Wazzup wit Drake?

I've never been a big fan of Drake.  I've just never cared for his music; as Common said, "If I don't like it, I don't like it; it don't mean that I'm hatin'."  And, being a relative newcomer calling himself the greatest ever on a track that also featured frickin' Eminem also didn't help his cause--that's a pretty audacious claim to make in the first place, not to mention in the company of one of the all-time legends.  Personally, though, I never really had an issue with him.  Lately, however, he's starting to present as a sore loser and a whiner.

Drake recently hosted the ESPYs--I didn't watch it, as I don't have cable, but then again, I never watched it when I did--and, from what I hear, he can't let go of a grudge, especially one he should have never had to begin with.  (First off, what exactly has he done to earn the duty of hosting a major awards show?)  I guess in a song he was performing, he made reference to real music not winning Grammys, an obvious allusion to him losing to Macklemore this year.

A few months back, Macklemore and his producer, Ryan Lewis, won the Grammy for Best Rap Album (and I believe Best New Artist).  After that win, he texted another newcomer, Kendrick Lamar, that he felt he robbed him of the award...and then instagramed it.  The sentiment was awesome, but, even as a fan of Seattle's great hope, I felt that was pretty ill-advised: broadcasting your humility is kind of the opposite of being modest (if Kendrick would've posted the text himself, it would've been all good).  But that wasn't Drake's beef; he felt that every other nominee (himself, Jay-Z, and Kanye West) in that category should've received an apologetic text, insinuating that Macklemore robbed all of them, as well.  He proceeded to throw a Twitter tantrum about it.

Macklemore obviously felt that Kendrick had the album to beat--nobody else did.  That's not to say that he disliked the other albums--only, if anyone were to win the Grammy, it should be Kendrick.  Drake also went on to say that if he felt his album was so bad, he should try harder to make a better record.  Implying that another artist deserved more praise than you does not mean you think your own stuff sucks--I honestly don't get his logic here.

Drake, did you even listen to his album?  If you did and legitimately didn't like it, that's cool.  But, for whatever reason, you are straight-up hating.  Lewis's production was on-point, as were Macklemore's lyrics, and his flow is essentially the same as yours.  To say that it is any less "real" than yours is asinine.  Oh, and, Aubrey, both Macklemore and Kendrick were also nominated for Album of the Year, so that says something, too.

Almost forgot, he also bitched about being replaced on the cover of Rolling Stone by Phillip Seymour Hoffman after the actor's untimely passing.  Like I said, I really don't have a problem with him, but he sounds like a cry baby.

Shut up, Drake.  Actually, grow up.