Nelly Defends Drake As An R&B Rapper

Despite all of his achievements, awards and record sales, Canadian rapper Drake still can’t get the respect he thinks he deserves. At issue is the continued criticism of Drake as more of a singer than a rapper.

St. Louis rapper Nelly rushed to Drake’s defense saying an artist shouldn’t be limited to just rapping.

“The guy sold damn near 800,000 the first week – so it’s a lot of fans that like Drake’s singing,” said Nelly in an interview with Vlad-TV.

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“As an artist, you can’t have a stigma put on yourself as far as what you can do and what you can’t do,” Nelly continued. “You just try to be the best artist that you can be. We’re in a time right now where being an artist doesn’t limit you to rapping. It just doesn’t limit you to singing. It limits you to create. All your job is is to create good music. He’s creating good music. Fans that don’t like to hear Drake sing, then switch to the next song where he’s rapping.”