thank me later

Drake's debut album, 'Thank Me Later,' has officially been scheduled for a May 25 release. "Highly-anticipated" would be the understatement of the year, in an attempt to describe the buzz behind Drizzy's upcoming album. Hype around the Canadian MC reached fever pitch sometime around the re-release of his 'So Far Gone' mixtape in September, but now fans have something concrete to put in t

Rapper Drake got the seal of approval from an unlikely fan: movie citric Roger Ebert. The Chicago reviewer took to his Twitter page to respond to a shout-out from Drake in his debut single 'Over' in which he references the Chicago film critic's famous "two thumbs up" line...

The marriage between hip-hop and R&B has done wonders for artists over the years. Unfortunately, British soul singer Sade says the concept isn't something she's ready to commit to. Rapper Drake, who was very optimistic about the possibility of working with Sade on his upcoming album, 'Thank Me Later,' will now have to face the reality that the collaboration won't happen anytime soon. ... Rea

News of actor-turned-rapper Drake's highly-anticipated first single 'Shut It Down' featuring R&B singer The-Dream hit the net several weeks back via an interview with the song's producer, Omen, who called the collaboration a "Prince-like, powerful song," aimed at "empowering females." ...

This year's breakout rap star Drake will be releasing his full-length debut sooner than later, if he has his way. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the Canadian MC called into former BET host Big Tigger's syndicated radio show, 'Live in the Den' and announced plans to push the release date of his much-discussed first album, 'Thank Me Later,' to February of 2010 ...