Drake: 'I Plan To Work With Lil Wayne For The Rest Of My Career'

One_Yaself_Hater · 07-01-2009, 11:19 PM

By Shaheem Reid

Drake stayed down and stayed loyal: No more is he the hottest free agent in music, Drizzy's recording contract is done! He has artistic freedom and big backing.

"To go independent is — like I said in a prior interview — it's a funny term," Drake told MTV News on Tuesday, addressing the deal that finds his albums being released on Wayne's independent Young Money label (which is affiliated with Cash Money Records) and being distributed by the major Universal Republic. "Because it's almost impossible to go fully independent. This was basically like the closest thing I could get to my own independence, to sort of continuing to be that guy to the fans that, you know, is trying to prove something — trying to prove that it can be done. So with that being said, I signed directly to Cortez Bryant and Gee Roberson, my two managers, and their company Inspire. It's a joint venture with Young Money, so that's the deal. I know there's been a lot of stuff on the Internet about different entities, but that's the people involved in the main record deal. And then it's distributed through Universal, so it's great, man. You know, if we can sell some records I think it could be a pretty legendary situation."

Although Drake decided to stay with his managers (who also manage Lil Wayne), he said he loved the courting process.

"Well, the whole thing with me was, I met some great people along the way. [Warner Music's] Lyor Cohen is such a special man to me, even though I am signed where I am signed at. You know, [Interscope head] Jimmy Iovine, same thing, a great person that taught me a lot in a very short period of time. But my loyalty lays with Wayne. For him to be able to benefit from the situation and for us to be able to brand Young Money, this is the route that I went.

"I plan to work with Wayne for the rest of my career, so I think it's a smart career move," he added. "You know, everybody else [on Young Money] will hopefully work out the situations, get the right people on the album. I think it was important for me to show him that I believed in him as much as he believed in me. Because a lot of months he stuck his neck out there for me, you know with [performing with Drake on the BET Awards Sunday], and then 'Ransom' and all the songs that we put out. And the things he would say in interviews, he really put himself out there for me. So I think it was only just and fair to show him that I feel the same way."

Drake, Wayne, Young Jeezy and Soulja Boy are scheduled to start their America's Most Wanted Music Festival on July 27. One thing not in Drake's favor is his health: He tore his ACL playing basketball and is moving around with a cane. During the BET Awards, he had to lean against a stool while performing. He's hoping to be able to maneuver through his injury enough to not miss any tour dates.

"Well, I got a couple weeks of rehab ahead of me," he said. "Right now the knee is, it's slipping, so I would not be able to perform right now. But I'm going to be in the studio and in rehab."

Drake is hoping to release his official debut LP, Thank Me Later, this year. He said he just finished recording with Pharrell Williams.

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keepitgangsta · 07-01-2009, 11:27 PM

:supersh ocked:

lmaoaoa

this is mad funny. poor drake... when wayne run his course(cause he will soon, NOTHIN stays poppin forever in music).... this nigga gonna go down too

MS DIOR · 07-01-2009, 11:44 PM

^that's true...........

MrF50 · 07-02-2009, 09:46 AM

more like im gonna get fucked by baby and wayne for the rest of my career....

no pun intended....

just ask BG and all them other cash money/hot boys etc

heroin · 07-02-2009, 12:03 PM

he sonned himself with this, underlings are only like a 1/4 succesful as their boss, look at them g-unit niggas now, where the fuck are they?

bigtee106 · 07-02-2009, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keepitgangsta

:supersh ocked:

lmaoaoa

this is mad funny. poor drake... when wayne run his course(cause he will soon, NOTHIN stays poppin forever in music).... this nigga gonna go down too

I kinda see what you're saying but I just can't agree.....you're mind set is exactly why hip hop is NOT booming right now.

Look at MJ, he'll live forever....isn't that what everybody is ultimately aiming for, whether they achieve it or not? So by you're theory, nobody should bother being a loyal fan to anybody because we should just automatically assume they're "gonna go down.." Sorry man, but I have a little more faith in my music (not mine, but the music I listen to)

Gods Plan · 07-02-2009, 12:38 PM

does even drake has any career? only thing he released were like 2 mixtapes and that's it.

ByrdgangCapo · 07-02-2009, 01:02 PM

Damn Drake is big yo everybody talking bout him even them pathetic lil haters is there..good for him let him wor with Weezy f he want..

FOR THA HATERS

STOP....HATIN ON A NIGGA THAT IS A WEAK EMOTION THE LADY IN A NIGGA

Deuce Six · 07-02-2009, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gods Plan

does even drake has any career? only thing he released were like 2 mixtapes and that's it.

His career is now beginning, and he's saying he plans to go through with it with Wayne by his side. Is that really hard to understand?

_widen · 07-02-2009, 07:15 PM

I think he's dealing more directly with his managers, like he said, than Baby himself.

And it's not always true that the underlings have lesser success.. Look at Kanye..

ns_diplomat · 07-02-2009, 07:28 PM

at least he's LOYAL!!!! and if he wanna use the Lil Wayne wave, better drop his album this year. First single "Best I Ever Had", which is a HIT. If his next single features Wayne, best believe he's gonna do BIG NUMBERS!

Canada Stand Up

I AM LEGEND · 07-02-2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ns_diplomat

at least he's LOYAL!!!! and if he wanna use the Lil Wayne wave, better drop his album this year. First single "Best I Ever Had", which is a HIT. If his next single features Wayne, best believe he's gonna do BIG NUMBERS!
Canada Stand Up

LOL he won't even do florida numbers

Tornadoes · 07-02-2009, 10:08 PM

^ didn't Flo-Rida and Rick Ross sell real good though? Gold+

I AM LEGEND · 07-02-2009, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tornadoes

^ didn't Flo-Rida and Rick Ross sell real good though? Gold+

no florida didn't even reach 200k n ross 300k total

ns_diplomat · 07-02-2009, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I AM LEGEND

LOL he won't even do florida numbers

lol come on now. pretty sure he'll get at least 20% of wayne's fans who bought Carter 3. Can he do 200K first week? probably, but I expect him to do at least 150-180 first week

Gods Plan · 07-03-2009, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deuce Six

His career is now beginning, and he's saying he plans to go through with it with Wayne by his side. Is that really hard to understand?

so it will probably finish soon since his single is wack as fuck LMFAO

A.T.I. · 07-03-2009, 04:04 AM

yeah, his career is going to end soon with a mixtape record topping the charts

when logic fails

black ice 07 · 07-03-2009, 12:09 PM

That's good he loyal to the nigga that helped put him on but be smart. Wayne might not jerk him around through the paper work but don't Baby have a history with that, and isn't Baby the other nigga he's signed to? That video dumb as fuck but hopefully he do his thing, I think he's average, but hip hop needs new superstars b/c we're stuck with the same ones from the last 8to10 years.

June7 · 07-03-2009, 01:47 PM

bad move my nigga.... need to get away from wayne and stay independent..

21andComptonBLVD · 07-03-2009, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by June7

bad move my nigga.... need to get away from wayne and stay independent..

Co-sign.

He needs to do his own thing and stay real, now he's just gonna rap about what Lil Wayne wants him to rap about, he gonna be another puppet.

$STAT$ · 07-04-2009, 12:19 AM

And I plan to never listen to this wack shit...

BABYLEG · 07-04-2009, 12:47 AM

baby got wayne, and wayne got drake, every1 needs a son

Kidss · 07-04-2009, 01:59 AM

nigga you work with this bitch and you ain't going to have a career

notorious_smokey · 07-04-2009, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by $STAT$

And I plan to never listen to this wack shit...

wat he said..

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