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Drizzy's Thank Me Later

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I can relate to kids going straight to the league/When they recognize that you got what it takes to succeed/And that's around the time that your idols become your rivals/You make friends with Mike but got to 'A.I.' him for your survival." Everyone knows of Drizzy's knack for melody and his stylistic malleability. But, one of the Toronto rapper's more underrated strengths lies in his ability to contextualize both himself and others in the world of pop culture through quick bursts of incisive lyricism. Case in point, his first verse on "Thank Me Now," a cut from his debut album, Thank Me Later. At the time, Drizzy was a flashy, archetype-subverting rookie taking over with his dynamic abilities and reshaping the game forever—kind of like a certain

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