Thank Me Later producer 40 released this remix for Drake Day, and everybody’s celebratin’. Good enough for us. LISTEN: Drake – “Light Up (Rikers Remix)” (feat. Jay-Z & Lil’ Wayne) Drake – “Light Up (Rikers Remix)” (feat. Jay-Z & Lil’ Wayne) (MP3)

Canada’s Drake is an interesting success story. An ex-teen actor took up a career as a rapper/singer, releasing a couple of buzzworthy mixtapes that saw him collaborating alongside Little Brother, Dwele, Trey Songz and Kardinal Offishal, among others. This self-proclaimed “backpack rapper” really hit it big when he “dropped a mixtape [that] sounded like an [cont.]

UK’s Zane Lowe speaks with the two most buzzworthy rappers of the month year last five years.

New freestyle from Dead Prez, over Drakes hit single “Over.” The new mixtape from Dead Prez and DJ Drama comes out June 22nd. Dead Prez – “Far From Ova Freestyle” (MP3)

Normally we wouldn’t add Statik’s name on the song title at the top, but he did take this freestyle from the Tim Westwood show and create a track out it. Listen and download below. Drake + Statik Selektah – “Bollywood Flow” (MP3)

Drake’s infectious single gets the definitive dancehall mix, courtesy of Gyptian, whom you might have seen sharing the stage with Nicki Minaj recently. LISTEN: Drake + Gyptian – “Find Your Love (Reggae Remix)” (MP3) Drake + Gyptian – “Find Your Love (Reggae Remix)” (MP3)

DRAKE | INTERNATIONAL RAP from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo. It’s been 14+ Months since he dropped the now legendary ‘So Far Gone’ Mixtape. 10 million downloads later, smash features, total saturation of the internets, and co-signs by every single influential MC in the game. Drake was finally back in the UK to push his debut [cont.]

New promo from Drake, where he talks about love, music and real love. Thank Me Later is in stores next week.

“I plan to work with Wayne for the rest of my career, so I think it’s a smart career move,” he told MTV off camera. “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 [cont.]

Various clips from Hot 97′s Summer Jam in NYC, featuring Diggy Simmons, Drake, J. Cole, Lloyd Banks, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Julez Santana, Trey Songz, and more.

Drake talked with the Lifefiles.com about his new album Thank Me Later and the recent album leaking to the net. He also talks about his style versus styles of the past and who he him compares himself to. Check it out above.

Yes, we realize tracks from this LP are leaking left and right, so this is the last song we will be previewing from Drake’s June 15th release. Here it is, full song, CDQ, no tags for your listening pleasure. Let’s leave the rest behind the cellophane, huh? You’ll thank us later. Blogging with integrity, imagine [cont.]

Drake gets regulated to hook singer on this vastly improved unofficial remix to “Find Your Love”. Way to go Statik. LISTEN: Drake – “Find Your Love (Showoff Remix)” (feat. Consequence, Joell Ortiz, Fat Joe, Rick Ross) (MP3) Drake – “Find Your Love (Showoff Remix)” (feat. Consequence, Joell Ortiz, Fat Joe, Rick Ross) (MP3)

Here is another leak from Drizzy’s Thank Me Later album. This track leaked before “Unforgettable,” but was not mastered. This is the CDQ version that will appear on the album. This is also the third official single from the album and is produced by Boi-1da and 40. Thank Me Later hits store shelves June 15th. [cont.]

Lots of clips from Drizzy’s Houston performance on the 20th, including guest shots from Bun B, Lil Keke, and Birdman.

Another leak from Drake’s Thank Me Later album, this time featuring Young Jeezy. This track premiered on Friday via DJ Clue, and is produced by Noah Shebib or as he is better known 40. LISTEN: Drake + Young Jeezy – “Unforgettable”

Official tracklisting for Drake’s Thank Me Later was released today – in stores June 15th. Tracklist: 1. Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib) 2. Karaoke (Produced by Francis & The Lights) 3. The Resistance (Produced by Noah “40″ Shebib) 4. Over (Produced by Boi-1da) 5. Show Me A Good Time (Produced by [cont.]

Drake drops some nice verses on this Boi-1da produced beat.Download link is below. Nice. Drake – “9AM In Dallas Freestyle” (MP3)

The remix that was rumored about months ago is finally here. This remix was talked about before Ms. Keys album even dropped. Check it out below. LISTEN: Alicia Keys + Drake – “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready) (Remix)”

Hardknock TV caught up with Nas and Damian Marley behind the scenes of their music video for As We Enter. In this interview Nas responds to Drake comparing himself to Jay-Z and J Cole to Nas. The interview continues with Nas talking about the next generation of rappers and their ability to carry the torch [cont.]