Drake performs at the A.R.C. Umbro World Champions Space in New York on June 14, 2010 for a special Alife Sessions featuring DJ’s A-Trak and Vida&Valissa.

Drake arrive on the red carpet of the 21st Annual MuchMusic Video Awards at the MuchMusic HQ on Sunday (June 20) in Toronto, Canada.

The rapper who just released his debut album, Thank Me Later, won for best hip-hop video and best cinematography for “Successful”. He also performed “Over” at the event (video below).

Hip-hop’s MVP brought out the NBA’s MVP at Power 106’s Powerhouse 2010 concert at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday (June 19).

Fresh off the Lakers championship win, Drake introduced Kobe Bryant by saying, “Just know man when Kobe Bryant playin’, it’s motherfuckin’ over!” The two embraced onstage before Kobe returned the love: “We took it over this year, now it’s Drake’s turn,” he said before Drake performed “Over.”

Another one of the show’s acts, Trey Songz, later joined his friend Drizzy for “Successful.” Watch below.

Drake will headline this year’s Voodoo Experience Festival, set to take place in New Orleans’ City Park from October 29-31. The Canadian rapper’s first studio album, Thank Me Later, hit stores earlier this week.

Walmart Soundcheck has posted videos from Drake’s “Away From Home” tour stop at Club Nokia in Los Angeles last month, where he brought out his Young Money family including Nicki Minaj. MTV is also set to air “Drake: Better Than Good Enough,” a one-hour documentary on the hip-hop sensation, on June 23 at 10 p.m. EST. [Read more →]

Via RapRadar.com:

Truth be told it was just a listening event but Drizzy couldn’t help gettin’ on the mic as last night’s private event at one of the Big Apple’s top sneaker spots. I missed capturing dude rock “Show Me A Good Time” for the first time, but in the above clip he runs through “Ignorant Shit”, “Forever”, and “Fancy”. After the jump, an Internets’ wet dream as Aubrey lays his “9 Am In Dallas” bars over J.Cole’s “Who Dat”. You can thank me now. TML Day!

At his show at the 9:30 Club on Sunday night, Drake acknowledged the pressure: “I’ve been on edge – in about 24 hours, I got an album coming out.”

He may have been anxious, but Drake’s performance didn’t show it: with a DJ and band, he ripped through tracks from his mixtapes (including “So Far Gone”), the “We Are Young Money” album and a couple of selections from his debut.

Drake performs to a sold out crowd at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. With an album dropping in less than 24 hours, he told the crowd and The Washington Post:

I’ve been on edge – in about 24 hours, I got an album coming out.

Drake performs Over and is interviewed at the JAM’N 94.5 Presents Summer Jam 2010 on June 5th in Boston.

Drake performs with Nicki Minaj and his Young Money family during his show at Club Nokia in Los Angeles last night. Nicki Minaj performed “My Chick Bad” and “Lil Freak”. Tyga, Mack Maine, and Lil Twist then joined them to perform “BedRock“. Drizzy also brought out Soulja Boy to perform “Pretty Boy Swag“.

First time Drake has ever performed this song. Goapele came to actually perform with him.

Got Em: Drake Stunned After Getting Flashed On Stage While Performing! “Oh My God”

Below are pictures from Drake’s performance yesterday at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

Here are some pictures of Drake performing during the 2010 Rites of Spring Music Festival at the Vanderbilt University Alumni Lawn last night in Nashville, Tennessee

Drake performed in front of the tours largest audience, Birdman performed a few hits alongside Drake as well. The venue was packed and Drake had the college kids saying his lyrics word for word all night long.