Drake graces the front cover of Billboard‘s latest magazine issue, which you can view above. The issue can be purchased online right now from Billboard‘s website here.
Below, you can read some excerpts from Drizzy‘s cover story with Billboard were he talks about his forthcoming Nothing Was The Same album, his OVO Sound record label and looking for certain artists to sign, Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse, and more!
“I’ll be out trying to get a sandwich or something and the guy will say to me, ‘I’d give you a free drink with that, but you know, no new friends.’ I swear I’m not sitting around going, ‘What’s the new meme going to be?’ But I do spend a lot of time when I’m writing, especially lately, trying to make something for people to live by. I’m trying to make anthems that are empowering to people, to find phrases that I haven’t heard before. I’m not just going to sit here and be like, ‘Fuckin’ bitches, getting money!'”
“There’s a lot less sort of ambient ballad moments on this album where I’m searching or longing for something. That sentiment is gone. Now I’m just kind of like, ‘You know, I’m 26, I don’t know what the fuck else I could be doing better than this. I feel incredible about how I’m able to support my family and friends and how supportive my family and friends have been of me.’ A lot of people get on and it’s like they’re just waiting to get more on. They’re always waiting for a bigger moment to come. But I’ve started to realize that this is it, this is the moment. And it reads, you know? People come up to me now and they’re like, ‘Man, you look good! You look like you’re happy.'”
“I didn’t really have anything to say about it. It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”
“The goal is to continue to push the culture forward and form a team that can really contribute some great music to the world. My ears are definitely out. I’m looking to hear the next wave.”
“Being an artist that’s signed to another artist, I understand how much of a representation I am of that artist. So I want to be extremely selective. I want artists who are, first and foremost, genuinely good people who are good to be around, and second, who have pure talent and will make me look smart for signing them.”
August 31, 2013
drake knows damn well he is better than kendrick
August 31, 2013
K Dot dont want it with Papi.
August 31, 2013
Drake know damn well he cant fuck with kdot at all any day any place any time any platform any planet or any song
August 31, 2013
Kdot better than drake?!!!! You must be joking drake only drops bangerz weather its he’s own shit or a feature,when last has someone came up and said yo drake verse was wack lol this nigga keeps getting hotter once he’s album drop the whole game will know whose the best out at the moment…shout out to weezy for recognising this niggaz talent and allowing him to shine,coz hands down he’ll kill anyone in the game
August 31, 2013
Hi friends, kendrick kendrick well, face it is nothing conparado Drake …. Drake this innovating and he knows it .. type kendrick verse is clear monster admit it, but kind guy does not have any support are rhymes in vain. Drake already turn shows how the world really is. I’m from Brazil muinto Drake is strong here. consider this verse Control “is only rhymes in vain.
September 1, 2013
Kendrick os overrated
Drake will murder him anytime
Drake is better
Im Out !!
September 2, 2013
Don’t get me wrong,kdot tuff but Drake just that dude.
September 2, 2013
HE IS SO HOT!!!!!!! LOVE YOU DRAKE!!!!!!!!
September 3, 2013
If you guys really think drake is better than kendrick, you need to listen to real hip hop
September 8, 2013
Drake is an raw youngsta I’m og out here kdot got a little mo hits to drop before he gets at drake
September 9, 2013
Umm yeah that pretty much sounded like im what your looking for in an artist.. where do i sign up