After much anticipation and fanfare hip-hop’s “next big thing”, Drake, will finally release his debut album, Thank Me Later, worldwide tomorrow. Ever since emergence in the hip-hop scene fans and the music industry has long awaited this day. According to most Drake is destined for greatness. Drake possesses many talents that most rappers don’t possess until later on in their careers. Drake’s flow and songwriting skills rival some of the best artists in the game. Now lets not get ahead of ourselves I’m not comparing Drake to the Andre 3000’s and Jay-Z’s of the world. I’m simply saying that he potentially could be at their level one day. To be honest it wasn’t too long ago that I didn’t particularly care for Drake as an artist. So you ask yourself: What changed? I listened to Thank Me Later and it completely changed my stance on Drake. Drake has caught a lot of flack from “hip-hop purists” and “hip-hop heads” for being too “commercial” and “soft”. So what if Drake sings on a couple of songs, I think that just shows his versatility as an artist. Its funny how people have selective memory when it comes to hip-hop. Is LL Cool J not one of the biggest rap stars EVER? How hardcore is “I Need Love”??? Was that not one of his biggest hits and when you go anywhere you can hear grown men reciting it WORD for WORD!! I think that people should just look as Drake as an artist and stop trying to label people. Drake is DRAKE not Nas not Eminem not Jay-Z or anybody else. I mean how hardcore could you expect from an ex-Degrassi cast member. Ironically a drake is a male duck. Just like Drake, ducks are never taken to seriously because I mean they are DUCKS. So its safe to say that just like his animal counterpart Drake will never receive the full credit that he does. He will always be remembered for being on Degrassi and tearing his ACL on stage just like we only remember ducks for quacking.