Of all the records that Drake has set – and there are many – perhaps the most interesting are those that reflect the massiveness of the Canadian rapper, his constant presence in modern pop culture: from last year’s album “Certified Lover Boy”, nine songs hit the top ten. on the Hot 100, eventually giving it the title of the album with the most top ten hits – more than Michael Jackson’s Thriller; on the same list, Drake holds the record for the most consistent presence with a total of 431 weeks; and last April, Billboard calculated that Drake’s songs had more airplay on Spotify than all songs released before 1980 combined.

Born in Toronto in 1986 to a drummer and English teacher, Drake wanted to make art from an early age. For this, he dropped out of school and soon, in parallel with a seven-year career on television (in the series Degrassi: The Next Generation), he began releasing his first mixtapes, which were very popular with his famous peers, such as JJ. Z and Kanye West. Then, with his very first album, Thank Me Later (2010) and beyond, Drake excelled in the pop rap idiom, as well as modern R’n’B songwriting and performance style. Can you guess which musical sub-genre he will choose after the years of recording and international presence mentioned above? That’s right: travel. On albums like “Views”, “Scorpion” and “Certified Lover Boy” he actually lived up to the self-referentiality of his lyrics and his charm.

Why, on his latest album, Honestly, Nevermind, Drake seems to forgo the trap route isn’t exactly a mystery: maybe he’s had enough. More interesting is the fact that the Canadian is now adopting a house style in his rhythms and arrangements, which is technically justified by the involvement of producers such as Gordo and Black Coffee, and in any case is complemented by a definitely welcoming welcome – especially after the pearl of the trap – the emphasis on his not very little performance. The result is cool, slightly danceable tracks, sometimes reminiscent of his roots, such as the playful “Texts Go Green”, the lively “Sticky”, the amusingly mournful “Calling My Name”, a “classic” by Jimmy Cooke’s standards. ” or “Massive”, which could be heard in the beach bar of some famous Mediterranean resort.

Don’t underestimate the last comparison – most of the tracks from “Honestly, Nevermind” could already be played in Mykonos or Ibita. In addition, another achievement of Drake, according to the Washington Post, is that through the verse of the track “The motto” (“You only live once: that’s the motto, nigga”), he put his stone into spreading an already mentality. known as YOLO.

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The first venue in Europe to ditch traditional metal detectors and use artificial intelligence to detect weapons and dangerous items was the AO Arena in Manchester, England. Venue management company ASM Global announced that it is already using the Evolv Express sensor system, which quickly “scans” incoming spectators without emptying their pockets and bags, providing a high level of security and less waiting at the entrance.