"Over", Drake

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The wait is almost over. Drake has selected the first single from his highly-anticipated debut album.

The first offering from Thank Me Later will be called “Over.” Drizzy exclusively tells Rap-Up.com that the track was produced by fellow Canadian Boi-1da, who is responsible for two of his biggest hits, “Best I Ever Had” and “Forever.”

The Young Money signee went through a painstaking process before choosing the right single. “Before I start working a single, I need to get about 10, 15, 20 songs done so I can pick from a batch of music as opposed to just committing to something right now,” he told Rap-Up.com in November. “It takes a lot for me to put a song onto that list. It’s gotta be a real great song. It’s gotta be something that I feel is timeless and is better than anything that I’ve ever done.”

The album, due this spring, is expected to feature collaborations with Jay-Z (“Light Up”), Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, and The-Dream (“Shut It Down”), as well as production from Kanye West, Noah “40” Shebib, and Tone Mason.

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I can't tell what this sounds like. But the beat sounds like it could be hot.

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After laying down tracks for his debut album Thank Me Later in his hometown of Toronto and traveling to Hawaii to record with Kanye West, Drake’s globetrotting brought him to Jamaica, where he’s reportedly working with dancehall artist Mavado. Drizzy has been holed up at Geejam Studios, but took a little time to pose for photos with fans and even received some herbal “gifts.”

He also shared a photo of a computer screen displaying the file name for the final mix of his first single “Over” under the heading “Almost Time Again.”

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This will supposedly leak tomorrow.

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Drake tweeted the hook (?)

Take the time to do it right cause you may not get the time to do it OVER.

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"Wifey #Over b*tches but money's #Over her cause money's under nothing, my life is such a blur."

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I wonder if he's going to have a "street" first single and a "commercial" first single like Jay-Z does.

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Premieres tomorrow at Midnight.

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Better be worth the hype.

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Could be epic or just sound like a mixtape track. I'm gonna give him the benefit of the doubt and say it's gonna have an epic course.

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"Way too many people here right now that I didn't know last year."

It's like save it already. This dude only tells one story. "Forever," "Say Something," countless other verses, and now probably this. It's all about how he's become famous and hyped overnights. We know this already. Can you remind us of why you HAVE hype instead of just rapping about how you do over and over?

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Mar 4, 2010 10:33:13 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

"Way too many people here right now that I didn't know last year."

It's like save it already. This dude only tells one story. "Forever," "Say Something," countless other verses, and now probably this. It's all about how he's become famous and hyped overnights. We know this already. Can you remind us of why you HAVE hype instead of just rapping about how you do over and over?

You're going to hate his album then. That's the exact way he describes it. LOL. About how he's become famous and everything's different now.

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Hot 97 played this at 8:25.


I caught it. The beat is hot. He's rapping all these metaphors about how he's a legend already blah blah blah. He sings the hook with "I don't care if I sound good singing or not because I know radio will play it anyway" attitude. It's a hot song but it's nothing groundbreaking. It's going to be treated like it is though.

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The beat is CRRRRRAAAAZY!!!

The hook is HOT

It's ok...definitely not a big crossover radio smash, but I'm sure they are aiming at Urban with this one.

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This is hot as hell.

[Someone Like You]

It's okay. The hook is really weak and it sounds like a leftover.

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I know way too many people here right now
That I didn’t know last year, who the f**k are y’all?
I swear it feels like the last few nights
We been everywhere and back
But I just can’t remember it all

What am I doin’? What am I doin’?
Oh, yeah, that’s right, I’m doin’ me
I’m doin me
I’m livin’ life right now, mayne

And this what I’ma do ’til it’s over
‘Til it’s over
But it’s far from over…..

(the rest of the lyrics after the jump…)

Bottles on me, long as someone drink it
Never drop the ball, f**k are y’all thinkin’?
Makin’ sure the Young Money ship is never sinkin’
‘Bout to set it off, set it off, Jada Pinkett
I shouldn’t’ve drove, tell me how I’m gettin’ home
You too fine to be layin’ down in bed alone
I could teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone
I swear this life is like the sweetest thing I’ve ever known
‘Bout to go Thriller Mike Jackson on these niggas
All I need’s a f**king red jacket with some zippers
Super good smiddoke, a package of the swishers
I did it overnight, it couldn’t happen any quicker
Y’all know them? Well, f**k it, me either
But point the biggest skeptic out, I’ll make him a believer
It wouldn’t be the first time I done it, throwin’ hundreds
When I should be throwin’ ones, b*tch, I run it (Ah)

I know way too many people here right now
That I didn’t know last year, who the f**k are y’all?
I swear it feels like the last few nights
We been everywhere and back
But I just can’t remember it all

What am I doin’? What am I doin’?
Oh, yeah, that’s right, I’m doin’ me
I’m doin me
I’m livin’ life right now, mayne

And this what I’ma do ’til it’s over
‘Til it’s over
But it’s far from over

One thing ’bout music, when it hits you feel no pain
And I swear I got that sh*t that make these b*tches go insane
So they tell me that they love me, I know better than that, it’s just game
It’s just what comes with the fame, and I’m ready for that, I’m just sayin’
But I really can’t complain, everything is kosher
Two thumbs up, Ebert and Roeper
I really can’t see the end getting any closer
But I prolly still be the man when everything is over
So I’m riding through the city with my high beams on
Can you see me? Can you see me? Get your Visine on
Y’all just do not fit the picture, turn your widescreen on
If you thinkin’ I’ma quit before I die, dream on
Man, they treat me like a legend, am I really this cold?
I’m really too young to be feelin’ this old
It’s about time you admit it, who you kiddin’, man?
Man, nobody’s never done it like I did it (Ugh)

I know way too many people here right now
That I didn’t know last year, who the f**k are y’all?
I swear it feels like the last few nights
We been everywhere and back
But I just can’t remember it all

What am I doin’? What am I doin’?
Oh, yeah, that’s right, I’m doin’ me
I’m doin me
I’m livin’ life right now, mayne

And this what I’ma do ’til it’s over
‘Til it’s over
But it’s far from over

Yeah, that’s right, I’m doin’ me
I’m doin me
I’m livin’ life right now, mayne

And this what I’ma do ’til it’s over
‘Til it’s over
But it’s far from over

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Produced by Drake’s in-house producer Boi-1da and Al Khalliq, “Over” finds Drake rapping with a more aggressive flow compared to the laid-back vibe of “Best I Ever Had,” with Drake’s cadence marching along with the track’s military beat before slowing down on the strings-laden chorus. “I could teach you how to speak my language, Rosetta Stone / I swear this life is like the sweetest thing I’ve ever known,” Drake rhymes before boasting, “About to go Thriller, Mike Jackson on these niggas / all I need is a f**king red jacket with some zippers.”

“This record sums up where I am right now in my career,” Drake told Flow 93.5 (Listen to the full interview over at Nah Right.) “I think it’s a great first impression. The album is going to be a great body of work for you to get lost in. Right now I just wanna have some fun.” While “Over” is more than enough to get us excited for Thank Me Later’s May arrival, Nah Right says Drake and Lil Wayne shot the music video for their collaboration on the album this week (since Weezy is prison-bound) and that song has been dubbed “a banger.” As Rolling Stone previously reported, Kanye West and Jay-Z will also guest on Drake’s debut.

I'd love to know behind the scenes reactions at the radio stations.... how this song is doing with requests, etc.

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I just heard this 3 times in a row on Hot 97. Literally 3 times in a row.

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Hits iTunes tomorrow.


The Drakeover is spreading beyond hip-hop. Film critic Roger Ebert has responded after Drake shouted him out on his new single.

The Young Money star references Ebert and his movie-critiquing partner Richard Roeper on “Over,” the much-buzzed-about first single from his debut album Thank Me Later, and now Ebert is sharing his appreciation.

“‘Two thumbs up, Ebert & Roeper’ is now a viral catch-phrase?” tweeted the Chicago film buff. “Thank you, Drake!”

In addition to Ebert and Roeper, Drizzy also name drops Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Jackson on the Boi-1da production, which will be available on iTunes Monday.

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I think there's an outside chance that this can go to #1 on the Hot 100 its first week out on iTunes. I think it would have been a sure thing if he waited even another week or two to drop this there. He has so much buzz right now I'm sure it'll shoot straight to #1 iTunes, but I don't know if it'll be able to stay there for the whole week until airplay fills in some more.

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Mar 6, 2010 23:05:02 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

I just heard this 3 times in a row on Hot 97. Literally 3 times in a row.

Hot 97 has given this 40 spins right out the gate.

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Mar 7, 2010 11:52:01 GMT -5 Grenade said:

Mar 6, 2010 23:05:02 GMT -5 TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur said:

I just heard this 3 times in a row on Hot 97. Literally 3 times in a row.

Hot 97 has given this 40 spins right out the gate.

They usually don't do that for someone unless it's Jay-Z, or possibly Nas, Fabolous, 50 Cent or someone from NYC. They're treating him like a local.

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Airplay after only 4 days:

DRAKE - Over: 8.722 (+ 1.970)