A Night in the Life of Drake

May 28th, 2009

MuchMusic recently followed rapper Drake as he headed to his first sold-out hometown show at Sound Academy in Toronto. From meeting up with his entourage and arriving at the venue, to chilling in the green room and stepping on stage, we were there to capture every moment. It’s a must-watch cause you’ll get a good sense of Drake’s humble personality and charming nature. Is it just us, or was he particularly charming towards our lovely VJ, Sarah Taylor? Who can blame him, really.

Here’s an excerpt from the interview:

SARAH TAYLOR: You’ve been in studio with some pretty big amazing artists. What was that experience like — Jay-Z in the studio, or Lil Wayne?

DRAKE: It’s amazing to meet people that you idolize and they don’t disappoint you. Jay is like my hero. Wayne inspires me really to do all this stuff. He’s probably the hardest working man I’ve ever met in my life. His work ethic is crazy. He’s like really my mentor.

SARAH: You have all these amazing people, iconic figures who are supporting you. And this amazing American connection, but it’s not really about you being a Canadian at all. It doesn’t really come up.

DRAKE: I think that I blend well with the Americans, as they say. I think I make music where they’re not like ‘Oh, that’s some Canadian music. It’s good for Canadian music.’ Like they just say ‘It’s good music.’ I’m very passionate about people knowing I’m Canadian. I think it adds to the story.

SARAH: So what are we going to expect from tonight’s show?

DRAKE: I just want people to have fun tonight. I’m not trying to be the best right now. Eventually. I would never self-proclaim anything. But I just want people to see the show tonight and be like: ‘He’s going to grow into a great artist and we’re proud of him.’ That’s all.

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7 Responses to “A Night in the Life of Drake”

  1. DRIZZZZZZY!

  2. Drake seems like he is such a sweetheart!

    By Jasmine on May 29, 2009 at 1:07 am |
  3. speaking of sick canadian rappers
    http://www.youtube.com/swiftkid

  4. awww, he seems so sweet!

    By Nicki on May 30, 2009 at 6:07 pm |
  5. Drake seems mad cool. It was so cute when he told Sarah she looked beautiful. Awww. I’m glad his daddy taught him how to treat women. Wish there were more rappers like him out there.

    By Jessica on May 31, 2009 at 7:06 pm |
  6. lol that’s mee at 2:55 ! that was an amazing night. drake deserves all the best that’s coming for him.

    By Hannah on May 31, 2009 at 11:03 pm |
  7. dear drake..
    if you read this…
    i have to say i am really sad about when you came to chicago. I bought tickets however, they wouldnt even let me and my friend who is also in love with you in because..we were sinking like the titanic off some jack and rose. Please come back to chicago.
    kellye

    By Kellye on June 2, 2009 at 11:49 pm |

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