Drake To Reportedly Executive Produce Aaliyah's Next Album, Features Her On New Single

Exclusive: Drake will reportedly debut his new single at OVO Festival 2012.

Drake is reportedly set to executive produce Aaliyah’s upcoming posthumous album. He is also slated to feature the late singer on his new single.
A reliable source with inside knowledge of the situation told HipHopDX that the Young Money rapper, who has a tattoo of the songstress on his back, will sit at the helm for her new LP. Details surrounding the album are scarce, but in March, producer Jeffrey “J. Dub” Walker said that an unreleased song titled “Steady Ground” will appear on the project. Aaliyah’s brother, Rashad Haughton, later said that no such album was in the works.
In late March, Drake hinted to Tim Westwood that he had some “special things” related to Aaliyah in motion. “I have some great Aaliyah news coming soon,” he said. “Just some special things. Just gave you that, just a little. Because I said, I’m with Westwood, so I can’t not. But great things, great things for music, period.”
Additionally, Drake, who sampled Aaliyah’s “At Your Best (You Are Love)” for his track “Unforgettable,” is reportedly set to feature her vocals on his upcoming single. He is set to debut the song at the OVO Festival, taking place this Sunday (August 5^th) at Toronto, Canada’s Molson Amphitheatre.

Rick Ross, 'God Forgives I Don't' Review: Maybach Music Group Boss In Good Form

-- Rick Ross, "God Forgives, I Don't" (Maybach Music Group/Def Jam)
Throughout his career, Rick Ross has declared himself a "bawse." On his latest album, "God Forgives, I Don't," the Miami rapper continues to live up to his catchphrase, proving he's one of the top bosses not just in hip-hop, but in music period.

Drake Releases New Videos for "Take Care" and "HYFR"

Drake has released the new video for his latest single, “Take Care” featuring Rihanna. The Canadian bred-rapper recently revealed that he’d love to do a full fledged album with the Barbadian beauty.
Check it out below:

Maliah Michel Subtweets Drake? Calls Him A Crybaby!

Drake’s “Find Your Love” leading lady, Maliah Michel may have sub-tweeted the rapper calling him a “crybaby” after he sent the following message:
“Sometimes I wanna tweet things like “B*tch how you stop fuckin with me and now you live on twitter everyday”…but then I just don’t.”
Maliah must have taken it personal, because she then tweeted:
“Lmao Yess I love Twitter and I don’t f**k with disrespectful crybaby ass niggas that’s y”

DMX Goes in on Rick Ross and Drake

In a recent interview DMX gave his opinion on the former corrections officer turned rapper Rick Ross and former teen actor turned rapper Drake. DMX said that he is not impressed and added that he feels Rick Ross’ subject matter is not diverse.
“I’m just not impressed,” he said when a radio personality inquired about Rick Ross’ lyricalskills. “He’s aight, man. He talks about eating and girlfriends too much. How much can a nigga eat? How much weed can you smoke? Let’s talk about something else…I see a whole ‘nother side of the coin, son.”
He was then asked if he liked Drake, to which he replied with a simple,
“No,”  “I don’t like anything about Drake. I don’t like his fucking voice. I don’t like what he talks about. I don’t like his face. I don’t like the way he walks. Nothing.” DMX stopped short ofcalling

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Home > News > Common Remixes Rick Ross' "Stay Schemin," Disses Drake Common Remixes Rick Ross' "Stay Schemin," Disses Drake

Com makes it clear that he's going at Drizzy on his latest diss cut.

Common has extended his beef with Drake to another diss track . Com, who originally sparked the war of words with his salty cut "Sweet," has recorded a remix to Rick Ross' "Stay Schemin" that originally featured Drake and French Montana.
Releasing the remix to MTV's RapFix, Com photoshopped "That Hoe Ass Nigg%" where Drake's name would be on cover art for the cut. He leaves Drake's verse intact, which features lines including "I see no need to compete with niggas like y'all."
Com unleashes on Drake on his following verse, even calling him out by name. "My motto is Chicago bitch, everybody know you're sweet, what the problem is? / Don't play dumb, I'm the one that acknowledged this," "The rapper of the moment, the style he don't own it / Acting all hard when he hardly like that / You gon' mess around and make me catch a body like that / Don't do it, 'cause every song you make Joe is really hoe music."
Listen to the track below.

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Drake Reacts to 'Take Care' Album Leak

Nine days before its release date, Drake's sophomore album has sprung a leak, starting with Just Blaze-produced "Lord Knows," featuring Rick Ross, and "Take Care," featuring Rihanna. The two songs off "Take Care" (Nov. 15) hit the 'net tonight (Nov. 6) while Drake premiered The Weeknd-assisted "Crew Love" on Toronto's Flow 93.5. "I know you've been hurt by someone else/ I can tell by the way you carry yourself/ If you let me here's what I'll do/ I'll take care of you/ I've loved and I've lost," Rih Rih opens "Take Care." Drizzy and Rihanna reunite to promise to "take care" of their scarred lovers on the album title track, which also samples Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie XX's "I'll Take Care of You."Minutes after the album leaked, Drake took to Twitter to react, "I am not sure if the album leaked. But if it did thank god it doesn't happen a month early anymore." "Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it...and take care until next time." Drake continued.

Drake On Being “Hurt” By Rihanna: “I Was A Naive Kid”

Drake and Rihanna’s relationship was short-lived. In fact, it may have not even been a relationship. The two were first spotted together at a club four months after her incident with Chris Brown, but while Drake may have caught feelings…Rihanna certainly didn’t.
Here’s what he told Elle:

Drake Pushes “Take Care” Back To November

Drake wanted to give his fans (and himself) a birthday present this year but his next album Take Care has been pushed to November.
Drizzy made the announcement on his website today, explaining that sample clearances have prevented the album from being released on October 24, the original date.

Diddy Explains Altering His Ghostwriting Process

With help from Jay-Z, Drake and Rick Ross, Diddy explains how he co-wrote rhymes on "Last Train To Paris."

On the song “Bad Boy For Life,” Diddy infamously rhymed “Don’t worry if I write rhymes / I write checks.” Since then, emcees such as Pharoahe Monch and Royce Da 5’9” have confirmed being contracted to pen verses for Diddy. However, in a recent interview with New York magazine, Diddy says some of the work for Last Train To Paris was so personal that he had to abandon his practice of being given rhymes verbatim.

Drake Talks Being Dropped From Kanye's "All Of the Lights"

Drizzy says he's "okay" with being taken off the final cut of Kanye's song.

Given that Kanye West produced two tracks off of Drake's Thank Me Later, and directed the video for the Canadian rapper's hit single "Best I Ever Had," fans were perplexed when Drizzy didn't make the final cut of Ye's "All of the Lights."
Count Drake among those confused, as the young emcee was left off of a list that included guests such as Elton John, La Roux's Elly Jackson, Charlie Wilson and Ryan Leslie.

B.o.B Talks Five Grammy Noms And "No Genre" Mixtape

Bobby Ray explains dropping a free mixtape while his Grammy Nominated debut album is still on the charts.

With five Grammy nominations and his upcoming No Genre mixtape set to drop December 7, B.o.B currently has something for both his mainstream and underground fans. The 22-year-old has been nominated for Grammy’s for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Best Rap Song, and Record of the Year for “Nothin’ On You.” Additionally, Bobby Ray is also in the running for Best Rap Album and Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals. When asked if he had any thoughts about not winning Best New Artists—Drake was the lone Hip Hop nominee—B.o.B offered a somewhat unexpected take.

Drake Talks Grammy Nominations

Drake responds to his four Grammy nominations

Drake was one of several rappers to land multiple Grammy nominations this year, the Toronto native sat down with Global Grind and talked about what the four nods meant to him.
"It’s always, to get any type of Grammy accolade or anything, it’s cliche but it’s a dream come true in the literal sense, that thing you have between sleeping and waking up," said Drake.

Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa, Biggie Appear On Diddy & Dirty Money's "Last Train To Paris"

UPDATE: Wiz Khalifa, Drake, T.I., Lil Wayne and posthumous Notorious B.I.G. material will appear on this month's album.

On December 14, Diddy and his latest Bad Boy Records act, Dirty Money will release Last Train To Paris. The concept album that's been delayed for over a year, deals with love, break-ups and alledged observations the music mogul made last year while traveling abroad.
Although features have yet to be announced, the album's tracklisting has been revealed. Rick Ross, Drake and Nicki Minaj are all believe to be featured on the Interscope-distributed album. (December 1)
UPDATE: Features have been added to the tracklist:

Drake Earns Over $150,000 Per Show, Documents Reveal

Drake pulls a hefty paycheck from each show, but how does he compare with other artists?

Concert promoters take note: if you want to book Drake, you'll have to reach deep into your pockets.
Documents from thesmokinggun.com reveal that the Young Money rapper pulls $155,000 per show, making him among the higher-paid acts in all of Hip Hop. But how does he compare with other acts?
Drake is far outdone by acts such as Rascal Flatts ($702,500), Kiss ($500,000), Keith Urban ($487,500) and Justin Bieber ($300,000). However, the Toronto emcee's price eclipses Selena Gomez' ($100,000), "American Idol" winner Kris Allen ($12,500), Sheryl Crow ($146,500) and Jordin Sparks ($75,000).
Currently, Drake is working on his sophomore album, Take Care.

Wiz Khalifa Reportedly Recording For Diddy's "Last Train To Paris"

Along with Dirty Money, Rick Ross, and Drake, Taylor Gang may be catching the last train with Bad Boy's mogul.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania emcee and DXnext alum Wiz Khalifa has had a big year. The Taylor Gang leader has signed his second major label deal, this time with Atlantic Records - remaining with his hometown Rostrum imprint. He's headlined the Waken Baken Tour with Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T. Wiz has also appeared on Ski Beatz' 24 Hour Karate School album. Now it appears that Wiz may appear on one of the more anticipated albums left to release in 2010 - Diddy's Last Train To Paris.

Jay-Z, Eminem And Headline Hip Hop's Top-Grossing Tours

Billboard ranks the highest-grossing tours, with Jay-Z and Eminem's "Home And Home" tour accounting for nearly $7 million in only two nights.

When Jay-Z and Eminem’s “Home And Home” tour was announced in May, both analysts and critics expected a success. Now that the numbers are in, the early predictions have been confirmed. Billboard magazine reports Jay and Em raked in a hefty $6.9 million alone for their Comerica Park performances in Detroit from September 2-3. Factor in two more dates at Yankee Stadium, and the pair could be looking at a tour gross upwards of $15 million. With an average attendance of over 86,000, Eminem and Jay-Z were only bested by Metallica’s concert grosses of $7.8 million.

Drake Requests DJ Premier For Sophomore Album

Drizzy looks to one of the greats for his next solo set.

For his sophomore album, Drake will look to accomplish what many see as a rite of passage for Hip Hop artists: securing a beat from DJ Premier.
In an interview with vibe.com, Preemo revealed that he linked up with Drake by chance. "I met Drake at the Jay-Z and Eminem concert at Yankee Stadium. A good friend of mine does some charity work for Derek Jeter and was also working with Drake," explained the producer. “He told me Drake wanted to come say 'what’s' up real quick before he got on the stage with Jay.”
Premier described Drake as humble and genuine, and the two watched the rest of the show from the same suite.

Drake & Rihanna On The Set of “What’s My Name”

How Cute does Drake and Rihanna look together? Adorable…
The two were spotted on the set of Rihanna’s new video for “What’s My Name” which is currently the Number 1 song in the country. The song leaped from the #60 spot straight to number 1 in a week which is pretty impressive.
That Rihanna reign just won’t let up…

Watch the behind the scenes footage below

Lil Wayne Surprises Drake on Stage

Last night, Drake performed the last show of his Light Dreams and Nightmares tour in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel. Tyga, Lloyd, and Birdman were a few of the guests in attendance. With Lil’ Wayne fresh out of jail, their have been rumors and speculation that he would be performing at this show. No one had an answer until Drake performed Miss Me and Lil’ Wayne ran out to join him on stage. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW