I have a huge amount of respect for Drake. He was one of the first artists to break into mainstream hip-hop legitimacy that didn’t have a street personality that every rapper had in that mid-2000′s G-Unit era of hip-hop. It’s very much in thanks to Audrey Drake Graham that artists like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have begun turned the music industry on it’s ear. I love to see the place that SoundCloud has taken in the music industry, where Drake refers below to the fact that it was the first place he put his music and decided to release this first single from his upcoming album.

My good friends,
It has truly been too long. I assume you’re all keeping well and making the most of this year that has been given to us. Today is the day to begin sharing my newest work with you. This is the first single off of my upcoming album. I feel sometimes that people don’t have enough information about my beginnings and therefore they make up a life story for me that isn’t consistent with actual events. My family and my second family (consisting of the best friends anybody could ever have) all struggled and worked extremely hard to make all this happen. I did not buy my way into this spot and it was the furthest thing from easy to achieve. I am proud of every part of my past and I’m excited for this song to find a place in your life as well. I didn’t feel I needed any interviews or radio or press to launch this song. It felt right to come back to the site that I started on and release it to the people that started here with me. Judging by this post, the tour that we’ve been planning, the conversations about new songs and album artwork…I think it’s safe to say we’re back together again. Looking forward to seeing you all soon.

Drake – Started From The Bottom

Written by: @randymcrandell | @thatnewjam

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