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MTV caught up with Drizzy Drake recently after hearing about him and Kayne West performing at the 2010 VMAs. Drake talks about hopefully Lil Wayne can get an early release out of jail, and perform with him. Drake is wearing a mobster type outfit for some video he is probably shooting, we just don’t know which one. But he talks about how it would be cool if Weezy was released early and the whole Young Money crew could just walk out on stage for the Video Music Awards.
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Now after signing with Young Money, Drake is talking about working with Lil Wayne for the rest of his career because of the chemistry the two have together and how Lil Wayne put himself out there to promote Drake. He feels that signing to Young Money was necessary to show Weezy that he appreciates what he’s done for him.
“To go independent is — like I said in a prior interview — it’s a funny term,”
Drake told MTV News on Tuesday, addressing the deal that finds his albums being released on Wayne’s independent Young Money label (which is affiliated with Cash Money Records) and being distributed by the major Universal Republic.
“Because it’s almost impossible to go fully independent. This was basically like the closest thing I could get to my own independence, to sort of continuing to be that guy to the fans that, you know, is trying to prove something — trying to prove that it can be done. So with that being said, I signed directly to Cortez Bryant and Gee Roberson, my two managers, and their company Inspire. It’s a joint venture with Young Money, so that’s the deal. I know there’s been a lot of stuff on the Internet about different entities, but that’s the people involved in the main record deal. And then it’s distributed through Universal, so it’s great, man. You know, if we can sell some records I think it could be a pretty legendary situation.”
Even though Drake decided to stay with his managers (who also manage Lil Wayne), he said he loved the courting process.
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Finally, after weeks of speculation, Drake has decided and now signed with Lil Wayne’s Young Money Records because he needs distribution for his upcoming album. The signing is joint deal between Young Money, Cash Money, and Universal Republic distributing the records. After first Drake was wanting to remain an independent artist, however in the video he talks about how he needs a army or team of people to push his album, and have a big name behind it. Universal Republic is going to do just that.
“Today is a definitely a comfortable day for me, having my team now that’s been in place for a couple of years. It’s just a great day,” Drake said. “It’s something new, but it feels familiar.”
Check out the video…
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