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“I’m tired of hearing ‘bout who you checking for now/Just give it time, let’s see who’s still around a decade from now,” Drake raps on “Tuscan Leather.” The line is commonly interpreted as a foreboding message to Drake’s retractors as if he’s gloating that his fame will outlast theirs. But what if the bar is a note […]

Drake landed another top 10 hit without actually releasing a new album. His recently re-released mixtape So Far Gone debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, a full ten years after the project was first released.  Drake’s 2009 mixtape was shared on streaming services for the first time this week, and its 45,000 equivalent […]

It seems Kanye West had a change of heart. In celebration of So Far Gone‘s 10-year anniversary, Drake released the critically acclaimed mixtape on all major streaming services Thursday night. And guess what? It included the original version of “Say What’s Real”—a standout track that sampled Ye’s 2008 record “Say You Will.” This is notable detail, as the song had […]

Drake‘s So Far Gone tape turns 10 years young Wednesday, an occasion the OVO co-founder is marking with an extended retrospective message to those crucial to the project’s rise to ubiquity. Additionally, Drake has announced the 18-track project’s imminent availability on all streaming platforms. “I will never forget anybody involved in this journey even if […]

On Thursday, Kanye West fired off a series of tweets directed at Drake in which he brought up the multiple issues he has with the Canadian artist. The internet was, unsurprisingly, entertained.  This latest round of back and forth between the two began with Kanye sending out a tweet that showed Drake was attempting to clear the sample for […]