Drake has decided to end the year with some new music, and today, he starts with a new freestyle alongside Soulja Boy. Let’s hope we get some more new music before the year-end.
Kanye West Brings Out Drake During Second ‘Yeezus’ Show In Toronto
During the second show of Yeezus‘ Toronto tour stop, Kanye broke out of character to bring out hometown hero Drake, who (along with ‘Ye) performed ‘Forever’ and his street hit ‘All Me’. You can check out more below….I can’t help but wonder how Kendrick Lamar feels about inadvertently opening for his competition (a better question: have they met up and talked backstage)?
Kanye West Calls Drake A Rap God
Kanye West made a stop on his Yeezus tour in Toronto and Drake attended his show. During his set, Kanye West called Drake a rap god. Below, check out Kanye West & Drake acting a fool at the after party.
Drake To Host/Perform On First Saturday Night Live Of The New Year
Our first show of 2014: host & musical guest, @Drake!! #SNL #Jan18 pic.twitter.com/gVG3kuEZkS
— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) December 22, 2013
Following his bit part in Will Ferrell’s Anchorman sequel, I expect to see Drake participating in a skit or two as well. January 18th, 2014 is the date.
Future – Sh!t (Megamix) ft. Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Drake, ScHoolboy Q, Fat Trel, Jeezy, TI, Tracy T, Juicy J, Diddy, Pastor Troy
I don’t know if this is official (its not), but it doesn’t really matter because if you wanted 11 minutes of some of the biggest names in rap and basically everyone who killed “Shit” by Future.
PICS: Drake Caught Making Out With Zoe Kravitz At Beyoncé’s Concert
Well well well…..looks like Drake is officially off the market (for now), as he was caught shmoozin’ with Lenny Kravitz’ daughter Zoe during Beyoncé’s concert (above). Some fan gave their account of what was going on:
[He and Zoe] were making out the whole damn show. I asked for a pic when he came up for air lol!
I was like, who he done picked up off the street. I didn’t know about the rumors of who he was dating or anything but it was like she thought someone was gonna steal him or something. I was the first person to ask for a pic, then after I talked to him and took the pic, she grabbed him and kissed him. I was like…um okay!
He also apparently flew her and her friend out to Philadelphia for his tour as well.
Story developing…
Drake’s ‘All Me’ Goes Gold
All Me is certified Gold!
— KEY WANE (@Key_Wane) December 21, 2013
Drake’s single featuring 2 Chainz and Big Sean has apparently scanned 500K in units sold, according to the song’s producer Key Wane. Congrats.
Drake Covers VIBE; Speaks On Kendrick Lamar
The cover is above, the full story is here…
In addition to a pretty in-depth breakdown of his successful album Nothing Was The Same, the below question was asked regarding Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Control’ verse and it’s following response in Hip-Hop:
Rap nerds have speculated whether “The Language” is a subliminal response to Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” Is it appropriate to put those two records side by side?
I don’t ever want to get into responses. It’s a commitment to go there. “The Language” is just energy. What it was inspired by, I’m sure that, and other things. It’s just me talking my shit. I never once felt the need to respond to that record. The sentiment he was putting forth is what he should have. Of course you wanna be the best. Where it became an issue is that I was rolling out an album while that verse was still bubbling, so my album rollout became about this thing. What am I supposed to say? Nah, we’ll be buddy-buddy? Mind you, I never once said he’s a bad guy [or] I don’t like him. I think he’s a fucking genius in his own right, but I also stood my ground as I should. And with that came another step, which then I have to realize I’m being baited and I’m not gonna fall. Jordan doesn’t have to play pickup to prove that he could play ball, no offense. But I’m not gonna give you the chance to shake me necessarily, ’cause I feel great. There’s no real issue. It’s tough because the people wanna see us tear each other down; I don’t wanna give them that. There’s no point. I have no ill feelings toward that guy. It’s just like, it’s there for me if I wanna fall for it. I’m just too smart for that. Hopefully it’s the last time I gotta talk about this, ’cause every time I open my mouth up about it, they take this piece and take this piece. And he’s hungry, so he’s going to do what he has to do like the BET [cypher]. But again, it’s not enough for me to go. We haven’t seen each other [since the BET cypher] but I’m sure we’ll see each other and it’ll be cool. And if it’s not, then I guess that’s how our story unfolds.
Future Ft. Drake x Juicy J “Shit (Remix)”
Future drops off his remix (featuring Drake & Juicy J) to his hit single off DJ Esco’s No Sleep tape. Is Drake taking a shot at Kendrick on this song? I think so!
Drake Brings Out Big Sean In Detroit
Last night, Drake made a stop in Detroit, and it was only right that he brought out Big Sean to perform their record “All Me” live for the first time.
Drake Previews The Hit-Boy Produced ‘Trophies’ In Chicago (Video)
More footage of Drake on the DJ tip; this time, he previews a new track titled ‘Trophies’ to the audience in Chicago.
Mike Will Made It Reveals More Appearances On Future’s ‘Sh!t’ Remix
So, according to recent Tweets, the now super-remix will boast appearances from Drake (which we knew), Jeezy, T.I., ScHoolboy Q, and (gasp!) Pastor Troy. The only thing I’m not entirely sure of is if they are all appearing on one remix or if there will simply be several remixes with each artist. You can see the Tweets below.
Birdman – DJ Whoo Kid Interview; Speaks On Drake Beef Rumors
Apparently, there have (once again) been some speculation regarding Drake’s relationship with YMCMB…..Birdman recently appeared on The Whoolywood Shuffle to address the rumors (he says they’re false). He also spoke on the supposed “beef” between Kendrick Lamar and Drake.
SNIPPET: Future Feat. Drake – Sh!t (Remix) (Video)
Drake was doing the quasi-DJ thing a couple of days ago at the Paris Club in Chicago and decided to treat the fans to a preview of his upcoming remix (which DJ Steph Floss announced the existence of earlier).
Drake Hit With Lawsuit For Allegedly Bailing On 2 Concerts
From TMZ:
Drake is a little too full of himself … bailing on 2 concerts to which he committed before blowing up, and agreeing to perform only if he was paid a fame premium — this according to a new lawsuit.
Several Chicago concert promoters claim Drake agreed to do the shows in 2012, just before he became very rich and very famous. According to the suit, the now-famous Drake said he would take the stage ONLY if the promoters would up the ante.
The show was set for March, 2012 at a venue that held 8,500 people. Drake performed 3 months later at a nearby venue that seated 28,000.
The promoters say they invested more than $200K and they want their dough.
A Remix Of Future’s ‘Sh!t’ Featuring Drake Is Coming
Future ft. Drake - Sh!t (Remix) http://t.co/krWfFLejF5"
— DJ Steph Floss (@djstephfloss) December 14, 2013
A DJ’s dream…looks like Steph Floss has his hands on the latest collaboration between Drake and Future. Can’t wait to hear the final product.
Beyonce x Drake “Mine” (Video)
Beyonce releases her visual for her record with Drake off her new self-titled album, which hit iTunes at midnight. When you purchase the album, you get all 17 videos that go along with the songs. You can buy it on iTunes right here.
Timbaland Feat. JAY Z, Drake & James Fauntleroy – Know Bout Me (Lyric Video)
You can get Tim’s new single here. I’d imagine an official video will be arriving soon.
Beyonce Feat. Drake – Mine
One of the tracks that is featured on Beyoncé’s new album, which pretty much shocked the internet in the wee hours of the morning (as far as Americans are concerned, anyway). Get your copy of the album here*.
*Spotted on another website and streamed yet somewhere else. Please send your C&D in that direction.
PICS: OVO & Cash Money Records’ ‘Welcome To The Family’ Apparel
In what makes more cents than anything else, Drake’s OVO has teamed up with his bosses’ Cash Money Records to make some quick upper body apparel just in time for the holidays. You can either purchase the items here or, if you in any other the above areas, make the buy in person. Click through the above gallery for more pics.
Drake – We’ll Be Fine (Video…Sort Of)
Let me try to make some sense of this: at the beginning of the year, we saw a trailer for the above Take Care-era clip, which is directed by Frenchman Mikael Colombu. Then, Universal reportedly had the video taken down. Now, we have the video (thanks to the director), but the audio has been replaced by classical music (Verdi’s ‘Don Carlo’ to be exact)….
I can only assume that Universal (and maybe Drake) hated the video and cancelled the move, only to have the director put out the visual sans-single anyway.
Drake Announces Air Jordan Deal
Last night during his tour in Portland, Oregon, Drake announced his partnership with the Jordan brand. Below are a few pics of his Air Jordan 10 and 12 Stingray packs.
Drake Previews Aaliyah Track
Drake gave us a preview last night on Instagram from his tour bus of an unreleased song with Aaliyah from her‘posthumous album‘. I hope we get this album soon.
Drake Performs With Snoop Dogg & Nicki Minaj In L.A.
Drizzy’s Would You Like A Tour? hit the Staples Center in Los Angeles….what makes this notable is that there was a reunion of sorts with Drake bringing out Nicki Minaj (their relationship had apparently become strained recently) for a performance of ‘Make Me Proud’.
Additional clips — including Snoop’s appearance — is below.