He made a little speech towards the end thanking the crowd for their enthusiasm, and he said something I always keep in my mind to this day… Not to toot my own horn, but I know the words to literally every song, every word, every cadence, every beat drop… it’s memorised in my head more than anything else (soz, degree). I don’t even know how I could top it, honestly. My mama paid so much for these tickets you know, so we literally got to the venue hours and hours early, desperate not to miss a single second of what was easily the best night of my life thus far. I was lucky enough to see Drake at the o2 in London last year when he came on his Boy Meets World tour. But that shit cuts deep so… if you’re one of those who criticise him for doing so, it’s probably because you’ve never felt something that deep *shrug emoji*

And sure, he sings and raps about heartbreak a lot. About the importance of being authentic and true to who you are. About girls who just want the fame and attention that comes with it. He writes songs about those who have betrayed him. It ain’t about dabbling in the singles and the stuff they’re playing on the radio, but the WHOOOOOOLE package. Some of these young kids like my brother insist on singles and one-hit wonders in their party playlists, and that’s cool from time to time, but in my opinion if an artist releases a whole project, that’s an intended action.

Thank Me Later was the first full-length album of Drake’s I ever listened to in its entirety, and even now everytime a new album is released, I have to listen to it immediately in its entirety. Find Your Love was released in 2010 which blows my mind because I remember watching the music video on YouTube and it being all dark and mysterious with this young kid who mostly just sang at that point.ġ4 year old Soph didn’t care for rap yet, but his cute lyrics and Facebookable captions (the equivalent of how important Instagram ones are now) made him an instant hit amongst all the girls in my year group. The first time I ever listened to his music was when Rihanna wa s also on the come up, and oh naaa naaa, what’s ma name was everyone’s Facebook profile picture caption, as well as the subject of many pre-meme memes.

Meme gods plan drake