March 19th, 2010 | By
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It was Jay-Z that alerted Timbaland to Drake’s skills, and Drizzy himself said that when he talks with Hov, the Jiggaman drops wisdom on various subjects. Drake and Jay collaborated for a record called “Light Up” off of the 23-year-old newcomer’s Thank Me Later LP.
“It’s just me and Jay both rapping on it for an [...]
March 18th, 2010 | By
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Interview
Last week on a closed Los Angeles set, Drake filmed the video for “Over,” the first single from his much-anticipated debut album Thank Me Later. The Canadian rapper-singer placed his trust in Anthony Mandler (Jay-Z, Rihanna) to direct a pivotal moment in his fledgling career.
Rap-Up.com dialed up the man calling the shots to pick his [...]
March 18th, 2010 | By
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Drake said he wasn’t upset when he heard that Sade — an artist he had wanted to collaborate with on his upcoming Thank Me Later debut — said she’s not into guest-starring on anyone’s project.
“I don’t think they have contacted me,” Sade, 51, told Canada’s National Post last month. “I’ve never collaborated because I’ve always [...]
March 16th, 2010 | By
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Nicki Minaj and Drake speak on performing with Young Jeezy + Lil Wayne at Jay-Z’s Madison Square Garden show in New York City shortly after Lil Wayne’s sentence was delayed, once again.
March 4th, 2010 | By
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Just in case you missed Drake’s interview with Toronto’s Flow 93.5 this evening, here you go. ATF got it first!
Download: Drake’s Flow 93.5 Interview (03/04/2010)
February 24th, 2010 | By
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With this being the last part of our brief interview with Drake, I can say it’s perfect timing. If you watched what I watched from XXL earlier today you’ll know definitely what I mean. In the video Drizzy talks about the freshmen list as well as “returning the favor” to the magazine and when asked [...]
February 23rd, 2010 | By
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With what seems like the weight of the world on his shoulders, Drake still strolls into a room with the confidence a newly crowned winner. HipHollywood caught up with the rap phenom in Atlanta at the Sprite Step Off competition and he revealed that he can’t quite step, but he can cut a few moves. [...]
February 22nd, 2010 | By
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Here is part 1 of a brief interview that we had with Drizzy, who performed at the Sprite Step Off Show in Atlanta this weekend. We spoke to him on his upcoming debut, Thank Me Later and what we can expect. The significance of the video is when he references a certain legend in Hip [...]
February 4th, 2010 | By
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Drake chopped it up with RollingStone magazine right after the Grammys this past Sunday and brought up the subject of Wayne going away for his gun charges.
Sunday night, Drake took the stage with his mentor and current Rolling Stone cover star Lil Wayne for a highly anticipated collaboration with Eminem at the Grammys. After the [...]
February 3rd, 2010 | By
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Interview, News
Can you imagine Drake & Taylor Swift on a song together? Thoughts? She wears t-shirts…
Grammy nominee and performer Drake tells “Extra” his favorite moment from the awards show was seeing Taylor Swift — and he wants to work with her in future!
“Seeing Taylor Swift in person is always fun for me,” Drake, real name [...]