“That would be the illest moment,” Drake said while taking a break from a VMA promotional shoot. “Mob through. The whole Young Money. … Nobody knew about it. We just all show up. … Or we could get Lil Wayne out for a day. And even if he had to wear a jumpsuit or something.”

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Hit the jump to watch a video of Drake speaking to Rap-Up about his upcoming R&B mixtape, his sophomore album and the new Blackberry at the BlackBerry Torch launch party in Los Angeles.

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Shanell checks in with Rap-Up TV to share a new Cool & Dre-produced collaboration with Lil Wayne and Drake for her debut album called “So Good”, writing for Electrik Red’s sophomore album with her team The Girls Club, the Young Money member she’s closest with, and partying with her labelmate Nicki Minaj. Plus, is she dating Lil Wayne? Young Money’s singer-songwriter sets the record straight once and for all. – Rap-Up

You can see part one of SnL‘s interview with Rap-Up here, and also Mack Maine and Birdman discussing her upcoming single and the music video for it here!

Lil Twist speaks to Rap-Up TV about his Young Money family, introducing Lil Wayne to the internet, Tha Carter IV, Taylor Swift, and his upcoming album which is set to feature appearances from Weezy, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber, and Sean Kingston.

So it looks like Tunechi will re-do his Tha Carter IV album when he gets out of prison.

Young Money’s singer-songwriter describes her recent visit to Rikers Island to visit Lil Wayne, their non-music discussions, and how he’s been passing his time. “He’s been reading and observing. It’s like watching TV in there for him. Wayne is a very, very smart individual and I think he’s watching,” Shanell told Rap-Up TV between sips of her apple martini. “He’s acted out each person that he’s come in contact with.” – Rap-Up

There will be no holiday break for Drake this year. Instead of sipping eggnog and decking the halls, hip-hop’s hottest newcomer will spend his vacation working on his debut album Thank Me Later. “I really want to dominate a first, second quarter time period, so I need to have a single out by top of next year,” he tells Rap-Up TV. Plus, he shares the best gift he’s ever received.

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Drake’s full-length debut Thank Me Later is not even complete yet, but Drizzy already knows which song he wants Jay-Z to appear on. Their potential collaboration, titled “Light Up,” was recorded last week with Toronto production team Tone Mason and Drake’s go-to guy Noah “40” Shebib.

“It’s crazy. I’m really, really, really excited about it,” the 23-year-old Canadian tells Rap-Up TV. “I managed to get this rap record with this crazy hook in the lane of ‘Forever,’ but not really. It’s that type of triumphant feel though.”

He also speaks about going into the studio with Kanye West over the holidays and releasing his first single at the top of 2010.

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Drake was all smiles when speaking about his collaboration with Alicia Keys, “Un-thinkable (I’m Ready)” from Alicia’s new album The Element of Freedom. In addition to singing background vocals, Drizzy wrote most of the record. He describes their studio session as a “heated party” and “one of the best moments of [his] career.”

“She gave me like one of the best studio experiences in my life,” he tells Rap-Up TV. “Instead of being like, ‘Alright, here’s the beat, get to work,’ she was just like, ‘Play me your favorite songs and let’s battle.’”

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