The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones is on the way and the first single features Young Money’s favorite hip pop personality. Bun B also checks in, effectively orchestrating a powerful introduction to what will effectively be Bun’s last official album release.

What we’re wondering is if Bun would have really worked with Drizzy. Remember he called out all the masculine deficient rappers he could before he passed and even dissed Jeezy at the height of his movement.

Not that we’re implying Drake likes boys or anything, but the chances of him and Pimp collaborating seem a little far fetched.

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Affion Crockett is always on time with his… The latest victim in his growing greatest hits collection is Drake.

Spoofed from the Young Money artist’s recent visit to the England and Tim Westwood TV, he even brought in an actor to impersonate the famed DJ.

From the top, Crockett nails the Canadian born rapper, exaggerating his hand movements and various adlibs.

The likelihood of another freestyle for Drake after the Funkmaster Flex debacle didn’t seem all that great since he took to his blackberry for rhyme support… and Crockett works that in too.

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Drake sat down with MTV to discuss his label mate’s most recent beef with Lil Kim and had the nerve to express disappointment in her actions.

After acknowledging Kim is a “G” in the game, he goes on to basically call her weak, insinuating she’s ‘losing it,’ among other things.

He may think he’s the voice of reason, as will his adoring fans across the US and his native Canada, but we don’t buy that bullshit.

Here’s a dude that walked into a ready made situation, admonishing a LEGEND in the game and then suggesting she’s insecure?

Are you serious dude? Have you looked at Nicki Minaj lately and cross checked her photo galleries with the Notorious K.I.M.’s? (continue reading…)

Thankfully Teairra Mari has gone viral again wearing next to nothing. This time she chose to do a spin of Drake’s mainstream success “Over” and drops a hot 16!

She’s not really rapping… it’s more like that rap/sing thing Kells made popular when he did the joint with Jay Z on Best of Both Worlds.

Interestingly enough, being able to switch gears is becoming more and more of a desire and even a necessity for R&B types. Just ask Bran’Nu.

No telling what Drake thinks about all these chicks making his songs “Over,” but we actually encourage this kind of activity… especially when they look this damn good.

At That Point, Mari’s debut album is due this summer.

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As he preps his fourth solo effort, The RED Album, Compton bred rapper Game took some time out (in the studio) to chop with Rap Up.

Among the topics discussed were his upcoming mixtape, The RED Room – hosted by DJ Skee, Dr. Dre’s participation (as a rapper and emcee) on RED and his upcoming release date.

The latter was a point of interest to the interviewer, as Young Money’s Drake is slated to drop Thank Me Later – his long anticipated solo debut – the same day. However, Game shrugged off any thought of competition.

“It’s a package deal,” he said. “You just support hip hop. You go get Thank Me Later, you grab RED and you’re good. Then the next week you get to come back and buy Eminem. Great! June’s going to be a good month.”

For the “record,” both RED and Thank Me Later drop June 15.

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