With helicopters, expensive boats and Maybachs all around, DJ Khaled, with the help of Young Jeezy, Drake, Usher and Rick Ross, filmed his new “Fed Up” music video. The artists mentioned are all featured on the track. No word on where this shoot was done or when it’ll be released just yet. But in the meantime, check out the song above and continue reading for more pics!

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Judging by this picture alone (and the fact that he has like 10 kids by 20 different women) the ladies love Lil Wayne! He should think about changing his name to LL Cool D (LOL). Anyway, here are more pics of Young Money on the set of their new “Bedrock” music video, which features R&B singer Lloyd on the hook.

Check out more pics (and a behind the scenes video) after the break!

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GQ Men of the Year Wale and Drake attended the party celebrating their honor at the Chateau Marmont Wednesday evening (Nov 18) in Hollywood. According to the popular men’s magazine, Wale, Drake and Kid Cudi have “killed” gangsta Hip-Hop, earning each of them the “Man of the Year” title.

GQ says: Have you been listening to hip-hop this year? If not, we’ve got good news: The gangster persona is finally dead, and these are the kids who killed it. One song at a time, they build a new era in which duct-taped kilos, exotic firearms, and freaky girls are out and real life is the focus. … Wale is as famous for his live shows as for the slick-witted lyricism of his debut Attention Deficit. Kid Cudi is the cut up who scored with the stoner anthem “Day N Nite” and his album Man on the Moon. And then there’s Drake, who found himself turning down multimillion-dollar offers after his single “Best I Ever Had” exploded. (It helps that the girls like Drake. A lot.) Drake’s debut, Thank Me Later, is easily the most anticipated album of 2010.

So what do these underdogs think about being cast as gangster slayers? “The dope boy is going to be a fixture of black culture as long as ‘thug’ is a legitimate option alongside ‘job,’” Drake says. “But I’m not going to rap about how much crack I’ve sold.” Cudi also laughs at the idea of talking tough. “Anybody from Cleveland will tell you I wasn’t in the streets,” he says. “Ask them, They’ll say. ‘Scott was the goofy class clown.’”

The celebrity guest list for the 14th annual GQ Men of the Year Party also included Kobe Bryant, Gabrielle Union, Nicki Minaj, Kim Kardashian and more. Continue reading for the rest of the pics!

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“Call me Mr. Flinstone, I can make your bed rock!”

Young Money and LLoyd teamed up for YM’s second single “Bedrock.” The artists that make up the track, other than Wayne and Lloyd, are Drake, Nicki Minaj, Gudda Gudda, Tyga and Jae Millz. Sidebar: Wayne doesn’t actually “rap” on the song, but at the end he shouts out just about everybody in Young Money.

The original version of the catchy track featured former Young Money member Omarion. But he was replaced by Lloyd shortly after the former B2K member and the Lil Wayne headed label/group parted ways. And we wouldn’t be surprised if Lloyd and Young Money were working out a deal of some sort seeing as Lloyd is currently a free agent. And he and Wayne are good friends and we believe he’d be a perfect fit for the team.

Anyway, the video for the Kane Beatz produced track was shot last Thursday (Nov 5) at an undisclosed location and above is a pic of Lloyd an Nicki chilling on the set. And you can check out more behind the scenes pics from the set of the clip, which should be premiering soon, when you continue reading!

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It sounds like R&B/pop entertainer Chris Brown and the iconic hip-hop magazine we all know and love as VIBE Magazine are teaming up to resurrect each other. Chris will cover the magazine’s official “come back issue,” out December 8th. ]

Hip-hop newcomer Drake will also have a shot at being a part of VIBE history as he has the alternate cover of the winter issue.

In the meantime, VIBE has released this one picture of Chris and no, this is not his cover shot. That should be making its way to the front pages of all the blogs shortly though.

(01.) Jay-Z was given the honor of being the top emcee in the rap game for the year 2009, according to MTV. They give most of the credit due to his recent success with his latest album, The Blueprint 3.

Blueprint 3 is another Hov tour de force — and it destroys the myth that there’s an age limit on being a dope MC. At 39 years old, Jay is arguably still better than anybody on the mic today, rhyming with precision and grace. He throws buzzsaws right from the gate on the intro “What We Talking About,” where he raps about what he deems to be nonsense, like dwelling on rap beef.

Check out the full list after the break!

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Here’s “Forever,” a brand new music video from rappers Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem. The track will be featured first on the soundtrack of Lebron James’ docu-movie “More Than A Game” and second on Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later, set to drop in February 2010.

Continue reading to check out the new video!

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Drake raps: “I never cried when Pac died, but I probably will when Hov does/And if my tears hold value/Then I will drop one for every single thing he showed us/And I’ll be standing in a puddle/I stay away from n*ggas that can land me in some trouble…”

The former Degrassi star told MTV: “I did this song that no one has ever heard before, ever. It’s a song called ‘Fear’. I recorded it when I did [EP] So Far Gone – the first verse and half of the second verse I had gotten through. But then I just stopped because it was getting eerie. It was getting where I didn’t know if I could finish it. And then the other night I had a moment and I finished the song. That’s gonna be the last song on the retail version of So Far Gone. And the third verse transitions into [album] Thank Me Later. So the last line of the third verse is gonna be the first line on my album.”

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Check out this song and more when the Canadian hip hop star drops his highly anticipated mixtape, So Far So Gone, available for (free) download next Tuesday, September 15th! If you want to support Drake you can also purchase the EP in stores.

D/L: DRAKE – FEAR

Rapper/singer Drake and R&B singer Trey Songz recently premiered their new music video for “Successful,” a song that is featured on Trey’s album, Ready, in stores now, and Drake’s latest mixtape, So Far So Gone, available now for free download. Peep the Jake Davis directed video below!

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Geffen Records recording artist Mary J. Blige premiered “The One,” her new music video featuring up and coming rapper Drake, over the weekend. This track is the lead single from the R&B singer’s upcoming ninth studio album, Stronger, due in stores November 24th!

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Drake & Trey Songz should be premiering their new “Successful” music video pretty soon, but for now check out this 30 second clip that the label released as a preview for the video to hold you over. Peep it below!

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Young Money’s Drake and Lil Wayne, along with Eminem and Kanye West, have come together to bring us “Forever,” the biggest hip-hop collaboration since last year’s “Swagga Like Us,” according to MTV. This particular track, produced by Boi-1da, is set to appear on the “More Than A Game” soundtrack. And the music video will reportedly be shot sometime in September in New York City. Check out the song below and let us know if you’re gonna rock this … or if you’re just gonna drop it.

D/L: DRAKE, WAYNE, KANYE, EMINEM – FOREVER

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A new track from Jay-Z’s upcoming album Blueprint 3 has leaked. The track is called “Off That” and features hip-hop newcomer Drake. The track could have given us a little more with Drake, but it’s still a hot song never-the-less. And that Drake is really making a name for himself being featured on tracks by big artists like Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, etc. We’re definitely looking forward to Drizzy’s debut album! Check out the Timbaland produced “Off That” below and be on the lookout for Blueprint 3 when it drops September 11th!

D/L: JAY-Z & DRAKE – OFF THAT

Here is the official music video for the fourth single from Jamie Foxx’s platinum selling album Intuition. The video is the remix to Foxx’s “Digital Girl” track and features Drake, The Dream, and Kanye. Peep it below.

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Up and coming rapper Drake says he was so excited when he performed in Camden, NJ that he completely forgot he was injured. He explained to MTV that the adrenaline rush from the crowd led him to get carried away, which subsequently led to him collapsing after he ran across the stage.

“What the footage doesn’t show is that I actually came out of the sky that night,” he told MTV News. “I was 20 feet in the air on a little platform. Philadelphia was the only sold-out show on the tour — 25,000 people. And before they see me, I see them for about five seconds. I was staring out into the crowd and I literally … when I landed on that platform, I blacked out and really forgot I was injured. I was just so full of adrenaline, so happy to be there, it kind of set in for me. I remember on the I Am Music tour, the reaction was great. But these were my songs. These are songs people know and love and we really made this happen in a short time. I was just enjoying myself. I had the mic and I was really going. And when ‘Best I Ever Had’ came on, I felt like dancing. It was a great moment. I wanted to run across stage, I wanted to jump into the crowd.”

But the poor guy didn’t even get to perform one line of the song. He hit the ground right before the opening chorus began. He says once the footage of his fall hit the net, people like Lebron James, Chris Paul and his mentor Jamie Foxx contacted him personally telling him to stay off of his leg.

Hopefully this time he’ll listen! Check out the video below…

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Jamie Foxx paid a visit to the set of Trey Songz and Drake’s new music video for their collaboration single, “Successful.” The video was shot Monday (Aug 10) in Toronto, Canada (Drake’s hometown) and was directed by Jake Davis.

Continue reading for more pics from the shoot and be on the look-out for Ready, Trey Songz’ highly anticipated third studio album, due in stores September 1st. Meanwhile, Drake’s debut album, Thank Me Later, will hit stores later in the year.

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Up and coming rapper Drake is featured on the cover of the September 2009 issue of The Fader magazine. In the issue, the Toronto native talks about his rise to fame and fortune and more. Pick it up when it hits newsstands August 18th!

Everybody’s favorite baby daddy rapper Lil Wayne performed live on stage at the Molson Amphitheatre Tuesday night (Aug 4) in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) for his tour, the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival, which also features his young money crew, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and more.

And guess who else was there? Drake! You know he couldn’t just leave his hometown fans hanging, so despite his injury, he took the stage with the help of a cane and a stool and did his thing. But seriously dude, take a break so that knee can get better before you have to perform with a cane/stool permanently! Continue reading to check out the video of Drizzy’s performance.

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This bottle of Opus One is low but my spirits are high my friends. I am about 2 hours away from Toronto, CA where I will be spending the next chunk of time recovering from a surgery that I now must have. I embarked on this tour with a torn ACL, MCL, and LCL and due to the events that happened the other night lord only knows what other damage I have done. On the bright side I will begin the reflecting and soul searching that its going to take to make this album and my outfit on the night I fell was crack. I will forever push myself beyond the limits despite advice and recommendations given because even with this new found success I am still the kid who wanted this more than anything in the world. Its funny when I read comments from previous fans who have lost interest because of the radio play and exposure I have. I just want to assure anyone reading that nothing has changed on my end. I refuse to get comfortable, I refuse to fall in line and follow anyone elses formulas. I still work as if So Far Gone had never dropped and I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to gain entry to this game.

“Missing someone gets easier everyday. Because, even though it is one day further from the last time you saw each other, it is one day closer to the next time you will”

See you soon.

Drizzy

Did you like Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” music video? The general consensus is that it was just a bunch of big bouncing boobies and held no real substance. So not many people liked it. And Kanye West, the director of the video, even offered to redo the video … but Drizzy apparently turned him down and took the whole situation as an early lesson to the music biz. Hey, you can’t please everyone!

“That career move was very important to me,” he explained at the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival kickoff in Scranton, Pennsylvania. “We’ve done such a great job of building it all up. It’s kind of like people were getting this impression of me that I’m never gonna make a mistake. I’m not made of Teflon. I’m gonna do things for myself sometimes, as opposed to what people want me to do.”

Drake said the abundance of big-breasted women in the video didn’t put up any red flags that the video would offend anyone. He enjoyed the final cut of the video and thought it was right on point.

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Up and coming hip-hop artist Drake, whose “Best I Ever Had” track has been burning up the radio and is currently sitting at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, suffered a painful injury Friday night (Jul 31) as he performed with Lil Wayne at the Camden, New Jersey Stop of the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.

Back in June just days for the 2009 BET Awards, he tore his ACL while playing basketball, which reduced him to doing his performance on a stool. And though he only does three songs every night of the tour, he took a risk by ignoring doctor’s orders and performing for the concerts in the first place. But Friday night as he and Wayne performed, just before his hit single “Best I Ever Had” hit the first chorus, Drake did some sort of spin move and twisted his already-injured knee, which caused him to suddenly collapse on stage. He didn’t even get to rap one bar.

He put his head down because he was in so much pain and then 4 guys ran out on the stage and had to carry him off. Lil Wayne was left onstage in a state of confusion. Sources say that Weezy then said to the stunned crowd, “Damn, I knew that n—a’s knee was bad, but I didn’t know it was that bad! I thought he was just in a wheelchair on T.V.” Then Wayne had to keep the show going, so he performed “Mrs. Officer,” with Shanell and T. Streets (normally, Drake performs the song with Wayne.), and then “Every Girl In the World,” again, sans Drake. Meanwhile, backstage, paramedics cordoned off a section and were examining the injured star.

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Weezy got jokes! Continue reading to check out a video of the fall…

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Drake is still on the verge of breaking in and a making a name for himself in the industry. And if he keeps releasing music like this, I’m sure there are some accolades and major recognition just ready to come for him. Here is “The Winner,” a new track off the up and coming rapper’s Heartbreak Drake Part 2 mixtape. The song, produced by Tha Bizness, who also produced Young Money’s “Every Girl,” can be downloaded below.

D/L: DRAKE – THE WINNER

Be on the look-out for the Canadian-based rapper to release his debut album, Thank Me Later, later this year!

R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo performed live on stage Tuesday night (Jul 7) in Cork, Ireland at Marquee.

It was recently announced that he, Lil Wayne and Jeremih, along with special guests Drake and Soulja Boy, will team up for an extensive North American tour this summer. The “Young Money” tour, set to kick off later this month, will touch down in cities like Pittsburgh, Toronto (Canada), Washington D.C., Phoenix and Los Angeles before concluding near the end of August.

Continue reading for more pics of Ne-Yo’s performance in Ireland and to see all of the tour dates!

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Drake and BET have publicly apologized in response to the outrage thrown at them for Young Money’s performance at Sunday night’s (Jun 28) BET Awards. As Drake, Young Money and Lil Wayne performed their songs, which all have several sexual innuendos, young girls were brought up on stage, including Wayne’s 9-year-old daughter Reginae.

According to reports, the reason why Reginae and her friends were brought on stage was because she didn’t get to go up with Wayne to accept his award earlier in the show due to her being seated too far in the back. And before Weezy took the stage to perform with Drake, she cried backstage begging her dad to let her go on stage.

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There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding Sunday’s BET Awards and Lil’ Wayne is on the receiving end of the latest bit of backlash. At the awards, Wayne performed his hit song “Every Girl“and he was joined on stage by Drake and a group of clearly underage girls, one of them being his own 9-year-old daughter Reginae.

Dr. Janet Taylor, clinical instructor at Columbia University, is questioning CEO of BET Debra Lee about her allowance of the teenagers to dance on stage.

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Up and coming rapper Drake just debuted his brand new “Best I Ever Had” music video today, where he takes on the roll of the coach of a high school girl’s basketball coach. Given the fact that the track itself is currently #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, we thought his video would be much better and far more interesting, especially since Kanye West sat in the director’s chair. But we were proven wrong. The song is still dope though…

Be on the lookout for Young Money’s newest signee to drop his debut album Thank Me Later later this year. And continue reading to check out the video for yourself and leave us your thoughts in the comments!

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The 2009 BET Awards went down this past Sunday (Jun 28) in Los Angeles and if you haven’t had a chance to peep the performances from the show (Keyshia Cole, Monica, Beyonce, Soulja Boy, Jamie Foxx, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Jamie Foxx, and more!) and the pre-show yourself, then continue reading to get your fix, courtesy of Mr. Word Premiere.

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The wait is over. After months of speculation, Canadian rapper Drake has officially signed to Lil’ Wayne’s independent label Young Money. According to MTV, his signing is between Young Money and Cash Money Records and his debut album Thank Me Later will be distributed by Universal Republic.

“Today is a definitely a comfortable day for me, having my team now that’s been in place for a couple of years. It’s just a great day,” Drake told MTV News recently in New York. “It’s something new, but it feels familiar.”

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Here Jamie Foxx can be seen paying tribute to Michael Jackson (comedically, of course) as the host of the 2009 BET Awards, which aired live from Los Angeles Sunday night (Jun 28) on BET. Jamie Foxx is probably one of the few people who can make light of a sad situation and have everyone laughing and crying at the same time. The BET Awards was supposed to dedicate the entire show to Michael, per the press release sent out Friday, but failed to impress.

The show itself was pretty good, but they should have never mentioned dedicating the show to MIchael if they didn’t have the time to do it right. That said, we really hope they put together an entire special to honor the late King of Pop so they can at least try to save face. But for now, continue reading for photos of Soulja Boy, Jay-Z, Monica, Beyonce, Ne-Yo and many more celebrities who participated in this year’s BET Awards.

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R&B group Day 26, recipients of the award for “Best Group” posed for photos in the press/media room with their trophy during the 2009 BET Awards, which were held Sunday night (Jun 28) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Other celebs who rolled through the press/media room were Trey Songz, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Drake and more. Continue reading for all of the pics.

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Here hip-hop newcomer Drake can be seen on the red carpet as he arrives for the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards, held Sunday (Jun 21) in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario (Canada). Word is he’ll be making that big announcement on what label he’s signed to pretty soon, so definitely be on the look-out for that. In the meantime, peep some pics of the Black Eyed Peas, Kim Kardashian, Reggie Bush, Tila Tequila and others at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards, which will air this Saturday (Jun 27) in the U.S. at 8 PM ET/PT on TV Guide Network. Continue reading for the rest of the photos!

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Speculation has been mounting for weeks, and now the highly anticipated tour featuring rappers Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and Drake has been given an official name, in addition to dates and venues. Dubbed “Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival,” the tour will travel to 21 cities throughout the United States and Canada. Tickets will go on sale Saturday (Jun 20) via Ticketmaster, Live Nation and venue ticketing systems depending on venue.

This tour will be the follow up to Weezy’s highly successful “I Am Music Tour,” which played a total of 47 arena dates across the United States. After an opening act hits the stage, Wayne’s protege Drake will perform, followed by Soulja Boy, then Young Jeezy and last and most certainly not least … Lil Wayne!

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Up and coming rapper Drake is definitely a hot commodity right now! He’s so popular that he’s literally at the top of just about every major label’s wish list. And when asked by Vibe Magazine if he had been officially signed to a label right now, the Canada based actor/rapper responded by saying that he isn’t officially signed right now, not even to Lil Wayne’s “Young Money,” but we’ll see who he’s with soon enough:

“I’m not signed to Young Money but definitely Young Money is a family to me.” he told Vibe.com. “I’m definitely YM affiliated, you know? I have the utmost love for everybody over there, the utmost respect. Mack Maine and Jae Millz, those are like brothers to me, you know? Nicki [Minaj]. Nicki is Nicki. I love her. And now that I’m in this position I’m just trying to get everything all the way straight. In about a week or two it’ll all…it’ll be out there. You know the press release will be out there. It’ll be official.”

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He also discussed the differences between making albums and mixtapes, working with Kanye West, handling the transition from Jimmy on Degrassi to Drake the rapper and more. Peep the full interview over at Vibe.com!

Mooooove over, Chris Brown! Rihanna was spotted canoodling with up and coming rapper Aubrey “Drake” Graham at the Target-sponsored album release party for the Black Eyed Peas’ new album The E.N.D., held at NYC hotspot The Griffin. The new rumor is that the two are dating, but if you let them tell it … they’re “just friends” and apparently Drake is writing for Rihanna on her upcoming album. Yeah … how many times have we heard THAT story before? Only time will tell though, but the picture doesn’t lie. And the fact that they left the club at the same time but drove in separate cars to avoid the flashing lights clearly means that they’re trying to keep it on the low.

Dates and a final line up are still on the verge of being confirmed, but word on the sidewalk is that Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Drake and Soulja Boy are going on tour this summer! If this turns out to be true, this will most likely be the summer season’s biggest hip-hop tour.

A rep from Soulja Boy’s camp confirmed the news to MTV and Soulja Boy himself made a “TSA (Twitter Service Announcement)” on his Twitter Thursday (June 4) night also confirming the tour:

“TSA (Twitter Service Announcement) — I’m going on Tour with Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy & Drake this summer! Get ya tickets ASAP!!!!”

Produced by Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and laced with a hint of auto tune, here’s a brand new track from R&B singer Mary J. Blige titled “The One,” and it features up and coming rap artist Drake, who’s signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment imprint. Hit the link below to download and a listen for yourself.

D/L: MARY J. BLIGE F/ DRAKE – “THE ONE”

Here’s the CDQ version of a brand new track with a hot line-up of artists, a sick beat and dope lyrics to match! Download Lil Wayne’s “I’m Going In,” which features Drake and Young Jeezy, below! Shout out to Lil Wayne HQ for the high quality version of the track!

D/L: LIL’ WAYNE F/ DRAKE & YOUNG JEEZY – “I’M GOING IN”

In other Weezy/Drake news, the two Young Money rappers are reportedly hitting the stage for a summer tour. Weezy’s manager Cortez Bryant confirmed the news late last week. No dates/venues have been announced, but there are rumors floating around that Jay-Z and Young Jeezy will be sharing the bill and if so, you know GOT is gonna be in the house when they come to ATL! We’ll keep you posted :)

Singer Chrisette Michele has released a brand new music video for her new single, “Epiphany,” from her forthcoming Epiphany album, which is due in stores on May 19th 2009. The music video features Canadian rapper/singer Drake as the leading guy. Peep it above!

LISTEN: DRAKE – “EASY TO PLEASE”

You might know Drake from the hit teen “soap opera-like” sitcom, Degrassi, but know that this Drake is a rapper/singer and he delivers pretty decent material. His biggest song online thus far has been, “Brand New,” and his latest song to leak is titled, “Easy To Please,” featuring Richie Sosa. Tell us what you think about this track?

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