Drake Talks Marrying Nicki Minaj, Being Hurt by Rihanna, and Never Having a Threesome

In the latest  issue of Elle, Drake speaks on everything except music and his upcoming Take Care album. That means lots of chatter about love, sex, and relationships, which gives some context to the emotional banter found in his records. Drizzy talks about his relationships with Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, the type of woman his mother wants him to marry, never having more than one girl in bed at a time, and more. Read the excerpts below.

On loneliness:

"When you're on the road and moving city to city, when someone isn't there at the end of the night, you feel empty. The 15 or 20 seconds after a man reaches his climax is the realest moment he'll ever have in his life. And if you happen to be with somebody that isn't someone you want to converse with, you start feeling like, I wish I was just here watching True Blood by myself."

On his fake Twitter marriage to Nicki Minaj:

"I don't know if we were really pretending. I'd marry Nicki. I think Nicki would be one of the only people that would understand me at the end of all of this and be able to love me."

On bringing girls home to mom:

"The most intense thing I've ever done was bring a girl to Passover dinner. [My mom] just wants me to be happy, but I'm sure she'd love it if I married a Jewish girl."

On receiving naked pictures:

"If you send them without me asking, it's like, You've done this before. But I'm away a lot. If there's a woman I'm into, I might want to get a picture from her to handle business myself, as opposed to doing something I might regret."

On threesomes:

"I've never had one. I swear. I'm a one-woman kind of guy."

On being hurt by Rihanna:

"At the time it hurt, but she didn't mean to. I'll never put that on her. I was hurt because I slowly started to realize what it was. I guess I thought it was more. That was the first girl with any fame that paid me any mind. You spend days reading about this person in magazines. All of a sudden you have this number-one song and you're at some birthday party and there she is. And you're just some naive kid from Toronto staying in some shitty-ass hotel who got invited to this party on a whim. That's just how it happened."

THE ROOTS MUVMENT ALLSTARS PREMIERES "HALLELUJAH CHORUS"

HERE we have it! The much anticipated single for the season "HALLELUJAH CHORUS" as expressed by The Roots Muvment Allstars. Beat cooked by one of HYBREED STUDIOS finest producers - ROYAL PRIEST. HALLELUJAH CHORUS is adapted from the familiar HALLELUJAH CHORUS by Handel. They create a fine blend as their rendition depicts the revolution from the 16th Century to the Futuristic age. 

Best known for churning out hits, The Roots Muvment comprises of  JO-THE-GUN @Jothegun, J.son @Jsonjeddy, ROYAL PRIEST @RoyalPriest1, DJ FINAL @DeeJayFINAL, illwill @illwillbeats and JOE ROCK @bigjoe4real and is responsible for some major hits like THE MIXTAPE MUZIK series as performed by illwill, HOLD YOU CLOSE as performed by DJ FINAL, STEREO LOVE 9ja mix as performed by DJ FINAL & illwill, You'll be fine as performed by Royal Priest.

DO DOWNLOAD AND ENJOYYYYYYY

DOWNLOAD: HALLELUJAH CHORUS

VIDEO PREMIERE: MO'CHEDDAH - SEE ME FT PHENOM

There’s one noticeable thing about Mo’Cheddah; right from the very start of her career, the rapper/singer has been portrayed to play matured roles even though her her music is driven towards the teen market.
The pop princess has so accustomed herself with the ‘older roles’, we forget she’s one album (Franchise Celebrity) fresh in the music scene. Well, a 2010 MAMA andChannel O clearly shows that she and her record label know what’s best for her.
The video to ‘See me’ continues down that lane and with the artful direction of Clarence Peters, the four-minute further brings the song to life. Mo’ isn’t afraid to show a little skin…thus the envelope being pushed further. Lovely video!

1st OFFICIAL #MUSICCAFE NAIJA MIXTAPE VOL I COVER ART

If you are an unsigned act and you make good music, your song can appear on this mixtape. Send your song to itsmusiccafe@gmail.com. MusicCafe is a music promotion entity dedicated to the promotion of underground acts. This is the 1st Official Mixtape to be released. The release date is yet to be set. Take this opportunity and send your songs to itsmusiccafe@gmail.com You can also follow MusicCafe on twitter: @Itzmusiccafe...legggooooooooo

Channel O Music Video Awards; The Winners Are...

Music fans from all over Africa have spoken; votes came in hundreds of thousands for the winners in tonight’s Channel O Music Video Awards.

The 2011 Channel O Music Video Awards went down at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The hosts for the show were Nigeria’s Banky W and South Africa’s Dineo Moeketsi.

See the list of winners below… Congratulations!!!

Congratulations also to everyone who was nominated, you are all winners!

MOST GIFTED MALE VIDEO ARTIST:
1. D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg- Mr Endowed (Remix) <- WINNER
2. Professor ft. Speedy- Lento
3. Navio- Keep Moving
4. Cabo Snoop- Windeck
5. Zakes Bantwini- Wasting My Time

MOST GIFTED FEMALE VIDEO:
1. Waje ft. Muna- So Inspired
2. Lizha James- Gotta Move On
3. STL- Lookie Lookie
4. Lira- Phakade <- WINNER
5. Tiwa Savage- Kele Kele

MOST GIFTED NEWCOMER VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Wizkid- Holla @ Your Boy
2. Keiko- How We Do
3. AKA- Victory Lap
4. Ice Prince/ Brymo- Oleku <- WINNER
5. Zone Fam- Shaka Zulu On Em
6. Kwesta- Take That

MOST GIFTED DUO, GROUP OR FEATURING VIDEO ARTIST:
1. HHP, Teargas & Liquideep- Born For This < – WINNER
2. Samklef ft. Wizkid, D’Prince & Ice Prince- Molowo Noni
3. Slikour ft. Various Artists- Dubala (Remix)
4. Ay ft. Ms Triniti- Good Look
5. Jozi- Electric Avenue
6. Paul G ft. Akon- Bang It

MOST GIFTED DANCE VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Oskido presents Black Motion/ Jah Rich- Banane Mavoko
2. STL- Lookie Lookie
3. DJ Cleo- Bhampa Side To Side
4. Darey- Ba Ni Ki Di <- WINNER
5. Black Coffee ft. Hugh Masekela
6. Lizha James- Gotta Move On

MOST GIFTED RAGGA DANCEHALL VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Samini- Dadiekye < – WINNER
2. Wyre/ Cecile- She Say Dat
3. Black Dillinger- Volcano Erupt
4. Nazizi- Take The People Away

MOST GIFTED AFRO POP:
1. Theo – Ukhona < – WINNER
2. J-Martins ft. Fally Ipupa- Jukpa (Remix)
3. Shaa- Crazy
4. Jaziel Brothers- Woza
5. Flavour- Nwa Baby (Remix)

MOST GIFTED KWAITO VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Brickz ft. Various Artists
2. The Dogg- This Is My Time < – WINNER
3. Howza- Hustler
4. Professor ft. Speedy- Lento

MOST GIFTED R&B VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Jamali- Incurable
2. G2 ft. Trez Agah
3. Loyiso ft. Khuli Chana- World Of Mine
4. Banky W. ft. M.I.- Feeling It < – WINNER
5. Leanne- Deal With It

MOST GIFTED HIP HOP VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Jesse Jagz ft. M.I. & Ice Prince- Nobody Test Me
2. ProVerb ft. Lungelo- The Beginning
3. Navio- Keep Moving
4. Collo- Chini Ya Maji
5. AKA- Victory Lap  < – WINNER

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN SOUTHERN VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Liquideep- Settle For Less <- WINNER
2. Cabo Snoop- Windeck
3. Khuli Chana- No More Hunger
4. C.R.I.S.I.S- The Fire Inside
5. L-Tido ft. K.O- We Rolling

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN WEST VIDEO ARTIST:
1. Naeto C- 10 OVER 10 < – WINNER
2. Flavour- Nwa Baby (Remix)
3. D-Black ft. Dr. Cryme- Get On The Dance Floor
4. Asa- Why Can’t We
5. 2 Face- Only Me

MOST GIFTED AFRICAN EAST VIDEO ARTIST:
1. P- Unit/ Mimmo- Kare (Acoustic version)
2. Jaguar- Kigeugeu
3. Ay ft. Ms Triniti- Good Luck
4. Radio and Weseal, Keko- How We Do It (Remix) < – WINNER
5. Cpwaa ft. Various Artists- Action

MOST GIFTED VIDEO OF THE YEAR ARTIST:
1. Khuli Chana- No More Hunger
2. Samklef ft. Wizkid, D’Prince & Ice Prince- Molowo Noni
3. Zakes Bantwini- Wasting My Time <- WINNER
4. STL- Lookie Lookie
5. D’Banj ft. Snoop Dogg- Mr. Endowed (Remix)
6. AKA- Victory Lap
7. 2 Face- Only You
8. Liquideep- Settle For Less
9. Navio- Keep Moving
10. Lira- Phakade

New Singles from eLDee the Don; Wash Wash and Today Today

eLDee the Don is back with two fresh singles after dropping his 1st single off his forthcoming album; Undeniable. Wash Wash is a playful/catchy tune and you will probably cram some of the lines and regurgitate in some of your conversations down the line. As for Today Today, it sounds like a JAM to me and has party (owambe and club setting). I think this single, Today Today is in the mould of a classic, the type that keeps an album fresh years later. This song will definitely serve weddings for sometime to come

Listen to the tracks and enjoy. Enjoy the downloads below as well.
Both tracks produced by Sarz

DOWNLOAD: TODAY TODAY AND WASH WASH 

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Drake Talks Being Bested By Jay-Z At The Grammy Awards, J. Cole Leak

Drizzy explains why losing to "D.O.A." was particularly painful, and how his album leak compared to J. Cole's.Though Drake's upcoming album, Take Care, is highly-anticipated, the Toronto emcee is still haunted by some heights his career has yet to reach.

In a recent interview with Billboard, Drizzy discussed not yet winning a Grammy.
"I've always been fascinated with the Grammys, so I don't mean disrespect when I say this, but I've kind of given up on them," he revealed. "If I ever get one, or when I get one, I'll be ecstatic, because that's a recurring dream I've had since I was a kid: That my mother's still alive and that I'm onstage accepting a Grammy, and I get to thank her on that stage. But it's tough. They can never really break their mold."

One loss, however, stuck out to him, was to one of the songs off of Jay-Z Blueprint 3, an album on which Drake was featured. "[T]he one that really got to me was when I lost to 'D.O.A.' for 'Best I Ever Had.' That one to me was, like, really? Not to say that Jay-Z isn't the most incredible rapper and that 'D.O.A.' wasn't a good song. I just felt like they had an option to give me a Grammy for a mixtape, and they just didn't do it [laughs]. Because it goes against the grain of everything that is traditional." 

"I don't measure my success anymore by the Grammys. I can't because I'll just end up crushed. And, not to be offensive, I just feel it's political. Would I love to win a Grammy? Sure. Will I win one after that comment? Probably not."

Drake also addressed his album leak, which was compared to J. Cole's Cole World: A Sideline Story leak. " Giving people the opportunity to judge before they go and buy, that can only help. There's a fan base that's going to go and support you just based off the fact that they want to own a copy of your material, and they know what it means to give you that one sale, and the hope is that there's another hundred, 200, 300, 400, 500,000 people that are going do the same thing. And then there's the people who heard it that night and were like, 'Yo, I need to support this . . . I need to own this.'"

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INTRODUCING SLAY; THE RAP VERSION OF DRACULA SLAYER

Henry Emenike Chikwendu performs under the name Slay. Battle tested on the streets of Lagos, a wordsmith per excellence, energetic and infective with witty wordplay. He is a rapper walking the mould of Meek Millz and crunk master, LIl Jon rolled into one.

This cat is a 500 Level student of Statistics at Federal University of Technology, Akure. He started rapping back in 2005 but didn't step into the studio till 2007. He since developed his rap skills over the time, while mastering the art of music production.

He released his first official single 'Burst My Head' in september 2011 produced by ace producer Sossick for Classic Tunes. He also released two singles; 'Kidz' and 'Stay Fly' from his forthcoming  mix-tape in succession.

Slay started out well, with his flair for with anecdote and pregnant metaphors, he is surely a revelation  for Hip Hop.

Do download and enjoy his singles

DOWNLOAD: STAY FLY

DOWNLOAD: KIDZ

DOWNLOAD: BURST MY HEAD

NOTE: Bio as provided by the artiste

Material tearing the wall without Falling

Material teams up with John Hectic Aka #9jaboi formerly 1/2 of Uk Hip Hop duo Double H (Hard Hitters) to bring you this classic track titled #Falling.

Falling is a short story that depicts the day to day struggle of aspiring individuals and how the society could percieve such indivduals negatively.

Please Listen and Enjoy.

RATING: 4.00/5

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Papi Brings You The Drama! 11-11-11

Song Premieres seem to dime-a-dozen these days, with many of the song not worth the attention given to them. Judging from what I heard; a sonic effusion and violin rev in the background set the tempo for an upbeat and youthful song, 'FineBoy Drama' by Papi Aka the Drama boy, self acclaimed Prince Charming opens the vista into what Afropop can be.


I would have been dissapointed if this had gone a notch below par compared to his effort on "Make Me Craze" where he featured Terry G. This is definitely way above his earlier effforts.

Matching lyrics suffused with youthful exuberance and street-wise lingo made it an effortless sing-along. The title reflects the thematic underlining; the drama associated with being different, with having a special aura and the drama that comes with being good looking. I hope he lives up to the aura he projected in the song.

Papi holds a double degree in Mass Communication and Linguistic from University of Port-Harcourt, is a protégé of OJB Jeezrel; he learned the rudiments of music, especially notation and renaissance ensemble under him.

Here I present to you the most anticipated single “FINE BOY DRAMA" please enjoy!

RATING: 4.25/5

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OFFICIAL TRACK LISTING AND ALBUM COVER FOR DRAKE'S TAKE CARE ALBUM

The official tracks listing for Drake’s highly anticipated sophomore album has finally been revealed. Take Care will be in store by November 15th and it features: The Weeknd, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, 8Ball&MJG, Andre 3000, Lil Wayne and Rihanna. If you want to get the bonus tracks, those will be included in the deluxe version

TRACK LISTING

1. Over My Dead Body
2. Shot For Me
3. Headlines
4. Crew Love ft. The Weeknd
5. Take Care ft. Rihanna
6. Marvins Room
7. Under Ground Kings
8. We’ll Be fine
9. Make Me Proud ft. Nicki Minaj
10. Lord Knows ft. Rick Ross
11. Cameras
12. Doing It Wrong
13. The Real Her ft. Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne
14. Look What You’ve Done
15. HYFR ft. Lil Wayne
16. Practice
17. The Ride

BONUS

18. Hate Sleeping Alone
19. Untitled ft. Lil Wayne
20. The Motto ft. Lil Wayen

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Release Date: November 15, 2011

Genre: Hip hop, R&B, Pop

Label: Young Money, Cash Money,Universal Republic

Producers: 40 (also exec.), Boi-1da, T-Minus,Lex Luger, Kane Beatz, The Neptunes, Kromatik, DJ Premier,Q-Tip, 9th Wonder

DRAKE AND LIL WAYNE PHOTOS AT DRIZZY'S BIRTHDAY PART

LIL WAYNE AND HIS FATHER, BIRDMAN

ARE YOU GONNA STAY IN MARVIN'S ROOM, LIL TUNECHI SEEMS TO BE ASKING

I CAN ROCK A DRE BEATS TOO

COME ON MAN IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

Rihanna rushed to hospital with flu Star cancels Sweden gig

RIHANNA was forced to cancel her concert last night after she was hospitalised with a flu virus.

The star, who was due to play in Malmo, Sweden, apologised to fans and posted a picture on Twitter of an IV drip hooked up to her arm.

In a statement she said: "I am sorry to everyone who was coming out to my show in Malmo, Sweden. I was so excited to perform for you all."

The 23-year-old added: "It would have been a great time... so much better than being sick with the flu, ugh! I'm really disappointed I couldn't be there".

The Bajan singer is on the final leg of her Loud Tour, which kicked off in June.

It is not known whether Rihanna will be well enough to perform in Stockholm on Today.

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