How ‘So Far Gone’ Changed The Rap Game | Genius News

[@duyphucvu8544]

Young Drake looked like that dude from Degrassi

[@antonr365]

Duy Phúc Vũ no one has actually seen them in the same picture...

[@duyphucvu8544]

@@antonr365 hmmmm... very amusing

[@duyphucvu8544]

@@antonr365 i heard they have been beefing for a very long time

[@wunderbread7793]

Wait... your right. But drake doesn’t have a wheelchair

[@meandthebois8922]

Wilmer M r/woooosh

[@supashep1]

Next make videos on how: T-Pain & autotune changed the game Soulja Boy & social media changed the game Kanye West & 808's influenced rappers to sing Lex Luger & Flockaveli changed the whole sound of hip hop Future's influence on the new generation of rappers

[@TrueheartPictures]

they already did the kanye/808 video, catch up

[@NeverIsNoOption]

They already have an auto tune one

[@ILLWill1027]

ALSO ABOUT HOW CHIEF KEEF STARTED THE DRILL MUSIC MOVEMENT THAT ORIGINATED HERE IN MY CITY CHICAGO.

[@urkelsaloneurkelbeatz5287]

They need to do The Impact of Atlanta Hip-Hop & The Impact of Trap Music

[@doublet.4230]

Flockaveli top 5 most influential albums

[@LeBeautiful]

So far gone was so good, I really had to put my files on a blank disc.

[@jimmynomadd9405]

☠️☠️

[@fredbahena3933]

Your everywhere lebeautiful! Wassgood boi

[@wusgoodie7498]

Funny ‘cause most people are hearing So Far Gone today for the first time. My g, back then that was MY THANG.

[@koronaples6537]

If people are hearing it today, then it didnt change shit lmao

[@KNGMO23]

if people seriously just listening for the first time then they missed tf out

[@hipking23]

Back then it was free too.

[@alexillescas3864]

Who?

[@NeverIsNoOption]

WUSGOODIE 💯

[@210UnderGroundRapper]

Hate him or not but Drake will be remembered.

[@dinero3843]

how is deep duh is prolly the 3rd most famous rapper ever next to Pac and Biggie. Might not have even passed kanye yet

[@DiceB]

llllllllll yes

[@GodsAssassin]

@멍청이사람uçmaq tf lmaooo

[@toddtrainer3560]

Alqu001 ! He was a 1 hit wonder, stop hating

[@toddtrainer3560]

Alqu001 ! Your comparing Drake to a 1 hit wonder, your hating

[@joey_j218]

"Best I ever had seems like a decade ago, Decadent flow and still got a decade to go"

[@haarisrathore4073]

6 pm in new York

[@jayparmar4558]

@@haarisrathore4073 What clock are you looking at?? It's only 12:00

[@danielguerrero5292]

Jay Parmar are you fr🤦🏽‍♂️

[@mxxxw4529]

@@jayparmar4558 this better be a jokr

[@haarisrathore4073]

@@jayparmar4558 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I cba

[@sampedrick8807]

Drake was really the first artist that demonstrated the ability to be both an R&B and rap artist. And not on different songs, on the same song. That's what changed the game... Along with the moody night drive rap that he's known for. Like it or not, he changed music forever and will go down as one of the greatest.

[@goodmusic4eva]

yes i remember singing and rapping on the same song wasn't cool before he started to do it

[@josecontreras6702]

Wrong. Bone thugs in harmony was one of the first if not the first to sing and rap on the same track. There is nothing new under the sun.

[@noir269]

@@josecontreras6702 But Drake was the first to do it over moody beats. Stop discrediting him lol

[@zigzagandmanman]

@@noir269 drake isn’t a producer where’s the props for the one who actually made the moody beat

[@noir269]

@@zigzagandmanman bro 40 literally gets praised all the time. do you even listen to Drake? lol

[@narrickcuz]

Say What’s Real will ALWAYS be a top 5 song in Drakes portfolio to me. And it’s crazy because Drake never had to lie, dude took so much heat for how he came off, never tried to be street none of that. Stayed true to himself, now he’s the most influential artist in the game right now.

[@melvyn.871]

i mean hes talkin' bout mob ties, rushing niggas and all that tough shit so...

[@OscarGarcia-bq6iw]

@@melvyn.871 I mean look at xxxtentacion now 😂

[@Dylan-tv4fx]

Drake is absolutely a gigantic figure in rap now, but he is nowhere near the most influential. Kanye and Cudi influenced almost every artist that has started post 2008 and have created most of if not all of the foundation for the modern day hip hop sound

[@ShaqTown]

To Me This Song Is Top 3 Drake Verse Ever

[@narrickcuz]

Amir ashkar exactly.

[@jordanstrong4631]

We need a vid on Lil Wayne’s influence on the rap game

[@qsmooth7805]

The some gos for Tupac Because he also has a huge influence On the rap game Music in general

[@harrisonkanda4198]

This was it

[@qsmooth7805]

Yeah but at same time I love pac Though He will live on forever He will always be my favorite rapper no matter what and he still talked about all around the world and And love and appreciate it more than any other rapper that’s why he such a cultural icon and has a huge influence on Not just hip hop But the entire music industry as a whole

[@qsmooth7805]

Yep

[@cantbefilmingmebrutha8538]

Apparently every album that came out by a big rapper from 2006-2009 changed the rap game

[@relaxingsound7563]

Peggy I mean they actually did....

[@derektorres3705]

I think it’s because all the technology changes around that time.

[@otmafia4326]

Just like how albums in 2016-2019 gonna change the game too (young thug, Travis Scott, Lil baby, Migos, etc) We're in for a wild ride)

[@sirflexinton]

Yea bc the reason they're big now is bc of the influence they've had.

[@Atlstreetpodcast2.0]

09 was a pivitol year for hiphop.

[@Jluna16]

Houstonaltantavegas is still my chill song till this day, Drake is a living legend

[@rayneozier]

The first Drake song I heard was Best I Ever Had. I was like "ok he's dope." he kinda lost me for a minute, but he got back right, and I've been hooked every since. He's one of the G.O.A.T.s

[@_jimmybrooksxo9334]

i can literally see i grew up watching him grow and develop

[@mikexoxxxo]

bitch

[@quanmedley6839]

@@mikexoxxxo u stupid

[@saulmendez4760]

_JiMMYBROOKSXO same

[@michaelx1511]

That's amazing

[@BboyDJFLIP]

So far gone instantly takes me back to my junior year of high school, Drake really made a lot of good, deep music from 2009-2012

[@darrenhenderson3]

BboyDJFLIP after that he began to become more overrated and too pop

[@SuisLBC]

BboyDJFLIP I was ending 6th grade and just turned 12 heading the 7th grade

[@stayfly5870]

I'm in junior year rn and been listening to that nd thank me later since bout freshman yr REAL MUSIC 💯

[@samarth8153]

agreed, after IYRTITL he went for more sales and became overrated

[@davidblevins9513]

Burning a mp3 cd to put in your pioneer radio from Walmart 😊

[@ill-nois2282]

‘09 Drizzy was something special. That Wayne co sign took the game by storm, So Far Gone is a certified classic.

[@EddieLove]

When Drake is gone people will finally realize we will never get anyone like Drake ever again... The GOAT 🐐🔥

[@Chief1887]

I need that Frank shirt tho

[@desmond2640]

same

[@SkylabBeats]

Same

[@ScottTangents]

“The calm” was my first drake song back in 2009 senior year of high school.

[@kevinsanchez97com]

“The game needed life, I put my Heart in it..” you sure did man.

[@heroshyma69]

"Diss me and you'll never hear a reply for it".

[@eprince2328]

it be like that sometimes

[@JTMoodie2]

*sometimes*

[@daipayandutta6245]

This definitely didn't age well 😂

[@Rand0m_Us3r_]

@@daipayandutta6245didn’t age well 2x

[@tolgathecreator260]

There is no 'So Far Gone' without '808s & Heartbreak'. And there is no '808s & Heartbreak' without 'A Kid Named Cudi'.

[@milkbagsmii7y620]

t dog TALK THAT TALK NIGGA

[@chrisfoy6034]

Not true. Andrew 300 influenced all of them.so far gone sounds nothing like 808s

[@JohnSmith-cd5rh]

Nah

[@daipayandutta6245]

@@chrisfoy6034 u pro'lly never listened to So Far Gone if u really think it "sounds nothing like 808s"

[@chrisfoy6034]

@@daipayandutta6245 your kidding right? Not one song on there sounds like it. So far gone started the atmospheric r&b sound that the weeknd, Bryson tiller, etc. Use

[@woo_shynen8805]

I dont remember hearing about the mixtape 10 yrs ago. But I remember Hearing a couple of the songs off the mixtape back in 2009

[@HipHop4lyfeallday]

4hunnid .a I got it online a month later it was in stores.

[@NobelB24]

Bria’s interlude is an amazing track

[@anthomusic]

808s and Heartbreak changed the game first lol

[@travisrobbins4991]

For the worst to be more specific

[@anthomusic]

Pooch Kk explain

[@Twigmf]

Facts

[@NightOwlJa]

a.dluxe so far gone is a better version of 808’s

[@chickenkurry6451]

Slick rick changed the game first

[@Bravehearth]

Wayne CREATED Drake while Kanye SHAPED him.

[@cormel6895]

Drake takes inspiration from many artists, as does every other rapper that exists. You can hear Bay Area influence in Drakes music too, and Jigga.

[@midnighteye2737]

There's no Wayne influence at all

[@liorbeaugendre6935]

@@midnighteye2737 There definitly is. I have been saying that since 2009.

[@MojitoMatt]

Other way around. Ye birthed him, Weezy mentored him.

[@ludou7]

@@liorbeaugendre6935 p00p00p00⁰pppppoppoooooop0poò

[@ericadams8467]

Not a drake fan but I do love this album to death.. say what's real is still the best bars he ever spit

[@lukamagicc]

Honestly insane how he said the window for free albums disguised as mixtapes has closed because of music streaming and sample clearing. That means we may never get another era where we saw the Macs and ASAP Rocky’s of the world first emerge

[@runshoottech]

The part Trey songz played in this mans career has been swept under the carpet. Trey songz put this man on, pay homage.

[@VivoZzz]

Drake always thanks Trey Songz for that it's just media that overlooks its

[@ronald19721]

School was canceled for me so imma just watch genius the whole day

[@User15837]

Raul Aguilera lucky ass

[@ranchwood8053]

I be flossing

[@gabrielcalderonsa]

Go watch some netflix instead

[@smokey1096]

sounds like a pretty boring day

[@sani5077]

My second winter break just started today

[@michaeledwards1552]

its funny cause when drake first started he was getting teased saying he sounds like bow wow

[@xdepredatex]

This shit really takes me back, I remember listening to it non stop my senior year.

[@deadman123x]

for me Nothing Was The Same and Take Care are the top albums for me.

[@JoKaiGonZo]

That's a funny way to spell '808s and Heartbreak'.

[@augustine1325]

Stop

[@keithnkeze7123]

Fuck off

[@ishan1789]

Time stamp?

[@joan3422]

Facts

[@Giologan425]

Funny way of saying Kid Cudi:Man on the Moon.

[@34kingchris]

Genius makes these videos so that the white kids that just started listening to rap in 2017 can catch up.

[@GeorgioArmoni]

big facts

[@Giovypotens]

Biased

[@chandlerbing7136]

Period

[@ghoul2164]

I am a white dude but a true hiphop head.

[@FR0STY211]

Culturing the uncultured

[@RogueSniperGaming]

So Far Gone will always be one of Drakes best projects

[@mattinthenerdverse4215]

2006-2009 was a pivotal point in hip-hop history.

[@antz97]

The mixtape that changed the landscape of the game but always remember without 808s & Heartbreak, this would have never been birthed. This is a classic mixtape that still sounds amazing and is relevant today👌🏾💯

[@A05_233]

November 18 is a Houston anthem 👌🔥

[@xXMIKENOVAXx]

Kisame Hoshigaki houstatlantavegas♨️♨️♨️

[@TheTezExperience]

Drake will die a legend. The man has more legendary verses than any other rapper.

[@jjbing3]

TheTezExperience How many did he write? 🤔😏

[@cormel6895]

jjbing3 Lol, probably all the ones there’s not a reference track for until further notice.

[@cormel6895]

I think he has more legendary quotes/lines but for verses I’m gonna go with Pac or Jigga.

[@TheTezExperience]

InsertRandomName Wayne is good but he makes too many poop references.

[@M360-w6o]

TheTezExperience Jay Z has better verses

[@kennfn6156]

“Maybe I don’t have to be the next Ye or the next Wayne , I can be the first Drake”💯

[@MikeyJae777]

I was in the 6th grade in 09 when Drake dropped So Far Gone and man I had that tape on repeat. During the summer in Texas i would always hear best I ever had and November 18th. Simpler times

[@joshuaneal2063]

Bro I was literally there when every one of those mixtapes you mentioned dropped. I feel old. They all changed my life from SFG to The Warm Up to KIDS. That's like my little basket of most important right there because I was 18/19 in that era and that's when music meant the most to me.

[@ramram8979]

All these songs were my soundtrack in high school.

[@parrishthomas92]

I swear

[@marvdatboi]

Damn, hearing all these tracks is taking me back. Good times B.

[@__Babaaaa]

Everyone forever sleeping on *Room For Improvement* ... I swear that was the smoothest Hip Hop album Drake ever made.

[@alexis-gc5qu]

y’all haters can’t take away drakes impact

[@hvjcv]

nigga fuck drake

[@uriahabeita6645]

Drake can't hide the fact that he leeched off the Weeknd's, ILoveMakkonen or PartyNextDoor's sound

[@NightOwlJa]

Uriah Abeita what sound? drake created that muffled sound w 40

[@syntrixlive7466]

Drake is too overhated jesus man doesn't deserve hate

[@EddieLove]

FACTS, Drake is the GOAT 🐐

[@lmaoboy8546]

Started listening to Drake when he dropped Headlines.That was back in 4th grade.

[@WeJammin]

I’ve been a drake fan since comeback season✌️

[@mccinable25]

So far gone and Da Drought 3 best mixtapes ever imo.Sales,impact,great songs those mixtape better than a lot of people albums

[@bd8843]

Follow BLACKMOSES1 facts!!

[@cormel6895]

Cole’s Warm Up & FNL are along the lines of those too. Damn time flies, I still bump all their old & new shit.

[@sampedrick8807]

No Ceilings as well.

[@OracleEND]

Fahrenheit Part II

[@Bilnation]

Imagine hearing So Far Gone for the first time in 2019...

[@RADIOACTIVEYOUTH]

Kanye and Cudi changed the game with 808s and MOTM

[@helio1055]

Hearing “Best I Ever Had” gave me mad nostalgia

[@bran0609]

but this album didn’t change anything....man on the moo and 808s and heartbreak did

[@uchihadeity1158]

Before that Mix tape, fans and artists a like felt like they needed to be signed by a label and put out an album to make their break in Hip-pop. After So far gone, almost every rapper at that time was copying drakes formula of putting out a mix tape of album quality and pushing to make their mark even while unsigned. I can remember clearly when that was happening, and nothing was the same after that. It changed a lot of how music is made today

[@uchihadeity1158]

808s and Heartbreaks changed of Rappers singing, which is Drake's calling card. Kanye did it well, Drake perfected it. Now most are trying to copy it

[@bran0609]

Uchiha Madara alot of rappers were already doing this its just Drake had a mainstream push he was in perfect position to do it

[@mayhem8585]

Now that’s true

[@damndude9735]

Of course a super Kanye cudi fan would hate drake

[@Missingnin]

so far gone is part of the change that 808s and heartbreak started

[@yaboi7727]

yea that Lykke Li “Little Bit” song will always be one of the most underrated drake songs

[@track13byMM]

Ooooh my god I remember when Replacement Girl premiered after a new episode of Degrassi lmao

[@fayewestwood4193]

Where did you get that shirt my man?

[@musaninlebesi50]

Bruh I just commented the same thing...lmao you can't find Ocean's merch anywhere

[@EM-et4jq]

Time to really reflect and say So Far Gone might be Drakes best work.

[@fayewestwood4193]

808s is far more influential though

[@br-mi3id]

l a g g z z 😂

[@MYNAMEISKLAY]

Fact

[@dashinazarov]

shut ur mouth bitch

[@fayewestwood4193]

Darius Dash nah lol, you know I'm right. Drake literally sampled it for So Far Gone soooo?

[@greendro6410]

Old Drake was better just saying

[@0100-v3v]

He was

[@spaceagelf2232]

True

[@mrtravismarley]

Nothing was the same after NOTHING WAS THE SAME...

[@jimmynomadd9405]

Mohammad Islam true.

[@itsX2024]

How? Old Drake is way more poppy and comes off as a Wayne clone. Since NWTS and on Drake's vocal delivey improved and he started rapping over more grittier production. As a hip hop fan it's odd to prefer Drake's early style.

[@spankytidal4105]

Kanye seen him coming from a mile away. But Ye is the teacher 👨‍🏫 nobody tops Ye musically to me.

[@akashhhhhhh]

True

[@lildrake8162]

Spanky Tidal fuck that boy

[@EddieLove]

Drake is the GOAT 🐐

[@felixschuster9144]

It's out of question. Musically drake is whack af while Kanye on a lvl with classical artists like Mozart and Bach.

[@spankytidal4105]

Felix Schuster 808 and heartbreak was the blue print

[@oscarjquirosramirez9439]

This mixtape is my inspiration to make beats and vent myself through lyrics

[@zack7438]

Drake is the biggest artist of the past 10 years.

[@intendedexpression6609]

@Instagram Models you can read yeah?? He said drake has been the biggest artist of the past 10 years.

[@falkemain6213]

ok

[@uchihadeity1158]

@ Instagram Models Maybe in your country specifically. But worldwide he was already the hottest topic in hip-pop by 2009. And over the last Decade, nothing has changed in that regard

[@tigermusky765]

@Instagram Models he said PAST TEN YEARS dummy.

[@joelrod235002]

Internationally it has to be 50 Cent

[@Cappadonna72]

I played the hell out of "Successful". It came out when I was on vacation in Miami, and I played it all week while driving along the beach/coast.

[@Ghostt727]

When drake had BARRRRRS

[@sebastiangutierrez1339]

The fact I can say I grew up watching this dude is insane from 9-19 now I had u on my iPod shuffle broo you the goat

[@AndrewLaSane]

Somewhere in America, Pusha T still ain't platinum

[@DeadOppSmokka]

Andrew LaSane 😭😭😭 needed Drake to give him a career

[@jayfsk7105]

Lmao

[@nwoodz]

Prince thaboi you 11 bro?

[@troykern4768]

So far gone, kush and oj, the warm up, live love asap, kids...holy shit what a time

[@ninotre5420]

Y’all think everything changed the rap game

[@LanTheManOfficial]

Nino Tre lol stfu bro u donno shit

[@radubancescu9557]

it actually did tho

[@FromUpNorth9345]

So Far Gone did change the rap game dude. Nobody could sing and rap. It was so different on the radio back then.

[@Millz5231]

I always said 808s was a transformative album. I remember when it dropped, I knew it was going to be something that changed the game it was too different from anything at the time

[@theyeti7113]

so much haters on this comment section wow, don't hate on Drake... Drake does have impact on the game nearly 10 years in the game and almost 10 more coming

[@linkerss]

7:24 oh how right he was

[@KingAndis]

Drake really the greatest musical artist of our generation and it's not even close.....

[@Jboooog18]

wooooooow lmao

[@avintagewav2660]

I surely remember when drake wasn't considered "hiphop" in like 09-12. We were in some transformation that was getting away from the 2000's, that wasn't too far from the 90s. Its crazy how nowadays Drake is now considered more "hiphop" than a lot of these dudes coming out now.

[@2muchtra]

That boy DDG on here! 😁

[@Prodigy396]

Where

[@2muchtra]

Gon Freecss 9:22

[@hamburgerbuns9752]

Blowing up like this off a free mixtape really was a new thing in 2009

[@derkreisch2241]

Where do i get this shirt?

[@davidvasquez2490]

DerKreisch I really need that shirt

[@vastaguito]

DerKreisch if somebody tells you lmk please

[@TrayC94]

So Far Gone is the best mixtape of all time. And can be held up with most albums as well. Top 10 musical projects of all time in my opinion.

[@kcoose5356]

It didnt ... kid cudi’s man on the moon did

[@keithnkeze7123]

Kid Cudi sucks ass

[@TheRelentlessKnight]

kudi is trash

[@diarmidthomson7878]

Motm was influenced by sfg

[@gatorboy21king]

Kudi trash

[@geezerreviews1636]

Y'all spelling "Cudi" like "Kudi" lmaoo

[@tmasiah]

808s changed the game..so far gone is a smoother version of the singing and rapping

[@LanTheManOfficial]

Terrance Mcclendon NO ONE GAVE A FUCK BOUT 808 trust me

[@GeorgioArmoni]

@@LanTheManOfficial Travis & Uzi do

[@champagnekhas]

They got DDG at the end 🤔😅

[@slvmpstillhere2524]

KhasTHE DemonTV yuh

[@johnindigo5477]

I Remember best I ever had and I was like 6 and it was like everywhere and know I'm sixteen and it's crazy how drake has gotten so big over a decade

[@pulsemusic9596]

He might not be the best rapper but he is the top rapper...and so far gone is a classic.

[@JO-oc3ne]

Lmao "classic"

[@kush6846]

Drake doesn’t have a classic album...

[@victoriaappiagei1482]

so far gone classic album dope music hip hop r&b

[@EddieLove]

Drake is the GOAT 🐐

[@16ounceproductions]

808 and Heartbreaks is what changed the game because it inspired this tape. Drake aint change shit.

[@bhayat911]

Hater

[@16ounceproductions]

bhayat911 nah its just facts you Drake lover

[@bhayat911]

@@16ounceproductions kanye lover

[@Lawrence2379]

Its supposed to be how 808s and heartbreak inspired so far gone to inspire the rap game👌

[@LanTheManOfficial]

Lawrence Chengo lmao Kanye’s trash bruh

[@antiHero10100]

Aye take off that part in the video where y’all put Ransom on. People don’t need to know about that freestyle. Only the real Drake and Wayne fans

[@goodmusic4eva]

yeah that shit was fire

[@dq303]

808s n heartbreak has nothing to do with so far gone... the sound is completely different

[@beatsbykana]

I mean he literally changed the face of hip hop. you can't deny that

[@rrogers2370]

He used to look cartoonish.

[@JohnstasBACK]

jimmy rapping was sooo cold on degrassi

[@kingjustinv01]

That Frank Ocean shirt 🔥🔥 I need

[@policeboy1288]

This was a great dive in 👏🏾👏🏾

[@beatsbyuxas9243]

fire shirt

[@zoeman7720]

you don't have to like the guy but man, he came a long way, become monumental in the hip hop game, respect to the man.

[@chickenkurry6451]

"I dont drake because he's so popular and makes music that every race likes" Aka I'm a hater and cant admit he makes good music. Just saying

[@kg3658]

yo lets not forget.. 50 is the reason we know of the word 'mixtape'.

[@muhammadhassan-oh1gh]

And lets not forget without Eminem there is no 50. And without Dre there is no em.

[@EddieLove]

Drake is the GOAT 🐐 no cap!

[@Sholuhu]

Yall need to stop playing around saying 808s changed hip hop when kid cudi was the reason kanye even made 808s the way it was

[@irvin6846]

508 cho yeah Kanye’s moms death and break up didn’t

[@Sholuhu]

Irvin thats why he made 808s but cudi influenced the sound of 808s alot

[@Diegoxo9]

Little bit is a Drake song that couldn't even be recreated by drake if he tried. That essence is gone. I miss so far gone era.

[@Colaws]

Aka how 808’s changed music