via Honey Mag

Now, as sweet as it is to finally watch the rest of the world hang glide from Drake’s manparts, we simply can’t swallow our childish desire to shout, No shit!!! We know he’s hot. And talented. And smart. And tall. Jimmy Brooks was Honey’s High School sweetheart! We we’re hooking up with the Degrassi baller behind the bleachers way before he caught a bullet Columbine-style. And we’re pretty sure the idiot who decided to drop Drake from the tween TV series after seven seasons is starring at his pink slip right about now. We’re not mad, though. Our boo graduated to Hip Hop’s head of the class.

Honey: So you’re talking from your bed right now?
Drake: Nah, I’m up, I’m dressed…I sound like this all the time.

You going to the studio today?
I was supposed to go last night but it was Lil X’s birthday party. I got caught up in a whirlwind of numerous alcohol brands and then it turned into a whole different night.

So you mix?
Apparently, I do. Last night I didn’t even question what was given to me. But I’ve been in the studio for a week-and-a-half straight, so I figured I’d take one night for myself and enjoy it.

Well, we all deserve a break.
Yeah, you know once in a while.

I know you from Degrassi. I have a feeling not everyone knows you as your alter ego, Jimmy Brooks. Tell me how you transitioned from acting to music?
I was always into music. My father and my uncle actually had a big hand in Al Green’s career — they wrote a lot of his hits. When I went to Memphis in the summer I heard the greatest music in the world —the Spinners and Curtis Mayfield and very vivid, colorful music that I could appreciate, even as a child. I’m sure at the time I was listening to Queen Latifah and Lords of the Underground, but my dad would almost force me to listen to it. He’d take my Doggy Style tape away and say listen to this. I had an appreciation for timeless music at a very young age. Then I got into acting when I was 14. I spent eight years doing that. In the midst of all of that, I met two people: D-10, who still produces for me. And Boy Wonder. We just had great musical chemistry and started making records together. I released a mixtape with DJ Smalls. It’s funny because a lot of people felt that I could’ve been signed off the joint I had with Trey Songz, but I listen back to my old stuff and I’m really grateful that I wasn’t because in the three years I have been doing music, I really took the time to understand my craft and grow as an artist. My journey really just started to be honest.

So are you even looking to be signed?
I’m actually just finishing up negations on a deal I’m very, very happy with. There’s always the downside of talking about because anything can happen. I’ve had a chance to sit down with Jimmy Ivine from Interscope and work out a great situation. [ed note: The Interscope contract is a done deal!]

Ahhh, huge! Congratulations.
Thank you. Thank you very much.

We’ve been playing “Ransom” obsessively at the office. As pumped as people are about you, they’re also excited that Wayne came hard on his verse. He sounds like the Wayne we know from his old mixtapes — not the album he just dropped. We haven’t heard him drop a gem like that in a long time. Is it just chemistry?
I didn’t even want to rap on that beat, to be honest, but he was like, step out of your element — it’s not even going to go on the album. So I wrote a 16 and it just didn’t sound right. I kept going and going until I finally stopped and we just had fun. We were jumping around the studio. It’s just ignorant shit. I sent it to Wayne, and he sent it back an hour later, fully recorded. He hit me with a text, “Yo man, that’s some real shit. You inspired me. You made me go in there and really just get it in for fifty bars”. I mean, before I’m a friend, before I’m a peer, I’m a fan. I haven’t heard him do that in a long time. It seems to be a trend because me and Wayne got a couple more bullets in the gun. There’s a lot to look forward to. We just did a song the other night that’s just stupid, stupid, stupid. I can’t even…Me and Wayne probably have 20-something songs right now. We got some really great stuff. I think that it’s going to get to a point where, God willing, if this album does well, me and Wayne will have to go do a mixtape together.

When I play “Ransom” for people, they say you flow like Wayne…
It’s funny, I got this song where I say a line, “They say I sound like Ye, they say I sound like Wayne, you say my sound ain’t fresh, I sound like Jay, I sound like Nas, you may as well tell me I sound like the best.” I feel like people always compare me to different artists on different records. It’s not that I sound like Wayne, per say, but I think I give people the same feelings that Wayne does, and we have similar cadences as far as where we choose to drop our punch lines. But, if you choose to rediscover, you can hear me rappin’ like that from way back before Wayne was ever poppin’. As far as my flow and how it’s matured, I just think that since I’ve matured as a person. I’ve had better, more intelligent things to discuss. As life progresses, my mind progresses, my lyrics will progress. I’m not reppin’ a hood, I’m not claiming a set, no street shit. I’m just going to tell you my one individual story and whether you’re a single parent or a dope boy getting it in, you can relate. I try and keep my lyrics triumphant. I pride myself on not wasting bars anymore. I used to die to get verses done. I used to think it was about how fast you write your verse. Now I take my time. I don’t necessarily stick to sixteens.

How did you two hook up?
Wayne was rolling with my boy in Houston and he was like, “Did you ever peep that Drake kid that I sent you?” And Wayne was like, “Yeah, I listened to it and its wack.” For real, it’s a real story. They kept driving and he asked him, “For real, did you listen to it?” And he was like, “Nah, man, I didn’t really listen to it. I’m gonna be honest with you — I never got a chance to open it up. Play that shit!” So my boy played the CD and the first joint that came on was a freestyle I did over “A Milli.” Then in the middle of that next song he put the song on pause and told my boy to get me on the phone. I was getting my hair cut, sitting in the barber’s chair and my phone rings. I thought it was my boy so I answered it like it was my boy and he was like, “Whaddup man, this Weezy.” I was like wow. I think it was 11am and I was in Houston by like 7pm — he put me on the plane right away. I spent a week and a half on the road with him.

Wow, that’s crazy. Were you gassed out of your mind?
I just try and stay calm because anything can happen and anything can fall through. Wayne is the biggest rapper in the world right now and it’s just crazy to have him acknowledging me as an equal and just willing to show the world, I put my cosign on this kid. It’s definitely a story to tell my kids. I’m happy, I’m proud but I got a lot of work to do so I just don’t get too excited.

You describe yourself as the new Fresh Prince…
I said that one time in a verse and I think people ran with it. I mentioned Nick Cannon and Will Smith in this other song. I mean, it’s just a nickname. I’d go as far to say I’m the strongest crossover from acting to rapping.

It seems like a lot of people don’t connect you with Degrassi. It’s not like you’re playing a thug, you’re this really smart suburban…
Yeah, there were a lot of things about that character — my parents were wealthy, I was a model student, all types of things that go against the rapper role.

How do you balance promoting and marketing for your acting career and your music career? Don’t they conflict?
I’ll be honest. I’m an actor. I’m not a rapper or a thug that decided to be in a movie and play themselves. I’m a real actor. I’ve studied that craft for many, many years. I’ve played drug addicts, a homeless kid.. I think that he only thing about Degrassi and Jimmy’s character is that it was such a staple on TV and one of those shows that is so character driven. It’s like that guy in the wheelchair on Oz. I think it’s important for people to see that me as a rapper and me as an actor aren’t two different people. This is me. I’m not ashamed. I’m proud that I played that character. I’m proud that I’m intelligent and I’m not hard and I’m going to go on to play a lot of other characters. I don’t wanna crump in my movies all the time. I‘d like to do films with actors I respect. I don’t think I need to focus on driving a wedge between Degrassi and rap. I think the music speaks for itself. The worst part about it is I grew up on TV. So every bad hair style, every bad outfit — like when I was wearing a big 3XL 50 Cent t-shirt or a Phat Farm velour suit — all those stages in my life are documented. I’m sure everybody has wack stages — maybe not as many as I had —but everybody has those things they look back on like damn.

I watch Degrassi religiously but I just saw a premiere for the new season and it looks like it’s all new kids. Are you still on the show?
No, everybody’s off. 90210 got them a little scared.

Wow. I doubt I will be watching. 90210 isn’t even doing well.
The marketing push for it was everywhere you turned. They started feeling the pressure early on. They took one of the main girls from Degrassi and made her a lead on 90210. She plays Darcy.

When did they decide the main Degrassi cast wasn’t returning?
Like early on. Right when they found on 90210 was going into production. Everybody’s gone. This happened in the beginning of the season and they didn’t tell us. With all of the years working there, that was one of the most upsetting, heartbreaking things. Just the work that we put in and the time we gave —they just saw us out like that. Not even a farewell. We worked together for eight years. That’s a long time to be on a show and have it run successfully. But the producers of that show are known for taking advantage of the actors. It’s sad that they didn’t have the class or respect to say goodbye in a tasteful manor. They just really didn’t call anybody back for the season. I remember I was in one episode this season, and they called me for a redo for like episode eight and I’m like, “They shot that many episodes already?” A lot of people were dependent on this last season. A lot of them moved to New York, got their own places.

I’m confident everyone’s going bounce back because you guys are really good actors. At this point, did you feel relieved in a way? It definitely gives you a chance to hole up in the studio.
Through the new affiliations that I’ve made, I’m going to try to get my U.S. representation in order. I’ve been talking to creative arts agencies, but really I’ve been taking a lot of time to focus on music. I haven’t gone to an audition in a while. I have enough of a reel to represent my work thus far. Hopefully I can get to that point where they’re calling me.

Well, you can definitely expect a call from us, boo.

via Drake Talks Young Money, Kanye Comparisons & Ghostwriting

It may sound heavily clichéd by now, but all Aubrey “Drake” Graham wants to do is keep it real. The Toronto-bred rapper who gained fame by playing basketball star Jimmy Brooks on the teen TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation has no intentions of fabricating his past or lying about the number of women he’s smashed off. He even has no problem talking about how he leased a Rolls Royce Phantom with his TV money just so he could stunt.

On his latest mixtape, So Far Gone, he does just that. The tape has him rapping and singing—along with Bun B, Lloyd, Lil Wayne, Trey Songz and Omarion—about any and everything going on in his life, from drama with ex-girls to family problems most would keep under wraps. Complex caught up with Drake right before he left to celebrate the release of his tape with LeBron James, and we spoke to him him about So Far Gone, ghostwriting for Weezy and his place amongst the new generation of rappers…

Interview By Damien Scott

Complex: Many people don’t know too much about your outside of your role in Degrassi. Were you always into music?

Drake: As far as music goes, it’s always been a major part of my life. My uncle is Larry Graham played bass for Prince, my father, Dennis Graham, wrote for Al Green. [He helped] write “Let’s Stay Together” and “Love & Happiness.” My dad drummed for Jerry Lee Lewis. I’ve always been around great music. My family being from Memphis, Tenn, growing up around all the hip hop—Thee Six Mafia, Kingpin Skimmy Pimp, early Yo Gotti, shit like that was kinda what really influenced me.

How I got into rapping was, my dad was in jail for two years and he shared a cell wit this dude who didn’t really have anyone to speak to. So, he used to share his phone time with this dude and at the time I was probably 16 or 17, this dude was like 20-22, and he would always rap to me over the phone—it was Poverty, that was his rap name. After while I started to get into it and I started to write my own shit down. And after a while, he would call me and we would just rap to each other. And after my dad got out I kept in touch with dude and kept writing my shit down and eventually I learned from meeting people who were into music, too, the art of making a song and I accepted the fact that I wanted to be in music.

Complex: Not too many people know about the rap scene out in Canada. How’s the atmosphere out there? Is everyone cool and supportive of each other?

Drake: I’m cool with everyone out here. One thing I’ll say is, as of late, with everything that’s been happening, we’ve really started to support each other, which is just great. A lot of people have reached out to me and said they’re proud of what I’m doing, and I’m proud of what a lot of these guys are doing. I think we do have talent up here. Someone that I idolize and someone who I think is one of the greatest artists period is K-OS—that’s someone I really look up.

Complex: So you really feel like you have the entire city behind you?

Drake: There’s been a certain surge of excitement around my city, it’s just crazy man, everything is just overwhelming. One thing I will say is that with a guy like Kardinal or a guy like Socrates, [who’ve] been around for 10 years, maybe more…a lot of people will tell me, “I’ve never seen a city really support anyone like this before.” And Toronto, they say, is the Screwface capital. They say it’s the city of hate, we’ve never really had that icon, someone where we can say, That’s our hometown hero. I’m not saying that I am that guy yet, but I think that I’m well on my way.

Complex: You mention K-OS as someone you look up to, but a lot of people who listen to you say you sound like a mash up of Lil’ Wayne and Kanye…

Drake: You know, those are two guys that I definitely look up to and to be regarded as a mesh between those two guys is definitely a good thing ’cause I love both of their music. When it comes to influencing my music, I’m also influenced by just great writers, all the music that’s outside of the rap or R&B genres. People that paint vivid pictures. I like all different kinds of music. I never heavily molded myself after rappers. Sometimes they say when you think something and you go to say it, you lose a lot of color about what you’re trying to say, so to me the best rappers are the people that don’t lose that color. Like, Andre 3000, ‘Ye, Wayne. So yeah, it’s definitely an honor.

Complex: Listening to your earlier mixtapes, as well as So Far Gone, a constant theme seems to be the notion that “All That Glitters Ain’t Gold.” It seems like you try to be honest and downplay the rapper lifestyle, like when you talk about buying a Phantom but regretting it.

Drake: Yeah, well, to be even more honest, I leased a Phantom instead of buying one, ’cause I didn‘t have enough money to buy a Phantom, I leased a Phantom because that’s what I thought I needed to do. And I’ve done a lot of things to just enjoy my nights a little more and to feed my ego. And that’s kinda why I rap about it, because a lot of people are like, “If he ever steps out of line, I’m gonna say Drake’s wack.” So the only choice I have is to be honest with my listeners. And that’s not to say it’s not a glamorous life and it’s not fun, but the reality is it’s great for the average person to hear a musician’s reality because we all seem so unattainable and so out of reach that when you bring yourself back to eye level with a fan and do it in the right way…

Complex: What’s the right way?

Drake: You don’t make stupid internet videos or show people you have too much free time, you just say the right things and they’ll be like, Damn this dude’s a real person and I can relate to that. That can make somebody’s life, that can make somebody’s day, that can be a line that they never forget. So I try to have as many of those lines as possible so that fans feel like Drake isn’t only one of my favorite artists, I feel like he’s one of my friends, he talks to me. That’s one of the benefits of being honest with your music. But some people are scared to do that, too, you know. Because some of their images are built off facade and that’s OK, as long as you can keep it up. But we’ve all seen what happens when you slip up, and that’s a stressful life, I don’t want to live like that. Letting people find out shit about, printing out my documents and putting them up on Thisis50.com.

Complex: Yes, we’ve all seen how ugly that can get.

Drake: Don’t take my ex-girlfriend shopping for fur coats, please!

Complex: Talk to us about So Far Gone. What was the idea behind it?

Drake: It’s basically a story. It starts in January 2008 when I was kinda confused like, What am I really doing? I gave up acting all together to really do this music thing, and I was really truly confused. It’s way different than acting, there aren’t people to depend on, you really have to build your own thing basically from the ground up, you know, so in January not only was I confused about my career, I was also in a very destructive sort of us exhausting relationship with a female and it was just a bad headspace for me to be in. So that’s where the tape starts.

It starts with this monologue, “Lust For Life”, of me crying out, in my head the things that I never say. The things that I was just thinking, that was my mindset. Then it goes to “Houstatlantavegas” which is about what I felt about the girl I was with. I just felt that nothing was ever good enough, and she was always searching for more excitement and then we move into “Successful.” I say at the end of the song, “There are so many things I want to say but I just don’t know how to say it to you.” I know exactly what I want to say, you know, I just want to be successful, but I don’t know if I can do it with you and then it goes into “Let’s Call It Off,” which is the breakup. And then coincidentally when I broke up with that girl a week later I went to Houston and met Lil Wayne and that’s where “November 18″ comes from.

Complex: How’d exactly did you wind up meeting Weezy?

Drake: My friend Jazz Prince—J Prince of Rap-a-Lot’s son—he played Wayne a couple of my songs and Wayne called me when I was in the barber chair getting a haircut, and he was like, “Dude, I just heard two songs from you and you got a whole CD of shit here, I don’t even need to hear anymore, I just need you here right now, can you get to Houston?” So I came out the next night. That was my first time in Houston and the culture and the city was so overwhelming. I felt like I hit Houston and got my swag back. I was single, I was with Wayne and it was Houston, I was going nuts, sipping drank, smoking, it was fun to me. And then you get “Ignorant Shit,” which is what came out of my meeting with Wayne.

Complex: Where did the title come from?

Drake: The whole tape extends from one of my closest friends Oliver—One night we were having a discussion about women and they way we were talking about them, it was so brazen and so disrespectful. He texted me right after we got off the phone and he was like, “Are we becoming the men that our mothers divorced?” That’s really where the cover comes from, too. It’ just this kid in pursuit of love and money. We’re good guys, I’m friends with some real good people and for him to even text me after we got off the phone it just showed we have a conscience. But sometimes you just get so far gone, you get wrapped up in this shit. The title has a lot of meanings—as the way we carry ourselves, the way we dress, the way people view us, not to sound cocky, it’s just that feeling that we’re just distanced in a good way. You’re just elevating past the bullshit and past all the shit that you used to be a part of and you’re not that proud of, you’re just so far gone.

Complex: You have three of the best young R&B artists in the game on this tape, but fewer up and coming MCs. Are you as cool with the new generation of rappers? Were you upset that you weren’t on the XXL Freshman 10 cover?

Drake: I’m actually very grateful I wasn’t on that cover, to be honest. I feel like everybody that was on there deserved to be on there; I’m a fan of a lot of those guys. I just think I have a different path, a different story to tell. To be put in that group is a like a gift and a curse. So to be the one guy that wasn’t on there that everyone talks about or should have been in there is kind of a good thing. It kind of creates a little bit of fun tension. I like getting my own thoughts out right now, I have fans to solidify, so that’s why I don’t do tracks with too many younger rappers or newer artists. People may consider me to be a music snob or whatever, but I like to preserve what’s mine and I also don’t just do tracks to do tracks, I make every song with a purpose. But… me and Wale are real close friends, we talk a lot, man. I listen to Kid Cudi’s shit all the time. Chuck Inglish from the Cool Kids hit me up and was giving me all the compliments in the world—we’re real cool.

Complex: One of the main criticisms of this mixtape is that it sounds like 808’s & Heartbreak lite.

Drake: Right, well, I think any time a rapper sings now, they’re going to say that. Just like whenever a rapper uses Auto-Tune, they say that’s Pain. I’ll put it this way: Kanye West has an amazing mind, but he always has the means that when he thinks something, he can make it happen right away. But I’ve been singing way before 808s and Heartbreak. I wrote all the hooks on every song I’ve done since I did “Replacement Girl” with Trey Songz in 2006. I’ve been in the R&B world for a long time, writing for artists, writing for myself, playing with different sounds and stuff.

So as far as 808s goes, that was a great album, I tip my hat Kanye for making that major release instead of making it a mixtape. But at the same time… people always need something to compare it to. The other thing is, [So Far Gone] is a lot different—it’s real R&B music, that’s why I put Omarion and Lloyd and Trey Songz on there. I’m doing duets with these guys. These are real R&B singers, [and] that’s what I was going for. Kanye was doing something different… I don’t even know how to classify it, I guess he calls it pop art. I love R&B music, man, that’s what you gotta understand, I listen to R&B music more than I listen to rap. That’s kinda my thing. I just want to make genuinely sexy music for women to listen to and for men to play for women.

Complex: Is your major label debut going to sound similar to So Far Gone?

Drake: My album is not going to sound like So Far Gone. It’s a well-rounded body of work that—again people will relate to what I’m saying, but the songs are made obviously to be sold to the public, so this was just my chance to think and write freely. It’s a solid hip hop album. I went left before—most go left after—my album comes out, so people will be like, Thank God, I thought he was about to do some weird shit. Some people go left after, when they feel more comfortable, but I feel comfortable with my talent.

Complex: Speaking of you debut, what’s going on with your label situation? There’s been rumors that you’re on Young Money and there are some saying you’re inked to Interscope. What’s good?

Drake: I’m not with either of those. I’m finishing up the deal tonight or tomorrow. It’s a great situation. My biggest thing that I’m excited about regardless of what label I end up on is my management team: Cortez Bryant that manged Lil Wayne and G Roberson that managed Kanye. To be managed by Hip Hop Since 1978, it’s a great family to be a part of.

Complex: There was video on YouTube with the Young Money crew backstage at a show, and Nicki Minaj said something to effect of “Drake gets the most stage time with Wayne.” Are you the front runner in the crew?

Drake: I came to Young Money genuinely, meeting Wayne, forming a friendship and making great music. I didn’t come into this as a Young Money recruit. I would say Young Money is a great thing to be associated with, it’s beneficial to everybody, with Wayne being the number one artist in the world. But Young Money, right now, until Wayne finds the time—because he’s very busy and he has a lot of projects in the works—to really get a home for that label and develop that label into a real entity, until then I think it’s something to just be associated with. I know Wayne wants to executive produce my album, so the affiliation is there and I rep Young Money. It’s the same way I rep Octobers Own, I rep it because it’s people that I care about.

Complex: There was also a rumor going around that you ghost write for Wayne.

Drake: [Laughs] You know, we’re all great artists, great minds, and we all just contribute to each other, there’s been times when Wayne has helped me out, and I’m sure, I hope, I’ve influenced him to do or say things on tracks. We help each other out, that’s part of being two artists who respect each others creativity.

Complex: We all saw him spit one of your verses at the MTV awards.

Drake: Yeah, at the VMA’s. That was just a spontaneous decision on his part. He used to always tell me, “I love that verse,” and just came out on stage and rapped that verse. [Laughs] And the wildest part was I was stuck outside of the Awards. I couldn’t even get into the award show ‘cause they didn’t give me the right pass, so I was stuck outside listening to my verse. It was my Hilary Swank moment.

Complex: You brag a lot about different clothing brands. Which brands are you currently into?

Drake: One day to day that I always represent is Ransom. Matt George owns a clothing line along with Oliver, I represent them to the fullest. I love Comme des Garçons I wear that a lot. Helmut Lang, Nom de Guerre. Public School’s dope. I wear a lot of Marc Jacobs stuff. I really just wear whatever—I’m not really a hipster fashion dude, I wear wild shit like Jordan sweats and socks and sandals. I don’t get dressed up to get my license renewed, but when I step out I like to look presentable and I like to dress up, I like to wear nice Armani suits. But those are some brands I definitely like.

Complex: Where do you like to shop?

Drake: My favorite place to go shopping would probably be Barney’s. I shop at Nomad here in Toronto. I don’t want to start talking to crazy about clothes ’cause I know there are some guys who are super into it and they’re going to read this like, “Aw man what the fuck?” I know I rap about that shit, but it’s just cause at the moment I really might be about to put on a Margiela tux. I like YSL, too, I like YSL a lot. But yeah, I just don’t want ’Ye to read this and be like, “What the fuck is this dude talking about?” I like clothes, it’s just something to spend your money on like champagne. I have a passion for champagne. I love champagne.

Complex: That’s what you drink on the regular? What are some favorites?

Drake: Krug Rose, Dom Rose if I had a good week. If I spent too much money at Barney’s, we’re drinking Veuve. I want to really start a genuine champagne company. Or be a silent partner in one.

Complex: What gadgets can’t you live without?

Drake: Blackberry is one that I can not be without. Anything that has to do with Mac, I’m a Mac head. That’s it, my Blackberry and my computer. Navigation in a car is a big one. I’m not really a gadget person.

Complex: Which websites do you always check out?

Drake: I read Nah Right all the time; Kanye’s blog. Really one I can credit that I check everyday is Nah Right.

Complex: Before we go, who has the better groupies, rappers or actors?

Drake: [Laughs] I don’t know, I don’t talk to the groupies. I talk to nice, upstanding women. The groupies don’t get my attention. It’s the women that I like.

For all those that actually took in the Comeback Season mixtape (which you can download here if you haven’t already), what are your thoughts on it ? Do you feel as though the mixtape was worth the wait ? Do you have any favorite tracks ? Will you purchase a hard copy of the mixtape when it becomes available ?

Honest thoughts !
Purchase Comeback Season at myspace.com/thisisdrake.

School is coming back next week tuesday so, we have to get ready for more important things. But we do want to apologize for the lack of updates. Just Drake hasn’t even been doing much lately that we know of.

In other news, Drake posted a new track on his myspace titled Underdog featuring Trey Songz. We have the song, just not added to the AT-F player or anything. If you want to check out the song go visit Drake’s myspace. The song is real proper.

We’ll add the song on at-f tonight or tomorrow.

Cast members from the hit Broadway show Spring Awakening and the hit N Channel drama Degrassi: The Next Generation will come together for a “live verbal mashup” at 3pm on Monday, April 30 at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre. The event has limited public seating; you must be between 15 and 20 years old to attend the event.

Talk show host and Broadway star Rosie O’Donnell will moderate this open discussion about peer pressure, identity, love, young adulthood, and other topics of interest to teenagers. This one-hour event will be taped for international webcast by AOL.

For tickets and more info, please visit
springawakening.com/degrassi

I just wanted to say, as a message to our fellow North Carolinian (you know who you are boy!). We appreciate being your role model. It’s nice to know that YOU discover things through US. You might as well should just let people know about AT-F.net. You jock our style, you do what we do, and you stay viewing the site on the regular! Yeah, this message is subliminal but, we know that you know we talking about ya.

ANYWAYS, we’re most likely going to open the multimedia section back up just, the audio section might be unavailable. I think that sounds fair since we don’t mind the people downloading videos.

Thank you all for the lovely comments! Now, for those that don’t know, Replacement Girl has been posted on Drake‘s myspace. Hopefully later on tonight we will have the video up for download. Be sure to keep checking back as we keep you posted!

EDIT: OK so, we do indeed have the video and if I can’t tonight, I will definitely upload it first thing tomorrow! =)

ATF will no longer put Drake audios up for download. You are still allowed to stream the music or listen to it on the ATF Music Player. If you want to actually have songs off of Drake’s future mixtapes then simply direct yourself to thisisdrake.com. Drake doesn’t allow you to download his songs off of his myspace so, we’ll respect that and not allow people to download the songs through us either.

If you have any questions about this situation than you are more then welcome to e-mail us at allthingsfresh@gmail.com.

We’ve been updating the site all afternoon and well, the updates are as follows. Updated Pages: videography, affiliates, past layouts, site information, and we’ve added two new lyrics thanks once again to Affi!

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