Inheriting his sombre singing voice from his soulful father – and his serene rap skills from… who knows? – Drake crafted one of the biggest cultural resets in pop and hip hop culture of all time.Ī sparkly affair, ‘Fancy’ is that hype track you can put on before the club, slapping on your lippy as you let Drake and Atlanta’s T.I. Former teen soap star Aubrey Graham broke away from the popular jock persona of Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation and began soundtracking bedroom concerts all over the world (including my own!). Yes: I may have said Drake isn’t cool any more – and I still stand by that claim – but when it comes to his stellar debut, 2010’s ‘Thank Me Later’ – which turns 10 on this very day – is one for the books. But don’t let the trend-hopper – who even jumped on UK drill with his last mixtape – get memed into irrelevance: it’s well worth remember what an amazing musical force he once was.

Whether his rad dance moves in ‘Hotline Bling’ are being turned into gifs or he’s causing pandemonium online by posting a pic of his once-secret son, Drake’s pop cultural cachet often overshadows his music.

Nowadays, all Drake seems to be good for is a great meme.

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