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The Boy Is Back: Why a Summer of Drake Might Be What Hip-Hop Needs
For Entry 005 of Mic Drops and Elbow Drops, Carl Lamarre explores if Drake could help bring the heat back to hip-hop this summer?
What followed was an unrelenting onslaught: a cinematic Super Bowl performance, a resounding Grammy sweep, and a 13-week Hot 100 triumph with “Luther.” Lamar’s indomitable reign has only intensified in the months since courtesy of his Grand National Stadium Tour alongside SZA. This year’s Fourth of July rang a little differently: Lamar’s former lyrical combatant Drake entered the ring with ruthless intentions of his own, releasing “What Did I Miss?” After quietly piecing together a solid comeback campaign consisting of his chart-topping$ome $exy $ongs 4 U album with PARTYNEXTDOOR — as well as that set’s breakout hit, the No. And while we do have a platter of braggadocious bars being served this month in Clipse’s Let God Sort Em Out, alongside a possible reunion between Freddie Gibbs and Alchemist for Alfredo 2, Lamar and Drake remain the genre’s main characters.
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