Drake and his blackberry are the hip-hop version of “man bites dog.” In other words, when Drake freestyles, that’s no news. But when Drake freestyles sans his blackberry, now that’s a screaming headline.
If you haven’t seen Jon Caramanica’s Drake profile in the New York Times, it’s well worth a read. I know you’ll never read it, so I went ahead and extracted 10 bits of juicy details from the article for your perusal.
Lil Wayne freestyles from Jail over Drake’s “Light Up” beat. It’s amazing how coherent Wayne sounds when he rhymes sober.
Trey Songz pours water all over a female fan, while Drake helps him get the rest of the swooning ladies riled up during a show in Boston. Is that what’s hot in the streets now?
Warning: Listening to “Find Your Love” may lead to pregnancy. Just ask Drake’s stripper-girlfriend Maliah Michel is definitely expecting a lil Drizzy, maybe. Click the flippy for the floppy.
Ten new hip-hop albums to check for this month, from The Roots’ How I Got Over to Drake‘s Thank Me Later.
Jay-Z plays Obi-Wan Kenobi to Drake’s Luke Skywalker, with a few words of counsel for the budding Jedi. “Drake, here’s how they gon’ come after you/ With silly rap feuds trying to distract you.”
The most convincing single from Thank Me Later thus far strikes a balance between Rapping Drake and Crooning Drake.
People love to shit on Drake for not being a pure lyricist, but his pen game is the biggest factor behind this song’s success. It’s definitely deserving of the quality video treatment Keys and crew conceived here.
The official video for Drake’s “Find Your Love” produced by Kanye West from his upcoming debut album, Thank Me Later, set to drop June 15th. The video was shot in Jamaica, starring Maliah Michel & Mavado.
Behold the official video for Drake’s “Over” from his upcoming album Thank Me Later due out in June.
You hear that? That’s the sound of a million people letting out a long sigh of disappointment. Assuming you’re not tempted to dismiss Drake’s upcoming debut on the strength of one song, “Over” will do little more than raise expectations for Thank Me Later.