Drake Speaks On 'Thank Me Later': "I Really Studied Nas"

by The Chosen Few on February 23rd, 2010

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In a recent interview with Im Flashy, 09's rookie of the year Drake discussed his upcoming debut album, Thank Me Later. He explained how this album will sound compared to his critically acclaimed mixtape So Far Gone.

"It's gonna be bigger, it's gonna sound happier," Drake explained in comparison to So Far Gone. "Yeah, it's gonna sound bigger, it's gonna sound victorious because that's where I am in my life."

He also revealed two artists he really studied in preparation for Thank Me Later.

"I really studied Nas to be honest, Nas was like somebody that I used to listen to his raps and not really understand 'how' he did it, I always wanted to understand how he painted those pictures and his bar structure and all of that." He continued. "I went back and really studied Nas, studied Andre 3000 [for this album] and I hope you like it."

 
 
 
 

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tbrown — 6 months ago
idk why this nigga is the opposite of nas now all he rap about is money these days nas dont do that never really did
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blackhaze187 — 6 months ago
I know right lol drake is a fag and so are his fans
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thechosenfew — 6 months ago
LOL, Haze always hating….
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domo202 — 6 months ago
lol i was just about to say that lol that nigga hate off everything drake do and im gonna cop this drake is nice and he studying nas and 3stacks thats how u know he gonna be spitting on this !!
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gitmunny — 6 months ago
i hope he gets more indepth n thoughtful cuz thats tha kinda music nas n 3000 usually make… im lookin forward to thank me later (u can prolly tell by my avatar) i hope tha march 23rd release date is final
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kingml213 — 6 months ago
We will see……
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sparkfirehot — 6 months ago
um yes nas did homie
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whoyoube — 6 months ago
sounds like this guys been studying jeulz santana and jim jones w his latest shit.
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platinummacc — 6 months ago
Album still gunna be trash. Drake and his ABC lyrics can gtfo.
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lindberg7689 — 6 months ago
DRAKE IS FIRE SO THAT MEANS HE WAS HERE BEFORE THE GAME WAS EVEN STARTED
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50kingz — 6 months ago
Canadians can’t rap…but can play basketball (Steve Nash)
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publicenemy — 6 months ago
his PR guy prolly just told him to say that so that he can try and get more fans that think hes not lyrical
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jpouy — 6 months ago
We dont believe you, you need more people!!! … lol idk.. maybe he’s telling the truth. we will all see soon
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notyou — 6 months ago
Nas never freestyled from a blackberry fool!
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production — 6 months ago
I Actually Wanted To Hear The Dark Sound So Far Had. The Sound Separated It From Everything Else…But We’ll See
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dhildreth — 6 months ago
me too hopefully he don’t get away from that formula that worked … that’s usually when people fall off or fail
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virginiasw — 6 months ago
We shall see Drake..
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getalife — 6 months ago
Drake singing > Drake rapping….

Drake acting > Drake doing music………..

Basically stick to making WHACK ass tv shows for nickeloneon….he whack as a musician…
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getalife — 6 months ago
here comes the hate…
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assholebynature — 6 months ago
What? You already brought the hate.
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platinummacc — 6 months ago
I don’t agree about Drake singing > Drake rapping, not because he’s that good of a rapper, because he uses autotune when he sings.
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chalieboy — 6 months ago
his best songs of him singing have been without autotune. That shit was a fad, now its pretty much over. Can we get over it already?
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guamatian — 6 months ago
There’s alot of pressure and anticipation on this album…good to see he studies others, def looking forward to what he has to offer. When does his album drop?
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hiphopfan101 — 6 months ago
this cd is goin be fucing fire.. u guys will thank him later after this
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platinummacc — 6 months ago
No I won’t, lmao.
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chalieboy — 6 months ago
tru, ull thank him as soon as you listen to the CD
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sparkfirehot — 6 months ago
we gonna see if he can make a classic album cus i’m a tough guy to please when it comes to albums.
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charlieblack — 6 months ago
this a good look for Drake, Nas is definetly the person to influence your music….i mean he is an undisputed Hip-Hop legend
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lindberg7689 — 6 months ago
man drake is sick and one of the best rappers out no matter what you guys say… he’s what makes rap not just look like a bunch of dumb porch monkeys, HIS SHIT MAKES SENSE AND STILL SOUNDS FIRE
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whoyoube — 6 months ago
lol youre a fucking tool
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falceez — 6 months ago
a nas influence would be tight but if this is really droppin in march…wheres a single?
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swaga727 — 6 months ago
Wow I dont like hearing Nas’ name come out of Drakes mouth at all.
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chalieboy — 6 months ago
keep smokin that brown reggie in that joint
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blackmamba24 — 6 months ago
fuck Nas , cormega all day
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swaga727 — 6 months ago
Cormega’s good, everybody’s got a favorite, mine just happens to be Nas.
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robbyfresh — 6 months ago
I don’t wanna hear Young Money Drake where he jus rap about money fuckin hoes. He sound like he gon come with that b4 Young Money shit.
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evile — 6 months ago
I admire Drake 4 the amount of buzz he got himself….No new artist has gotten this much buzz w/ the high chance of living up to it since the emergence of 50 and G Unit…..
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guamatian — 6 months ago
At first I thought is is a bs comment, but when I think about it…it’s pretty on point. I could say the Game had a buzz, Lupe as well…but not as much as this. I think his album is going to do big #s.
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santos2 — 6 months ago
when is the release date for thank me later?
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thechosenfew — 6 months ago
March 23rd….. Forgot to put that, but that everybody knew this by now
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dawson — 6 months ago
Im gettin muh fuckin busy. So many spins my records is muh fuckin dizzy. Haters wanna turn to they girl and be like, “who is he?” but I bet a million she tell you that’s muh fuckin DRIZZY!
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psmurf954 — 6 months ago
What he really said…..

" I’m really gonna bite the best rappers. I wanna be a real HIP-HOP artist". Drake stick to that Comeback Season mixtape shit. That shit when you was spiiting over Dilla beats. Thats what he needs to be on, not that Hip-Pop young money bullshit. can’t knock the hustle tho… but enough with the fucking sing-a-long rap songs.
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psmurf954 — 6 months ago
Yo is it just me or was there alot of racism and slurs on this site this month…particularly this month. anybody else peeped dat.
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andrei187 — 6 months ago
t’s cool to know that [some] of these young artists have the knowledge and know the importance of the golden age and how much has been paved for today’s artists.
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psmurf954 — 6 months ago
andrei187, agreed. Glad to know drake knows his shit. But this the first time i heard of a artist say he/she studied the next. Listen too, not study. Hope he pays homage and not bites. That is all.
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mikeyspadez — 6 months ago
cant wait 4 album but he should give up on studying cuz he’ll never amount to Illmatic, dont mean to sound negative, finna buy it tho cuz I fucks with drake
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whodat118 — 6 months ago
not a classic
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freshsup702 — 6 months ago
Studied NaS huh & 3-Stacks, dude is crazy hahaha
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spdaghost — 6 months ago
drake is already too mainstream, no doubt he can spit but these days the money is making songs that 15 year old girls will buy.
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swaga727 — 6 months ago
@spdaghost Exactly, I could fucking care less about drake for that very reason, he might spit hard, but his lyrics are lame as fuck, they cater to the mainstream only, and just because he can spit harder than most other mainstream, people say hes all that.
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jmore — 6 months ago
man Drakes a good kid but why is he such a square ass nigga sometime
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khmh — 6 months ago
just n case yall niggas didnt know nasty nas… esco is the fuckin king of hip hop everyone of these otha rappeers take notes from hommie…yet yall give jay more props.. (how)? and y cuz he comerical, flashy nigga
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domo202 — 6 months ago
niggaz a buy the a-lbum and claim they got it for there sisters SMH @HATERS!!
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shirlockjones — 6 months ago
He did the same shit with saying how Phonte is one of his favorite rappers and all of that bs when in reality he took Phonte’s style in terms of structuring punchlines and the formula for songs. I’m a huge Little Brother fan and if you listen to Think Good Thoughts he formulates his bars just like Phonte’s. Drake is a heavy favorite with the younger generation but alotta heads of the older generation dont belive the hype and thats why he throwing Nas and 3 Stacks name out to get a lil credibility. Im not hating at all but lets be honest, even though people wanna see him fail and fall off he’s GONNA sell and he’s gonna be everywhere until Wayne comes home whether you like it or not lol. Im not a big fan but im a realist and thats reality.
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swaga727 — 6 months ago
I dont think Wayne realizes it but hes creating a monster, drake is going to steal all waynes buzz, watch its happening already.
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psmurf954 — 6 months ago
Look out for Detox….
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futrebruin11 — 6 months ago
this shit should be dope if he studyn nas and 3 stacks,..j.cole album iis gon be crazy doe…
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therealest1 — 6 months ago
thank me later will be one of the most overrated rap albums when it come out…
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thaether — 6 months ago
let’s see the impact that Nas & Andre will have on him
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ruthless — 6 months ago
this dude will never spit like nas or andre 3000. he just hypin his album up
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shwabster — 6 months ago
hey i studied nas too, sign me up for a coupla mil! no, really!
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hastyle — 6 months ago
Now that’s how its suppose to be done. Study the legends and then improve.
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skipsomatic — 6 months ago
If he studied anything Nas and 3 Stacks did, then why would he sign with Wayne?
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whoyoube — 6 months ago
fuck a drake album, when is NAS droppin?
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nowhackmusic412 — 6 months ago
Can’t wait till he show all these haters how much better than weezy he is.
This nigga hot. Stop the hatin! A Drake…….TELL BABY TO QUIT RAPPING PLEASE!!!! ALL Y’ALL B WRITIN HIS SHIT AN HE STILL GARBAGE!
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skipsomatic — 6 months ago
…who isn’t better than Wayne? Besides Wacka Flocka Lame, Gucci Mane, Soulja Boy etc..
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nowhackmusic412 — 6 months ago
Can’t wait till he show all these haters how much better than weezy he is.
This nigga hot. Stop the hatin! A Drake…….TELL BABY TO QUIT RAPPING PLEASE!!!! ALL Y’ALL B WRITIN HIS SHIT AN HE STILL GARBAGE!
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michaelangel — 6 months ago
Dude he’s overrated just like Weezy!!! He’s going to let a lot of people down when Thank Me Later. Studying other rappers style? Come on….. Nas and Andre? Yep he’s going to let a lot of people down(while listening to Mike Posner)
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