Ah, Plymouth; the most polished jewel in the crown that is our nation's south coast. Our riviera, or very own Amalfi, if you will. It's a city of many rich cultural exports – the annual British Firework Championships, Olympic diver Tom Daley, former Nottingham Forest striker Trevor Francis – but there's one that might surprise you: multi-platinum selling, Cash Money rapper and singer, Drake.
The boy's clearly done good, so we headed down to Britain's favourite port to uncover just how cherished he is by Plymothians young and old alike. We examined the statue erected in his honour, looked at the island named after him from afar and heard about "half of America coming over in their droves" to see the birthplace of the man who brought crying back to hip hop.
Meeting the fans of more musical superstars:
Who Actually Listens to Nicki Minaj
Who Actually Listens to One Direction
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich Yesterday
We spent the day there trying to make sense of it all.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
Memphis City Council, the Klan and the Crips.
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Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
They're genuinely some of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
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Get Rich or High Trying
The smart money is increasingly looking to marijuana as the nation's biggest new business.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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My Week Spent with Hungary's Far-Right
Hungarian nationalists throw beer at people and blame Jews and gypsies for all their problems.
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American Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centres'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into an abusive, billion-dollar “teen rehab” industry.
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Is Tabloid Outrage Just Getting More People into Legal Highs?
Getting uppity about internet drugs seems kind of pointless if all you're doing is advertising them.
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I Went to a Beach Party with Loads of Rich Kid Egyptians
Everyone owned a yacht at Arab spring break.
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We Photographed a Drunk EDL Hate Mob Attacking Police Last Night
They went there to spread Islamophobia and achieved absolutely nothing.
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Please Start Banning Books Again
There has never been a better time to start censoring art in America.
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Question of the Day: What Did You Learn from Sex-Ed?
"I learned how to play volleyball naked on the beach."
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VICE News: Triple Hate
Memphis City Council, the Klan and the Crips.
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I Went to a Beach Party with Loads of Rich Kid Egyptians
Everyone owned a yacht at Arab spring break.
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Deportee Purgatory
About 40 percent of Mexican immigrants deported from the US are sent back through Tijuana.
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A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair
A couple weeks back I chatted with J&B over baba ghanous about the new film.
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A Few Impressions: 'Leviathan,' I Love You
It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a funhouse.
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Here Be Dragons: I Met the Woman Trying to Cure Malaria with Sugar and Water
I have a sneaking feeling that it's not going to work.
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Kyle Platts Knows All About Hamster Suicide
The creator of Dicknose Van Boobenchin told me about some of his illustrations.
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Is Tropical in Mongolia: Part Two
Is Tropical continue their tour of Mongolia in the lead up to their headline show in Ulaanbaatar.
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We Photographed a Drunk EDL Hate Mob Attacking Police Last Night
They went there to spread Islamophobia and achieved absolutely nothing.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich Yesterday
We spent the day there trying to make sense of it all.
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Comics: The Chicken Dinner Guy
He always pocketed the wishbones to break with a "special gal".
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Is Tabloid Outrage Just Getting More People into Legal Highs?
Getting uppity about internet drugs seems kind of pointless if all you're doing is advertising them.
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This Man Thinks He Never Has to Eat Again
Rob Rhinehart's vomit-coloured cocktail could change food forever.
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Alex Miller's New Column: Lord, I Hate Camden Town
It's the graveyard of the fad.
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How to Be Happy, Young and Jobless
A survival guide for when society thinks your life has no purpose.
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Milf Teeth: The Notches On Your Bedpost Don't Mean Shit
Your sex gets better when you're learning with one person.
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I Interviewed My Local UKIP Rep After I Got Him Sacked and Banned
Phillip Collins has been reinstated now, but things were still a bit awkward.
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What's Going to Kill the House Revival?
Geeks? Shufflers? Americans? Tinchy Stryder?
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Pretty Girl Bullshit: Is Snapchat Ruining People's Lives?
I'm worried that it is.
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VICE News: Protest At Thatcher's Funeral
Some people enjoy booing coffins. We went to see just how many.
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A Big Night Out... at the Worst Club Night Ever?
The "stars" from TOWIE and Milton Keynes, together at last.
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Thatcher's War on Acid House
She may have got the Falklands, but she couldn't get the pillheads.
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English Fascists Took Their First Beating of the Summer in Brighton This Weekend
That's what happens when bigots march in England's most liberal city.
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