Drake has long had a polarizing presence in Hip-Hop. And new remarks from Mos Def look set to ignite debate afresh

In one regard, there’s the gargantuan success that the Canadian MC continues to achieve – as well as the legion of loyal fans that lap up his every release.

Yet, critique and a career-long discourse around his output as a “rapper” has been ever-present.

And, in a new interview, Mos Def makes clear how he categorizes Drizzy.

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Speaking on The Cutting Room Floor podcast, Mos Def (who now goes by Yasiin Bey) offered up the following when quizzed about Drake:

“Drake is Pop to me. In the sense like, if I was in Target in Houston, and I heard a Drake song… It feels like a lot of his music is compatible with shopping.”

Yasiin Bey(Mos Def) says Drake’s music is pop and is compatible with shopping at Target.

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