Drake Discusses Record Deal With Lil Wayne and Young Money

Drake sat down with MTV for an interview after signing his record deal with Young Money. In the interview, he speaks on being an independent artist, and the need to have at least somewhat of a major label backing in order to reach the masses. Check below for a summary of the article from MTV.

Drake has made it official that he signed directly to his two managers, Cortez Bryant and Gee Roberson, and their company Inspire. The deal is a joint venture with Young Money. The distribution aspect of the record deal is handled through Universal. Drake believes that when all is said and done, it could be a legendary situation.

Drake has said that, while he loved the courting process, he believes it would be best to remain loyal, and stay with his managers. Is it me, or does one have to wonder if Drake really had any intentions of going anyone else? He worked this whole process incredibly to his advantage, and definitely walked away the winner.

In discussing the courting process, Drake had this to say: “Well, the whole thing with me was, I met some great people along the way. [Warner Music's] Lyor Cohen is such a special man to me, even though I am signed where I am signed at. You know, [Interscope head] Jimmy Iovine, same thing, a great person that taught me a lot in a very short period of time. But my loyalty lays with Wayne. For him to be able to benefit from the situation and for us to be able to brand Young Money, this is the route that I went.”

Drake is hoping to release his official debut LP, Thank Me Later, this year. He said he just finished recording with Pharrell Williams.