MTV News: Drake Addresses His Critics With Advice From Floyd Mayweather [Video]
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By Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) , with reporting by Sway Calloway (@realsway)
Drake understands that no artist is above criticism. So it's not that Drizzy doesn't hear his detractors, he just chooses to ignore them. At least that's what he told MTV News' Sway Calloway during a May 17 Club Paradise tour stop in Houston, Texas. "There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it's all just noise that lets me know that I'm relevant," Drake said, sharing some words of wisdom that was given to him by boxing champ Floyd Mayweather.
Drake Addresses His Critics
"I don't get booed," Drizzy continued. "I don't face that. I mean he faces that challenge but my challenge is more with social media and open opinions and people just feeling like they need to talk."
Drake's music, and just about his every move, is dissected through the media as well as on Twitter and blogs. The fact that he sings as well as raps has made him a target for those looking to take away his hip-hop cred. Still, the "Headlines" MC remains one of rap's most successful draws today.
Common called him out the OVO general on "Sweet," a single from his 2011 album The Dreamer/The Believer. Many also believe that G.O.O.D Music's Pusha T has also been throwing subliminal jabs at Drake, first on last year's "Don't F--k With Me" freestyle, then on his "Sweet" freestyle. Pusha has gone on record saying that he wasn't dissing Drake and he actually likes the Toronto MC's music, but after Push dropped his new single "Exodus 23:1," speculation began to swirl that he was again taking aim and Drake and his mentor Lil Wayne. Weezy responded with a poignant tweet: "F--- pusha t and anybody that love em."
It is important to note that when he sat with Sway, Drake did not address Pusha T or any other rappers directly, but he did speak about his detractors in a very general sense. "It's important for me to let my fans know I really don't care. I'm confident," he said sternly. "I love the music I make and the videos I make and the people I associate with and every decision I've ever made."
For Drake, taking the stage on each stop of his Club Paradise Tour is all the assurance that he needs. "Just to let [fans] know that I don't care about anything else outside of this right here," he said from backstage at Houston's Toyota Center, referencing the army of fans waiting for him to perform. "That other stuff, hiding behind computers and yip-yapping all day on radio stations, it's like that's cool, man, for points and popularity, but at the end of the day, there is still 15,000 people here."
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Comment by Pancho on May 26, 2012 at 1:57pm
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I can dig most of the music but the thug talk and implying that he is a thug is what I and others have a problem with. Drake has a lane that he is in kind of like the low budget and/or male version of Lauryn Hill. I think he should keep it with that. Music has enough fake thugs in it. Stay true to your self, Everybody knows that lil wayne is a on wax thug only. Real G's will call you on your talk when you do your shows in their town. Check the history it has happened to every Thug rapper in the game. Whether it makes it to the news or not. Smarten up the STREETS IS WATCHING!!
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Comment by Y.Kane on May 26, 2012 at 1:27pm -
No matter how good this man is, you people still are gonna talk s***. If he wasn't good, no one would even be talking.
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Comment by Nico Barnes on May 26, 2012 at 12:50pm -
IF U DON'T LAUGH,CRY,OR SHAKE YOUR HEAD after searching" Big Alicia Gone have Yo A** rollin" on youtube your not HUMAN!!!
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Comment by AVITY on May 26, 2012 at 10:40am -
i agree with @Takyla
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Comment by Timur on May 26, 2012 at 8:38am -
canada dry!
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Comment by Takyla (Tiki) Robinson on May 26, 2012 at 6:23am -
Good words of wisdom from Floyd. No matter who you are or what you do in life famous or not people have to be strong at all times because there will always be someone talking about you whether it's good or bad... so I say always be strong, stay focused and keep it moving on to what you're trying to do and accomplish in life. People are supposed to enjoy their life and not worry about what other people think. As long as you're having fun with everything that's all that matters at the end of the day.
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Comment by 1THUG aka PROJECK KEEM!! on May 26, 2012 at 12:25am -
dis negga cloggin up tha game like too much pubic hair in tha drain!!
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Comment by 1THUG aka PROJECK KEEM!! on May 26, 2012 at 12:24am
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if you rilly fugg wit dis droopy negga music...you betta check ya pannies again cos ya lil d!ck might be juss a big cl!t!!
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Comment by Daniel on May 25, 2012 at 10:05pm -
ALL YOU DRAKE HATERS ON HERE ARE F@GGOTS. YAH GET NO PU$$Y
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Comment by dave on May 25, 2012 at 9:37pm -
He's good. He's made himself a success. I admire that.
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