some drake commentary.

drake's level of celebrity is one that need to introduction or preface...including his role on the television show degrassi. his rise to pop-stardom is one that has happened almost over-night. so much so that he wasn't on the radar for last year's xxl freshman 2009 and i assume that his stardom put him on a plateau above this year's. he's been a behind the scenes kind-of-guy for a while...ghost writing for the likes of lil' wayne and others.

this post comes as a response to one of his latest singles, over...

the chorus of this track [what am i doin'? oh yea that's right im doin' me] is a line that has crossed the lips of many listeners and made the almighty status on the book of faces of more people than i can count. my thoughts are this...is that really true for you? are you really doing you? when you wake up every morning, put your pants on one-leg-at-a-time like everybody else, shower, and look yoursef in the mirror, are you really going to tackle the day as you really wanted to tackle it? i don't think i can believe the rhetorical yes that the majority of people would answer with. granted what some people really want to do isn't the best for them and even a little counter-productive, no one should be humping a dead-end 9 to 5 just to get by...no human deserves that or should be obligated to that...we all deserve more. i believe that everyone should take a shot at their passion, that's the reason i go to art school...it's what i love and i'm very happy with the decision.

so think about it...give it a shot...don't live with the regret of not trying what you really want to be doing. jump in with both feet. it might be an arduous road, but one day it will be worth the reward and the ease on your mind. and if it doesn't work out, know you gave it your best and you took the risk...even if it means humping a dead-end 9 to 5 to pay the rent and put food on the table. at least you can walk around that 9 to 5 with your head up saying "at least i took the risk" in stead of "i wish i took the risk."

just something to think about...