These days, it seems as if nearly every song utilizes truncated similes. The style pioneered by Big Sean has been used by Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and most notably, Drake. In an interview with Allhiphop, Drizzy says he regrets adopting the flow but doesn’t mean to rain on anyone’s parade. Macy’s!

AllHipHop.com: How much do Young Money artists bounce off each other? I noticed you have similar inflections and cadences or rhyme patterns. I noticed this one thing that Nicki said, “It’s going down. Basement.”
Drake: Well, that flow has been killed by so many rappers. And, I never want to use that flow again in life. [Laughs] I wanted to take if off my album, because I was like, “I shut ‘em down. Onyx.” I hate the fact that that rhyme is still in there. To be honest, that flow, you can trace it back to like…I trace it back to Big Sean (artist on Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music). That’s the first guy I heard utilize that flow throughout the duration of a verse. I’ll give him that credit. I think Kanye got it from him. Me and Wayne found a dope way to do it. I don’t want to sound cocky, but the best way its been used was on “Forever.” Those lines just all individually make so much sense. They’re all punchlines. Then a bunch of rappers started doing it and using the most terrible references in the world. I don’t want to offend somebody…I hate that rappers picked that flow up. I wish they had left that for people that know how to use it. [They go like] “It’s a parade! MACY’S!”

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Drizzy performed at Microsoft’s Bing Event last night in West Hollywood. Up top, he kicks a freestyle inspired by the shin ding. After the jump, he recites “Find Your Love”, an Al Green cover of “Let’s Stay Together”, “Show Me A Good Time”, and per Weezy’s request “Every Girl”.

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Surprised? We’re not. Hits Daily Double tallies that 462,989 fans purchased Drake’s album, Thank Me Later. As a result, the LP will enter the Billboard charts tomorrow at number one as the highest selling debut this year. Congratulations.

9 AM in Dallas Freestyle (produced by Boi-1-Da) has the internet going nut but it was the leaked version. Here’s the MASTERED version of “9 am in Dallas.” Thank Me Later is in stores June 15th. Listen to the Bonus Track now:

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Don’t mind the title, I didn’t mean actual butt shots, duh. Drake and Nicki Minaj performs “Bedrock” and he….. [Watch Video] any ways, Drake told Nicki Minaj she was the best female rapper to ever do bless the mic. Nicki Minaj is cold and is lyrically insane, however Lil’ Kim is the beast from the east and, on that mic, she eats. Watch the video here. Shout out to Necole Bitchie