A new pair of Drake joints surfaced over the weekend, both of which you can peep below. LISTEN: Drake – “I’m Ready For You (Alternate Version)” LISTEN: Drake -  “What If I Kissed You” (prod. Stargate)

Drizzy’s long-awaited “Miss Me” video finally surfaces, from the seminal Thank Me Later LP. Drake talks about it in the second clip.

As usual, 2K Sports gathers a handful of rappers for their latest installment in the NBA 2K series. The NBA 2K11 soundtrack features previously released hits from Big Boi, Drake, Kid Cudi, and others, plus a new track from Snoop Dogg, “NBA 2K Theme”. “NBA 2K is the basketball game that everyone plays, from NBA [cont.]

First single from Weezy’s I’m Not A Human Being EP, dropping September 27th. Produced by Kane Beatz. Full track, no drops. LISTEN: Lil Wayne – “Right Above It” (feat. Drake)

Drake speaks on what didn’t make the final tracklisting of Thank Me Later and future plans.

Sound quality is a pretty wack in these clips, but the crowd reactions to Drake’s surprises are priceless.

Drake and producer 40 speak to Nardwuar about Little Brother, Big L, the bra stand, and much more.

Drake made two interesting reveals in the last 24 hours, first that he has a shrine dedicated to Andre 3000 in his home. He told Paper Magazine, “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 [cont.]

Drake delivers a new joint from an unofficial mixtape called No More Thank You’s. Mellow head nod steez, as usual.

Rich Boy is back, and we’re still wondering if he’s going to change his name to Rich Mane anytime soon. His latest is a smoothed out R&B flavored champagne-glasses-in-the-air jam, with guest verses from Drizzy Drake. We’re guessing with the softer qualities of both Drake and Rick Ross’s LP’s, we’re going to see this kind [cont.]

Here are some recent Nielson Soundscan numbers from last week’s sales figures. We don’t have to remind you that we’re glad we got out of retail when we did. What a sad state of affairs. Album Sales Week of 6/29/10 Eminem – “Recovery” – 313,000 (2nd Week) Drake – “Thank Me Later” – 105,000 (3rd [cont.]

The-biggest-bawse-that-you’ve-seen-thus-far delivers two more tracks from his forthcoming Teflon Don LP, due July 20th. Sounds like he likes making songs about his cars. Or cars he would like to have. Guest heavy on both joints. TAO shoutout from T.I.? Nice. LISTEN: Rick Ross – “Maybach Music 3″ (feat. T.I., Jadakiss, Erykah Badu) LISTEN: Rick Ross [cont.]

With all of the controversy surrounding our review of Thank Me Later, it’s sparked a pretty heated debate on the site as to why hip-hop fans love or hate Drake. While everyone has their own opinion on the subject, reader Kevin Criss wrote in with an interesting perspective that really hasn’t been touched upon. Not [cont.]

Drake delivers a pair of tracks, while Jeezy sneaks on stage and joins him to perform their “Lose Your Mind (Remix)”

Hmm…..vocal coach may be in order. We still love the album. This has not changed.

Drake does his thing at the Microsoft Bing event in West Hollywood last night. During his performance of “Show Me A Good Time”, he takes the Dilla shoutout and turns it into an impromptu performance of Slum Village’s “Climax”. In the second clip, he fuses “Find Your Love” with Al Green “Let’s Stay Together”.

Here it is ya’ll. Fresh off the release of “Thank Me Later” is the full album remix project from Don Cannon and Cookin’ Soul.Download link is below. Cooking Soul + Drake + Don Cannon = “Thank Us Later”(Mixtape)

Some of the industry’s oldest and most respected writers explain why Drake is “special”. New York Times’ Jon Caramanica, XXL’s Bonsu Thompson, and Vibe editor Jermaine Hall all offer their opinions on the subject in the above clip.

DRAKE: 9AM IN DALLAS LIVE FROM THE ALIFE BACKYARD from DANTE ROSS NYC on Vimeo. DRAKE:FOREVER LIVE FROM THE ALIFE BACKYARD 6/14/10 from DANTE ROSS NYC on Vimeo. DRAKE: LIVE I’M GOING IN @ THE ALIFE SESSIONS BACKYARD 6/14/10 from DANTE ROSS NYC on Vimeo. DRAKE:IGNORANT ISH LIVE AT THE ALIFE SESSIONS /ALIFE BACKYARD 6/14/10 [cont.]