Last week, Drake dropped the track “2 Birds, 1 Stone,” where he’s taking shots at G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T, and former G.O.O.D. Music artist, Kid Cudi. Over the weekend, the credits for the song were released, and in quite the interesting turn of events, none other than Kanye West was listed as both a producer, a composer and a lyricist! Of course, Ye wouldn’t knowingly get involved in a project that would diss the President of his label, and it’s likely he wouldn’t want to diss Cudi either – after he just proclaimed his love for him at his recent show. Could this have been a petty move on Drake’s part? Well, his in-house producer 40 has the answer.
(Video) Nardwuar vs. Drake & Noah ’40’ Shebib
After doing an interview together many years back, Nardwuar is back for round two with both Drake and his go-to producer, Noah ’40’ Shebib. Live from OVO‘s Toronto studio, the trio talk for over an hour, discussing everything from almost getting arrested with Mavado, to 40‘s love for Common, Timmy Thomas samples and more. Check it out below!
40 Speaks On His Creative Process + Working With Drake
Now that Views From The 6 has definitely been confirmed for April, it’s promo time – which means we’ll be hearing tons from the OVO camp! Recently, Drake’s in-house producer and right-hand man Noah “40” Shebib allowed Native Instruments into their private studio in Toronto, and discussed working with Drake and his creative process. Check out the interview below. There are a ton of gems in there!
The Drake/Aaliyah Posthumous Album Unfortunately Won’t Be Happening!
Drake has long pronounced his love for the late Aaliyah, tattooing the singer’s face on his back and wearing an earpiece baring her image during all of his shows. Back in the summer of 2012, Drizzy dropped a song featuring unreleased vocals from her, and revealed that soon, an entire collaborative album with himself and unheard music from Aaliyah would be released. Plenty of delays and negative comments from people close to her and not so close (like fans) later, the project has been officially kicked to the curb. OVO’s in-house producer Noah ’40’ Shebib dropped the news in a new interview with Vibe, saying, “The world reacting to Drake’s involvement so negatively, I just wanted nothing to do with it. Ultimately, I wasn’t comfortable and didn’t like the stigma.” “We released [‘Enough Said’], but I was seven songs deep,” the producer added. “[Aaliyah’s] mother saying, ‘I don’t want this out,’ was enough for me. I walked away very quickly.” Damn, I wanted to hear this!
(Video) Drake Explains “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
Yesterday, Drizzy released his new single, “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” which is produced by 40. Before then, he spoke with MTV and described the record as “not a rap record” but rather “a record that was played at weddings in 10 years or that people that are away from their families in the army could listen to.” Hear what else Drake had to say.
