Last night, Drake released an unforeseen track, "Draft Day," with perfect timing in anticipation for the upcoming NFL and NBA 2014 drafts. With several name-drops, whether explicit or not, and a sampled Lauryn Hill, this song is sure to garner attention from the hip hop community.
Drake opens up the song with a sample from Lauryn Hill's 1998 hit "Doo Wop," along with recognition to college football and basketball phenoms: Johnny Manziel and Andrew Wiggins, respectively. He continues with his usual braggadocio theme over this lighthearted beat until he delivers a soft hit to Chance, but not without disclaimer: "And if I left this shit to chance, I would've picked a name like Chance the Rapper / No offense cause I don't know that nigga." Shortly after, Drake ostensibly revives tension between he and Jay-Z, with the line, "Just hits, no Mrs. / That's for the married folks." This was likely in response to the statement Jay-Z made directly to Drake on the 'We Made It' remix which also featured Jay Electronica; this back-and-forth between Hov and Drake could possibly extend into further songs, as it hasn't seemed to dissolve thus far.
Don't stop listening to the song just yet, Drake still has a few names up his sleeve. He pays homage to Jose Canseco and his use of 'roids during his MLB career, along with unexpected and unrelated shout-outs to Jennifer Lawrence:
"On some Hunger Games shit I would die for my district / Jennifer Lawrence you can really get it / I mean for real girl, you know I had to do it for ya"
It seems like Drake has got into a rhythm with his tracks, releasing several songs that are either leftovers from NWTS or simply side-tracks that he's been doing for fun. Either way, we should hope to hear some more non-album songs in the future.
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