Drake is many genres, styles, and cultures, absorbing everything from Atlanta to Caribbean Toronto to West Africa with such ease that everyone thinks “blem” is a word he just made up now. But one question remains: is Drake metal? Maybe not. Travis Scott is definitely metal, though. Look at his mechanical eagle stage setup for proof, looking as though it was ripped from the cover of Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance. Also, “Antidote” is basically stoner doom. It’s that track, which Travis played in the wilderness of Portland, that prompted an in-attendance and apparently very drunk Drake to take the plunge into the moshpit.
What follows is a voyage into the deepest reaches of one man’s psyche as he comes face-to-sweaty-face with what he could be, what he has been, and the numerous things he currently is. It’s been said that a person encounters their true self in the pit. Drake found more than that.
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Here’s a handy guide to the emotional purging you just bore witness to. Pay attention to which feelings correspond to the deadly sins, making this all the more metal.
Awe
Apprehension
Wrath
Pride
Elation
Envy
Phil hopes he doesn’t get sued for this. He’s on Twitter.
