Anyone who has ever seen the movie 8 Mile knows that Eminem brought about the resurgence of battle rap. Though battle rap has been around since the beginning of hip-hop, Eminem's movie highlighted a specific style of battle. The Psychological Break down approach. This is something that Drake (or his writers) are very good at because its his complete style of rap (Let me also give props where its due by stating that Kanye & Eminem pioneered the style "in the mainstream" since entering the music scene as artists). It's clear that audiences always respond better when you make them think about what's being said. So, when its time for Meek Mill to respond and he brings that fire aggression, that's signature to his style, but doesn't really break down Drake's faults then it just comes across as the same ole same ole.

The reality is battle rap or diss tracks were taken to another level when Ether dropped by Nas. Jay-Z was killing Nas with his wit and arrogant flow initially but in the final rounds Nas came through with a winner. Nas broke down Jay-Z so badly that, in my opinion, he delivered the knock out blow that made him the clear winner in their rap battle. Nas clearly used the Psychological Break down approach and had Jay-Z fans like DAAAAAMMMNNNN!

Now, I could be wrong. Meek Mill may come back with diss after diss with an arsenal of punch lines, metaphors and jabs to put Drake in his place but as history shows people rarely deviate from their style of rap. So, Ideally Drake is probably laughing all the way to the bank because for the kid everyone secretly hated on, he is now becoming the guy you want to win.

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