Drake Reveals Collabs w/ Meek Mill & 2 Chainz

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During a conference call earlier today, Drake speaks on collaborating with his Club Paradise tourmates. Stating that he’s made sure to record a track with everybody that’s performing.

I have very strong alliances with these guys that are on this tour with me. I guess it’s safe to say now that anybody that I didn’t have a song with before, I have a song with now. I made sure of that… Along with this tour, fans are also going to get some exciting musical material that will probably end up dropping a few days before the tour, so that we can perform it on tour… I want to go out on tour with the most exciting artists right now, and I want to make sure that I have songs with all of them. If we start getting into it and we start really vibing, maybe the last few nights, it’s a collaboration show, maybe we do all of our songs onstage together.

So with having In The Morning w/ J. Cole, Round Of Applause w/ Fozzie and Stay Schemin’ w/ French (and Rick Ross of course), that means Meek Mill and 2 Chainz are left. Shouts to MTV on the audio.

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Behind The Scenes: Shanell Feat. Lil Wayne & Drake “So Good”

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Young Money takes us behind the scenes of Shanell newest video So Good which features Lil Wayne and Drake.  The song officially dropped back in November, but they took time to release the video.  Timing is everything and I guess they feel it’s probably more of a summer song.

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Drake Returns To 'Club Paradise' Tour After Illness

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By Sowmya Krishnamurthy

Drake has returned back to the road following brief bout of illness. On March 3rd, the rapper/singer tweeted that he had a stomach flu and would not be able to hit a Dallas, TX nightclub date following his Club Paradise show, "Seeing a doctor about this stomach flu...UTA gave me life! Sorry to all my family at Club Zouk that I won't be seeing tonight. Be back soon."

Yesterday, the Drizz was back in usual form, pulling into a Tuscan date per Twitter.

Drake has been keeping busy aside from the Club Paradise tour, which also features Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky, on promoting his sophomore Take Care album. He recently wrapped up the video for his next single, "Take Care," with former paramour Rihanna. The director of the video, Yoann Lemoine told MTV News, that the duo," seemed to be super close and that's what I wanted for the video. They fit together pretty well so it was just easy."

The Toronto superstar was recently dubbed the #2 Hottest MC in the Game from MTV. He bested fellow YMCMB members Lil' Wayne and Nicki Minaj but came runner-up to Rick Ross.

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Waka Flocka, Drake Big Tippin' In 'Round of Applause' Video

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By Rebecca Thomas

Clap for this: Waka Flocka Flame's Flame's "Round of Applause" video finally dropped this week, hitting the indispensable MTV Jams after weeks of snaps from the set and behind-the-scenes looks. Though the Drake-assisted, Lex Luger-produced single is Club Motivation for pro dancers, the Bricksquad MC promised more than just your standard strip clip. You decide if he delivered.

The Mr. Boomtown-directed "Applause" opens with a flashback of a young Juaquin Malphurs yoking his girl "Eva" with a necklace, "just two kids in love"; she's in an Obey snapback, while a pre-fame "Waka" sports chin-grazing locks.

But that was back when things were still simple -- everybody knows young love doesn't last. So a grown-up Eva (played by "Basketball Wives L.A." vixen Draya Michele) gets caught up in the life, and Flocka's forced to watch it all go down at Diamonds gentleman's club in the A. Draya mostly struts across the Atlanta spot carrying an ominous-looking handbag, when she's not steering her way through a high-speed car chase. Apparently, the dancers at this particular club are well-compensated, because the stacks are flying and the (paper) racks are spread out on a table.

MTV News' #2 Hottest MC in the Game steps in to spit (ahem, yes, spit) that verse: "Bus it like you can't afford a car, you a star/ You look in the mirror, you know who you are." As for the décor, they go hard in the (body) paint, spraying a handful of girls with the song's title and letting it bleed onto the walls.

Before the proceedings draw to a close, Waka, clad in his signature Varsity jacket, descends a staircase ... and soon he's running after Eva. The alternately upbeat and dramatic clip ends with a familiar small-screen plot device: To be continued.

So did you clap for it? Sound off on the "Round of Applause" video in the comments or tweet us @MTVRapFix!

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Rick Ross Recruits Timbaland And Pharrell For 'High Definition' Video

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The Double-M-Genius is on a Double-M-Grind. Today the MMG boss Rick Ross, MTV News’ “Hottest MC in the Game”, dropped yet another video from his Rich Forever mixtape.

“High Definition” starts off with a Mike Tyson interview which aired on CBS, it’s the same audio bite that begins the song.

The Dre Films-directed video opens with black and white shots of a Rozay’s Mustang and Porsche which are flashed on the screen at the same time as Saint Denson’s synthy West Coast inspired thump begins its build. There is a bodacious model atop the car hood (scantily clad of course) and there is the Bawse with his patented shades, multiple chains dangling from his neck and a white Adidas track jacket just to keep it hip-hop.

“I can talk about the bodies, I can tell ya about the killin’/ Duct tapin’ n---as in the name of drug dealin’,” Ross spits with his opening bars as he steps to a free-hanging microphone.

Like many of Rozay’s videos “High Definition” is a gaudy display of the rapper’s luxurious life. A garage full of high-priced vehicles, black diamonds and gorgeous women; in one scene Ross shows that he literally has money to burn as a stack of bills are set ablaze.

It’s a simple set up that goes a long way in illustrating Ross’ tireless hunger for the finer things in life. Material posessions are nice, but it’s the respect that he gets from his rap peers that keeps Ross rich forever. Both Pharrell and Timbaland appear in the clip in support of big-bellied MC. Wale also makes a cameo, showing off his new Air Jordan 9s for the camera.

“High Definition” doesn’t break any new ground for Rick Ross, then again it doesn’t seem if that was ever the intent. Instead it just reinforces the image of Rick Ross, the biggest boss of them all.

What did you think of Rick Ross’ “High Definition” video? Tell us in the comments!

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Young Jeezy Feat. Jay-Z, Drake, & Andre’ 3000 “I Do” (Lost Verse)

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Can’t really call this a remix because it’s a verse from Drake that didn’t make it to the release of I Do.  All else is the same with Young Jeezy, Jay-Z and Andre’ 3000 verses.  This just includes the lost verse from Drizzy.  It’s Drake so of course its worth a listen!

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Young Jeezy featuring Jay-Z, Drake, and Andre’ 3000 – I Do (Lost Verse)

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Drake Picks La The Darkman And Willie The Kid For 'Hottest MCs'

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Shout to Drake for thinking outside of the box. When MTV News asked Drizzy to make his picks for “Hottest MCs in the Game,” the OVO general shouted out some familiar names like Rick Ross, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, but also through a nod to underdogs like La the Darkman and indirectly to his brother Willie the Kid.

"Rick Ross, obviously, #1," Drake told MTV News last month before he continued to rattle off more names as they popped into his head. "J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar."

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Drizzy places bars at a premium, and though it took a few seconds, he name-dropped one of his favorite MCs, calling out an early Wu-Tang Clan affiliate La the Darkman. "Crazy, though, amazing, amazing bars on that," Drake said without naming a specific La mixtape or body of work.

The only thing is that Drizzy may have gotten La mixed up with his brother Willie the Kid, because though he shouted out LAD, he credited the Brooklyn rapper with songs from Willie’s discography. “He had a song called like ‘Sunz of Man’ and ‘Waste Not Want Not’, I think it was like La the Darkman or something,” he said.

“Sunz of Man Dart” and “Waste Not Want Not” actually appeared on Willie the Kid’s 2011 mixtape The Cure 2, but credit Drake with giving shine to lesser known MCs. Especially considering he was walking a Sundance Film Festival carpet and didn’t have much time to prepare for the question.

The Take Care MC also acknowledged Jay-Z and Kanye's Watch the Throne, as well as Meek Mill and the entire Maybach Music Group. However, he did fail to name his Young Money boss Lil Wayne — though we're sure it was merely an oversight.

When asked to determine what his own positioning on the "Hottest MCs in the Game" list should be, Drake took a very humble road: "Whatever it is, I'm just here, I'm just trying to make good music."

Tune in to MTV2 on Sunday, February 19, at 10 p.m. ET/PT to catch "MTV2 Presents: Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts," then watch "Hottest MCs in the Game VII" immediately after at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT before capping the night off with "Sucker Free Certified" at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

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Drake Dismisses Common Beef As 'A Ploy For Attention'

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By Nadeska Alexis (@neweryork)

The beef between Common and Drake has all but fizzled out at this point, since the Young Money rapper declined to respond to Com’s name calling on the “Stay Schemin’ (remix),” and in a new interview with Nah Right, Drake confirms that it's all dead, done, over with. When asked if he would ever release another verse aimed at Common, he was definitive about his decision. “No. Because despite how it’s been worded by him that situation is not a “hip hop moment” or a “battle for the sake of musical integrity,” Drake said. “It’s a ploy for attention around the release of an album.”

Common, Drake Steer Clear Of Each Other At Sundance

“More than anything it was just disappointing; cause what kid isn’t a fan of what Common has done for our genre? A guy who made such an incredible career for himself based off expressing genuine feelings about life and love is now targeting me for sharing my story.”

In the interview Drake also talked about plans for his OVO/XO crew—“OVO and XO will grow immensely and both separately and together this year—and addressed that infamous Vanessa Bryant line on “Stay Schemin.’’” (Kobe 'bout to lose a hundred fifty M’s/Kobe my nigga I hate it had to be him/Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym."

Common Calls Drake 'Canada Dry' On 'Stay Schemin'' Remix

“That line came from a conversation about being this young and making this much money and the fear of losing it all,” Drake explained. “I just used his potential situation to address my own life. I never intended to offend Vanessa or anyone else. That line had everything to do with me and what goes on in my head as a 25 year old man with this much income flowing in.”

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Drake Makes Up With Tattoo Artist, Another Fan Gets Drake Tattoo

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By Nadeska Alexis

In the last installation of this story, Drake paid a visit to the tattoo artist responsible for inking “DRAKE” across a fan’s forehead—to “give him a warning”—and now the two have finally put their differences behind them. The tattoo artist tweeted the reconciliation so all could see, and meanwhile, Complex tracked down a fan who tattooed a picture of the fan with the Drake forehead tattoo on her arm. Get it? Neither do we.

Drake Addresses Fan's Forehead Tattoo, Threatens Artist

On Wednesday (January 25) the tattoo artist, Kevin Campbell, directed the following tweet at Drake. “Nice talking to you buddy, glad everything's cleared up. It's good that something positive came out of this whole fiasco. Stay up,” he wrote, following up with, “Drake beef officially squashed... Everybody can now move on. Only positivity from here on out.” Whew. Just when we thought this thing could potentially go on forever.

Woman Tattoos Drake's Name Across Her Forehead

Then, in an added twist, Complex unearthed the above photo of another fan who decided to tattoo a photo of the girl with the forehead tattoo on her own arm. Since this one isn’t a forehead tattoo, does that mean that Drake won’t waste his time sending in the muscle again?

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A$AP Rocky Brings Drake Out In His Hometown Toronto

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A$AP Rocky did a show in Toronto, Canada at The Opera House where he brought the hometown representer Drake onstage to perform for the people.  The crowd went crazy for the native Canadian!!!

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Common Speaks On Drake Beef “I’m Standing Up For What I Feel Hip Hop Is”

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