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Canadian MC Pressa Discusses Drake, Kendrick Lamar, How Canada Loves The Artist

Jan 10, 2026
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Toronto gets real in this one. 🇨🇦🔥 Pressa pulls up with AllHipHop and talks Drake vs Kendrick beef, why the city didn’t take “Not Like Us” personal, how Tory Lanez didn’t crack until 10 years in, and why outsiders need to stop trying to “solve” Toronto like a Reddit puzzle. He says the Drake and Kendrick beef was “good for Hip-Hop” and the city, swears Drake is still the better all-around artist with “a hundred million slaps,” reminds everybody Tory Lanez “didn’t crack till 10 years later,” and ties it all back to Toronto’s melodic wave, Caribbean roots, and the grant-funded grind that keeps artists like him, Houdini, Robin Banks, and Burna Bandz in motion. We need your support. Please donate to independent, Hip-Hop-owned media: $AllHipHop Subscribe to AllHipHop on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/allhiphoptv?sub_confirmation=1 Pressa x AllHipHop Interview 0:00 – Intro: Pressa taps in with AllHipHop live from One World Studios 0:16 – Pressa introduces himself and reps Jane and Finch, Toronto 0:31 – Dancehall influence and Alkaline comparisons 0:55 – Caribbean family ties and “everybody related” jokes 1:15 – Press Machine 2 overview and long-awaited return 1:26 – Why the project took time: business, taxes, restructuring 1:59 – “Machine Gun” intro, Kanye / sample talk, recording mindset 2:56 – Music vs business: why business slowed everything down 3:22 – Leaving RCA Records and going fully independent

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#Urban & Hip-Hop