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Drake recruits James Blake and Frank Ocean for his OVO Fest

16th May 2013 •

Drake has revealed his guests for the fourth instalment of his annual OVO Fest, and, perhaps surprisingly, one of our own has got the nod. Last time Drake and James Blake crossed paths, it wa [...]

Cash Money act Big Tymers to reform… with Drake and Lil Wayne in place of Mannie Fresh

9th May 2013 •

In a new interview, Cash Money's Lil Wayne and Birdman have claimed that Big Tymers, one of the original Cash Money groups, are planning their first album since 2003. One catch however: Mannie [...]

TLC to release new singles in 2013, recruit Drake and Ne-Yo for comeback album

2nd May 2013 •

"It really is the start of another chapter for us". Since 2009, Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas have been chucking out occasional scraps of info about the first TLC album i [...]

Daft Punk, Jay-Z, Drake, Floating Points and more reviewed in the FACT Singles Club, 21 April 2013

21st April 2013 •

Each week on the FACT Singles Club, a selection of our writers work their way through the new music of the week gone by. With the way individual tracks are now consumed, the idea of what const [...]

Download Drake’s lugubrious Destiny’s Child tribute, ‘Girls Love Beyoncé’

16th April 2013 •

Following on from 'Started From The Bottom' and '5AM In Toronto', Drake has issued a new ode for the gloomy, 'Girls Love Beyoncé'. The track sees Drake on woe-is-me confessional form ("I'm s [...]

Watch Drake’s moody ’5AM In Toronto’ video

2nd April 2013 •

Drake has found time in-between ignoring cheap shots from Chris Brown to drop a dusky video for recent track '5AM In Toronto'. Culled from his next full-length Nothing Was The Same, the track i [...]

Snoop Lion’s <em>Reincarnated</em> gets cover art and tracklist

Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated gets cover art and tracklist

25th March 2013 •

Further details have arrived about Reincarnated, Snoop Dogg's controversial Rastafari safari. Reincarnated now has some cover art and a full tracklisting. As reported, Busta Rhymes, Drake and S [...]

Drake drops second <em>Nothing Was The Same</em> track, ’5AM In Toronto’

Drake drops second Nothing Was The Same track, ’5AM In Toronto’

7th March 2013 •

Drake follows up the bullish 'Started From The Bottom' with the more introspective '5AM in Toronto'. The second transmission from third album Nothing Was The Same arrived on Soundcloud in [...]

Snoop Lion’s <em>Reincarnated</em> gets release date; features Drake, Busta Rhymes, Snoop’s daughter

Snoop Lion’s Reincarnated gets release date; features Drake, Busta Rhymes, Snoop’s daughter

1st March 2013 •

More details of Snoop Lion (né Dogg)'s forthcoming album of songs in the key of Jah. AllHipHop note that Snoop's contentious reggae LP Reincarnated will see the light of day on April 23 [...]