Listen to Trey Songz‘s “The Usual” featuring Drake that will be on Trey’s forthcoming studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure due out September 14th. It’s been a while since we heard these 2 collab!

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Download: Trey Songz ft. Drake – The Usual

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I don’t see that happening but…that is the question. Mack Maine caught up with MTV News’ Mixtape Daily to discuss Drake‘s album and mixtape plans. I say the mixtape would be a great way to close the year.

It was spring 1998. DMX was the hottest cat in hip-hop and released his SoundScan-murdering debut LP It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. That winter, X came right back with another scorcher, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood.

OK, speed up 12 years. We all know about Drake’s popularity. His debut, Thank Me Later, came out this past spring, and believe it or not, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that Drizzy could come right back with another album just in time for Christmas.

“Drake’s crazy,” Young Money president Mack Maine told MTV News last week. “He’s doing a mixtape right now. He called me one night, like 2 in the morning. He has the intro done for the new album. We was discussing dates where he should come back. That’ll be soon. And this mixtape, he’s gonna put that out quick. His formula is crazy. He works fast. I can’t give the secret away to the formula. He’s a musical genius. The way he and [producer] 40 put things together is crazy.”

When we asked Mack if Drake was putting out another LP before next summer, he simply said, “Real possible! What we discussed, definitely, what me and him discussed.”

Such a quick turnaround between Thank Me Later and its follow-up is a simple case of supply and demand.

“It makes sense,” Mack said. “Like DMX and those guys [at Def Jam]. They dropped two in one year. I think 50 [Cent] did two in one year. If it wasn’t a year, it was right around that time. [Drake's] hot like that. Why not? Give them what they want.”

When asked if Drizzy would have an album in the marketplace in time for it to be a stocking stuffer around the holidays, Mack Mizzle smiled and advised us to “expect the unexpected.”

Regardless of when the new LP comes out, all signs point toward Drake’s R&B mixtape, It’s Never Enough, to come this year. There has been a smattering of Drake records popping up randomly on the Internet recently, such as “What If I Kissed You.”

They keep coming; which one’s your fave? Submit yours at allthingsfresh@gmail.com

View past Drake inspired tattoos here.

The video is finally here. In case you missed it, go peep the photos from the same night here.

Party, party, party, let’s all get wasted.

Drake was in New York this past Friday at the Radio City Music Hall to shoot a commercial for Kodak‘s new digital camera. Here are some paparazzi shots pictures taken by Concrete Loop x Niko.

Can we all agree that Drake is probably the best boss you can ever have? I sure can…and so can Courtne.

Drake flew to New Orleans the other night to help his manager Tez as well as Young Money president, Mack Maine, celebrate their birthday in style. Cameos by Birdman and photos by Derrick G. YMCMB baby.

Orange looks great on Drake. Check out this picture of him & Chris Brown in New York City this past Tuesday at the Greenhouse. They were partying it up! By the way, have you guys seen Takers? Well, please refer to me as Mrs. Karla Moy-Brown. Thanks.

This one makes more sense, no shots of course. Too bad Eminem got in the way of Drake & Nicki Minaj. Shouldn’t they be side by side? Because you know they’re newly weds and all, awwww. Anyways, tune in to watch the VMAs on September 12 at 9pm on MTV! ;)

At last, watch the official and exclusive footage by Blackberry from the red carpet at their BlackBerry Torch launch party in LA on August 14, 2010! Drake had a few words to say along with others!