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Is Drake Real Hip-Hop?

In the second episode of October's Very Owned, we look at where Drake ranks among the greats.

In this episode of October's Very Owned, the Noisey staff discusses the question as old as hip-hop itself: What is real hip-hop? And does Drake fit that description? Can upper-middle class rappers from Toronto even be real hip-hop? And why was Drake wearing that dumb pea coat on the cover of Comeback Season? Noisey staff writer Lawrence Burney hopped on the podcast alongside returning guest Trey Smith and hosts Eric Sundermann and Dan Ozzi to tackle this divisive issue.

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