section_path: Artistry/Influences
section_name: Influences
paragraph_text: Influences
  
  Drake has cited several hip-hop artists as influencing his rapping style, including Kanye West, Jay-Z, MF Doom, and Lil Wayne, while also attributing various R&B artists as influential to the incorporation of the genre into his own music, including Aaliyah and Usher. Drake has also credited several dancehall artists for later influencing his Caribbean -inflected style, including Vybz Kartel, whom he has called one of his "biggest inspirations".
  
  Drake has cited several hip-hop artists as influencing his rapping style, including Kanye West, Jay-Z, MF Doom, and Lil Wayne, while also attributing various R&B artists as influential to the incorporation of the genre into his own music, including Aaliyah and Usher. Drake has also credited several dancehall artists for later influencing his Caribbean -inflected style, including Vybz Kartel, whom he has called one of his "biggest inspirations".