POP SONG REVIEW: "Hello" by Adele/"Hotline Bling" by Drake

Hello, it's me, you used to call me on my cell phone?

[@AnOpalGhost]

The Adele/Drake pairing would sadly never happen because Drake isn't into women his age, or of a legal age for that matter.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

OOOH BURN!

[@metroidotherm6170]

WTF, that’s not what happened with Mille you weirdo.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@jamiecloughgaming25387this has aged well

[@WolfHreda]

​@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 it really has. 😂

[@untitled568]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 It wasnt suppossed to be some big revelation by Kendrick.. it has been more of public secret, it baffles me nobody said anything..

[@taylorgabbey2371]

"Music isn't always meant to be positive..."Oh 2015, we have overcorrected so hard

[@DominantBox78]

Facts😂😂😂

[@robertjohnpecayo8642]

2020, 2021 says hi lmaoo

[@ferdinandverkaart9497]

if you listen to hotline bling from the girls perspective, she is realy doing pretty wel

[@shadowangel6359]

And it reasonably makes Drake sound petty for no reason than just being petty

[@alik9783]

Me: huh those songs are really different, I wonder what todd came up with to tie them togeth-- Todd: *_S H I P_*

[@itsonlyafleshwound9024]

Adele really didnt deserve that ^^

[@tyburvandeezo8218]

i don't get it....

[@geddyknee1633]

1:36 “Drake constantly seems like he’s about to become a complete joke forever” Ahh, good to know some things never change

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

Unfortunately the Adele thing about not releasing anything in 4 years hasn't changed either...

[@dualtahunter4043]

@@UnorthodoxIndividual :D

[@UnorthodoxIndividual]

@@dualtahunter4043 She really do be back tho

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@UnorthodoxIndividual it's probably because she had surgery, and can't sing anymore

[@austinfletchermusic]

I think it finally happened. I mean, yeah, he was the butt end of a meme a few times, but that happens. I just feel like ... despite him charting well, nobody ... respects Drake anymore.

[@benjaminmarson4622]

"To the Drakemobile" is one of your best jokes in a while

[@danderson8431]

If Glee still existed they totally could do an entire episode based around this concept complete with a mega mashup performance to cap it off.

[@Lightspeeds]

I'd watch that.

[@Htds9]

That would require too much character development.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Glee already has had an episode around "hello" very early on lmaooo

[@danderson8431]

Arunima Tiwari you’re right! They did “Gives You He’ll”, & “Hello” by the Doors.

[@chaeburger]

I can see why Drake would sing about preferring girls who stay home instead of going out, considering his obsession with teenage girls. The girls he wants to date aren't even old enough to get into a club, plus they have school in the morning.

[@aurora7934]

Eewww

[@Annafyz]

what??? what's the context for this?

[@T2G-DJT]

@@Annafyz he has private text messages with Millie Bobby brown (14?) and Billie Eilish (when she was 17) and gave Millie dating advice. People clowned on Drake

[@1Lyfe.Of.Designer]

@@T2G-DJT milliy bobby is a actor drake used to be an milli her self has siaad mulitple times that it was that connection they had that made them firends yall niggas tryna make it seem like drake r kelly😂😂 also for billi idky ppl singled out drake in the interview where milie talked about how nice drake was she talked about JB ariana and selena and she nvr implied that it was on some sexual shit just some friendly shit

[@goatdeer8403]

@@T2G-DJT there was also that underage girl who he asked for her age and kinda groped on stage

[@zaccds]

Yes this is a reupload, it was first uploaded christmas 2015.

[@virgovirtuoso]

Thanks man

[@riahlexington]

I never saw this before

[@lexman7179]

It's literally been years.

[@RoguSpanish]

Holy shit, thank you! I was so confused. Why didn't he put that in the description or something?

[@dinrufarore]

thank you so much

[@meganbarineau3290]

I always really enjoy the piano intros of your videos

[@alexsmith2910]

Yes!!!

[@sdsign4229]

Who doesn't?! I mean, it's practically one of the few intros to any videos on KZbin that are actually ORIGINAL. Even if it's formulaic, it works really well. Because of this, among other aspects, for me, Todd In The Shadows as a show definitely hits on some aesthetic bullseyes.

[@sega32xxx14]

Megan....have you ever seen Todd reply to any comment?

[@bayouradio]

@@sdsign4229 It also makes Todd the only music critic I know of who took the time to learn the song he's about to praise/eviscerate. Points!

[@nefelitsakiridi]

I skip them 😂

[@mierardi88]

Naw... Drake wouldn't have dated Adele, she's too old for him

[@Zakhursh]

M. ierardi she is younger than him

[@artemiswolf4508]

She’s also not a stripper or porn star

[@gonzalito1213]

@@Zakhursh but she's over 18

[@ronindebeatrice]

Adele was too old when she was 21.

[@APEMINDS]

When has that ever stopped Stars from dating? Lol

[@saksyjohn6342]

Copyright bots: Hello, it's me

[@sdsign4229]

Copyright bots (to Todd): I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet To go over editing They say that I'm supposed to delete ya But you ain't done much stealing

[@remr3m755]

No the 3 vegetables let me introduce ourselves

[@nobodys_winds6580]

*HELLO FROM THE KZbin SIDE* *DEMONETIZE A THOUSAND TIMES*

[@ItsJustChurch]

“Attention” by Charlie Puth and “Sorry Not Sorry” by Demi Lavato are definitely about each other, too

[@unoriginal_name7091]

I don't see the parallel beyond being on opposite ends of a vaguely related narrative. Although I admittedly haven't listened to the Demi Lovato song more than a few times because that chorus stabs my ears.

[@grapeshot]

They're having a love song battle. The UK vs The Commonwealth.

[@catherinealekseyenko9317]

I kind of think that Hotline Bling doesn't mean phone calls, it's the dinging and flashing notifications on his phone because he's following her social media and gets notified when she posts something like 'inappropriate pictures' or whatever he is ranting about. Still bling is not what it's called - more like blink because if the little flashing light that lets you know you have notifications (and also flashing lights on phones in hotline call-centres / switchboards?)

[@josh44026]

You have also a notification sound

[@Alyxandeyr]

Or it could just be referring to the "ring." Because bling is what rappers call their jewelry, including their rings. And ringing is what a phone does. So maybe it's just a really obtuse bit of wordplay.

[@kmhkennedy]

I thought he was saying blink. Which would have made slightly more sense.

[@anonymousinkproductions8624]

When you were talking about Drake’s lyrics, it reminded me of an overprotective dad. “Girls I’ve never seen before “ especially

[@Sooper1018]

Oddly, I had always interpreted "Hello" as being Adele's current self talking to her past self about the role she had in that bad breakup, and how she acted then, essentially apologizing to herself. That still is how it all reads to me.

[@badoem5399]

Omg you were right wtf

[@tintinaus]

I am pretty sure Hello is Adele imagining that she had actually suicided over the break-up and she is a spirit who can't let go. The lyrics say it all. She is "from the other side" ie dead and is ghost calling him.

[@redafm4505]

Fuck thats deep

[@oof-rr5nf]

*committed suicide

[@oof-rr5nf]

That is a spooky interpretation. I am into it.

[@ashestoashes78]

Good theory... “suicided” 😂👌

[@markborishnikoff5485]

Whoa. Mind absolutely blown. Never would have thought about it that way otherwise.

[@CaptainBlackBread]

I prefer the Wii shop bling

[@CobraAce04]

Huh, didn't even realize this got taken down

[@markborishnikoff5485]

Same. Ironic, I was just thinking about this song today.

[@MoonStruckBunnyIRL]

I keep meaning to watch Todd's back-catalog, it's nice that he keeps reuploading it, makes it super easy.

[@PGW85Productions]

Super easy, barely an inconvenience!

[@olived2460]

Canadian here: you are one hundred percent correct about nothing happening here

[@yserareborn]

Ok, I enjoyed the pop-star fanfic shipping at the end more than I probably should

[@irishhuskie2585]

I'm first? Quick, to the Drakemobile!

[@AlriikRidesAgain]

Fine, I'll go grab my Adelicopter.

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

Well gee, wiz, Todd, I know that there's not much to talk about in the pop world right now, but you don't have to go talking about music from 3 years ago

[@biggiecheese2400]

It is a reupload

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

@@biggiecheese2400 Alright, internet pro tip... typically when someone starts a sentence with "gee wiz," they're not being serious

[@Zefo_No]

@@biggiecheese2400 ---------------- the joke ---------------- you

[@biggiecheese2400]

Wow i have been enlightened on the nature of this funny joke and I would like to thank all of the kind people that helped me through this process

[@DiamondAxeStudiosMusic]

@@biggiecheese2400 Dont mention it, just venmo me five bucks and we'll call it even

[@purplekitkat]

I have a headcannon that Hello is about a ghost of a suicide victim trying in one last ditch effort to contact her ex who has finally managed to move on before her soul vanishes into the ether.

[@christopherb501]

*canon Also: GENIUS

[@unoriginal_name7091]

That's fucked. I love it.

[@sierras.4592]

I always thought he said "bling" because iphone's flash and stuff when they ring. idk.

[@rbl4112]

I honestly thought that it was literally bling. Like, I dunno, his number was 1 [phone].

[@punkinholler]

I literally cackled when that "Go Fuck Yourself (with garden rake)" sign popped to the tune of Stars & Stripes Forever. It is the perfect encapsulation of how I feel at least once or twice a week ever since we entered into this alternate universe and all the misogynists and racists started crawling out of the woodwork.

[@MetalSandman999]

Boy, ya know Todd has a large fan base when within a day of re-uploading an old video, it was 24K views lol No more watching an upload of this video by some random Russian guy! lol

[@annegrey3780]

I love the implication (from 2019) that Adele can't be suggesting Toronto is a town where "nothing ever happens" because Rob Ford (who died in 2016) once existed. Not because Toronto is Canada's biggest city with a population of 3 million, but because Toronto once elected Rob Ford and his magical crack adventure to office. Love it!

[@annegrey3780]

also, random fact about Canada, it only has 3 cities with over 1 million people (there are like 2-3 more with over 1 million if you include commuters from other municipalities, but that's cheating). There are only 2 cities in Canada that have a subway (and they do not connect), Canada's capitol has *never* been in one of those 3 cities, despite Canada just decided to move their capitol city over 1300km one time for funsies (I'm sure there was an actual reason too, but I prefer to think it was for funsies). Canada literally got it's independence by just asking Britain for it. I mean, there were reasons why both sides would prefer that to war...it was more like two sides agreeing to a truce but just being very British/Canadian about it and wording it as a series of polite questions. but still, Canada technically got to be a country by asking.

[@Vitorio582]

This is a reupload of a video from 2015

[@romanmacharoni]

In the original video I mentioned in the comments my own theory: That "Hotline Bling" is secretly a country song. It's about a guy feeling depressed and drinking a bit about his ex whom he used to have hot sex with about how she travels around and having a bad reputation. Sounds like every country breakup song on paper. A different beat and it would be a good country song.

[@xcmledder3420]

If Florida Georgia line end up covering this song it's your fault

[@CronoXpono]

@@xcmledder3420 😂 I howled at this comment Lmfaoooooooo for fucks sake 😂

[@daniellehall1857]

"Drake and Adele should date" I ship it now.

[@MetalSandman999]

For me, the biggest shortcoming of "Hello" is actually the lyrics. I think Adele's vocals are strong as ever, and while it starts out slow it builds up and delivers by the end. But I pay attention to lyrics, so it took a few listens to understand why everyone on social media was posting crying emojis and just couldn't even. Because I was initially distracted by banal and awkward lyrics that were sometimes too clever by half. "Hello from the other side"? Other side of what? It sounded like something I would have written when I was 12 cause it sounds like something a grownup would write. The only saving grace lyrically was a part Todd didn't like: "...to tell you I'm sorry, for breaking your heart. But it don't matter it clearly doesn't tear you apart anymore." The sheer disappointment and sadness that he isn't clearly torn apart by it while she now is is kinda awesome. i think part of the reason I like it is because i don't think it is supposed to be the same guy as "Someone Like You" so I think he's not married, and instead she still wanted to get with him. The fact that he isn't still torn up by it isn't therefore meant as cattiness, but an admittedly self-centered disappoint that what they had is truly gone. Also, I've been the guy more than once, and subjectively for me it's kind of get a kinda nasty but human satisfaction about her breaking the guy's heart and him now being truly moved on when she changes her mind much too late. It's good for soothing wounds - so long as you don't let it linger. Not withstanding the last line of the chorus being oddly phrased, "Someone Like You" may not have been Shakespeare but I could feel the lyrics a whole lot more. Where "Hello" depends on the music and vocals, "Someone Like You" had a simple but still well-delivered story (and good music and vocals too).

[@oof-rr5nf]

True! Someone Like You is much better (and still could destroy me emotionally probably). I was thinking the same thing about the part Todd did not like. While Drake sounds _sincere_ in his chiding of his former "good girl" (ughhhh gross), Adele sounds so defeated that it is clear that we are supposed to empathise but not sympathise - she is clearly still the bad guy here. Drake does not seem to be as self-aware.

[@DeadPizza]

She's dead thats the other side

[@MetalSandman999]

@@DeadPizza lol whoa

[@kittehkat69]

Hello isn’t about a man. Adele said:. “Hello’ is just about reconnecting with everyone else and myself,” said the 27-year-old singer to Lauer. “From the other side, I couldn’t get over my guilt of leaving my kid to go and write a record and stuff like that. So getting over that - getting on the other side of that. It was just, you know; it’s, in general, just hello to everyone.”

[@RS-kt5po]

@@soaribb32 But also the other side of the relationship. Like the relationship was a road that has been crossed

[@Snotamus]

Sweet lord I’ve been looking for this channel for several years. Forgot wth it was called... so glad you’re still making content, Todd! Well... reuploading apparently hah

[@CloudsAndDays]

To the tune of the chorus for Hot Line Bling Hark the herald Angels sing Glory to the Newborn king

[@KingBenny]

i thought this was an old video i missed or something not a new vid unless its a reupload

[@ishouston5001]

Oh, it's a reupload

[@enygmaenigmatic8156]

It's a reupload. It got the hammer and others uploaded it but I'm giving this a view and another like for sure

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Man I really love 2015. I can’t wait until 2016 though when Hilary’s finally in office

[@repulser93]

Meanwhile, I'm interested in seeing how they pull of _Batman v Superman_. Who knows, maybe DC actually knows what its doing with the DCEU.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Bruh you think Trump is better? Get outta here dude

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

I don’t think you’re a good person then

[@nirvanaatlast4922]

Jesus that escalated quickly

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Wherever. I got my youtube carma anyway

[@juliali6180]

As a hardcore Adele fan, I’m mostly disappointed that THIS was the song to reach the charts.

[@BlueTemplar15]

As someone who basically never listened to her directly (though the ones I happened to hear are great), what do you think her best songs are ?

[@josuebartley7272]

Hello, it's me, you used to call me on you cell phone. No one reads the description so everyone will think I'm funny

[@hidbid1]

is that from the description? yes i read those damn things

[@anonymousinkproductions8624]

I read it. Ur still funny tho

[@ffjreviews9029]

Hello is it me your looking for... shit I just referenced Lionel Richie in 2020.

[@ordinary1069]

These were like the 2 biggest songs of Dec 2015 that I can remember clearly. I called them the phone songs.

[@joshualee9540]

needs to post the *we* *are* *young* v somebody that *I* *use* *to* *know* video

[@babypurplebat2610]

I think he won't due to the Jew Wario cameo

[@joshualee9540]

@@babypurplebat2610 edit out that part

[@babypurplebat2610]

@@joshualee9540 He's not one for editing unless copyright is involved, either way it's his choice.

[@joshualee9540]

@@babypurplebat2610 I agree it's his choice. I would just like him to post the video as I enjoyed the video alot as they are one of the best and biggest songs of 2012

[@babypurplebat2610]

@@joshualee9540 I think there's some things he wants to keep dead.

[@EternalYorkieMom]

Hello is more passive aggressive where Someone Like You is direct and bitter. Her best songs are seething with bitterness and my favorite is her being STONE COLD in Rumor Has It. She runs a bigger gambit of emotions than people think

[@refusingtoconform]

I was genuinely confused, thinking this was so retroactive review but thank God for KZbin comments. You guys, in this specific comment section, are great.

[@GiulianaBruna]

I keep rewatching this review and "to the drake mobile" still make me laugh out loud

[@skullsouljah2836]

I love just how funny and relevant his commentaries still are. Even his stuff from 2009 is great 10 years later.

[@bullmonty764]

2:06 Toddstradamus does it again; for those who haven’t heard, Adele was recently linked to a rapper (not Drake, but a rapper nonetheless)

[@MetalSandman999]

I'm not so sure that "Someone Like You" and "Hello" are about the same guy (within the context of the narrative). They have similar themes, but I'm not sure they are meant to be the same story. Maybe they are. They could be. But there is also room for differences. For starters, "Hello" makes no mention of him being married or otherwise unavailable. The fact that he doesn't respond is what makes him unavailable. I like to think that it is a different guy and she does actually want to get with the guy, but he has no interest. There's a huge difference between a guy not wanting to talk to his forlorn ex-girlfriend because he's married versus not wanting to because he just doesn't want to get back with her. In the case of the former, he'd have obligation to not entertain getting back together out of obligation, no matter what he felt. But ifbhe is available and still turns her down, that means he really just does not want to be with her. It's a true and genuine rejection. It's much more poignant and dramatic. While "Someone Like You" doesn't really have a sense of emotional closure, it is where closure starts. He's married now, she says a bunch of nostalgic stuff, and its delivery is incredibly full of emotion. That can be the start of getting over him and healing. It works as a song about her still being hung up on her married ex. But if she's still calling 1,000 times the same, still married ex, now years after "Someone Like You," it's just embarrassing. It works much better as her trying to get back together with the guy and him shooting her down with silence. Of course, I like better as song doesn't itself say what the truth is. If wishes were fishes, facts don't care about your feelings, etc. But I think there is something to be said about it being more likely that Adele wrote a better song than not, so there's that ;)

[@yourchaoticadhdfriend3523]

Oh shit, what if Drake made a song, and Adele sang the hook... ADELE, DRAKE, COME OUT OF WHERE EVER YOU'VE BEEN HIDING AND MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

[@sheddingsnakeskin]

Adele has basically gone to the shadow realm

[@CronoXpono]

@@sheddingsnakeskin you mean purple realm? 😂

[@shawnconway6009]

Adele is one of those people who when they first break up with someone drops hot fire about it, but then three years later they're still on that stuff and you're just like 'oh god move on' because they're still trying to wring attention out of that drama.

[@cindymarie9672]

Really glad you reuploaded this. One of my favorites 😊

[@shadowsonthedust]

This showed up in my recommended page but not my sub box. Wtf

[@ENigma-um8zw]

I’m glad you used the ‘’Drake-mobile’’ gag as much as you did. Brilliant

[@NewhamMatt]

10:22 "Oh Caroline no!" YES! BEACH BOYS REFERENCE! Todd has made mention of the greatest album of all time!

[@jjarvicious]

I feel like dis Drake vs Adele episode shoulda happened 4 years earlier wit Marvin's Room vs Someone Like You

[@upcruss2852]

Is this a reupload or a throwback? Happy either way.

[@Alxxjb]

Fat Nasty Trash reupload I think

[@upcruss2852]

reupload okay

[@daviel9431]

Reupload

[@cairoscorners]

reupload

[@Chloroform0]

Throwupload

[@itwasnotthat]

I don’t care for the artist or the song, but I think the title is okay. Hotline being slang for a phone (cell phones are personal and are therefore not unlike hotline phones, which exist), and bling referring to the device lighting up and making noise. It’s a little broad but it makes enough sense and I approve.

[@ddjsoyenby]

"an adele/drake pairing makes too much sense" drake knew adele before she turned 18? *ALLEGEDLY*

[@chex3868]

Bro, Todd called it, have yall seen the photos of Adele leaving Drake's 33rd birthday party crying?

[@sega32xxx14]

Thanks for continuing your hard work for us Todd.....I really appreciate it....

[@thel-iteralone4592]

Hello from the other side...of BS Copyright.

[@Technocolor00]

Beiber jokes are so old but Im also so out of touch with everything that when when Adele dating Beiber was sugjested my first reaction was 'but hes like 15??' before remembering that time has infact passed since I was 15

[@marcrubin8844]

When I first Hot Line Bling, I thought he was saying in German gibberish..Ah nannoven das haleinbling

[@ComradeAussie]

funny that he uses "cop killer" to illustrate bad messages when that is morally and ethically the only correct thing to do

[@mellow6749]

comrade

[@redwaytoo]

"Used to always stay at home, be a good girl..." Wait, does that imply that she was a teenager and her parents weren't letting her out to party?

[@sziph_burlap]

That ‘to the Drake-Mobile!’ transition was one of the smartest things I’ve ever seen

[@GlitterGremlyn]

"I believe The songs are about each other" HAHA!! Okay, I subscribed. You got me.

[@elleyshark6180]

I thought this was new and I got really excited Todd was doing songs he missed. Even though it's not I would still like it since music is becoming boring and dull. Going through past hits would be cool!

[@babypurplebat2610]

Finally I can watch it without Russian subtitles!

[@christiankim6864]

“Two of the biggest hits right now” >2019

[@arturhours]

This video is a reupload of December 2015

[@anthonyramirez388]

Lol what’s funny is Adele’s album is still charting.

[@mychaeljones7526]

They kinda are still to this day.

[@1Lyfe.Of.Designer]

@@anthonyramirez388 so are all drakes albums from 2011-2021 its crazy how ppl are still listening to artist like adele and drake old stuff so much that they stay on the charts

[@scooterwearssocks]

I’ve never seen this episode before! I’m excited

[@jjcelever]

I've watched this video a couple times already, but looking at the comments it's pretty cool you keep having to reupload your old videos because it makes people who missed it the first time or are new watch it :P

[@dysperdotted]

#throwbackthursdays

[@coltz-pun7871]

Oh look! it's a drake!

[@reneep4269]

I get so excited for reuploads tbh.

[@pjaegaming1375]

First one lol love this video

[@DrInsanity987]

Adele is too old for Drake's taste if you know what I mean.

[@harkonar4093]

Ah, the throwback.

[@turtlesmeller2943]

Yes we should make GOOD music by making terrible things happen to musicians

[@osmankovacevic6135]

This is probably the best video you ever did

[@numbvox]

I watched this the first time, but I love Todd so much I watched it again.

[@Aercusnor]

The only thing that could save Drake's lyrics is if they were about a girl friend he cares deeply for that has fallen into serious substance abuse. However, I don't think Drake has the ability to have girl friends, only girlfriends.

[@oof-rr5nf]

Oof I forgot how beautiful the dude in Hello's music video was 😥

[@BiscuitsInSeptember]

Yes he's gorgeous. That struck me.

[@RaccoonRevolution]

It took me a solid minute to realize this is a reupload

[@carelessdreamer]

I wasn’t paying attention and then got spooked af when I just randomly heard “Caroline no!” because I thought someone was in my room.

[@janjordan7617]

great videos keep it up man

[@Meeeeeeeeeeeeh34]

Getting cell phone advertisements for this video is weirdly appropriate

[@jackolanternaudio372]

Oh so THIS is that Drake song the meme comes from.

[@djangomarkov7948]

Mumford and sons, Adele, Fetty wap Boy how time flies

[@DatBeast18]

Such a shame that you constantly have to reupload videos

[@lexman7179]

I have to say that I still have feelings for somebody who I broke up with four years ago now. I was going out with her for six years and thought I would end up married. I'm reminded about a line in Citizen Kane where a character says he once saw a girl in a white bikini and now he probably thinks about her every day even though it's years later. It's not like I've tried to contact her, actually I think she got married a year after we broke up and lives thousands of miles away. Also I'm in a relationship at the moment that's making things better, but I can still totally understand where Adele is coming from. I'm just guessing Todd has never really had a relationship that felt really serious fall apart, which is lucky really.

[@MeeplandHeights]

I hate that your videos keep getting taken down, it's so obviously fair use. The only good thing about the re-uploads is I love a throwback video and rewatching your stuff but I should be able to just put your upload list on shuffle to do that

[@tegantalks9612]

Todd 2015: he’s from Toronto, I guess some stuff happens there 2024: Drake’s Toronto mansion shot at due to rap beef with Kendrick Lamar

[@issahumps]

Adele, you're at a wendy's ma'am

[@sonickhable]

I'm subscribed and had the bell on, yet no notification nor was it in my subscription list

[@cuddlefungus4474]

it's been three years and im still cackling at the "oH cAROliNE" part

[@sirgemini5743]

the outro song should have been hanging on the telephone by blondie

[@knowyourroleboulevard7119]

Drake is the Number 1 artist of the 2010's. I am not talking about if he's your favorite or not. He's like the voice of the generation today. Like how Frank Sinatra was to the 1940's. Like how Elvis Presley was to the 1950's. Like how the Beatles were to the 1960's. Like how Led Zeppelin was to the 1970's. How Michael Jackson was to the 1980's. The way Nirvana was to the 1990's. And what Eminem was to the 2000's. It's just, Drake just represents the 2010's.

[@williamackerman5824]

Know Your Role Boulevard Mariah Carey was number one of the 90s. And Eminem is not Number 1 in the 200s he only had 2 number ones that decade. Drake is up there but he really only became huge starting with Views. I do t think he’s necessarily the number one artist of the decade

[@knowyourroleboulevard7119]

@@williamackerman5824 Not everybody has great billboard chart performance you know. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Smooth Criminal, Thriller, Every Led Zepplin song, Bohemian Rhapsody, etc are all great and historically timeless. More people would know Nirvana then Mariah. Hell everyone on the internet says that too. Just search up top artists of the 90's. Everyone almost agrees Nirvana is one. And they never had great chart performance. Eminem is the best selling artist of the 2000's. And he is the most subscribed artist of the 2000's on the internet. Hell he might beat Beibers record. 3 Months ago he had like 29M subs. Now he got 35-36Mill Subs. He was like the 6th most subbed person 3 months ago. Now he beat Taylor Swift and others. And is the 3rd most subscribed person. And he's gonna beat Sheeran in a month or so. And anyone will agree Eminem is the Number 1 artist of that decade. And Drake's been popular since 09. And he has a bigger impact musically on the decade than anyone else. Like how Cobain made it cool to have styles like his hair, grunge, and his oversized clothes, and popularizing ripped jeans. Like how M.J. made ot cool to dress colorful and have "hair" (80's term). And poularizing that Red Jacket. Drake makes it cool to wear sportswear, nearly $100-200 sneakers and making sure everybody has a hairline. And yeah this I have to say too, but he popularized trap and the Hip-pop/R&B with Rap lane of music. And he's the most streamed artist on Spotify. As a bonus he's had the most entries in the billboard this decade. He has the most top 10 hits on the billboard this deacde. He's one hit away from breaking the Beatles number of Top 10 records. Hell he already broke it in decase terms. Cause the Beatles were around in the year 1970. He spent 29 weeks on the billboard beating Ushers 2004. And who is even greater than him really. Adele, naw she represents nothing really. Bruno Mars. He's great but he is more pro 1980's then us really. Rihanna, nope. 90% of her hit songs are with featured artists. And Rhianna lost her edge from 07-12. And was more bigger in the 2000's. Today she's just "one of the other artists". Taylor is much bigger than her but not Drake. She mostly has an impact on girls. Drake impacts everybody. According to the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Drake has passed Elvis, Eminem and Michael Jackson for total music sales grossing up to $218,280,000 in sales. No other solo male artist has even broken $200,000,000, Elvis is second with 191,000,000 and Eminem is next at 172,000,000. thesource.com/2018/12/07/drake-is-now-the-number-one-selling-solo-artist-in-america-of-all-time/ www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8465374/drake-scorpion-biggest-rapper-ever www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2018/8488621/drake-top-artist-taylor-swift-reputation-top-album-2018 www.joe.ie/music/opinion-drake-important-artist-generation-589999 And Drake is one if the most overplated artists on the radio. He's already the biggest rapper of the decade. And Rap/EDM/Spanish are very poular in ths decade. And he's played on each genre as a mainstream headliner. And he just is really when you look years from now. You know the average top 3 musical artists of today: 3. Taylor Swift. Biggest female artist. 2. Maroon 5. Band of the decade.. 1. Drake. Just think about it for a while.

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@@williamackerman5824 And I know I said chart performance doesn't matter at the start. Though sometimes you can just use that information as to backing your claim. And no I am not sucking up to Drake. But just think about it.

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Know Your Role Boulevard Drake is the biggest current artist but again he only pulled away from the pack with views. His previous albums were not bigger than other artists at the time. And a lot of the stats you listed have to do with the quantity of music he releases. For the 2010s decade overall he is easily still behind Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, probably about neck and neck with Adele. Adele would be way bigger if she didn’t take 4-5 years to release. And for the 90’s I’d agree that nirvana is certainly huge but they’re definitely not bigger than Mariah. Like that’s a fucking joke. Everything Mariah releases shot to number 1 for a decade and she wouldn’t have even released her biggest hit yet. No other artist was even close to Mariah. Do you have any idea how many girls listened to Mariah in the 90’s and had her as a role model and inspiration. The 2000’s there was no artist that really dominated the entire decade so Rihanna from 2005-2009 will have to do.

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My dad was born in 1965 and only was vaguely aware of Led Zeppelin. He couldn’t even name what songs they did until decades later. This isn’t uncommon either. Led Zeppelin succeeded because they released wide selling albums and toured relentlessly. They weren’t a pop singles act and many people really weren’t paying any attention to them at all. Sure they were influential and define what we think of with the decade of the 70s but they were really a band with millions of fans but not a band who ever really had enormous crossover success. That was enough but I don’t think we genuinely can predict this stuff accurately. Drake is definitely one of the biggest artists right now but I just have no idea how relevant he’ll be one day. Maybe more , maybe less. I just don’t know man

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'i love that they are friends and you might get your wish for them to hook up. (holding thumbs, crossing fingers)

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The piano cover of hotline bling is honestly so fucking good