
The tone of the album shifted to a slow melodic song, with just enough bump to make it cool for both genders to sing it aloud. His super producer and best friend Noah “40” Shebib managed to fit a power ballad into a track filled with lyrics bragging about the rapper’s lavish lifestyle. Earlier, in the summer, I read Drake’s GQ article that he planned on using a heliumnized sample of “I Have Nothing” in the first track “Tuscan Leather,” but I had no idea it would sound so good.

The first few seconds of the opening track left me feeling a bit discouraged until the 808s dropped and I heard a screeching Whitney Houston. Since the release of the music video for his smash hit single, “Started From the Bottom,” on the night of the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, fans have been patiently awaiting the release of Drake’s junior album “Nothing Was the Same.”

And only one can spit a fierce 16 for the fellas and make the ladies swoon with his sexy singing voice.

Few can defy the stigma that comes along with being a rapper.
