Maybe to you, but he's one of the rapper rockstars of today. The guy is ridiculously popular.
There is objective value to art just as their is objective value to popularity. That guy can't sing, but like a billion rappers today, for some reason, he thinks he can digitize that out of existence. He's awful.
"God's Plan" was the biggest song of 2018. I've liked quite a few of Drake's songs in the past, which is testament to his talent as a songwriter, because he inhabits a genre of music that I despise, so for him to win my ear demonstrates the stretch of his appeal, but that song is a heaping pile of dogshit. He sings every note at the same volume, with the same inflection, the same feeble tambre, and he covers what-- a half octave range? It's like listening to Jack Johnson, except that Jack actually has a pleasant voice, even if it's boring and monotonous. It sounds exactly like every other piece of derivative garbage burped up on the radio by talentless hacks trying to smooth over their abject lack of musical practice or study with a laptop and a synthesizer. It's boring, lifeless, hackneyed
product.
It might be the worst #1 hit for a year of all time.
The only guy who is pulling this off is Tyler the Creator. He knows he can't sing, but he does anyway, with passion and weirdness, doesn't gloss over his flaws in post-production, and his songs are so unique that it's impossible not to be charmed. It really helps to layer interesting background instrumentals instead of a three-piece drum set track on a loop.
Dear God I hate this music. You know the worst part? I caught only this part of the broadcast, but it was Drake's speech. Drake getting cut off during his speech was the sole highlight of the whole ceremony. Watch it here:
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertain...ceptance-speech-61th-grammy-awards/vi-BBTrhIa
He gets up, and first thing he says, "Man, uh, it's like the first time in history I'm actually what I thought I was, so I like that, that's really nice." He immediately adds, "I definitely did not think I was winning anything." Uhhh...which is it? You just said you thought you were the one who should be holding the trophy, but when you win, you're surprised? Much humble. He then goes on to shit on the very people who gave him that award as out of touch with the implication it's because they are white Americans (i.e. "a mixed raced kid from Canada"). Bro, they just gave you the award, and they also gave Childish Gambino 5x awards including Song & Record of the Year. Unlike you, Drake, Gambino actually deserved his wins, but know who was out of touch? Gambino-- who didn't show up. Also you who didn't notice who was getting hosting invitations and wins.
This is why you don't cave to whiners who throw tantrums.
