Drake - Fancy

The song Fancy by Drake is a song that describes “fancy” girls. He talks about a specific girl that he knows or admires. He starts his verse by saying that girls take forever to get ready and look good, while men just throw a t-shirt on and wonder what’s taking so long. He later goes on to describe the type of girl he likes saying she’s “intelligent” and “cold”, meaning she’s not sentimental and/or sappy. The gender issue I see in this song is that Drake, stereotypically, talks about girls in general and how they are really materialistic. He calls them “gold diggers”, meaning they get with guys just because they have money. I don’t believe ALL girls are like this. If a girl were to perform or sing this song it would definitely not sell. Unless she was talking about guys, this song would be ridiculously contradicting. Another thing about a girl singing this song is that the beat is really fast and she would have to rap. A light girl voice rapping over this type of beat just wouldn’t sound right.