Toronto singer/rapper Drake has only released three studio albums, with the most recent project dropping today (September 24), and already the Young Money artist has reached fame close to that of his mentors.
During this week’s iHeartRadio album preview and interview with Ryan Seacrest, Drake was asked about a particular lyric on “Tuscan Leather.” On the Nothing Was The Same record, Drake raps, “I’m just as famous as my mentor/But that’s still the boss, don’t get sent for.”
Drake went on to breakdown that specific line as he spoke on observing his mentor Lil Wayne from the sidelines and then eventually becoming the Young Money helmsman’s rap equal.
“I used to stand at the side of the stage and watch Lil Wayne perform right after he had dropped Tha Carter III,” Drake shared. “And I used to stand out there all night. You can ask anybody in Young Money Cash Money, I mean, I was out there every night. And I would stand at the side of the stage. And I would soak in the energy, his performance skills. I would try and learn as much as I could. And I knew things were gonna go well at that time because he was bringing me out on stage and people were reacting, but I was so far away from being Lil Wayne that now it’s almost crazy to be seen as an equal…So, that’s what I was talking about when I say ‘I’m just as famous as my mentor.’”
In addition to Lil Wayne, Drake shared the names of the other mentors he’s gained since the start of his career. Among them are Will Smith, Marvin’s Room Recording Studio owner John McClain, and Jamie Foxx, an artist he referred to as the “most talented man on the planet.”
“And other mentors for me, I have a lot of great people in my life. Jamie Foxx is a huge mentor for me. I think he’s the most talented man on the planet in my opinion. Most talented man on the planet hands down. A great mentor for me, Will Smith is another guy who was there for me and reaches out and guides me definitely,” he revealed. “And a gentleman by the name of John McClain who owns Marvin’s Room Studio and worked with Michael Jackson and he’s probably the guy who really gives me the best advice in life.”
In the past year, Drake has collaborated with a number of artists including Justin Timberlake and Jay Z, who is featured on the Nothing Was The Same record “Pound Cake.” Drake appears alongside Timberlake on the crooner’s The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2 track “Cabaret.” And according to Drake, it was an invite from Beyonce that helped the rapper link up with Timberlake.
“There’s this incredible workspace in New York. It’s a studio, it’s a building. And in there working at the same time is Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Jay Z, Timbaland, Swizz Beatz. Just music basically is in this one building….I’m a Beyonce believer,” said Drake. “I really believe strongly in her talent and her position in our generation. And I think she’s one of the biggest stars ever, but especially for these girls. Right now, I feel like they need Beyonce. So, I had reached out to her and asked if I could come and be a part of her project and she was kind enough to invite me out there. We did some work together. And in that building—I was schmoozing man…So, I definitely got to catch up with Jay. And Justin was there and he was like ‘Man, I think I have a record.’”
Drake’s interview with Seacrest can be found below (via 2DopeBoyz).
drake is the face of rap like lil wayne was the face of rap so it is true. Drake runs this rap shit drake is the most popular artist of the new generation so all you cunts in denial can go jerk off to your irrelevent rappers that are irrelevent.
sure, drake is the face of chick hop, i’d agree with that.
Wrong, bitch.
you got your wedding dress fitted already for drake?
drake runs rap is a fucking queer who wants to wed drake and have his babies.
HA! Drake run rap?!!? Baby and Wayne run Drake! What you said will never be true if he’s under them.
That’s why Drake will be out from Young Money by 2018.
Lil wayne not even on drakes level, he has always been better than that just a punchline rapper, matter a fact nicki wayyy better than wayne also,wayne is just a silly punchline rapper, that’s why I don’t really understand why his last also sold,smh, he’s no jayz or kanye, so how does he sell?
Nicki made more paper than Drake and Weezy combined, maybe they should get on her level!!!
01. Diddy ($50 million)
02. Jay Z ($43 million)
03. Dr. Dre ($40 million)
04. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)
05. Birdman ($21 million)
06. Kanye West ($20 million)
07. Lil Wayne ($16 million)
08. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million)
09. Ludacris ($12 million)
10. Pitbull ($11 million)
11. Drake ($10.5 million)
12. Snoop Lion ($10 million, tie)
12. Eminem ($10 million, tie)
14. Kendrick Lamar ($9 million, tie)
14. Pharrell Williams ($9 million, tie)
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($9 million, tie)
17. Swizz Beatz ($8.5 million)
18. Tech N9ne ($7.5 million)
19. 50 Cent ($7 million)
20. Lil Jon ($6 million, tie)
20. Rick Ross ($6 million, tie)
20. Mac Miller ($6 million, tie)
20. Young Jeezy ($6 million, tie)
20. Questlove ($6 million, tie)
i stopped looking when I saw lil john,
i know right. cant believe lil jon making more than ricky rozay the biggest boss LMAO!!!!!
sorry the same amount.
OH LOOK HOE NIGGAS GIVING A FUCK ABOUT OTHER NIGGAS PAPER
DIDDY Keep winning
YMCMB=bullshit music
FUCK YMCMB They are bunch of bitches
hate both these wack dudes and drake is already way more successful than wayne and will have a longer career
wayne had like a 10 year head start but claims hes retiring soon
tha carter 3 and 4? Those both sold 1M first week. Lil Wayne was the top rapper in the late 2000’s and just because it seems like he lost his touch now doesn’t mean you can discredit how good he was back then.
Wayne is one of the greatest of all time. But he has fallen off. Reality is that Drake is better, now. Drake’s latest shyt is better than Wayne’s latest shyt.
Tell me this is all a joke.
Drake is better than li Wayne,no doubt
And the level of Lil wayne is as same as Jaden Smith
Nicki and Corey Gunz are the illest YMCB artists. They should leave that piece of crap label.
Fuck Nicki.
Nicki will leave. Drake too. One of them will be on Roc Nation.
who the fuck or what is a jae millz? can somebody tell me please? it sounds like a female hygiene product.
he carries the weed for wayne drake and birdman
hip hop cash kings:
1. Diddy ($50 million)
2. Jay Z ($43 million)
3. Dr. Dre ($40 million)
4. Nicki Minaj ($29 million)
5. Birdman ($21 million)
6. Kanye West ($20 million)
7. Lil Wayne ($16 million)
8. Wiz Khalifa ($14 million)
9. Ludacris ($12 million)
10. Drake ($10.5 million)
11. Snoop Lion ($10 million, tie)
12. Eminem ($10 million, tie)
14. Kendrick Lamar ($9 million, tie)
14. Pharrell Williams ($9 million, tie)
14. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ($9 million, tie)
17. Swizz Beatz ($8.5 million)
18. Tech N9ne ($7.5 million)
19. 50 Cent ($7 million)
20. Lil Jon ($6 million, tie) (HHNM)
Pitbull got left off cuz he not hip hop
yeah we got it the first time dumbass look below next time first
7m 50 cent is not correct
Not for nothing – it’s incredible that Nicki is not just on that list – but near the top!
She’s the definitely the top female in HipHop. Numbers do not lie.
fuck the money its about skillz
i bet u cant tell whats good u just take what rappers put out
LONG LIVE REAL HIP HOP
everyone one of those rappers sold out
even dre with i need a doctor
good call on not releasing detox
Ricky Rozay Lost! Wale Lost! Meek Mill Lost! French Montana Lost! MMG as a whole LOSTTTTTT!!!!
Drake sounds like he wants to hit Beyonce. Hov better watch out
Definitely not on Lil Wayne’s level in any category Drake. Calm yourself down
Yes drake is on Wayne’s level but he can’t forget that wayne made drake.
AYE LOOK ITS THE BITCH BOY DIDNT I RUN YOU OUT OF HERE LAST WEEK. DO YOU WANT MORE
By 2018, Drake will be a part of Roc Nation. So long Young Money. The stage is set for him to go and for them to receive him.
i hope drake is long and gone in 4 years
there be a whole new game in for years
reached his level of hate
and matched his damage to the rap game
rap has two sides
real/fake
tupac/lilwayne
its war motherfuckers
eliminate the fake
Bumpy Knuckles – Don’t Do Fake
Pac was one of the fakest motherfuckers out there. Stop catching feelings. It’s just music.
^^^^^^BOOOOOOOOMM WE HAVE A WINNER
ALL TROLLING ASIDE….CAN’T TAKE A MOFO SERIOUS WHEN HE WAS A BALLERINA THEN A BACKUP DANCER CAUSE YUP THAT’S REAL GANGSTA!(SURE HE HAD MESSAGES BUT WAS FAKE AS FUCK)
Both of you are idiots.
true that, only problem is…is that this evil and sinful world is BLINDED by so much bullshit that’s being polluted in the air…they can’t help but to digest the fake and forget the real and it fuckin’ sucks dude
d12 – pimp like me
the notorious b.i.g – kick in the door
pete rock and Smif-N-Wessun – stand up guy ft. black rob
Nas – Affirmative action
Jon Connor – Rise Up ft. Talib Kweli
tupac – static mix 1
jeru the damaja – the bullshit
Masta Killah – Whatever
2pac – loyal to game
Bumpy knuckles – for you
joey bada$$ – Righteous Minds
DRAKE IS WHACK AS FUK
FUCK YOU FAGGOT, YOU’RE THE ONE WHO IS WHACK AS FUCK!!!
deltron 3030 – 3030
Why is everyone saying 2018 is when he will leave ymcmb? It should be 2014.
Lil Wayne is and forever will be the KIGN of HIP HOP! Drake is in the YMCMB Empire so its okay.
KenDICK LAME-ar is faaar from ever reachin Weezy status.
DEDICATION 5 >>>>> GKMC
Wrong, biatch.
Lil wayne is losing himself and Drake is dropping consistent records. The King of Hiphop is Jay-z and your favorite rapper knows that. Wayne stil has a chance to clean up his act and get back to the wayne I know.. Flloyd Mayweather intrance was Garbage!!! Thanks wayne! Get off the drugs bruh!!
HipHopDX please get off Drakes johnson…3 of the featured stories say “Drake says” or something similar…he is no authority on anything but being soft and scared of beef…does Young Money and OVO pay you guys for coverage???
until I saw the paycheck which was of $9068, I be certain …that…my mom in-law had been realie taking home money in there spare time from there new laptop.. there brothers friend has done this for less than eight months and resently paid the loans on there house and bought a great Honda. read the article… http://WWW.Fb39.com
wow Drake, Lil Wayne, PHAYME they all go hard. Check out phaymedotcom and give her a shout..
FUKK YO SITE N FUKK PHAYME
DAFAQ IS PHAYME BITCH ASS THINKING BY PUTTING IT WITH DRAKE N WAYNE ON THE SAME SENTENCE FUCKOUTTAHERE…….CATCH FEELINGS IMMA DECK THE SHIT OUTTAYA ONSITE
fuck being equal. drake is so far and beyond lil wayne drake needs to make moves from YM. to many ppl dippin in the pot when he sells albums. if he keeps straight and doesnt go into heavy drugs like wayne ppl wont even remember wayne in 30 years
this faggot copying the nas and biggie covers fuckin shoot ya self.. and this nigga aint never gon reach the fame of pac big eminem and jay z or beasty boi nether
You suckas can complain, bitch and whine all you want, but you do realize that Drake has the most number one songs on the charts for a hip hop artist?
No, he doesn’t.
LOL..i knew it was going to get to this point where he got bigger than his mentor…and watch his mentor is gonna become jealous and envious of him…i’m just fina watch this record label crumble to the ground….!!
Typical annoying jew
It appears that Wayne has accidentally passed his torch to Drake.
He fucked up, lol.
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Wayne birthed you, nigga. Without the wave of Lil’ Wayne escorting you straight to the front, you would be a hipster rapper with no urban audience. FOH.
Drake & Manziel are the most powerful couple there is right now, yall can hate all you want but gays are taking over & these two are pretty big stars. I had no idea Johnny was homosexual.
Just heard it on the radio, what in the fuck?
Drake don’t need lil Wayne, Lil Wayne needs him the sooner Drake realizes this the better for him things will be.
Yeah when a nigga say shit like this… it’s obviously the beginning of the end. It’s over
2 canadians Justin Bieber and Drake, parents hate them kids love em, Sadaam Hussein is dead and in hell. South Park the movie was a prophecy that’s manifesting itself.
*Weed induced lightbulb moment*
He’s just a safer negro than Lil Wayne, he’s getting it twisted. In real life Americans and Canadians would feel more comfortable with him over Wayne in their homes. If hiphop wasn’t as popular in the suburbs the media outlets wouldn’t push Drake so hard as the wholesome rapper he’s portrayed to be. He makes Will Smith look like Malcolm x, that’s word to Negrodamus.
Is it me or is Drake starting to sound hella gay in these interviews? I lost respect for Drake over the Kendrick shit, this nigga really took that verse to heart which lets me know this dude ain’t got no bars… This nigga don’t want to see that Bar raised high, he ain’t tryna jump and get it he better off trying to skydive; out the exit window of 5 G5’s with 5 grand.
Sincerly,
Drakes Gay
Nah, u aint on no other level than top gay level, you fucker. So called Young Pimp C ? Shots waitin for you homo.
Reach? He has surpassed Lil Wayne by leaps and bounds. Lil Wayne is a one album wonder, and he was only good for 2-3 years, and thats because Jay Z semi retired. Lil Wayne music won’t last through the decades. He’s an ABC rapper. He only talks about random pointless stuff and utter recycled punchlines that I could a lot of people could come up with. His song writing abilities sucks. Drake by far bests lil Wayne when it comes to song writing and relating.
Foolishness
Sorry Drake but you a def NOT at the same level as Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne made you. Without him you would be viewed as even a bigger pussy.
He is fuckin out of his mind… hope he remembers that Lil’ Wayne MADE him…he should’ve thought twice when he was comparing himself with his own mentor ! -_-
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This is sll just stupid