Eric SkeltonĪfter years of skepticism, Drake finally acknowledged that he and the Weeknd are cool with each other again, and they “just had to fix things.” Early in their respective careers, Drake and the Weeknd were closely aligned with one another, but around 2013, things began to shift. But, based off the music we’ve heard lately, it seems Drake is in a headspace to rap right now, as opposed to making big catchy pop songs. The same applies to “War.” The song opens with an extremely Drake-y line-“I don’t cop things for resale, don’t do iCloud, don’t do email”-before he transitions into Angry Drake (“Anyone I’m beefin’ with is a no name”) while still getting off anti-social media bars that will 100% show up in social media captions everywhere: “You n****s spend too much time on captions, not enough time on action.” When Drake shared the song on social media, he clarified that it was a “freestyle off of the EL KUUMBA tape,” so we won’t get ahead of ourselves when it comes to predicting if his next album will sound like this. On the majority of his limited this year-“Omertá,” “Money in the Grave,” and “Behind Barz”-he’s been throwing extra bass in his voice and focusing on getting bars off. “I think now that we are all so proud to be from Toronto, we start talking more like how we talk.” -Kemet HighĪt this point, Drake has established himself as a major pop star, so he’ll always make time to write melodic hits like “In My Feelings.” But right now? Drake is in the mood to rap. “It’s actually funny because I think when I first came in the industry, I think I felt this pressure to ‘be American’ and sound American,” he said. Drake has addressed this in the past, and stressed in an interview with BBC’s 1Xtra Rap Show that this is how he really talks. And similar to his “Behind Barz” freestyle, he jumped right into character and delivered “War” with an accent and UK lingo. Drake has shown an fascination with the UK in the past, whether it be championing grime music or helping to revive Top Boy. We’ve already heard a southern accent on Thank Me Later, a Jamaican accent on Views, and a Spanish flow on Bad Bunny’s “Mia.” Now, his UK accent, previously introduced on More Life, has made a return. And, once again, the internet has mixed emotions about his vernacular. Within the first two bars of Drake’s “War,” the first thing you notice is his accent. The UK and Brooklyn drill scenes have each had big years in 2019, and with one of the biggest artists in the world adopting the sound, it looks like we’ll only be hearing more of this in 2020. Considering “War” is produced by AXL Beats, who has had success bringing the UK drill sound to America with artists like Fivio Foreign ( “Big Drip”) lately, it’s also very likely that Drake is tuned in to the emerging drill movement in New York, as well. Instead of Skepta, he’s probably been listening to guys like Digga D, OFB, KO, and Headie One. But more accurately, it appears he’s channeling UK drill music here.
It got to the point that Skepta even started trending on Twitter. When “War” first dropped, there were reckless comments all over timelines about how he “made a grime” song. Now, it seems he’s been getting into drill music. Over the years, there has been Dancehall Drake, Latin Drake, Atlanta Drake, and even Grime Drake.
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