Drake has dropped his seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind. On Thursday afternoon, the rapper announced that he will release his forthcoming LP, Honestly, Nevermind, at midnight. Sharing a photo of the album’s cover art — a black screen with silver, gothic lettering and a slight rainbow drop shadow — the …
Read More »Central Cee on U.K. Drill's Global Audience: 'It's Up to Us to Keep it Alive'
Like most people these days, the rising London rapper Central Cee is having trouble keeping track of time. His debut mixtape, Wild West, dropped just over a year ago, but the 23-year-old MC says he feels like he’s been living the life of an internationally known artist for much longer. …
Read More »Chris Brown, Drake Fire Back at 'Egotistical' Claim in 'No Guidance' Copyright Lawsuit
Chris Brown and Drake say it’s not that they’re “egotistical” — it’s that they’re not able to stay abreast of all “82 million songs on Spotify” and every songwriter allegedly invited to visit Drake’s former hometown of Toronto. In a blistering new filing in the ongoing copyright battle over the …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake's 'Way 2 Sexy' Rebounds to Number One
Drake‘s “Way 2 Sexy” returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The collaboration with Future and Young Thug, which pulled in 19.9 million streams, has spent four non-consecutive weeks in the top spot; it was briefly displaced by the Coldplay and BTS collaboration “My Universe,” …
Read More »How Giveon Patiently Worked His Way to R&B Stardom
Over the phone, the 26-year-old singer Giveon is eager to talk about his transition into superstardom. In the past three years, he’s been on songs with hitmakers Justin Bieber and Drake and was even nominated for a Grammy. Before all of this, he was working in restaurants. “For everyone else, …
Read More »RS Charts: Future Takes Number One With 'High Off Life'
Future‘s High Off Life waltzed to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. The 21 songs on High Off Life amassed 155 million streams, led by the long-running hit “Life Is Good,” a collaboration with Drake. Future’s release also sold 26,000 copies — thanks to more …
Read More »Before Drake Released 'Toosie Slide,' He Turned to a Few Dancers for Help
The coronavirus pandemic, which has confined much of America to their homes and threatens to cause a worldwide economic catastrophe, almost also robbed humanity of a Drake song. Until three days ago, that is, when four 20-years-olds premiered a new TikTok-ready dance in a sparse living room with a stationary …
Read More »Drake Loves Rap Battles So Much
Drake is a man mired continuously in rap battles with a heart devoted to battle rap. In 2018, he explained, “I study rap battles for a living,” to LeBron James, taking the long way around while admitting that he lost a beef with Pusha T. Some would argue Drake’s job …
Read More »How Drake Jumped on Migos' 'Versace' and Changed the Sound of Rap
In a recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now, Quality Control co-founders Coach K and Pee explain how they broke Migos, Lil Baby, Lil Yachty and more. In the following excerpt of the interview, Coach K explains how Drake ended up on a “Versace” remix in 2013 — a key …
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