
Matthew Glenesk, a freelance writer based in Indianapolis, caught up with Drake while it was he Indianapolis the other day. I’m letting you know already, this interview is slightly long. Thank you for sending this in Jason.
INDIANAPOLIS — Two of his best friends are LeBron James and Chris Paul.
He hangs with the University of Kentucky basketball team, coach John Calipari and the enigma that is William Wesley, better known as World Wide Wes.
He makes music with the biggest names in the industry, while ladies screech at every turn.
Drake may not be the most interesting man in the world, but he’s certainly angling for its most popular.
A partnership with Lil Wayne has launched Drake’s career into rarefied air and tracks “Over,” “Find Your Love” and “Forever” are omnipresent on the radio and at clubs. In June, the hip-hop phenomenon debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his album “Thank Me Later.”
The Toronto native got his start in entertainment on the Canadian teen drama “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (which airs on Teen Nick in the United States) before leaving the small screen in 2009 to chase his music aspirations. Shrewd move.
Before he performed Friday at the Indiana State Fair, the admitted NBA junkie sat down with The Life to talk music, NBA relationships, Joe Carter, and of course, Bieber Fever.
(As I approached Drake, he and a woman were finishing a conversation.)
Drake: What’s the last show you saw?
Woman: Cleveland.
Drake: With LeBron? Oh god … (to The Life) LeBron basically performed at my last show. He took over. He stayed for like half the show.
The Life: How’s LeBron’s voice? Can he pull it off?
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