(Originally Published December 25, 2014)
OOOOOOK!!!! So…for today’s post I’m going to have to take a moment to mention something I unexpectedly stumbled upon this afternoon. I was just saying to my brother yesterday that it’s unfortunate that Drake doesn’t have any Christmas songs that I would be able to use as my next post, but after turning on my computer to start this current post I thought I would just look up ‘Drake Christmas Songs’ to see if anything came up. And lo and behold, something did!
OOOOOOK!!!! So…for today’s post I’m going to have to take a moment to mention something I unexpectedly stumbled upon this afternoon. I was just saying to my brother yesterday that it’s unfortunate that Drake doesn’t have any Christmas songs that I would be able to use as my next post, but after turning on my computer to start this current post I thought I would just look up ‘Drake Christmas Songs’ to see if anything came up. And lo and behold, something did!
I HAVE
NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED IN MY LIFE! But I found a site – that I will link below –
that claims Drake was planning to release a Christmas album that was due to
drop December 10th. The album was to comprise of 12 songs: some of
which were supposedly titled, “How Could You Mr. Grinch?” “No Gifts” and “December
25th”. Now I don’t want to boost, but is it just me or is this one
of the BEST IDEAS I’VE EVER HEARD!!!??? It could be a spoof, but during the
conversation with my brother I also mentioned that it sucks that rappers don’t
do whole Christmas albums because Christmas albums are so popular!! Everybody
loves Christmas: Stores are constantly playing songs, sometimes as soon as
November; radio stations start playing holiday tunes either exclusively or during
certain periods of time; people in general love Christmas music and anyone who
has worked at a public library (i.e., me!) knows a majority of the Christmas items—being
predominantly CD’s—circulate to the point of having to put them on displays,
which are typically emptied fairly quickly.
CHRISTMAS IS POPULAR and a
tradition for most, so why wouldn’t Hip Hop have more of a hand in that? Thugs
have Christmas too and besides sitting by the fire, a lot of people are out and
about, partying for the holidays, having the greatest time! Relationships end,
families come together … it’s a time for all
things; so why wouldn’t an endeavour like that be successful? Drake could blow
everybody’s mind with that album and then out of the blue, other rappers and
Hip Hop artists will be jumping on the bandwagon of another innovative idea! A
song is one thing, but to pull off an album takes dedication, so I don’t think
something like that would disappoint. And the great thing about music is that
it might start with Drake, but I can already see a lot of rappers being able to
pull it off because everyone has a certain flavour they can add to the truth of
their Christmas experience. And with the ability to sample from older songs, I
can just hear in what creative ways Hip Hop artists can play with these jingles
to tell a story!
I think it’s a dope idea; but of
course there is no proof to whether this article was legit. Still and so, it’s
a feat I’m amused by, and I’ll be secretly hoping that’s it’s an idea that will
eventually take off.
However, since I do not have a
Drake Christmas song to post for tonight, I will defer back to a song I
mentioned as a segue in Monday’s post but got sidetracked from after getting
caught up in rhyme schemes. The song I’m referring to is called “Closer,” from
off of Comeback Season, featuring Miss
Andreena Mill. This song meant a lot to me as my dreams started to take form. I
was working toward turning Caught Up into
something tangible, and being that Drake was my personal soundtrack at the
time, I saw nothing but the possibility of good things and was very inspired
forward. Hopefully, when you listen to it this Christmas season, you can
reflect on your plans for the New Year and take the first step toward making them real :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
AND SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!!! ;)
Article link: http://huzlers.com/drake-release-christmas-album-titled-december-25th-info/
DRAKE - CLOSER (FT. ANDREENA MILL)
Chapter 14: Closer. / Written By: Jae Antoinette
KENDRA:
Ever since Daunte left, Affion and I have been getting
closer. He looks at me like I am a prime rib dinner and always asks for seconds.
The other day I met him behind his building and he showed me exactly what
sounds not to make in places where
other ears are privy. I gulped down a breath, pulled up my skirt, and after all
was said and done, got to walk hand-in-hand with my lover to a restaurant across
the street.
I’ve never
felt anything like it. Affion soothes me so completely I often forget where I
am when it’s just the two of us. I could live in his bed and die in his arms;
and all without Daunte hovering over my shoulders. It’s not like I purposely
wanted to hurt him—he’s a good guy. I just couldn’t break free the in the ways
I wanted with him. I loved him and I
wanted us to be together, but my body and my desire felt otherwise; so they
naturally started to stray. I can’t help that someone happened to stumble along
and fix it; that’s just how it went. But I’ll give myself enough credit to say
that at least I did try. It may have
been a futile attempt, but at one point everybody
was happy and that’s all I really wanted. Daunte would’ve gotten hurt either
way, so if nothing else, at least I was prepared to keep him from that pain. I
may be the bad guy now, but maybe one day, when he realizes that, because of
me, he was able to make the choice I ultimately couldn’t and set us both free, I
won’t be. He was man enough to see that something wasn’t right and walk away
from it, and for that I will forever sing his praises. I did him a favour we
won’t soon forget and now we can both move on with our lives.
And move
on, I shall. Daunte’s been great, but Affion is better, and now that it’s clear
we’re meant to be, all of my plans for the future will now include him, and him only …
TO BE CONTINUED …
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