Classic even if u think its mid

Brand New

I feel those are his 4 classics as well . Views might go down as a classic to me as well,too many amazing songs on there

this tape definitely gets it's dues it continues to find new fans

Important to Drake’s career and progression as an artists and his place in the music industry. By definition that makes it important in music history overall because Drake is one of the biggest artists ever. OP also makes good points about how it impacted the commercialization tactics of music. But just on the music itself, I don’t think there’s really anything super innovating, influential, or exemplary about it. It’s just a fine project form a fine rapper who has mega commercial appeal.

Classic lost all meaning then

same. room for improvement is so relevant to me because of the subject matter

Agreed, probably his most underrated classic and possibly his most deserved

When question how Drake changed/influenced the game they clearly don’t remember hip-hop before SFG and pretty much right after

So Far Gone technically marked the beginning of modern Hip Hop as we know it today tbh.

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You probably weren't even born when this dropped

Best mixtape of the 00’s??

Let’s call it off use to get crazy amount of play on my iPod touch

Feels weird no one talks about old drake in the mainstream anymore

Swear it’s only 2015-present Drake music I see anyone talk about

Maybe TC and NWTS Drake every now and then

But NO ONE talks about TML and older Drake and that sucks cus he had some classics then too

Labels and A&Rs made these albums not artists

Kind of makes me a better judge on what is a classic then doesn’t it.

Facts I feel like the 90s class had the curse of the sophomore slump the 2010s class had the curse of the classic tape disappointing debut then classic sophomore lol

Drake managed to find a way to not become a legacy artist. Most kids know him from Views or after

Nope

Depends on how you found Drake tbh, and that just says enough about his legacy, I know people who love TC Drake, Views Drake, Scorpion Drake. Theres no denying his legacy and this current 16 year run.

I always count it in the 2010s but yes technically it came out in the 00s

Because his s*** aged like milk

Thats why all of his albums are still charting

Bots are a hell of a thing

Because present Drake >>>>

808's definitely inspired him big time with the minimalistic sound, especially in tracks like Lust For Life, but the tape was still a GAME CHANGER for the whole industry

tracks like Bria's Interlude, November 18th, Best I Ever Had, Successful, The Calm, Say Whats Real, Uptown.... generational.