Producer Noah ’40′ Shebib gives MTV News the inside story in an exclusive interview.
Despite all the critical and commercial acclaim Drake’s Take Care has rightly earned, the Toronto MC has remained relatively quiet when promoting the album. Relative in the sense that Thank Me Later’s release was accompanied by the hoopla of in-store signings and a documentary.
That’s not the only way the two projects differ. Where TML featured a number of A-list hitmakers, from Kanye West to Swizz Beatz, the biggest name in Drake’s sophomore effort’s production credits is Just Blaze. The album certainly doesn’t suffer from that lack of notoriety, however. In fact, it sounds more focused with the lesser-known T-Minus, and Drake’s right-hand man Noah “40″ Shebib stealing the show. Their efforts helped to make it more Drake’s album — however introspective, weird and altogether refreshing that might be. 
V Magazine has its first music issue hitting newstands January 12th. Though Canadian singer Justin Bieber is on the cover, fellow Canadian Drake and the OVO crew are featured in this issue. Peep the pictures/story below.You can pre-order the issue HERE, or pick it up on newstands in two days.
Drake hosted at Vanity Nightclub after his show at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Last night after his sold-out performance at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Drake held his post-concert party at Vanity Nightclub at the Hard Rock Hotel. Concert goers got free admission to the nightclub following the show.
Also spotted at the club, Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa, who had a good time hanging out at the after-party.
Following his Times Square performance on New Year’s Eve, Drake hopped a cross-country flight to hit The Joint/Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, performing “Look What You’ve Done” on New Year’s Day in Las Vegas. The busy travel and party schedule didn’t seem to slow Drizzy down, and his Take Care track still packed the same emotional, family confessional feeling in its first live performance, even if he was missing a few precious hours of sleep—among other things. We feel pretty confident that the girl singing along is going to have a great 2012. “You know I got y’all this year, right?” Drizzy reminded his fans. How sweet. Now somebody grab this guy a bottle of coconut water
While his YMCMB sister Nicki Minaj was on ABC, Drake was bidding adieu to 2011 on “NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly.” Perched high above Times Square, Drizzy had New York City rocking to his Take Care hits including “Make Me Proud,” “The Motto,” and “Headlines,” sharing the surreal experience with host Carson Daly.
