It's Official: Drake Signs With Lil Wayne's Young Money Label
MTV reports:
Mixtapes are a movement. For some, giving away music could mean much more than trying to sell their tunes — but Drake played the game right. He started giving away his mixtape So Far Gone earlier this year, and the word of mouth spread with fans, his peers and record-company executives: a recent New York concert found [Warner Music exec] Lyor Cohen in the crowd, standing among screaming fans, including Kanye West and Talib Kweli.
Well, the wait is over: After weeks of speculation, Drake has chosen to go with the home team and sign with Lil Wayne's Young Money Records, according to a source close to the situation. The deal breaks down as a joint venture between Young Money and Cash Money, with Universal Republic distributing. Drake's management was adamant that he should be viewed as an independent artist, although Universal will distribute the project.
"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 said. "It's something new, but it feels familiar."
Drizzy is excited about having a corporate push to help with the momentum he's gained independently.
"Independent is a funny term," he told MTV News on the set of his video for "Best I Ever Had." "I can go independent, but you need distribution, period. You need somebody to distribute your record and you need that army that a label has to really push the record."
So Far Gone became this year's most talked-about mixtape because, in effect, Drake combines the best of both worlds by being a strong singer and rapper. His singing talent is prominent on the tracks "HoustonAtlantaVegas," "Little Bit" and "A Night Off"; his rapping on songs like "Uptown" and "Ignorant Sh--" is as sharp as a broken bottle in a barroom brawl. He rhymes are just as strong: "The game needs change and I'm the muthaf----n' cashier" (from "Successful"); "Account's in the minus, yet I'm rolling round the f---ing city like your highness" ("Say What's Real").
His popularity has gotten so strong that Drake performed — along with Weezy and the Young Money crew — in a prime slot at the BET Awards on Sunday night.
Drake's official debut LP, Thank Me Later, is currently in production and due later this year, with Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Jay-Z listed as possible collaborators. This summer, look for Drake on tour with Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy Tell'em as part of the Young Money Presents: America's Most Wanted Music Festival.
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Comment by osixx on July 1, 2009 at 7:00pm - word up
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Comment by JR Hustle on July 1, 2009 at 5:47pm
- drake is wack point blank the world dosent know wat real hip hop is anymore its gone commerical
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Comment by Young Kelz on July 1, 2009 at 1:37pm - i respect dude.. dedication got him where he is. plus he's talented as fuck
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Comment by T. PrOv on July 1, 2009 at 10:09am - @ byron....lol dude ur mad cuz i called u mutt??...i call everyone mutt don't feel like ur special cuz u get the same treatment lol its my word sorry if it upset you that much...and I agree I mighta went a lil far sayin he ghosted carter 1 and 2 but if u look at drakes catalog compared to weezys shit in the past 3 years...u can see heavy similarities in favour of drake writing his shit...for weezy to claim that he doesn't write shit since carter 1 and to be sayin some of the shit he be sayin on tracks is bullshit u can't just think of some of that shit off the top of the dome...anywyas weezy is trash drake is the future of that label i hope he breaks off and does own thing after a couple successful albums
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Comment by Shaquille Thorpe on July 1, 2009 at 7:36am - damn... Wayne iz gon' end his fuckin' career before it even starts...he needa be on island def jam...
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Comment by pimpinhos on July 1, 2009 at 1:11am - he is multi-talented. haters dont waste yo time
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Comment by James Anderson on June 30, 2009 at 11:28pm -
mr whitford is a dick riding idiot.
DRAKE BELONGS ON KIDDIE SOAP OPERAS!!!
degrassi
fuckin faggot ass
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Comment by Mr.Whitford on June 30, 2009 at 10:28pm - WELL FIRST AND FOREMOST FUCK ALL YALL HATERS MAN...TOO MUCH FREE FUCKING TIME ON YOUR FUCKING HANDS...2ND OF ALL THIS DUDE AINT GONA FLOP...HIS SHITS FUCKING HOT...BEST BELIEVE I UNDERSTAND ITS OKAY...3RD BIGUPS TO CANADA T-DOT DRAKE DO YOUR THING BABY...4TH ALL YOU HATERS KEEP HATIN...GIVE HIM YOUR ENERGY...THIS DUDE GONA GO FAR IN THIS INDUSTRY THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW... SO FUCK IT...QUIT FUCKING HATING FOR ONCE IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFESPAN...LMFAO
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Comment by mr.fresh on June 30, 2009 at 8:58pm - yo drake is a fake throw em in the lake nigga aint got cake.i got it wit a rake for gods sake. fuck young money im hung sonny for a play boy bunny aint nutn funny cuz wayne is lame for takin drake and given him cake when he fake and bake
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Comment by dat boi.... on June 30, 2009 at 7:58pm - TO THE HEAD LINE :WHO GIVES A FLYING FUCK IN THA ASS !!!!
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