December 2009

Drake Is Performing At The Jazz And Heritage Festival 10′

The Grammy nominated Aubrey Drake Graham will be joining singing legends such as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin and a number of Jazz, Gospel, Pop, and Rock Artist for this years 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Scheduled to run April 23rd-25th and April 29th-May 2nd in New Orleans and LA. The Jazz and Heritage Festival will also feature performances from Lionel Richie, Darius Rucker, Anita Baker and BB King.

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Interview Magazine Writes Article On Aubrey Drake Graham

Being anointed the biggest Jewish-Canadian rapper in the world might sound like faint praise, but Drake isn’t exactly playing the Yukon bar mitzvah circuit. By early July, the Toronto-based artist found himself with two songs in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart—his own, “Best I Ever Had,” and YoungMoney’s “Every Girl,” on which he performs.

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Drake Ranks On MTV’s “Men Of Year Coutdown” 09′

Drake’s rise to superstardom was one of the biggest stories of 2009. From his humble beginnings as Jimmy Brooks on “Degrassi: The Next Generation,” Drizzy (born Aubrey Graham) took the hip-hop world by storm, thanks to the success of his So Far Gone mixtape and subsequent partnership with Lil Wayne’s Young Money label. Drake collaborated with the biggest names in the game, was co-signed by everyone from Bun B to Kanye, and didn’t let a little thing like tearing the ligaments in his knee stop his climb. Grammy nominated, often-imitated, Drake came out of nowhere to lay the blueprint for success in ‘09. Now he knows G4 pilots on a first-name basis.

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Drake’s So Far Gone Mixtape Makes Drake Rookie Of The Year…

If Drake is not a household name for everyone just yet, the 23-year-old is on the front porch, ringing the bell. That he’s done it without even putting out an official album shows just how far he’s come in 12 months. What a journey it’s been for the Toronto native in 2009.

I first met Drake last year in Los Angeles around Grammy time. Lil Wayne’s co-manager Cortez Bryant introduced me to Drake as a new “singer” that they were working with. Drizzy was cool but barely spoke: At the time, there was no way I’d envision him as having a shot at making the MTV News’ “Hottest MCs in the Game” list, let alone finishing in the top three. He was a “singer,” right?

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Drake Chimes In On Jay-Z “Light It Up” Collabo, Compares “Forever”

Young Money’s Drake has dished a few details surrounding “Light It Up” his upcoming collaboration with Jay-Z and said the record captures the “triumphant” feel of his recent hit, “Forever”.

According to the Canadian-based emcee, Jay-Z has not yet approved the track.

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