For 2009,anyways. The Canadian born actor turned rapper Drake who has just signed with Lil Wayne’s label, has been honored by MTV’s Mixtape Daily as the 2009 best mixtape of the year . His mix tape “So Far Gone” which contains his hit “Best I Ever Had” has garnered praise from fans and peers like : Jay-Z and Kanye West.
Drake recently made a statement about the MTV Mixtape Award, saying, “I’m honored by the accolade given to me by Mixtape Daily and just by all the stuff that’s going on. I feel like I just spent a lot of years so in tune with music that I really love. Whether it be R&B, whether it be jazz, whether it be rap, whatever. I think So Far Gone was me finding myself as a person and then finding a way to balance all these things that I love and figuring out truly what it is that I’m good at. I think once you find a rhythm or a formula as an artist, it starts to connect with people. You know, people are like, ‘OK, he’s doing his thing.’ That’s important to do your thing. You can’t be doing what so-and-so is doing or do something that doesn’t fit you. … The best part about finding that rhythm was just being honest. Honesty, you know, rapping about my life and things that occur on a daily basis. So when I draw inspiration, I really can draw from my life, not go make something up or hear someone else’s story. “
Drake also said that he thinks it’s important for the mixtape to stay separate from his debut album entitled “Thank Me Later” which is set to debute sometime in 2010. However, he says he’s happy that he was able to release his first songs for free to his fans.
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