When was your artist signed to that label?
In June 2009 Drake signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment In November 2009.
How long has your artist worked with that label?
He been there since 2009 to 2011 so he been with them for 2 year and I still can see him there in the next 4 to 6 year time.
How does the label benefit the artist?
Drake has worked with several other hip-hop artists such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Kanye West, Eminem, and Jay-Z. With the success of his mix tape turned So Far Gone, Drake has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Drake has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist and Rap Recording of the Year. This has benefited a lot because he rap and sing with these artist and if you do what he does then your name with be on the map.
How was the artist singed to the label?.
After weeks of speculation, Drake has chosen to go with the home team and sign with Lil Wayne's Young Money Records, according to a source close to the situation. The deal breaks down as a joint venture between Young Money and Cash Money, with Universal Republic distributing. Drake's management was adamant that he should be viewed as an independent artist, although Universal will distribute the project.
successful singles and albums
Drake planned to release his official debut album, Thank Me Later, in late 2009, but the album's release date was postponed, first to March 2010 then May 25, 2010 Universal Motown then stated the album had been pushed back three weeks for a June 15, 2010, release. The album has collaborations with the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne while forgoing planned duets with Trey Songz and Danny!. On March 9, 2010, Drake released the first single from his Thank Me Later album, also known as "Over". It reached No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. the lighting in his Video are very good i think he like when the light on his face becuase he now the fan love him and thinks he good looking so they gett that bit more off him also darke was a actor and he was a good rap he was just a underground king what this is you rap with other raps underound and i think that where it all started for him and know he with young money
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ReplyDeleteP1, P2- You have made a start in analysing your chosen artist.
Refer back to the task sheet as you have missed out on some tasks, which will relfect your final grade for this unit.
When you are analysing Drake's music video you need to refer to Goodwin's theory the style and the purpose to show your understanding of how the artist has changed and developed over the years. Also when you are analysing the album covers you need to include screenshots to support the points that you have made.