Drake – Shut It Down (Feat The Dream)

Posted on 21. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

This track was supposed to be the first single from Drake’s upcoming Thank Me Later album, but I’m not 100% sure if this song will still be a single. It’s called “Shut It Down” and features The Dream. You can stream/download the song below, and don’t forget to leave a comment with your thoughts on this record… myself, I really like it.

Download: Drake – Shut It Down (Feat The Dream)

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Pictures: Drake Parties In Atlanta At The Velvet Room

Posted on 21. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

Here are some pictures of Drake partying at the Velvet Room in Atlanta from Sunday. Shawty Lo was also seen partying with Drizzy, and you can view lots more pics after the jump.

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Drake Says Jay-Z Gives Him ‘Different’ And ‘Influential’ Advice

Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

“It’s just me and Jay both rapping on it for an extended period of time,” Drake told MTV News on the set of his video for “Over.” “It’s real rap. It’s real rap. I do sing on it, but it’s just on the hook — but it’s rap. It’s great. The perspective, the dynamic on the track — it’s me and Jay’s relationship on the song, basically. When you hear it, people will be like, ‘Oh man.’ That’s how we are — just the two. He definitely has guided me a lot, as far as his words and his advice. We have a real funny rapport. I always enjoy my conversations with Jay. It’s good.”

“Sort of the same thing. [Jay] does it in this way — when Jay says something, it’s different from anyone else. It just means that much more. Jay just has this aura about him. It’s like, ‘That’s why you’re Jay-Z.’ For a guy like me who grew up wanting to be Jay-Z, it’s influential — it’s very, very influential. We have great conversations. Just life. I’m not an AWOL type of character that you have to sit down and instruct. I’m pretty aware of myself and how to go through this whole process. The conversations are just funny and good and settles my mind.”

Via MTV

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Drake – Fall For Your Type

Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

Here is a reference track Drake did for Jamie Foxx which has leaked to the net. It’s called “Fall For Your Type“, and you can stream/download it below:

Download: Drake – Fall For Your Type

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Nicki Minaj Shoots “Massive Attack” Music Video With Drake & Amber Rose

Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

The hair is big and blond, the car is sleek and pink, and the money is green and in abundance. Nicki Minaj shot her first official solo video Monday in Lancaster, California.

While the video set was deep in the desert, it was far from barren. Nicki brought her ladies (extras dressed in pink wigs and showing lots of cleavage), her sexy home girl and some of her musical family.

“The song is called ‘Massive Attack‘, ” she explained. “I’m excited for people to hear me … doing more than one verse. It’s really creative. Shout-out to [songwriter] Sean Garrett. I’ve always loved his style. He really kinda had a great idea of what I wanted to do. I wanted to be theatrical, but I am very serous about what I do. He was able to mesh that together and have a really fun but direct record, if that makes sense. … This video, it’s just, like, monsta. The video is a monsta.”

Drake, Birdman, Garrett and Amber Rose all made the trek for the clip, directed by Hype Williams. Earlier in the afternoon, a helicopter swooped down as Minaj and Rose put pedal to the metal in a pink Lambo.

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Drake Introduces ‘Drake The Artist’ In “Over” Video

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

While filming a video for his song “Over” on Friday in Los Angeles, Drake stood in front of an all-white backdrop wearing a white tee and white sneakers. What does he do in the clip? He does him.

“This is my first video,” the Young Money franchise player said, sitting in his trailer. “I’ve shot a lot of videos before, but this is my first attempt to establish myself as Drake the artist. Shooting the other videos I’ve done has been great. I really don’t care what other people think about them, they were great experiences for me. I’ve learned a lot from them. Today, I’m shooting with somebody I really look up to and respect. I’m shooting with Anthony Mandler.”

Mandler, who has also made videos with Jay-Z and Rihanna, worked with Drake before on Mary J. Blige’s “The One.”

“We talked colors, we talked epic, emotion-evoking visuals,” the 23-year-old Toronto native said of the collaborative “Over” video. “The story is actually interesting. The song is so aggressive, and it’s sort of a love story in the video. It has a lot to do with the album [Thank Me Later]. The album is about finding love, feeling ‘Have I sold my soul’ as far as ‘Will I ever be able to gain the trust of a woman? Will I only be able to be around the dark, evil women? Will I ever find that pure love?’ Those elements are in the video. I look strong, I feel great, my knee’s feeling great. I’m jumping around, doing all kinds of stuff.”

The song “Over” touches on Drake reaction to fame and stardom. ” ‘Over‘ was definitely a choice of mine,” he said of releasing it as a single. “I’ve got a lot of great songs on the album. A lot of songs that sound familiar but are brand-new. I still got the same emotions of the songs you love, whether it be ‘Say Something’ or ‘Best I Ever Had’ or ‘Bedrock.’ For people who enjoy what I’ve done in the past, I’ve got a lot of songs to cater to them. But ‘Over‘ was a song I did for myself.

“We took a trip to Jamaica, where I did a lot of work for my album,” he elaborated. “There was this calm before the storm, and ‘Over‘ represented the storm to me. It’s the moment. I wanted to emerge at first from this album and just let people know ‘This is how I’m coming out in the public eye. I’m ready for anything.’ Then when you get the album, it’s like, ‘Oh, he’s still human. He’s still thinking the same way.’ I wanted people to understand I could have lost it. ‘Over‘ could have been my entire album. Just ’cause that’s what this industry and game will do to you if you lose yourself.”

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Various Artists – Wavin’ Flag (Young Artists For Haiti)

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Danny M.

Drake lends his voice to a charity single to raise relief for Haiti, along with fellow Canadian artists Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, Fefe Dobson, Kardinal Offishall, Nelly Furtado, and more. The song is a remake of K’naan’s inspirational anthem “Wavin’ Flag”.

“Drake absolutely floored me with his intelligence, his funky-ness, his sensitivity, and his brilliant approach to language,” said the track’s producer Bob Ezrin.

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