Drake graces the front cover of Gentlemen’s Quarterly magazine’s July issue, which you can view above.

Inside the magazine, Drizzy speaks on rappers hating on him, sex, the beef with Chris Brown, “Started From The Bottom“, love, and his upcoming Nothing Was The Same album that he hopes to release this summer!

You can read excerpts from GQ‘s cover story with Drizzy Drake after the jump below.

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Louie Knows from BLKDMNDS recently spoke with Short Dawg over the phone for an interview.

They spoke about Short‘s Elvis Freshley nickname, his Southern Flame Spitta mixtape series, why he thinks his The Adventures Of Drankenstein mixtape is the strongest project of his career, what he has learned from Lil Wayne and Birdman on a business level, alternate music, his forthcoming single titled “I Can’t Do It” from his Pharmaceutical Fresh album, Too $hort inviting him on tour, his video game, and more!

You can listen to the full interview after the jump below.

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After performing live at Hot 107.9′s 18th Birthday Bash in Atlanta last night, Drizzy Drake spoke with Media Pipeline for a quick interview that you can watch above.

Drake talks about 2 Chainz bringing him out at Hot 107.9′s 18th Birthday Bash, how it feels to see people quoting his lyrics, what is next for him, and more. He also says that he has been doing a few cameos in upcoming films (such as Anchorman: The Legend Continues).

Niya Skyy from Skyy Level TV recently spoke to the Shanell about how she got started in the music industry, dancing, the artists who she has wrote songs for, Young Money, what SnL is short for, her Midnight Mimosas mixtape, touring, style, and more.

You can watch the full 17 minute interview after the jump below.

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Above, you can check out a first look at the designs of Nicki Minaj‘s upcoming clothing line from a recent collection meeting. The Young Money Barbie also discusses her apparel line that will be available at Shop Your Way and Kmart soon!

Cymandye from HHS87 recently chopped it up with Shanell for an interview. They talked about touring, being a part of Young Money since the start, who SnL‘s influences are, the Midnight Mimosas mixtape, her definition of a “gypsy”, why her debut studio album never came out after Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album was released, and more.

The Young Money Princess also describes her sound as being way ahead of time and announces that she will drop a Nobody’s Bitch Volume 2 mixtape before she drops her debut album. You can watch the full interview in the clip above!

Lil Wayne’s teenage daughter Reginae Carter, who is also signed to Young Money, and Birdman’s teenage daughter Bria Williams both collaborated on a book titled Paparazzi Princesses that will be released soon on Cash Money Content. In their debut novel, the girls will share what it is like to grow up with a celebrity father and dealing with the paparazzi.

Teen Vogue recently caught up with Reginae and Bria and interviewed them about their upcoming debut book, their forthcoming clothing line titled YMCMP (Young Money Cash Money Princess), what it is like growing up in the spotlight with a music mogul as your father, school, which music artists they listen to, and plenty more.

You can read the interview after the jump below.

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