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Video: Drake’s Tim Westwood Interview

DrakeOnline — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:31:16 +0000

In the video above, Drake talks to Westwood on 1Xtra about Thank Me Later, his shows in London & the video to Find Your Love.
In the video below, Drake talks to Westwood on 1Xtra about the Nicki MInaj & Lil Kim beef, a joint album with Lil Wayne, Jay-Z & his influences.

Drake’s PAPER Magazine Interview (Outtakes)

DrakeOnline — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:53:57 +0000

Via PaperMag.com: Though writer Jozen Cummings covered much about Drake in PAPER’s Summer Music Issue, on stands now, there were a few more extra tidbits from our interview with the red-hot hip-hop superstar that PAPERMAG thought we’d share with you. Read on for news about Drake’s return to acting, his plans to play Obama and keeping a safe distance from the Internet.

Drake on playing Barack Obama in a movie

I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him. That’s the goal [laughs]. I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions. Slowly but surely, I’m not in the study mode because nobody’s called me about anything, but I just pay attention so when the day comes I’m not scrambling to learn how to speak like him. I want to be involved in great film projects. I don’t want to do the basketball movie that everyone does. I don’t want to do the typical black film that everyone expects. I think that I have enough experience to actually be involved in a real meaty project full of substance.

Drake on reading negative blog comments

I stopped going on a computer. I have a problem where if I go read a hundred positive things about me and there’s one guy in there who says ‘I hate Drake’ that’s the one I pay attention to. I think that’s a common problem. Negativity hurts us more than positivity helps us. I asked about 10 or 20 people around me, ‘When’s the last time you went on a website and commented on something, like a song dropped and you went on and said, ‘That song is hot’ or ‘That song is terrible?’ And everyone I asked around me, whose opinions I respect, the people I love, were like, ‘I’ve never done that before.’ And these are all level-headed, intelligent people whose opinion I respect, so I just started saying to myself, ‘It takes a certain type of individual to really participate in a group discussion about someone else, especially if they’re going super hard with consistent hate.

Drake on honoring Andre3000

I have a shrine in my apartment dedicated to Andre. I took a door off a barn and had an artist take the lyrics from his verses [and put them] on this barn door. As soon as you walk into my apartment that’s the first thing you see.

Drake on overexposure

Overexposure would be me in every single video, me on Twitter every single day, me… having my hand in all these pots because I feel I’m hot. That’s overexposure. Overexposure isn’t when people love you too much and are excited. I hate when people confuse the two. I actually say no way more than I say yes to opportunities are presented to me.

How Old Was Drake When He Got His First Kissed?

DrakeOnline — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:50:14 +0000

Aubrey Drake Graham aka Drake, took out some time to answer 17 questions for “Seventeen Magazine“. Find out what Drizzy would be doing if he wasn’t rapping. This one is for the ladies.

How old were you when you had your first kiss?
3 1/2

Who’s your celebrity crush?
Lauren London

What’s the girl fashion trend that confuses the heck out of you?
The retro movement — it’s wack!

What’s the girlie movie you secretly love?
Love and Basketball.

What’s your TV guilty pleasure?
Dexter.

Who would play you in the movie version of your life?
Evan Ross.

What’s your dream job?
To be a King magazine photographer.

If you could trade places with anyone in the world for one day, who would it be?
Jay-Z.

Who in your family are you closest to?
My mom.

What’s your favorite website?
ConcreteLoop.com.

What’s the fast food you can’t live without?
Anything at McDonald’s!

What’s your worst habit?
Being late.

What’s the last song you listened to on your iPod?
A Gorilla Zoe song.

What’s the last thing you bought?
A 2007 Chevy Tahoe.

What did you dream about last night?
I dreamt Mike Lobel was selling knitted hats out of my house.

How much money is in your wallet right now?
$12.

Fill in the blank: When I was 17, I was _________.
Darker.

Drake in ‘Elle’ Magazine

DrakeOnline — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:45:08 +0000

Rap’s newly anointed cool kid, who’s already got hip-hop’s most notorious names on speed dial and some Grammy cred, finally debuts his first album

In the summer of 2008, Lil Wayne, at the height of his dreadlocked, coughsyrup- guzzling Weezy-ness, invited Aubrey Drake Graham—part-time rapper and sweet-faced regular on Canada’s teen soap Degrassi: The Next Generation— to meet him in Houston.

“I waited for about three hours,” says Drake, who trimmed his name (and his ’fro) post-Degrassi. “Finally, someone was like, ‘Okay, Lil Wayne is ready.’ I walked onto his bus and he was getting these massive angel wings tattooed on his sides. It must have been painful, but he wasn’t showing it. We did some talking, but not much. And then, six or seven hours later, the bus just started moving. They were like, ‘Oh, you’re coming on tour with us.’”

Read the rest here.

MacLean’s: Drake is ‘More Than Famous’

DrakeOnline — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:19:26 +0000

EXCLUSIVE: Maclean’s talks to hip-hop’s biggest star

The trappings of fame aren’t that hard to get used to. Aubrey Drake Graham was driving a leased Rolls-Royce around Toronto even before he signed one of the richest first-record contracts in music history. For more than two years now, he’s been hanging out with sports icons like LeBron James, partying with Jay-Z, Kanye West and other rap royalty, and making the gossip rags for his “romances” with Hollywood starlets (rumoured) and pop divas like Rihanna (conﬁrmed).

There’s been a No. 1 single, a couple of nominations and an on-stage performance at the 2009 Grammys, and the inevitable deal to shill for a soft drink. It’s a heady life, but to hear the 23-year-old tell it, it’s only now that he’s realizing what it means to be a global celebrity.

Late last week, the rapper and his entourage, which boasts three bodyguards, dropped into a St. Louis shopping centre to buy some tea. The crowd trailing them around got so large and frenzied that mall security asked them to leave. “I feel like maybe two months ago, I still had a bit of anonymity. Now it’s a hassle to do regular things,” Drake says from backstage as he prepares for an evening performance in St. Louis. “I don’t know if it will ever feel normal. But I’ve accepted my responsibility—it’s what I wanted, it’s what I dreamed about. I don’t dispute

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Video: Drake on Ryan Seacrest Interview

DrakeOnline — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:22:33 +0000

Hip hop sensation Drake joined Microsoft’s SVP for Online Audience Business in studio at “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” to talk about the future of social media in entertainment, mothers playing video games more than ever before, and stories of Drake’s quick rise to fame.

B96 Interview with Drake

DrakeOnline — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:34:30 +0000

VIDEO: DRAKE INTERVIEW WITH SB.TV Part 2

DrakeOnline — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:26:56 +0000

Update: Here’s part 2. Drake breaks down each track from his debut in detail, talks a slimmer guest list for his sophomore album, Andre 3000 saying “it was too early”, avoiding Ustream/Twitter and more.

Video: Drake Interview with SB.TV

DrakeOnline — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:19:08 +0000

SB.TV was the only online media platform in the UK to catch up with Drake exclusively and we found out about his transition from a successful acting career to having the most anticipated hip-hop album of 2010, we also talk about his forthcoming album, the best verse on the ‘Forever’ track and alot more exclusively here at www.SBTV.co.uk interview with Twin B.

Hottest UK Presenter Max Interviews Drake

DrakeOnline — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:34:52 +0000

A few days ago Drake did an interview with one of the hottest female presenter in the UK, Max. They go on to discuss Drizzy’s music, Nicki Minaj, Rita Ora, and some plans for the future. Drake also tells Max what his 3 favorite qualities are in a woman.