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Drake – The Real Her (Feat. Lil’ Wayne)

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If you listen to hip hop radio pretty much anywhere right now, Drake is absolutely dominating. Eyebrows is everywhere. Listen to that 8-10 song Hot 10_ banger block and prob 4-5 of those songs are Drake tracks or have a Drake feature on them. “The Real Her” probably isn’t hip hop radio material but it’s still a smooth sample of that R&B Drizzy. Yo man, Drake’s got problems too.

Drake – The Real Her (Feat. Lil’ Wayne)

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Rating 8.1

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10-20-11

Drake – Make Me Proud (Feat. Nicki Minaj)

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Eyebrows dropped this new Take Care bomb with Funkmaster Flex earlier tonight. It’s that Pink Friday and OVO.

Drake – Make Me Proud (Feat. Nicki Minaj)

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Rating 8.5

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10-13-11

k-Os – Faith Pt. 2 (Feat. Drake)

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Two of T.O.’s nost requested reconnect on this rework of “Faith” from k-Os’ Anchorman mixtape of last year. AMERICA: k-os rips. Get familiar.

k-Os – Faith Pt. 2 (Feat. Drake)

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Rating 8.1

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10-05-11

James Blake x Drake – Half Heat Full x Up All Night

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Last night, James Blake became the latest artist to air a set inside BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix. The mix played out much like a palette, an insight into some corners of JB’s sort musical universe. There were darker, sparer songs, more soulful even uplifting songs and there were new James Blake songs too. One song in the set that especially stuck us was this mix of Blake’s “Half Heat Full” and YM’s “Up All Night”. The mix sort of fits in a sound lane with Clams Casino or other similar Future Garage Hop productions. Get into it.

James Blake x Drake – Half Heat Full x Up All Night

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Rating 8.3

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09-17-11

Drake – Marvin’s Room (DJ Dodger Stadium Remix)

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DJ Dodger Stadium puts a fresh dream house spin on one of our favorite songs of the summer. #eyebrowgame (RT)

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Rating 8.2

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09-13-11

The Weeknd – The Zone (Feat. Drake) (Ty Cody Remix)

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OK, so being real, a few days out now from the release of Thursday, “The Zone” is the only song from the mixtape I’ve spun more than a couple times. Sorry, y’all! Here, MPLS producer Ty Cody laces up Thursday’s creme de la creme track with a syrupy sweet wobbly mix. Give it a listen below.

The Weeknd – The Zone (Feat. Drake) (Ty Cody Remix)

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Rating 8.0

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08-24-11

The Weeknd – The Zone (Feat. Drake)

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“Thursday” is here and The Weeknd is next.

The Weeknd – The Zone (Feat. Drake)

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Rating 8.4

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08-18-11

Game – Good Girls Go Bad (Feat. Drake)

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Jayceon connects with Drizzy over a Cool & Dre beat for our newly anointed second fav R.E.D. Album leak. (“She Wanna Have My Baby” will always have our heart.) Game sounds awwwwwright but if this were purely a Drake song it’d likely be a Hot 100 Top 10. Drake’s that on his game right now.

Game – Good Girls Go Bad (Feat. Drake)

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Rating 7.9

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08-15-11

Drake – Marvin’s Room (Shlohmo’s Thru Da Floor Remix)

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On the heels of his gorgeous Burial “Shell of Light” remix, Shlohmo up’d the ante with this UNFUCKINGREAL remix of Drake’s “Marvin’s Room”. This is one of the coolest “chill” rap remixes probably ever. Shlohmo is absolutely killing it right now. We couldn’t be bigger fans. Witness below.

Drake – Marvin’s Room (Shlohmo’s Thru Da Floor Remix)

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Rating 8.9

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07-18-11

AIVA – Pink Moon (Nick Drake)

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AIVA, an artist out of D.C., delivers to you this striking cover of Nick Drake’s classic tune “Pink Moon”. Her take shifts the pensive acoustive shuffle of the original to a spacier, more expansive place. (think Moon Safari or Simple Things). Try out the track below and let us know what you think.


AIVA – Pink Moon (Nick Drake)

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Rating 8.3

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07-18-11

Drake – I’m On One (Karetus Remix)

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Here goes a bit more bothered take on the DJ Khaled/Drake blog jam. Wobbly in all the right ways and laced with some most excellent synth flourishes, Lisbon-based duo Karetus’ remix of “I’m On One” is a keeper.

Drake – I’m On One (Karetus Remix)

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Rating: 8.1

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06-07-11

Drake – Dreams Money Can Buy

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We’ve heard this story from Aubrey before “dreams” blah blah blah “money”, but still, it is new Drake and the track is fresh. So for your listening enjoyment, it’s the new Drake.

Drake – Dreams Money Can Buy

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Rating: 8.0

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05-20-11