Drake isn’t the only person who can play with words but he might be one of the first to start talking about #SummerSixteen. But before that, I have to talk about when he used to call me on my cellphone.

While that never happened, I can’t tell if I’m being a hater or an admirer. Well, definitely both. I’m confused because when Hotline Bling started ring-ring-ring-alinging out of speakers and radio stations everywhere I really didn’t like it. I didn’t really like that it was about some girl who started dissing Drake and started partying it up with who knows who. That might have been her wrong, but girls seem to always the target of bad news. Then I didn’t really know what I thought about the beat. But the designer in me thought, why pink? Then the music video came out and after having no expectations, I also felt like I would leave feeling something more than–“Was that it? Just Drake dancing real bad?” Nope.

In the past couple months and since it’s made it’s debut this song, video, and the mastermind behind it all has made something that no one will ever forget. There are amazing covers of the song and people are hashtaggin’ and quoting #hotlinebling as if it is going out of style tomorrow. I even caught myself listening to it on this drive at 6PM. GUILTY. I’ve been a fan since summer 2009 when we couldn’t stop playing Best I Ever Had. Except that wasn’t the best I ever heard. Thankfully, it’s gotten even better.

I’m writing this here to remind myself that he’s on to something and people are recognizing it. Drake’s proven himself as he turned one song into something people relate to visually, musically, and creatively. Sweet. When you can make something that people want to have and can’t wait to have more of? That’s an artist. That’s the artist I wouldn’t mind being too. He started from the bottom and now he is way up there. There’s a reason we can’t resist the hotline and now there’s more to look forward to in April. Until then, here I am, giving credit because it’s definitely due. Thanks for the inspo Drake, I never thought I could write something that was all about you.