And becoming friends with John, I became closer with John, DeMarcus and Patrick. I took a lot of days off to see Kentucky basketball games and me and John became good friends. Just talking and meeting the guys, I was like, man my heart was in it. Seeing him speak at when the players came out, seeing him speak there, I was inspired by him. The Life: You say family, is that World Wide Wes-like family?ĭrake: (laughs) A lot of family. How did that all come about, you and Coach Cal's relationship?ĭrake: I linked up with him through … we're all connected, a lot of family, um, and …

The Life: You were spotted at four Kentucky basketball games this year, you're obviously a big Kentucky basketball fan. 1 right off the bat and that's a great thing. 'What does that exactly mean?' They tell me it means that it goes No. I had to actually ask yesterday what a No. 1, that has to be pretty surreal.ĭrake: Yeah, it's pretty dope man. The Life: He had that YouTube thing, I think, whatever …ĭrake: I don't know, 'Shaq Fu' and all that old Shaq music was kind of dope. Sebastien Feval/Getty Imageĭrake: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah … Kobe never rapped did he? The Life: Is his rap game going to be better than Shaq, better than Kobe's? Drake suspects Kentucky coach John Calipari might lean more toward softer stylings, such as Phil Collins. LeBron is going to start rapping soon, I bet. LeBron's hip-hop knowledge and capabilities are up there. The Life: How's LeBron's voice? Can he pull it off?ĭrake: Yeah, he's dope. (As I approached Drake, he and a woman were finishing a conversation.)ĭrake: With LeBron? Oh god … (to The Life) LeBron basically performed at my last show. Shrewd move.īefore he performed Friday at the Indiana State Fair, the admitted NBA junkie sat down with The Life to talk music, NBA relationships, Joe Carter, and of course, Bieber Fever. The Toronto native got his start in entertainment on the Canadian teen drama 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' (which airs on Teen Nick in the United States) before leaving the small screen in 2009 to chase his music aspirations.

1 on the Billboard 200 with his album 'Thank Me Later.' In June, the hip-hop phenomenon debuted at No. He makes music with the biggest names in the industry, while ladies screech at every turn.ĭrake may not be the most interesting man in the world, but he's certainly angling for its most popular.Ī partnership with Lil Wayne has launched Drake's career into rarefied air and tracks 'Over,' 'Find Your Love' and 'Forever' are omnipresent on the radio and at clubs. He hangs with the University of Kentucky basketball team, coach John Calipari and the enigma that is William Wesley, better known as World Wide Wes. Drake's youth and sudden burst of megafame help him relate to his NBA superstar friends. INDIANAPOLIS - Two of his best friends are LeBron James and Chris Paul.

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