put Andre 3000 in there, & yes
so you hear 3 Stacks in Drake? moreso than Jay? you’re a balloon head.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
7. Thinks everyone is out to get him for his marvel capcom bed sheets
^
Roffle
May 28th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
*does circles in segueway scooter*
May 28th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
#
# Boosie Says:
May 28th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Boosie list Boosie List:
Reason why Amp is so emotional
1. collects He-man thongs, batman drawz, and superman capes
2. works as a garbage collector for the city of brooklyn
3. baby mama is ugly
4. 40 years old
5. Women are not tricking on him
6. Mad ten years ago that he had to trick (buy a woman a $6 drink)
7. Thinks everyone is out to get him for his marvel capcom bed sheets
8. lost his captain america frisbee when he was a child
^^
LMAO.
*DEADDEADDEAD*
May 28th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
1. collects He-man thongs, batman drawz, and superman capes
^^
Underoos as a kid>>>>
May 28th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
You da You da Best. You da You da Best.
^this sums Drake up perfectly…
fans singing the radio edit with no profanity…SMH
May 28th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
so you hear 3 Stacks in Drake? moreso than Jay? you’re a balloon head.
^^^
Yep.
And stop talking abot bredah’s heads b. The shits uncivillized.
May 28th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
can-am spyder
^^^^
ANybody fuck with these jawns
May 28th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
LET WE SEE his first album TO SEE THE REAL SITUATION ABOUT HIM
titled “THANK ME LATER” and feats kanye, jeezy, jayz, weezy, …
with dope productions, plus a dope promo and videos …
dat can be really great, so let we see his first album
soon, this dude has buzz, it’s his year maybe …
May 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Drake, jus i figured, a Kanye West and Lil Wayne Dick rider (prolly Homo)
May 28th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
no. fucking. shit.
Jay/Kanye/Wayne mashed together in a gay fashion = Drake
^^
Agreed.
May 28th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Eskay, I BEG YOU, GET OFF DRAKES DICK.
We get it, you have a HUGE crush on him, and the thought of him in his skinny jeans gets your dick hard. It’s okay, but still…. move the fuck on. Just because somewhere on the internet there is a new piece of information about him, you don’t have to post it. It’s okay to miss “drizzy” news now and then. Trust me.
May 28th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
“he has one of the best ears in music, period. He knows how to recognize great music that’s not his”…Neogazi, I got it ma dude, you know that from school daze broski