Drake Drizzy Rogers

Man of the moment, actor-turned rapper Aubrey Drake Graham, has just released the first official single from his highly anticipated follow-up to his debut album, entitled Take Care - to be released on his 25th birthday, October 24th 2011.  The song is called "Headlines" and features production from Drake's homies and long-time collaborators Boi-1da and 40.  Some of you may know I'm already a big fan of Drake, who unleashed my favourite hip-hop mixtape of all time (So Far Gone) and a pretty decent debut called Thank Me Later.  His latest track is called HEADLINES and is pretty typical of Drake at least content-wise, with an egotistical flow about partying but also has a catchy chorus singing "They know, they know, they know" over a hypnotising beat pulsating with synths.

DRAKE - HEADLINES



On Sunday Drake leaked the track himself through his blog, October's Very Own.  He just posted a mediafire link, as he often does to release his own tunes.  For some reason it was taken down.  Don't quite understand why tracks get removed when rappers leak them themselves.  AHHHH well, I re-uploaded she right here for yall.  

So far in 2011 he's leaked a couple tracks on his blog, all uploaded below.  My favourite is the KanYe-produced "You Know You Know" which I think was actually featured on a mixtape called "Thank Me Now".  The beat on this tune is amazing, just keeps goin and goin and Drake's lyrics are pretty slick.  Towards the end he rhymes:

           Especially when I come flyin through the door
           and kindly ignore the paparazzi outside tryin to record,
           why has every woman never dined here before?
           Am I the only 23 year old wine connoisseur?
           The Rothschild's, The Cru's, the 'Caias and the Opuses
           it's always nice when you're out with someone that notices.
           My condo got that art gallery openness,
           I'm just really hopin that that isn't what ya motive is.

1.  Drake - Dreams Money Can Buy 


2.  Drake - Marvins Room


3.  Drake - Trust Issues


4.  Drake - You Know You Know