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Noah “40” Shebib, Drake’s longtime producer, has spoken out, which he rarely does, addressing all of the speculation behind the OVO rapper’s supposed ghostwriter, Quentin Miller. 40 seems to confirm that he is active in Drake’s career, but not like we have been led to believe. He tweeted: He then breaks down the influence Drake has, […]

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Drake, and by extension many of his fans and critics, spend so much time on his origin story it’s easy to forget he’s become a fully-formed, dominant presence in mainstream rap over the last few years. He’s hosting and acting on Saturday Night Live, getting three quarters of the way to platinum during the first […]

A Blackground Records exec may have stated otherwise only a few short days ago, but Missy Elliott and Timbaland say they “will not be participating” in the forthcoming posthumous Aaliyah album being helmed by Drake and his producer Noah “40” Shebib. Billboard.com has the press release sent via Missy’s manager, Mona Scott-Young: “Although Missy and […]