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# When Did Music Become a Winner-Take-All Affair?
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/music-competition/
- Published: 2015-02-20T13:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-02-20T13:04:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[DJ Pizzo - How Drake Disrupted Kanye](https://medium.com/cuepoint/how-drake-disrupted-kanye-ebbfb9b17f91?ref=birchtree.me)

> It’s clear that Drake’s intention was not to upstage Kanye West...
> 
> That said, Kanye’s next release better be game-changing, or he may have to finally resort to releasing that sex tape. That is, just as long as Kendrick Lamar doesn’t have a secret album scheduled the same day.

Since when did music become a big competition? Yes, Drake released a good album and yes, Kanye West's new song *last week* didn't light up the music charts, but are we suddenly saying that Kanye is over and Drake is all that matters now? Simply based of the music each of them released in the past 7 days? That's nuts.