2010 is supposed to be a successful year for Drake, who is preparing his biggest career moves for the year to come. In a recent interview with MTV News, the Toronto native Drake revealed collaboration news around his debut album Thank Me Later as well as a new date of release. It seems that Drake has lined up Jay-Z, Young Jeezy and “Forever” co-stars Kanye West and Lil Wayne to appear on his much-anticipated debut album.

“I’m hoping for March now. It’s just pulling everybody together: I had a wish list for my managers of everybody I wanted involved that stem beyond hip-hop. I’m trying to pull it all together.” Rolling Stone magazine confirms the release date: “My album is slated to come out in March. I’m still working on the album, but they might try to move it up.” At least this is what the rapper told the magazine backstage at Wednesday’s Grammy Nominations Concert.
“I’m really trying to work with Sade,” he revealed. “Lil Wayne will be on it. Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, Kanye will be doing work on it. It’s in the family.” Plus, there was one more mystery guest that Drake was tight-lipped about: “It’s this other one I’m excited about that’s kinda left [field]. It’s gonna be a great project - well-rounded,” Drake told MTV.
Moreover, Drake is preparing his fans for the release of his debut album. In another interview, he said he has a great story to tell now: “it’s been a crazy year. I just want to make it a little bigger, a little more energy. Sonically, I want to advance. I think I’ve gotten better at rapping since the last one so I’m excited to share it with the world. That’s how I come up with songs, I’ll sit there and rap to myself. There are people who are phenomenal at freestyling, but I’m a writer.”
Fortunately, even if Drake hasn’t released the album this year, he has been still nominated for a pair of Grammys, locking up nods in both the Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance categories for Best I Ever Had, sharing the nomination with Eminem. “Every other category, they were like, ‘Well, here is who had good songs this year.’ I was like, ‘OK, I put out a song so they put my song on the screen,’ ” he told MTV News after the event. “Then my road manager C.J. tapped me and said, ‘No, you’re nominated.’ My phone started vibrating, it was surreal!”

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