Drake Covers Complex...

...for the February/March issue. *Late Pass* I know this was posted on other sites a few weeks ago, but once I moved back into my place I discovered that the water from the flood damaged my phone/DSL connection...so once again I was without internet access for all of last week. Anywho I'm posting this because I wanted to comment on an excerpt from Drake's interview and more importantly I wanted to post this track...

Bonus:
Drake - My New Shit ft.Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan) & Phonte

That Lil' Wayne/Young Money stuff is cool but this is the type of Drake shit that I love. I just want to point out the fact that this guy's ability to mesh well with everyone from Lil' Wayne to Phonte is amazing.

See video of the cover shoot in Atlanta and read what Drake had to say about fellow up and coming rappers J. Cole, Wale and KiD CuDi after the jump.

Excerpt From Complex Interview...
Interviewer: Around the time that Kanye directed “Best I Ever Had,” it seemed like there was strife between your camp and Cudi’s camp because Kanye was so enamored of you while Cudi’s project was being worked on.

Drake: I wasn’t aware of that. Even so, I could understand. If Wayne were to be enamored—which is a great word—of another young artist, I would be like, “Damn, I’m here too!” But at the same time, it happens in more than one situation. It happens with ‘Ye, and I have a great relationship with Jay, and Jay’s got Wale and J. Cole, who’s one of my favorite dudes rapping right now. I’ve happened to have had more success. I made the most money, I have number-one records, those guys don’t have that shit. And it’s just facts, it’s not even my feelings or that I feel I’m more talented. That’s what the game is about, making great music that earns profit. When it comes to my relationship with the new dudes, I’m just excited for them. I get to sit back in a cool position and be like, “Yo, I’m excited to see you do it now because I know what it’s like, it’s gonna be so much fun for you…”

Interviewer: You feel like you’re at the finish line?

Drake: I’m at the starting line. Those guys are at home, putting on their tracksuits, getting ready to make their attack. When J. Cole gets it super-right, I think he’s gonna have a place as a Nas-type character who really stands for hip-hop, but still makes ill records that everybody fucks with.

*sigh* I already know that the part of his comment that's underlined is going to rub people the wrong way. Look I'm a fan of Wale, J. Cole and Drake...and I'm anticipating hearing J. Cole's debut album just as much as Drake's (if not more). I've never heard Drake come off as arrogant in an interview, but this could be easily seen as that. I don't think there's any denying the fact that Drake's the most successful out of the three at this point. Hell, the guy was been nominated for a Grammy....for a mixtape song. But like they say, it's not what you say, it's how you say it and I think he could've said that differently.

Also, I don't understand what he means by "when J. Cole gets it super right". Correct me if I'm wrong but J. Cole has released two well received mixtapes and he has more of a buzz than Drake had when he released Comeback Season (Drake's 2nd mixtape).....so what does he need to do to "get it super right"? Start singing in autotune?

Head over to Complex to read the rest of the interview.

Behind The Scenes of Drake's Cover Shoot...