Osupa 22 November 2009 Featured Artist, Music 5 Comments

The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive

Drake Wants Thank Me Later To Be Relatable ‘It’s kind of hard for me to come out and be like, ‘I’m still the underdog,’ ‘Drizzy tells Mixtape Daily.‘

Another mixtape? Actually rapping a verse on a song with Jay-Z? Drake says he’s just trying to please the fans, and those two things have been big requests by the people. The first thing on his checklist, though, is making sure the tone of his debut LP, Thank Me Later, is real.

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“At the end of the day, one of the biggest things I’ve been toying with on Thank Me Later is that it’s kind of hard for me to come out and be like, ‘I’m still the underdog,’ ” Drake told Mixtape Daily. “I can’t rap about the same things [as I did] on So Far Gone, so it’s just really trying to tell the greatest story that’s never been told, which is the story of a rapper’s come-up, and tell it without being corny or over bragging or sounding like, ‘Feel sorry for me.’ It’s going to be a very interesting record because I’m really going to have to dig deep and tell stories that people can relate to. But it’s kind of hard, because my life is at a very different place now.

“I’m excited for next year, and I got some great records coming out with people too,” the #3 Hottest MC in the Game added. “I got little projects on the horizon that I’m doing just for the people, to give people the free music that I’ve been known to give. I’m just going to keep up with being Drake. That’s it.”

By “free music,” does Drake mean he’ll be doing another mixtape?

“Yep, definitely a possibility,” he said with a chuckle. “I’m working every day, and I know the requests. I get all the requests like, ‘Oh, we can’t wait to hear you and Jay spit together, and we need another mixtape.’ I mean, I listen to the people, and there’s just consistent requests that come my way almost every day or every other day. With that said, sometimes you have to listen to them and give them what they want. So, that’s my goal.’

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