The Oxford English Dictionary just got a little thicker, or at least the online database has incrementally more words as Drake’s famous term “YOLO” was recently added to their online edition.
The acronym for “You Only Live Once” will now be among other phrases such as FML, SMH and other real words. Kanye West’s term “Cray” also made it to the online dictionary. The term comes from the song “N***as In Paris” and subsequently became widely used in popular culture.
“Amazeballs,” “binge-watch,” “hate-watch,” and “douchebaggery” were also terms added to the website.
Drake’s first public use of the phrase was back in 2011 on the track “The Motto” from his album Take Care. There’s been a bit of controversy as to whether Drake actually coined the phrase. Complex compiled a list of 11 instances where the acronym was used before 2011.
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Most #1’s ever. Classic albums. Classic mixtapes. Songwriter Awards. Acting awards. A Grammy. Making other people famous by bringing them on tour with him and featuring on their songs. Ambassador of the Toronto Raptors. Creating a whole new sound of music with OVO. Making lint rollers cool again. And adding words to the English language.
Drake is only 27, he will go down as one of the greatest artists of all time. Such a talent.
Wrong.
You only need to sell like 1000 copies of a single to go number 1 these days. Nobody’s buying music outside of a few retarded children and record labels.
agree with my man, champagne papi life. keep it 100.
You, CPL, drake runs rap, Drizzaveli, and all of the other Drake stans are the same person. You’re agreeing with yourself.
Champagne Papi.. smh. enough said.
Indeed, Drake is legendary. Let these haters know!
Legendarily overrated.
Oxford Dictionary is a fucking joke.
it is nowadays dude
Seems like Oxford is getting new words from Urban Dictionary.
another win for king drizzy! you can hate all you want, but this man is a huge influence on today’s culture. #YOLO #ViewsFromThe6
Nope,
name a hotter rapper right now. You cant drake is the most popular and relevent rapper rapping today. The only person putting up numbers like drake in 2014 is the popstar eminem. Scrubs like kendrick and all your other favourite rappers are irrelevent compared to drake. Does it make you internet nerds mad that in 2014 drake is the only one that matters in hophop. Just stating facts lets you internet nerd groupies disprove my claims.
You’re still wrong. Nothing you’ve said is a fact, just your groupie lies.
still no relevent replies disproving my facts yall know its true
You didn’t even state one fact, just your idiotic opinion, which isn’t true, by the way.
only a revolutionary like Drake can do this
Good joke.
THIS IS NOT AN OPINION, IT IS A FACT : DRAKE IS THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE (NEGATIVELY BY SOME OR POSITIVELY BY MANY) IN TODAY’S URBAN CULTURE. CAN YOU SAY THAT ABOUT A KENDRICK, A JERMAINE ?? YALL NIGGAS TOO DAMN IMMATURE TO GIVE CREDITS WHEN ITS DUE
#VIEWSFROMTHE6 #SOUND
No, your comment is all opinion and no fact. Also, quit using hashtags. This ain’t Twitter.
You got Drake confused with Kanye.
who is drake influencing? soft metrosexual emotional fakes?
@YESSIR cosign 100%..let them hate
PSYCH!! YESSIR, you’re retarded.
how about thot?
it will be removed in 3 years.
drake don’t representin’ real hip hop like krs one
“Complex compiled a list of 11 instances where the acronym was used before 2011”
They made it a hot line, he made it a hot song.
Nah, N.O.T.S. (Niggas Off the Streets) made the original Y.O.L.O. back in ’94, way better than Drake’s shit.
Who? Nobody remembers those fags.
i don’t like emotional hip hop, imma luh that real hip hop
I would also like to take this time to come out and admit that I am gay for Drake. I want him to fulfill my fantasies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAvk_0aTWVo
drake iz best jewish rapper alive
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Lol at all u hashfags
man fuck HHDX Yolo was originated by MAC DRE!!! THIZZ IN PEACE
Drake continues to innovate. Fuck this website and the bitches who hate on him.
Innovate what? He didn’t innovate shit.
Can this fucking gay ass clown just disappear already!?