Drake Gives Rare Interview, Reveals How He Deals W/ Haters: “I’m Not Worried About These Other Rappers” [Video]

Written By Cyrus Langhorne

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Young Money rapper Drake‘s newly launched Sprite Obey Your Verse collection campaign has taken off and invited fans to an inside look at his personal life courtesy of a new documentary.

Presented as part of the Sprite campaign, a new The FADER-produced doc features Drizzy talking about everything from his hop-hop competition to how he deals with criticism.

“I’m not worried about these other rappers. I’m not competing with those guys. I already know their hand, I know their move — I study everything. I’m worried about the kid that’s sitting in his house who wants to be better than me and all those other guys. That’s who I’m worried about. That’s how I try to keep pushing us forward, just to let that kid know that I’m not done yet,” Drake says in the video. “We’re in a weird time. Life is almost this ongoing forum. People can get so lost in these words displayed on the screen. Everyone just wants to chat, and comment, crack jokes. Effort that’s put into doubt or hate – when it’s that extreme? It’s the same thing as love, man. They’re confused. It’s not me.” (Drake – Obey Your Thirst: Episode 1)

Drake also uses the clip to dish on the importance of his Canada hometown.

“Toronto is the reason I do this. All I did was find a way to make people proud of our city. Artists from our city – their whole objective was to get out. So I just had to flip that way of thinking,” he says. “All these guys that are like, you gotta go to new york now to make it happen. No you don’t. That’s dead now. Do it the way the Weeknd did it, do the way PartyNextDoor did it, do it they way I did it. Do it where you’re at. If you have the music, that’s all it takes.” (Drake – Obey Your Thirst: Episode 1)

Along with Drake, hip-hop icons Nas and Rakim are a part of the Sprite campaign.

The first edition of the Sprite “Obey your Verse” Lyrical Collection features inspirational lyrics from rap superstars Drake, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G. and Rakim. The artists were selected based on their reputation for being true to themselves through their music and advancing the culture. (Business Wire)

Lyrics from Drizzy’s “0 to 100” and “Started From The Bottom” are featured on select Sprite products.


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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

SOHH.com Writer. When I'm not covering hip-hop news and announcements, I'm deep into an Audible book and eating veggies.

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  2. That is true we are in a time were life is being lived behind keystokes. It just tells you that there are a ton of informants.

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