Recommended Books

Paperback books

1. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak

2. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, by John Grisham

3. Along for the Ride, by Sarah Dessen

4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, by Sherman Alexie

5. Beastly, by Alex Flinn

6. Soul Surfer, by Bethany Hamilton with Sheryl Berk and Rick Bundschuh

7. Red Riding Hood, by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright

8. When You Reach Me, by Rebecca Stead

9. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin

10. Witch and Wizard, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet

Chapter books

1. The Throne of Fire, by Rick Riordan

2. What Happened to Goodbye, by Sarah Dessen

3. The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan

4. The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan

5. Tales From a Not-so-popular Party Girl, by Rachel Renée Russell

6. Dork Diaries, written and illustrated by Rachel Renée Russell

7. The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, by Stephenie Meyer

8. Divergent, by Veronica Roth

9. Beauty Queens, by Libba Bray

10. I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore

Music Picks

1. Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"

2. Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer, "Give Me Everything"

3. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."

4. Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, "On the Floor"

5. The Black Eyed Peas, "Just Can't Get Enough"

6. Bruno Mars, "The Lazy Song"

7. Britney Spears featuring Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha, "Till The World Ends"

8. Lady Gaga, "The Edge of Glory"

9. LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, "Party Rock Anthem"

10. DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne, "I'm on One"

Drake's flow seems to show the Toronto-bred Young Money rapper getting more defiant both lyrically and in delivery from the time of his debut album last year. The first thing that stands out is the synth beat which creates the feeling of dubstep, while at the same time compliments Drake and Lil' Wayne's particular styles of delivery and vocal pitches.