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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 4, 2009 9:11:08 GMT -5
Yea, last week.
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Post by Grenade on Jun 14, 2009 23:31:00 GMT -5
Kanye West directed the video.
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Post by I HATE LA REID on Jun 16, 2009 12:39:56 GMT -5
i hear this for the first time..loves it
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Post by Grenade on Jun 17, 2009 9:29:42 GMT -5
Back up on iTunes, #37 already.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 17, 2009 9:40:09 GMT -5
#35 now
Should be Top 10 by tonight lol
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 17, 2009 17:05:23 GMT -5
#35 now Should be Top 10 by tonight lol LOL it's #11 now
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 17, 2009 19:47:37 GMT -5
#9 on iTunes
#1 R&B
#27 Hot 100
Drake, "Best I Ever Had"
Odds That It Will Rule the Summer: 6:1
The latest in a long line of heavy-browed sensations (after Chris Paul and that one Jonas brother), Drake doesn't even have a record label, and already he's landed tons of buzz, some hit singles and the approval of Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy, who are taking him out on the road this summer. "Best I Ever Had" is a straight-up classic R&B jam — strictly for the ladies, yet also cool enough for the dudes to dance to. And that bodes well for him this summer, to be certain.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 17, 2009 20:02:52 GMT -5
Jun 17 2009 6:51 AM EDT Drake Says 'Best I Ever Had' Director Kanye West 'Oozes' Creativity 'Kanye's idea was actually the best out of all of them,' the MC said of getting the star to direct.
By Jayson Rodriguez
NEW YORK — Kanye West sure can be convincing.
Drake recently spoke to MTV News about filming a video for his breakout track, "Best I Ever Had," and the Canadian MC was set on having a strong visual that matched his female fans' passion for the song. "I want women to feel special when they watch the visual and say, 'I wish that was me,' or 'I know that feeling.' " he explained.
But after a late-night recording session with West, things quickly changed.
"At first for this video, I was taking myself way too serious and trying to do some, like, epic sort-of-intimate video ... that would have been cool, but the song is too fun for that," Drake told us on the Brooklyn video set. "So when we were in the studio one night — me, Kanye and Big Sean — we were actually recording a song. And 'Ye ... it oozes out of him, creativity ... he was just being creative Kanye, like, spewing out ideas, and the day after, I texted my manager — we have the same manager — and was like, 'Yo, Kanye's idea was actually the best out of all of them, see if he'll do the video.'
"I don't know if at that point he knew he was gonna be directing the video," he continued. "It was more an idea like, 'It'll be funny if we do this.' Then it turned into 'Let's do this.' "
The Kanye-directed clip is a decidedly lighter take on things.
The video was filmed Sunday at a high school basketball gym where Drake's collection of "bests" manifests as the roster of a basketball team.
"Some of us younger men, we refer to our affiliation with women like a roster," Drake said, explaining the concept. "You have key women in your life when you're single and doing your thing."
But Team Drake faces some stiff competition in the clip — the opposing females aren't so smitten with the rising rap star. Despite the humor in the theme, Drake said the film will be shot to make it have a "Basketball Diaries"-like feel. There's no "Degrassi" hook to the clip, even though a young Drake played a high school basketball player in the teen series.
Cameos for the video will include Trey Songz, Fabolous and Drake's Young Money family: Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Lil Twist and Lil Chuckee. Kanye was on set, of course, as was his love interest, Amber Rose, and Common. Rihanna, recently rumored to be dating Drake, was present in New York the night before, but the "Umbrella" singer wasn't on the closed set.
The "Best I Ever Had" clip marks Drake's first "official video," according to the Toronto lyricist. A previous video, "Replacement Girl," was financed by the rapper and featured Trey Songz. The visual briefly aired on BET in the past and has been revived by MTV Jams recently. But Drake said that video was made while he was discovering himself as an artist and that the "Best" clip truly showcases who he is now.
While the buzz for "Best I Ever Had" continues to grow — the song is an airplay gainer on the Billboard Hot 100 — Drake is still ironing out the details on where he'll sign as a recording artist.
He said that for now, being unsigned gives him some much-needed freedom.
"I'm almost there," he laughed. "I'm just taking my time. It's less political and better to do things like today — having a video directed by a man of Kanye's stature and still be unsigned — it just sounds better!"
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 17, 2009 20:51:25 GMT -5
#5 (Dirty) & 73 (Clean) on iTunes!!! ![:o](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/shocked.png)
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 18, 2009 7:13:01 GMT -5
#3 and 62 on iTunes
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jun 18, 2009 10:17:02 GMT -5
Ugh. This is so overrated.
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Post by cactus tree on Jun 18, 2009 10:41:54 GMT -5
I heard this 5 times in the span of 1 1/2 hours in the car yesterday. For now I really like it, but I can see the overplay making me sick of this in a month.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 18, 2009 19:05:40 GMT -5
#2 and 43 on iTunes
Can it overtake BEP?
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Post by AFRO SAMURAI on Jun 18, 2009 19:49:20 GMT -5
Ugh. This is so overrated.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 19, 2009 20:11:31 GMT -5
Still at #2 on iTunes
Enters the Top 50 at Pop:
50 49 DRAKE Best I Ever Had 647 476 171 3.715
+47 Spins +30 Bullet +0.379 AI
About to overrtake Keri for #1 on Urban
2 1 KERI HILSON Knock You Down Zone 4/Interscope 2009 4098 3972 126 3 2 DRAKE Best I Ever Had hiphopsince 1978/Bryant 2009 3965 3384 581
This is going to be #2 on the Hot 100 next week, maybe even #1 but it's going to be close. Boom Boom Pow could get a 12th week at #1, but it's going to be very close...depends on how much Drake sells, and he only had 5 days of sales compared to BBP's 7.
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Post by Grenade on Jun 20, 2009 10:04:36 GMT -5
#1 at Urban.
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Post by Chains on Jun 20, 2009 13:05:03 GMT -5
Congrats my label-less friend!
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 20, 2009 13:32:23 GMT -5
He is going to get a huge advance on his deal, he has huge bargaining power right now, with the biggest song in the U.S.
I don't get the delay, though...he should be signed by now, and the album should be coming out in September...October the LATEST...but I dont think it matters that much because he has HUGE buzz...that will sustain until the album drops, granted it does drop before Christmas.
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Post by Chains on Jun 20, 2009 21:21:30 GMT -5
He is going to get a huge advance on his deal, he has huge bargaining power right now, with the biggest song in the U.S. I don't get the delay, though...he should be signed by now, and the album should be coming out in September...October the LATEST...but I dont think it matters that much because he has HUGE buzz...that will sustain until the album drops, granted it does drop before Christmas. Agreed. Also, I think they are gonna make sure Drake is as satisfied with the album as the label is. So if that means he's gotta wait to work with certain producers, then that's what it means.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 23, 2009 21:27:45 GMT -5
10 CHR/Pop adds this week, including KIIS:
KIIS-FM Los Angeles (#2) KHTS-FM San Diego (#17) KSLZ-FM St. Louis (#20) WKST-FM Pittsburgh (#24) WKFS-FM Cincinnati (#28) CKEY-FM Buffalo (#52) WQEN-FM Birmingham (#57) WSNX-FM Grand Rapids (#67) WHKF-FM Harrisburg (#79) WIHB-FM Charleston, SC (#84)
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Post by Grenade on Jun 27, 2009 15:50:39 GMT -5
#1 at Rhythmic.
I know I predicted that this song would go to #1 at Rhythmic and Urban, but I didn't actually expect it to. LOL.
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 27, 2009 19:07:09 GMT -5
Added at Z100, and it is just about to enter the Top 40 at Pop
48 41 DRAKE Best I Ever Had 979 690 289 6.679
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Post by I'M ON ONE on Jun 29, 2009 20:57:18 GMT -5
Blowing up at Pop
42 37 DRAKE Best I Ever Had hiphopsince 1978/Bryant 2009 1078 767 311
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Post by TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur on Jun 30, 2009 9:51:27 GMT -5
This really si on every radio station, all the time.
WHY?! It's so boring and repetitive. I don't understand the hype at ALL.
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Post by cactus tree on Jul 1, 2009 18:42:18 GMT -5
This song is obviously aimed towards the female audience, and in that area it succeeds *very* well IMO.
I'm surprised this/he is getting so much attention from men in hip hop though. It's basically the same lovey-dovey r&b tracks that Ja Rule did and 50 Cent clowned him for before he did them himself.
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