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Stephen Titmus Shazam New Release Chart USA drake

Stephen Titmus Shazam New Release Chart USA drake

Stephen Titmus Shazam New Release Chart USA drake

No hip hop track should consider itself fully realised until there is an LA remix of it. Luckily for Drake, The Motto has had the full works, with YG, Nipsey and Snoop all adding verses in the remix. There’s a California vibe bouncing through the track, which had its video filmed in Oakland, and that just keeps on building in this mix.

“I love the Bay,” says Drake. “I shot ‘The Motto’ video out here, and I saw the cut today which looks absolutely incredible,” he said. “It’s going to coloring on Tuesday and then it’ll be done. We actually shot it on real film, because a lot of people don’t do that anymore … I’m excited about that.”

‘The Motto’ (originally a Lil’ Wayne collab) was the third single released from Drake’s sophomore album Take Care, and reached number 80 in Drake’s native Canada, 16 in the US singles chart, three in the US R&B chart and the top spot in the US rap chart. The album was a 2011 smash, debuting at the top spot in the Billboard album chart, and selling 631,000 copies in its first week and earning Drake the third-largest sales week of 2011 for an album.

Not bad for a kid who shot to fame as a member of Degrassi High. Few people manage to make the switch from TV to credible artist, but Drake – born Aubrey Drake Graham – has breezed into the scene, earning serious musical credibility on the way. His debut album, Thank Me Later, was released in 2010 and received rave reviews from press and fans alike, going straight into the US album charts at number one, and selling 447,000 copies in its first week. Who’d have thought young Jimmy would amount to so much one day??

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Since June this year Drake has been dominating blogs with his sophomore teasers including ‘Dreams Money Can Buy’ – sampled from Jai Paul, ‘Marvin’s Room’ and the duet with Rick Ross ‘Free Spirit’. Since releasing his second album ‘Take Care’, the title track has gone on to make the strongest impact with the commercial crowd. It features one of the biggest selling female artists of all time Rihanna and takes it sample from Jamie xx’s rendition of Gill Scot-Heron’s ‘I’ll Take Care Of You’.

The song features repetitive drums, a deep bassline and harmonic piano chords matched with polite side-chained strings.  Drake’s lyrics touch upon past romances and the emotions involved with break-ups. The track reached #9 in the UK official charts and has topped our Shazam Tag Charts in the UK and USA. The album has been received with mixed reviews, although reaching #1 in the Billboard charts. Compared to Drake’s debut album, the overall feel of this is slower and introduces Drake more of a compassionate singer. With most songs produced by his sidekick 40, this was inevitable. Just Blaze’s production of ‘Lord Knows’ is the most dynamic and hard hitting track which also features Maybach Music, other featured artists on the album include The Weeknd, Birdman, Lil’ Wayne and Stevie Wonder.

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Drake and Lil Wayne hit the top spot in the Shazam New Release chart USA.

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Drake hits the top spot in the Shazam New Release Chart UK with the Jamie XX sampling ‘Take Care’.

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It’s a good week for Drake as he takes both the number one spot and around 40% of the real estate in the Shazam New Release USA.

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Drake takes the top spot in the Shazam New Release Chart USA for a second week with ‘Make Me Proud’.

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The anticipation mounts for Drake’s forthcoming album as he tops the Shazam New Release Chart USA for a third time this year.

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