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[h1]Drake Talks Working With Stevie Wonder, Evolution As A Rapper[/h1]
by SEAN RYON
posted August 30, 2011 at 7:50PM EDT | http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...-stevie-wonder-evolution-as-a-rapper#comments/static.hiphopdx.org/images/comment.png);">http://static.hiphopdx.org/images/comment.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-decoration: none; background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">6 comments
Drizzy talks about recording with the legendary Stevie Wonder and how he's grow as an artist since he first burst on the scene.
With as many hit songs as he's appeared on this summer alone, it's hard to imagine that Drake had enough time to record his own music. Now, however, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Young Money reveals that his sophomore LP Take Care will arrive on schedule this October 24, and that it's picked up a few key collaborations along the way.
Drizzy explained that he was able to enlist R&B legend Stevie Wonder to record a song with him, titled "Doing It Wrong." According to Drake, the song found him venturing out of his pop-oriented comfort zone and looking back to Stevie Wonder's discography for inspiration. He also said it's the first song he's recorded that's made listeners actually tear up in front of him.
"I had a song thatâs very powerful, itâs called 'Doing It Wrong,' and Stevie [Wonder] boosted it to another level," he said. "[Noah '40' Shebib] produced it, but Stevie has a solo on it that he plays. Itâs a great piece of music...He brought life to it. I was only trying to use extremely strong R&B songs on this album if Iâm going to use R&B at all. Before Iâd have scattered interludes and songs where Iâm experimenting with things. Here I wanted to get back to 'Brand New,' 'Briaâs Interlude' days. Itâs going to be really tight writing and *#%$ thatâs sexy as %!**. Thatâs my thing. Iâm going to do the type of R&B Iâm good at. With Stevie itâs hard for me to explain. Itâs an incredible thing I witnessed that night. He heard a song that he saw some potential in and he added some key pieces that made it come to life.
He added, "Iâve never played a song for people and theyâve cried and gone into their own private zone in their mind where theyâre really thinking about some situations that hit home. And this song has done that for me. Iâve never seen that before. Iâve heard stories where itâs like, 'So and so cried when they heard this.' And Iâd be like, 'Yeah, okay, cool.' But Iâve seen people tear up listening to this song that me and Stevie did...I think me and Stevie immediately formed a relationship where he wants to see me do well. Heâs expressed to me adamantly that he wants to see me succeed. He wants to see me on the moon. Itâs boosted my confidence."
Drake also spoke on his evolution as an artist and as an emcee. He said that many fans tell him that he's not the same artist as he was on his smash mixtape So Far Gone. As much as he wants to cater to his fans' needs, however, Drake recognizes that he can't stay stagnant as a lyricist, and that in order to grow as a person, his approach to music will have to change as well.
"[P]eople always say 'I miss the old you.' And I take it. I go, 'I hear you man,'" he said. "I donât ever lash out online or whatever. Whatâs interesting is that they donât really miss the old me, because any real fan would want me to evolve and get better. And I think what people miss are the time markers. For a lot of people our albums are time markers...o when people say that, I just think theyâre saying they miss that time in their lives...With this record, I knew I couldnât talk about 'Oh, I miss my old friends.' OnThank Me Later I said something like 'I wish wasnât famous. I wish I was still in school.' At that time that was really how I felt. But when I listen back to it...Iâm more confident now...This album is about living it and owning it and letting you know exactly what I go through. Itâs not Drake on So Far Gone and itâs not Drake on Thank Me Later. I canât go back to the old me. Itâs impossible. Iâm proud of who Iâve evolved into, for sure."
He added that his personal growth has factored heavily into the manner in which he writes and delivers lyrics, saying, "The other day me and 40 found a box of So Far Gone CDs - like actual CDs that we gave out around the city when I dropped the mixtape. That night I drove home listening to it and it hit me right there. As well put together and different as it was, it hit me that, 'You can rap better than this now.' It was like I told myself, 'Congratulations, you can spit better than this now.' But itâs hard for me to pat myself on the back. My arms donât reach that far. I canât really get a good pat. [Laughs] Iâm pushing myself. Iâm 24 and there are a lot of eyes on me, a lot of pressure on me. And I just want to be someone they remember. I want to speak for this generation."
The full article can be found on Entertainment Weekly's website.
[h1]Drake Talks Working With Stevie Wonder, Evolution As A Rapper[/h1]
by SEAN RYON
posted August 30, 2011 at 7:50PM EDT | http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/...-stevie-wonder-evolution-as-a-rapper#comments/static.hiphopdx.org/images/comment.png);">http://static.hiphopdx.org/images/comment.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; color: rgb(136, 136, 136); text-decoration: none; background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">6 comments
Drizzy talks about recording with the legendary Stevie Wonder and how he's grow as an artist since he first burst on the scene.
With as many hit songs as he's appeared on this summer alone, it's hard to imagine that Drake had enough time to record his own music. Now, however, in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the Young Money reveals that his sophomore LP Take Care will arrive on schedule this October 24, and that it's picked up a few key collaborations along the way.
Drizzy explained that he was able to enlist R&B legend Stevie Wonder to record a song with him, titled "Doing It Wrong." According to Drake, the song found him venturing out of his pop-oriented comfort zone and looking back to Stevie Wonder's discography for inspiration. He also said it's the first song he's recorded that's made listeners actually tear up in front of him.
"I had a song thatâs very powerful, itâs called 'Doing It Wrong,' and Stevie [Wonder] boosted it to another level," he said. "[Noah '40' Shebib] produced it, but Stevie has a solo on it that he plays. Itâs a great piece of music...He brought life to it. I was only trying to use extremely strong R&B songs on this album if Iâm going to use R&B at all. Before Iâd have scattered interludes and songs where Iâm experimenting with things. Here I wanted to get back to 'Brand New,' 'Briaâs Interlude' days. Itâs going to be really tight writing and *#%$ thatâs sexy as %!**. Thatâs my thing. Iâm going to do the type of R&B Iâm good at. With Stevie itâs hard for me to explain. Itâs an incredible thing I witnessed that night. He heard a song that he saw some potential in and he added some key pieces that made it come to life.
He added, "Iâve never played a song for people and theyâve cried and gone into their own private zone in their mind where theyâre really thinking about some situations that hit home. And this song has done that for me. Iâve never seen that before. Iâve heard stories where itâs like, 'So and so cried when they heard this.' And Iâd be like, 'Yeah, okay, cool.' But Iâve seen people tear up listening to this song that me and Stevie did...I think me and Stevie immediately formed a relationship where he wants to see me do well. Heâs expressed to me adamantly that he wants to see me succeed. He wants to see me on the moon. Itâs boosted my confidence."
Drake also spoke on his evolution as an artist and as an emcee. He said that many fans tell him that he's not the same artist as he was on his smash mixtape So Far Gone. As much as he wants to cater to his fans' needs, however, Drake recognizes that he can't stay stagnant as a lyricist, and that in order to grow as a person, his approach to music will have to change as well.
"[P]eople always say 'I miss the old you.' And I take it. I go, 'I hear you man,'" he said. "I donât ever lash out online or whatever. Whatâs interesting is that they donât really miss the old me, because any real fan would want me to evolve and get better. And I think what people miss are the time markers. For a lot of people our albums are time markers...
He added that his personal growth has factored heavily into the manner in which he writes and delivers lyrics, saying, "The other day me and 40 found a box of So Far Gone CDs - like actual CDs that we gave out around the city when I dropped the mixtape. That night I drove home listening to it and it hit me right there. As well put together and different as it was, it hit me that, 'You can rap better than this now.' It was like I told myself, 'Congratulations, you can spit better than this now.' But itâs hard for me to pat myself on the back. My arms donât reach that far. I canât really get a good pat. [Laughs] Iâm pushing myself. Iâm 24 and there are a lot of eyes on me, a lot of pressure on me. And I just want to be someone they remember. I want to speak for this generation."
The full article can be found on Entertainment Weekly's website.
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Originally Posted by Peep Game
1. Frolicking (Intro)
2. Jimmy Back feat. Meek Millz & Rick Ross
3. I Wanna Save You....(From You) feat.Trey Songz
4. My Eyebrows Say Yes, My Heart Says No feat. Swizz Beatz & Bruno Mars
5. Bar Mitzvah Money feat. Asher Roth
6. Peacock Feathers feat. Kanye West, T.I. & Lady Gaga
7. If I Were A Man feat. Nicki Minaj & Solange
8. Aub's Interlude
9. Mr Fancy Pants feat. T-Pain
10. Heart Throbbing feat. Lil Wayne
11. F'n U Til I Cry feat. Justin Bieber
12. Signed, Sealed....Heartbroken feat. Trey Songz
13. Gallop To Me feat. Chris Brown & Rihanna
14. Let Me Fluff feat. The Eurythmics & DJ Khaled
15. Young Angel's Outro
Spoiler [+]You're Welcome
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[h2]Drake Talks Upcoming Album, Possible Collabo Albums With Lilâ Wayne And Rick Ross!![/h2]
08.31.11 | 1 Comment
Drake recently spoke about putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming sophomore album, âTake Care.â
08.31.11 | 1 Comment
Drake recently spoke about putting the finishing touches on his forthcoming sophomore album, âTake Care.â
shoeking2101
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Ssshhh....the best r&b and rap albums for this year are coming from canada...
I'm calling it now, take care will change a lot of opinions about him, on the positive side
I'm calling it now, take care will change a lot of opinions about him, on the positive side
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Good music being dropped only elevates and inspires other good artists...I like the vibe right now.
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Dream just upped the ante.
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In that MTV news interview Drake is gone, dudes just talking out his ___ on that one
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Originally Posted by nawghtyhare
I gave thursday the edge over 1977, but not by much. 1977 is fuego. Wake when its over, used to be, long gone, wedding crashers, hell the whole project off the charts for me
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I'm not sure if he's the most confident about that hair though...
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dude reminds me of tim dunan in that interview.
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Drake is awesome. Can't wait for the album.
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Originally Posted by shoeking2101
Originally Posted by nawghtyhare
I gave thursday the edge over 1977, but not by much. 1977 is fuego. Wake when its over, used to be, long gone, wedding crashers, hell the whole project off the charts for me
House of Balloons came out THIS year too though. and that tape >>> all R&B albums this year
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Drake is really taking his time with the album. I still have no idea what it's gonna sound like, but I'm sure it will be great.
Drake is really taking his time with the album. I still have no idea what it's gonna sound like, but I'm sure it will be great.
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One of my friends was there. He played a bunch of tracks off a computer at Versace last night in NYC...it was to a fashion crowd...not a hip hop crowd where every person has a camera up in the air.Originally Posted by Tha Flashy One
i heard he played some exclusives when he did a show recently. but nobody recorded it
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Drake dropping a track tonight
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