Drake celebrated his 25th birthday in style at TAO Nightclub at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday (October 23).
The rapper/actor grabbed the mic to let the crowd know he was in a great mood and down for whatever.
"I’m here for ya’ll tonight," he said. "If you want to drink, if you want to dance, if you want to party—ladies, if you want to f*ck, I’m ’bout whatever. I turned 25 and I just want to thank each and every one of you for coming out tonight. I appreciate it. Let’s have some fun."
Check out pictures and video from the event below.
Drake's plan to have his sophomore cd come out October 24, on his 25th birthday have hit a snag.
The rapper announced via his blog yesterday that a couple of songs scheduled to appear on the disc need additional time to have samples cleared causing a delay in the album's release.
The new date for Take Care is November 15th, 2011. I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It truly felt like when I was here 3 years ago making So Far Gone. So I have completed 19 songs (17 on physical and 2 on bonus), and have run into a roadblock of clearing 3 samples in time to make the October 24th date. My options were to take the songs off and make the birthday release happen, or to take an extra couple weeks to get the paper work right and give you the album they way I NEED you to hear it. The choice was clear as day for me. November 15th you will get Take Care the exact way I created it with no trimmings. This music means too much to me to get attached to dates and I do apologize for the delay but I promise that it is only for the benefit of our experience together. Club Paradise Tour will also be moved to when students are back from the Christmas/New Year break so that I can get to more schools. New dates will be released in the next week...see you all soon.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 24, 2011 at 7:30am
Drake unveils the cover art for his sophomore album Take Care.
The disc is due out on Drizzy's 25th birthday, October 24 and according to Young Money President Mack Maine, it's shaping up to be a classic.
“As an artist, he’s polished up,” Mack told XXL. “The singing has definitely gotten better. He took lessons and kept working on his craft. He’s gotten better. He traveled the world. When you travel the world, you have that much more to talk about. His song making ability is crazy. Before, it might have been a hit, now it’s a super hit. Like ‘Marvin’s Room,’ that’s a song that people are gonna relate to when we’re dead and gone. [That type of situation has] happened before we came, it happens while we’re here. It’s gonna happen while we’re gone. He’s actually making timeless music.”
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 28, 2011 at 3:17pm
Tracklist:
01. Heaven
02. What My Future Holds
03. They Aint Got Shit On Me
04. It Is What It Is
05. Lame Ft. Jermaine Dupri
06. Mary Jane
07. On Some Other Shit
08. I Love Pussy
09. It’s Alive
10. 70 Bars And No Hook
11. 2 Yung 2 Give A Fuck Ft. Chris Brown
Videos, Pics And Full List Of Winners After The Jump
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were held last night (May 22) and Eminem and Justin Bieber won big, taking home six awards apiece.
Other winners on the night included Usher, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taio Cruz and Taylor Swift, who each bagged three trophies.
Fans were also treated to a steamy performance of "S&M" by Rihanna and Spears that was sealed with a kiss.
Beyonce received the Millennium award, which was presented to her in a pre-recorded video by Michelle Obama, Lady GaGa and her mother Tina Knowles.
B was humble and gracious in accepting the award. She thanked Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, her mother, father and also the two original members of Destiny's Child Letoya Lucket and LaTavia Roberson for their influence on her career.
She ended her acceptance speech by thanking her husband. “I don’t want to put you on the spot because I know their probably putting a camera in your face right now, but I love me some Jay-Z,” she said.
Check out the performances and full list of winners below.
2011 Billboard Music Awards Winners:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist:
Eminem
Top New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Male Artist:
Eminem
Top Female Artist:
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Katy Perry
Top Digital Songs Artist:
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist:
U2
Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Digital Media Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Pop Artist:
Lady Gaga
Top R&B Artist:
Usher
Top Rap Artist:
Eminem
Top Country Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist:
Train
Top Alternative Artist:
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist:
Shakira
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist:
Chris Tomlin
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Millennium Award:
Beyonce
Touring Award:
U2
Icon Award:
Neil Diamond
ALBUMS AWARDS:
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Eminem -- "Recovery"
Top Pop Album:
Justin Bieber -- "My World 2.0"
Katy Perry -- "Teenage Dream"
Top R&B Album:
Usher -- "Raymond v. Raymond"
Top Rap Album:
Eminem -- "Recovery"
Top Country Album:
Taylor Swift -- "Speak Now"
Top Rock Album:
Mumford & Sons -- "Sigh No More"
Top Alternative Album:
Mumford & Sons -- "Sigh No More"
Top Latin Album:
Enrique Iglesias -- "Euphoria"
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Lady Gaga -- "The Fame"
Top Christian Album:
Skillet -- "Awake"
SONG AWARDS:
Top Hot 100 Song:
Taio Cruz -- "Dynamite"
Top Digital Song:
Taio Cruz -- "Dynamite"
Top Radio Song:
Bruno Mars -- "Just The Way You Are"
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Nelly -- "Just A Dream"
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris -- "Baby"
Top Pop Song:
Taio Cruz -- "Dynamite"
Top R&B Song:
Usher Feat. will.i.am -- "OMG"
Top Rap Song:
Eminem Feat. Rihanna -- "Love The Way You Lie"
Top Country Song:
Lady Antebellum -- "Need You Now"
Top Rock Song:
Train -- "Hey, Soul Sister"
Top Alternative Song:
Neon Trees -- "Animal"
Top Latin Song:
Shakira Feat. Freshleyground -- "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)"
Top Dance Song:
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina -- "Stereo Love"
Top Christian Song:
Chris Tomlin -- "Our God"
Beyonce “Run The World (Girls)”
Beyonce - Millenium Award acceptance speech
Ke$ha "Animal" x "Blow"
Rihanna "S&M" remix Featuring Britney Spears
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" x "Till The World Ends" Ft. Britney Spears
Pitbull "Everything Tonight" Ft Ne-Yo
Mary J. Blige "Someone To Love Me (Naked)" Ft. Lil Wayne
One Republic "Good Life" x Far East Movement "If I Was You" Ft Snoop Dogg
At least one member of Young Money is unhappy with Universal Records.
Yesterday (June 23) Toronto rapper Drake let his 2.4 million twitter followers know that he's upset with the label for removing his music from the net.
Although he didn't mention the name of the songs he was referring to specifically, two new tracks, "Trust Issues" and "Marvin's Room" recently hit the net.
Universal has a very strict policy of removing download and streaming links of songs depending on the artist and whether or not the tracks were leaked prematurely.
Drake isn't the only artist dealing with this issue. Another Universal artist 50 Cent often releases free original material for his fans as well.
Albums and songs leaked by hackers are a huge problem for the industry, so it's understandable that labels want to protect their investments. But where do they draw the line between the hackers and artists doing it themselves?
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