Drake is such a unique talent that he resists comparison. Sure, there are many who anticipated the Toronto rapper's unique blend of supper-club pop crooning and angsty braggadocio, from Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick in the golden age; to Snoop Dogg, Ja Rule, 50 Cent and Andre 3000 during the gilded club era of the new millennium.
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Mixtape Primer: Drake’s Pre-Fame Output and Post-Fame Return