ive read Pharrell produced this,but never found out how he got a beat from The Neptunes at that stage of his career,never heard anyone else sing or rap over this so sounds like an exclusive beat?
He still had the options though.Htownwolf said:Drake probly bought it, ****** dont realize that the man completely bought into rap sort of like a last resort.
He damn near went broke before he hooked up wit wayne
you a real one famTroy McClure said:He still had the options though.
So things seem to be looking more then great for the rising star but this was not the case. Back in 2007 when Drake wasn't the most sort out new artist by the fans or labels he made a record called "Replacement Girl". Which he believed in so much that he went and got a 30,000 dollar bank loan to finance and promote the single which had another new R&B artist signed to Atlantic Records named Trey Songz. I remember the day it aired for the first time on 106&Park because the hook and artist flow captured my attention, but after that the video pretty much fizzled and that was that. Trey Songz went on to do big and better things but I never heard back from the other artist which was Drake until the now classic "So Far Gone"(which got an 60,000 downloads within a day of its release). An it's actually rumored that Drake won't even perform "Replacement Girl" any longer and that record actually left more then a bad taste in his mouth but it went on to leave him in debt from the 30,000 dollar bank loan. Making the transition from modeling for Wal-Mart and then acting which lead him to a teen drama series called "Degrassi:The Next Generation" then to braking into the music world I'm sure had its up and downs not to mention his parents divorce and supporting his father morally while in jail. Drake even made a statement that sums it all up best "I've had money. Spent it all.Been broke, worked regular jobs. Drake also dropped out of school in the 11th grade to focus on his love for acting/music.
Then one day Drake got his big chance when Rap-A-Lot CEO J Prince son Jas Prince played Drake's freestyle over the "A Milli" beat for LIl Wayne. From there on things just started to fall into place perfectly. Drake ended up joining Weezy on his "I Am Music" tour with his Young Money crew. Where he even began performing nightly a song called "Ransom" and the hook for "Ms.Officer". Now touring by himself with his successful "So Far Gone" tour Drake even brought out Icon artist like Usher at his Atlanta show, Justin Timberlake to Kanye West and Ryan Leslie at his NYC show to name a few. So with a management team of Cortez Bryant(who is Lil Wayne manager as well) and Gee Robinson & Hip Hop of Hip Hop Since 1978( who also manages Kanye West/Just Blaze) it's not too much of a shocker that Drizzy has been turning down rumored 2,000,000 deals from the leading labels in the game such Def Jam, Atlantic Records, Universal, and Interscope.
http://behinddamusic.com/music/freedom-of-speach/drake/
haha tru tru, but yeah, Drake's story is an interesting one and I think that while he did get some assistance from time to time, he also did struggle a bit as well.Htownwolf said:you a real one fam
GenericUsernameXYXX said:how did this toronto boy even link up with trey songz so early tbh
What the hell is a mannoken? Ilovemakonnen was at least fairly recognizable prior to the remix. Drake really was a nobody at that point.tramampoline said:How did mannoken get a drake remix/feature before anyone had even heard of him or his tape? Generosity
No one makes it alone and none of these dudes gets to where they are without some struggle.Troy McClure said:haha tru tru, but yeah, Drake's story is an interesting one and I think that while he did get some assistance from time to time, he also did struggle a bit as well.
i keep tryna tell ****** he didnt have it easy like that,you the truth for sharing thisTroy McClure said:He still had the options though.
So things seem to be looking more then great for the rising star but this was not the case. Back in 2007 when Drake wasn't the most sort out new artist by the fans or labels he made a record called "Replacement Girl". Which he believed in so much that he went and got a 30,000 dollar bank loan to finance and promote the single which had another new R&B artist signed to Atlantic Records named Trey Songz. I remember the day it aired for the first time on 106&Park because the hook and artist flow captured my attention, but after that the video pretty much fizzled and that was that. Trey Songz went on to do big and better things but I never heard back from the other artist which was Drake until the now classic "So Far Gone"(which got an 60,000 downloads within a day of its release). An it's actually rumored that Drake won't even perform "Replacement Girl" any longer and that record actually left more then a bad taste in his mouth but it went on to leave him in debt from the 30,000 dollar bank loan. Making the transition from modeling for Wal-Mart and then acting which lead him to a teen drama series called "Degrassi:The Next Generation" then to braking into the music world I'm sure had its up and downs not to mention his parents divorce and supporting his father morally while in jail. Drake even made a statement that sums it all up best "I've had money. Spent it all.Been broke, worked regular jobs. Drake also dropped out of school in the 11th grade to focus on his love for acting/music.
Then one day Drake got his big chance when Rap-A-Lot CEO J Prince son Jas Prince played Drake's freestyle over the "A Milli" beat for LIl Wayne. From there on things just started to fall into place perfectly. Drake ended up joining Weezy on his "I Am Music" tour with his Young Money crew. Where he even began performing nightly a song called "Ransom" and the hook for "Ms.Officer". Now touring by himself with his successful "So Far Gone" tour Drake even brought out Icon artist like Usher at his Atlanta show, Justin Timberlake to Kanye West and Ryan Leslie at his NYC show to name a few. So with a management team of Cortez Bryant(who is Lil Wayne manager as well) and Gee Robinson & Hip Hop of Hip Hop Since 1978( who also manages Kanye West/Just Blaze) it's not too much of a shocker that Drizzy has been turning down rumored 2,000,000 deals from the leading labels in the game such Def Jam, Atlantic Records, Universal, and Interscope.
http://behinddamusic.com/music/freedom-of-speach/drake/
No doubt, I should say that while he did strike out to make it, he did have some money though from Degrassi as a good starting point, so it wasn't like he started from nothing exactly. He certainly worked hard for sure.Gio1766 said:i keep tryna tell ****** he didnt have it easy like that,you the truth for sharing this
put it to ya like this,Diggy Simmons had it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better hahahahahaha = FlopTroy McClure said:No doubt, I should say that while he did strike out to make it, he did have some money though from Degrassi as a good starting point, so it wasn't like he started from nothing exactly. He certainly worked hard for sure.
Im confusedGio1766 said:put it to ya like this,Diggy Simmons had it waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better hahahahahaha = Flop
ahh true trueGio1766 said:well diggy was a spoiled brat who got his deal due to his last named,and his album flopped over 2 years ago on Atlantic Records