Did Drake Commit a Hip-Hop Violation

Sometime back in the spring Drake was up in the booth with Funkmaster Flex at the New York radio station Hot 97 dropping a freestyle.

Now many of us that have been followers of Hip-Hop know that careers have skyrocketed after appearances on Flex’s show. Drake has been making his presence known over the last several months, especially with his recent record deal with Universal.

Everything is going well from him except one thing, this apparent freestyle. By the looks of the live video stream he was rapping off his Blackberry. Now one must understand according to the unwritten hip-hop ethics manual , a rapper that writes his freestyle is labeled wack. The freestyle was always something done on the spot.

An artist would really have to showcase his natural talent. Affion Crockett made a hilarious spoof about it. Some have suggested that this move might tarnish his reputation , only time will tell. If Rick Ross can lie about being a correctional officer and Lil Wayne kiss another man on lips, then Drake will be more than fine.