along withPrince, isMichael Jackson: When he first read the lyrics to “Dirty Diana,” which he covered onTrilogy, Tesfaye says, “I got emotional — it’s when I first knew I wanted to write songs.” Indeed, critics have compared the bubble and flow...
important, relevant. it's not that the jokey lyrics in his lampoons of popular rappers are mind-blowing, or that his impressions are a quantum leap past those of, say*, saturday night live'*s jay pharoah. it's that the 38-year-old north carolina native satirizes hip hop from the ...