CHAPTER 16: 'STILL FLY'

(Originally Published Thursday January 1, 2015)

New Years is a time of celebration, a time of resolutions and a time to reminisce - and in reverence of that, it’s only right I recall a moment that is especially memorable in both Drake’s history and mine—Drake’s making the cover of VIBE magazine for the first time!

It was the December 2009/January 2010 issue, and I hope I don’t sound like a fanatic because it wasn’t as crazed as one might think, but I kept that issue displayed as a part of my room for what would seem like a very long time. I was SO proud of it and it was such a BIG moment for Drake that it wasn’t even a thought. Drake was moving up, and besides being the cover story, the story itself was impressive and seemed like a dream come true for anyone in that position. A new apartment, the journey to getting there, still having more to accomplish; it was everything I would expect from someone of Drake’s stature, on top of such tremendous talent and it’s sidekick: discipline. It was his ‘just deserts,’ and as much as some don’t want to hear him say it, it’s true that a person has to know what they are worth and what they deserve before they can acquire it. So that’s saying a lot. It takes a lot of knowledge and self-confidence to know who you are and make something out of it—so for everyone who had goals to achieve, who were on the same mission of defining a dream and living through it wholeheartedly, Drake was a type of spokesperson and he brought nothing but good energy.

              Both the ascendance in that article and Drake’s all-black Jays hat on the cover, make me think of the song “Still Fly”. The hook—originally sang by Drake in fellow Canadian rapper Page’s song “I’m Still Fly”—became an anthem, and before daring anybody to try and cut his wings, it’s clear Drake was already enjoying the flight—and probably from take off!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

DRAKE - STILL FLY

Chapter 16: Still Fly. / Written By: Jae Antoinette

DAUNTE:

Out for my brothers’ birthday tonight. I wasn’t really trying to be at the club after all of my drinking a few days ago, but it’s turned out to be pretty eventful with dudes popping bottles left, right and centre, doing it big, in the VIP. I almost didn’t come knowing that this was one of Kendra’s favourite spots, but I said fuck it, it’s a free country, and celebrating with my brothers is way more important than sulking over some girl. So I’m here showing my brothers that I'm still fly, all while doing my best to block-out this irritating guy on the other side of the VIP getting crunk and acting a fool with his friends. 

            I don’t know if it’s intentional but a competition has begun between him and his friends and my brothers and their friends as bottles upon bottles just keep rolling in. Every time we make an order or some friend of a friend decides to keep it going, this guy and his entourage get even bigger bottles with even more fireworks and gloss than we do, and we all just keep it coming! It’s been entertaining enough up to this point, but we don’t even know these guys so I'm hoping it'll stay friendly because, if given any reason, my brothers are too hot-headed to have it be otherwise.

It's weird though because I’ve seen this same guy looking directly at me, on and off, since we got here ... and I'm not trying to give back any stink eye, but something about this dude just rubs me the wrong way …

TO BE CONTINUED …

*NEW YEARS PARTY *BONUS:

DRAKE  (FT. TREY SONGZ) - POP ROSE