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Rick Ross f. Drake – “Aston Martin Music” Coming Soon

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 17:29:58 +0000

Rick Ross and Drake

The walls surrounding Rick Ross’ guarded album Teflon Don are slowing beginning to fall. After revealing that Kanye West is featured on his potential second single “Live Fast, Die Young,” the Miami rapper shares details with Rap-Up.com about two more high-profile collaborations.

The man who brought you “Maybach Music” now has something for you to bang in another luxury whip. Ross sits in the driver’s seat while Drake rides shotgun on “Aston Martin Music.” “That’s a special record,” he says of his pairing with the Young Money star, who sings and raps on the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production. “It’s a real street, edgy song, but the melodies of the chorus almost leave the listener in a trance.”

The Bawse also worked with another boss, Jay-Z, on an untitled song produced by The Inkredibles. “It’s still untitled because the chorus is so overwhelming and there’s so many dope things being said that we haven’t really decided between a couple words,” he explains. “Me and Jay on the same record, of course we lyrically murdered it, but the content and certain things we both address is gonna make this record one to remember for many years to come.”

Fans who pick up the deluxe edition of Teflon Don on July 6 will get to see how the collaboration came about. “I took my verse and the concept, I flew out to the Blueprint 3 tour in St. Louis, and I was like a backstage roadie for the next few days,” Ross recalls. “You will see me play the record for [Jay-Z] for the first time, and by the time he heard it the third time, he was rapping his verse.”

Shouts to Rap-Up. I’m guessing that if the chorus’ melody leaves the listener in a trance, Drizzy Drake is the one who sings or raps on it.

Drake – “9 AM In Dallas” Freestyle

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:42:41 +0000

Here is a brand new freestyle Drake dropped a short while ago called 9 AM In Dallas. This track was produced by Boi-1da and Drizzy talks about Thank Me Later coming out on June 15th. Listen below and leave a comment.

Young Money BET Award Nominations 2010

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:19:26 +0000

The 2010 BET Awards will air on June 27th at 8 PM. Nicki Minaj and Drake were both nominated and will also be performing. Additionally, Young Money was nominated. Check out the full nomination list below. Will you be tuning in for the show?

Best Female Hip Hop Artist:
Ester Dean
Lil Kim
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Trina

Best Male Hip Hop Artist:
B.o.B
Drake
Fabolous
Jay-Z
Ludacris

Best Female R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Raheem DeVaughn
Maxwell
Trey Songz
Usher

Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Melanie Fiona
Nicki Minaj
Wale
Young Money

Best Gospel:
The Anointed Pace Sisters
Kirk Franklin Presents Artists United For Haiti
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
Vickie Winans

Best Group:
Black Eyed Peas
Clipse
Diddy-Dirty Money
New Boyz
Young Money

Best Collaboration:
Beyonce – Video Phone (Feat Lady Gaga)
B.o.B – Nothin’ on You (Feat Bruno Mars)
Drake & Trey Songz – Successful
Drake – Forever (Feat Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State Of Mind
Trey Songz – Say Aah (Feat Fabolous)

Video Director Of The Year:
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Anthony Mandler
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Video Of The Year:
Beyonce – Video Phone (Feat Lady Gaga)
B.o.B – Nothin’ on You (Feat Bruno Mars)
Melanie Fiona – It Kills Me
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – Run This Town

Viewer’s Choice:
Beyonce – Sweet Dreams
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
Monica – Everything to Me
Rihanna – Hard (Feat Young Jeezy)
Trey Songz – Say Aah (Feat Fabolous)
Young Money – Bedrock (Feat Lloyd)

Best International Act:
Kojo Antwi (Ghana)
Chipmunk (UK)
Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Estelle (UK)
Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP) (South Africa)
K’NAAN (Somalia)
M.I. (Nigeria)
P-Square (Nigeria)
Corinne Bailey Rae (UK)
Sade (UK)

Centric Award:
Melanie Fiona
Maxwell
Chrisette Michele
Monica
Sade

Usher, Drake And Nicki Minaj To Play New York’s Summer Jam

admin — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:14:44 +0000

New York radio station Hot 97 announced the lineup for the annual mega show Summer Jam on Monday afternoon (May 3). The event takes place June 6 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey, with Usher headlining a lineup that includes Drake, Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled and Ludacris.

Trey Songz, Juelz Santana, Fabolous and Reflection Eternal fill out the roster, with Gucci Mane — who is due to be released from jail soon — rounding out the bill.

For headliner Usher, the top spot at the show is another feather in his cap for what is proving to be a strong year, which has already included a #1 album.

“This album means so much to my career,” Usher recently said told MTV News about Raymond v. Raymond. “I think this is the one time where I’m able to put it all in, emotionally and the good times — super-freaky and then also super-emotional. Raymond v. Raymond, artistically, is one of my greatest pieces of work, not only just because of the content, but also the people whom I got involved in it: T.I., Will.I.Am, Puff, Nicki Minaj.”

The album also features “She Don’t Know,” a track with Ludacris, who collaborated on one of Usher’s biggest hits, 2004’s “Yeah!” And the video for the Will.I.Am collaboration “OMG” recently hit the Internet. The clip is all performance as Usher brings his dance moves to the forefront. “A lot of people may have felt like I lost my swagger,” Usher said. “Let me tell you something: I play long-balls, so now we back. This one is it: Raymond v. Raymond!”

As always, you can expect some of the performers to bring out surprise guests — it’s a Summer Jam tradition. Some of the biggest names in the game have come out unadvertised for the concert. Just last year, Jay-Z set off his Blueprint 3 campaign by performing “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” as a special guest of Young Jeezy’s.

Drake x XXL Magazine Cover Story Excerpt x Photos

Joey — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:00:15 +0000

What are your thoughts on this cover?

It’s great to me. I’ve never done XXL, so it’s exciting. And to be doing it with Nicki, man, that’s my dog. That’s more than my dog. That’s, like, we have the most interesting relationship, ’cause it’s so multilayered. That’s my co-worker, my peer, my family. But, at the same time, on any given day, she’s, like, the love of my life… Nicki’s a very intriguing character. To be doing it with her is great, man.

So since the success of your mixtape So Far Gone you’ve become rap’s golden child. Has it been hard getting your debut together, to live up to that hype?

Not hard. If you’re not struggling, then there’s something wrong. If it was effortless, then I’d be scared. If I was like, “Yeah, this is it, this is the one.” I’m still listening to it, and I’m like, “Man, I don’t know, it could be better.” But that’s just me. That’s just the artist in myself competing with myself. And now it’s so crazy, because, to be in the industry, a lot of people start playing you their music. You start hearing other people’s hits and sound, and you start thinking, Wow, okay, this is all the music that’s coming out this year. And you start thinking about yourself fitting into that, you know? Like, last year, other than Blueprint 3, it was a pretty dry year for hip-hop, as far as, like, the legends. But this year it’s way different. You know, you’ve got OutKast rumored to be coming out.

Do you know something we don’t?

I don’t. I just read what I read. Even from, like, [Santogold] is coming out again, MGMT. You’ve got Jeezy. You’ve got T.I. Carter IV’s gonna drop as soon as Wayne gets out. So it’s a great year for music. But when you’re in it, you also start thinking about, Well, I can’t get lost in that. And I make R&B, and hip-hop, so I’m not only thinking about the rappers—I’m thinking about the Dreams, the MGMTs, just great music on a whole. That’s the best part about it, because that’s what makes my music better and pushes me to keep working on it, as opposed to just being, like, “Okay, it’s done.” I wasn’t confident when I dropped So Far Gone, neither. I thought I had made the biggest mistake of my life.

Really?

Yeah, ’cause I started the mixtape off with an R&B song about women that were lost in the world. It was a risk. I mean, we knew it meant something to us, but we also sat there, like, “Man, are people going to accept this? A rapper that’s singing?” And I’m not just doing melodies, I’m singing. Same with this album—I’m singing. And I even went further. I explored music on So Far Gone. I was taking other people’s music and revamping it. I can’t do that on an album. I love that genre of music. It sparks something in me when
I use soundscapes or write like that. So now I’ve crafted my own interpretations on that that apply to my life, and I’m just wondering, Are those going to work now? ’Cause it’s just me. It’s my shit. So it’s a lot of unknowns on this album.

Sometimes I’ll have been up all night thinking about it, and then I finally get to the studio, listen to it front to back, and I’m like, “Man, this is a good record. It’s a great first record.” And it’s so crazy, too, because people are always telling me—oh, you know, like, the Kanyes, and the Jays, and the Jeezys, they put me, like, for some reason, over there, like my album is gonna be competing with those people. And I don’t know if it’s just what they assume soundwise, like, maybe it’ll sound that big and be in the category, but really, for the new artists that just put out a mixtape and are working on their first album, I mean, just those guys, the new class, that’s really where I’m at. I really only put out a mixtape, and this is my first album. And just, like, [Kid] Cudi or a Wale, J. Cole—time-line-wise, that’s where I am.

To read the rest of this cover story, be sure to pick up the May 2010 issue of XXL, featuring Young Money’s Nicki Minaj and Drake on the cover, which hits news stands nationwide April 20.

Hit the Jump to see pictures of Drakes photo shoot below!

Drake – “Over” Official Music Video

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:44:53 +0000

Above is the official Over music video by Young Money’s own Drake. This is off his debut album Thank Me Later which is set to hit store shelves on June 15th, check it out and leave a comment!

Drake Speaks On Rihanna’s Album, Song They Recorded

AJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:01:29 +0000

Rihanna and Drake

Rihanna’s fans are not the only ones rooting for her. One of her most famous supporters, hip-hop star Drake, has heard his peer’s new music and is sharing his excitement over her fresh start exclusively with Rap-Up.com.

“Rihanna has a great album,” the 23-year-old rapper said after hearing the pop singer’s fourth effort Rated R. “She’s got great records that she’s using, she’s got great records that she’s not even using that she has for a later date. I’m excited for her. She deserves everything that she gets.”

Although he has nothing but positive things to say, Drizzy was surprised by the selection of “Russian Roulette” as the album’s first single. “It’s a cool little record. I don’t know if personally that’s the route I would’ve gone for a single choice,” he told Rap-Up.com. “I can only say that because I’ve been around and heard the music that she’s coming with other than that record.”

But he doesn’t fault her for the decision. “We all make personal choices. It’s like the same way I shot a certain type of video for ‘Best I Ever Had.’ Maybe that’s where she’s at emotionally right now,” he offered. “I think if I heard it in the mix with the other ones, I would probably find more appreciation for it as opposed to it being the only thing that people are hearing from her right now after so long.”

While the Stargate production he recorded with Rihanna didn’t make the final cut, he hopes it will eventually find a home. “We did do some great work together and hopefully it’ll find it’s place on some project one day. The record we have is great. It’s a special record, so for it not to make it, I know something had to click. It’s all good. I think the project’s gonna be great no matter what.”

According to Drake, his fashionable friend is ready to start anew after dealing with the intense media scrutiny of the past nine months. “There’s been so much media attention swirling around her, that in order for her to get back to the music, she couldn’t have any ties to any of the stuff that’s been going on. I think she just wants to start fresh.”

Spotted at Rap-Up.com via ATF.

Jay-Z Gives Drake Advice During Much Music Interview [Video]

AJ — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:49:53 +0000

The video below features Jay-Z during his interview for Much Music. The Jigga gets asked about Drake and if he has any advice for him. Watch below to see Hov’s words for Drizzy.

Drake & Jay-Z Perform “Successful” Live In Toronto [Videos]

AJ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:18:01 +0000

Check out these videos of Drizzy Drake and the Jigga Jay-Z performing Successful live in Toronto during Jay-Z’s BluePrint tour. We found these at Peace Magazine via ATF. Leave your thoughts in the comments.

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DJ Khaled – Fed Up f. Usher Young Jeezy Rick Ross Drake

AJ — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:06:47 +0000

Here is a brand new song from DJ Khaled featuring Usher, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, and Drake. This track is called Fed Up and it will be the first single off of Khaled’s upcoming album Victory. Like I said, this shit is hot. Listen to it below and let me know what you think in the comments section.