EVENT PICS: DRAKE AT THE MUCH MUSIC AWARDS IN CANADA
Monday, June 22, 2009

Aubrey “Drake” Graham arrives at the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday night in Toronto, Canada. The rapper/actor is a native of Canada and is expected to drop his debut album later on this year.
Some people are starting to say his music is a little bit over-exposed and that he is already falling into the industry hype. I guess time will tell.
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124 Comments
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76.
wtf
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
dude is ugly and old looking that is all i know..dnt know much about his music and really dnt care..
77.
Lola
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
c’mon drake. the best and mini purse. that was soo 3 years ago! lol
78.
frenchiebaby
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
For the one who said what songs does drake have other than the 2 that most females listen too…. I’ve been listenin to drake since 06 , so do me a favor?? Go to wikipedia, he has 2 other mixtapes. Both go hard. Both are way different from so far gone. I like so far gone but its more commercial because he’s waynes understudy. So of coarse everyone is gone compare him to wayne. I love him as and artist, but still in my opinion he has alot of growin as an artist to do. As far as his singing goes he’s not spectacular right along with a bunch of artist that sell platinum records. Shit if he wasnt hot, jay-z wouldnt have been trying to sign him. He wouldnt be writing on dr.dre’s chronic album either.
As far as his looks, shit he look like a jew ( ie a lil bit like Ross from friends) with african american hair, and tan skin. Wats the big deal? He aint ugly, not the finest thing walking, but he cool. I’d hit lol j/k.
79.
Mother Jefferson
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
dude is NOT overrated, its just we have grown accustomed to that garbage that has been on the radio for the last couple of years! his music is decent.
80.
Deann
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Stop the hating!!!! i love Drizzy Drake!! He is the best thing my young tender ears have heard in a looooong time. I’m diggin his flow and all. He’s trying to bring the light skinned brothers back! ..
81.
LOL
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
He’s freakin ugly. Dont know why he thinks hes so fly.
82.
Kay Kay
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
I happen to like what I have heard from Drake so far. I think he deserves a shot like anyone else. If he makes it he does, if not so what.As for his looks… check out an old episode of Degrassi and you would HAVE to admit that this guy has definately done the ugly duckling to swan thing….BIG TIME! He was very awkward looking.
83.
african_queen
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Ok i been listening to drake for abt two years now im not going to lie that so far gone mixtape is the baddest but now he’s starting to become overexposed and now he has to deliver pure fire if he wants to continue this hype..he shouldnt set him self up for a big fall
84.
Amil Hussein
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
I used to think Drake was ok, then he started blowing up rather quickly. Stuff like that does not happen coincidentally. Judah, do you think he’s part of the boule in addition to having jewish connects? Also, he looks MUCH older than 22.
85.
OMGWTF!
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO corny as hell! Ugly too……….I don’t see whatz the big hype about him? Where did he come from? I finally youtube’d him yesterday and he was freestyling and that shyt was wack as hell! I’m so sick of these artist that come from outta no where and blow up off of straight wackness…….How you gon be freestyling but your reading the words from your phone in a text message. You gets no points ugly!
86.
SWAGGERAREUS
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
I didn’t even know there was a such thing as over-exposed work…I thought that’s how you get a record deal…but I like Drake a lot…he’s no ordinary regular ass rapper…he’s an artist..he loves music and creates on that…he don’t only deal with one type of genre of music which is a plus, but it’s crazy funny that I was watching Degrassi and seeing Aubrey Graham forever and he changes his name to Drake..
87.
myopinion
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
HE SEEM TALENTED CAUSE HIS SONG ARE HOT GET OVER IT BUT NOW HE IS NOT ATTRACTIVE TO ME AND NOT CUTE BUT WHO CARES ANYWAY? AT LEATS HE IS GIVIN HIP HOP A FRESH BREATH NOT LIKE THOSE OTHER TEENS OF BOW WOW OR SOULJA BOY
88.
Wonda...
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
people, people…DO U THINK JAY IS HANDSOME..HE LOOKS LIKE A CAMEL…or even wayne, LIKE A DRUG DEALER…this guy is fire..let him grow..okay…yes he got swagga..yup…stop being jealous ..he will be big..just hoping he doesnt become kanye or wayne(let us pray)..his music makes alot of sense..n we understnad wat he says in his songs at least…wayne wasnt the great choice for mentor..he needs to hide frm da media..den it will be okay..LOOVE YA DRAKE!!
89.
JUDAH
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
@Amil Hussein
I agree that the man has a certain level of talent, if that’s actually him writing, but yes this media blitz makes things very suspicious. Whenever an “artist” is publicized to this degree before he/she has made money for anyone, it is because they are receiving backing. Their sponsors have big plans for the artist and big agendas to propagate through the artist. This is why I call them witches, which is what they are, because they are used to cast spells. He may be Boule, I doubt it though. If anything he may be just a vessel to be used to get the “goyim” (the gentiles) to be more wicked. I saw a video in which he claimed his “Jewishness” very hard, even bragging about his knowledge of the Torah and that he was Bar Mitzvahed. Many people do not understand that the reason why the so-called Jews run the entertainment industry is because they use it to destroy the societies of the other races through getting them to accept immorality as morality. In this way, they feel as if they can maintain a “leg up” over the other races, which is also related to the issue in Iran that # 17 mentioned. This is why the record execs tell the rappers what they can rap about and what they can’t, what the track listings are, who their “demographics” are, etc. This music is used to encourage whoredom amongst the black woman, gangsterism amongst the black man, and a worship of money amongst both (which they also happen to print and control through the Federal Reserve).
90.
WHATEVER AS USUAL
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
#28, I completely agree. THIS IS GETTING A BIT WEIRD HOW PEOPLE STRAIGHT ARE FOLLOWERS. I mean dude ai’ght but thats it damn what is the hype about. People have very low standards now a-days and if this lil dude is their savior then looks like I will continue to download the old classics on to my mp3 cuz there aint nuthin new under sun thats worth my damn money..STUPID ASS PEOPLE
91.
WHATEVER AS USUAL
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
89…U wassup..knowledge is power fam…i like your notes here
92.
backingbarack
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
he is ugly as hell.
WTF he got on? a louis vitton belt with a lil money change bag hanging from it? WOW
he is def overrate bc I heard better. he is dating and associating with others to be relevant. next thing u kno he will have nude photos online. can’t blame him, he is working his publicity. good for him.
but he is ugly and ordinary and corny at that.
93.
Jz
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Talented dude but he’s getting the world served to him on a platter with little to no effort. He better hope his album lives up to the hype or else it will be a quick and sudden fall from grace.
94.
mrs. sk8board p (ak & bk stan)
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Aubrey makes decent music, but dude is hella over rated..and NOT CUTE!
95.
Electik Red Lover
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
@PaypahJEMz “he’s sooo cute;
but sometimes he’s
not idk!”
I agree I feel the same way these days he be looking strange to me, other days he be looking fine to me. Lol a friend of mine told me, “Yea Drake is sexi bu the problem is u must not look at him to hard” <<I starting to believe this, hahah
Dude is a talent that’s y he gets all that hype he been doin his thing fo quiet sometime. So some of yall should stop acting like he just came in the door. He been here for a long time tis only now folks takin notice the way they should!
96.
blackxxx
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
he anti black and untalented for black music, typical mixed light skin cracker which kills my culture!
97.
CL Reader
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
HATERZZZZZZZZZZZ, ppl def actin like drake has 1 hit n decided he wanted to rap 24 hours ago. gosh. smh
drake has talent, thats jus the bottom line. For all the ppl sayin “i don’t see the hype”, ur crazi. He is doin somethin big rite now, he has all this acclaim, tours, shows, appearances, features with huge artist, etc off a mixtape! tell me what other artist is doin it like that. the boy already has a huge fan base, worldwide n ppl will buy his album. i bet money on that it will be numba 1.
n drake is not just a one hit wonder, listen to room for improvement and comeback season especially. he sh*tin on half of these new n upcomin rappers with those 2 mixtapes alone.
(as far as appearance wise….. welll u know…. he aint no where near ugly. he jus be havin his off moments sumtimes… all he gotta do is get his eyebrows done)
98.
G-DOT
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Is Drake overexposed? Ya probably…but what can we expect when we have sites like CL (not hating cuz I love CL) and many other forms of media OVEREXPOSING these dudes.
Back in the day we had The Source, Vibe and maybe, MAYBE the papers…now with a millions sites, twitter, IM etc etc…….every single thing these artists/entertainers do is exposed and its for our benefit…don’t get me wrong majority of them play into it…but I don’t think Drake has reached this point yet…
As an artist what can you do? You still have to grind, get your hustle on and try and make that paper….what’s Drizzy supposed to do if Weezy, Jay and the industry comin knockin down your door with that opportunity?? Say “no thanks I’m good” ??? Doubt it….anyone in here who says different, who are you kidding??
Drizzy doin his thing…don’t hate on dude before he’s done anything to really hate on him about…Toronto stand the F up!!!
99.
Nic
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
He is definitely a overrated rich kid from Canada now trying to rap. Does he really think that open plaid shirt with a tee under works? Because it doesn’t he looks ridiculous. His whole persona is a generic watered down imitation of Kanye. Just watch a performance of his. And he always seems like he is in La La land. He is very weird if you ask me. And yes I think he is on the DL also.
100.
SARCASMIC
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
NOONE SHOULD PASS JUDGEMENT UNTIL THEY HEAR HIS MIXTAPE..TIL THEN DON’T COMMENT, BECAUSE THAT’S IGNORANCE.
THOSE WHO HAVE HEARD IT CAN RESPECT HIM AS AN ARTIST. HIS TRACKS ARE ALL DIFFERENT, CREATIVE AND HOT. HE’S DEF BRINGING SOMETHING NEW AND FRESH TO THE GAME. I’M SICK OF HEARING SONGS WITH DANCES AND RAPPERS TALKING ABOUT MEANINGLESS SHIT.
101.
Dee_Lo
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
damn..yallz is dum. drake is the shit and the next BIG thing. he can sing, rap, and act. and he isnt bad looking. he has a lot of songs.
BRAND NEW, A NIGHT OFF, UNDERDOG, OVERDOSE, GIRL LET ME, VIDEO GIRL, ALL THIS LOVE, IGNORANT SHIT, CITY IS MINE, CLOSER TO MY DREAMS, GIVE YA, MAN OF THE YEAR, IM STILL FLY
drakes going to be better than wayne..way more sales too.
102.
AshLee
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
HES GOT TALENT TOO BAD HES UNATTRACTIVE…..
103.
Kia
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
I’ve actually been listening to Drake since around early 2007, and I think he’s incredibly humble and talented. However, I am a lil put off by this rocket to stardom that people are trying to put him on because I feel like he’s dumbing down his creativity and what he really wants to talk about for the fame. Room for Improvement was impressive, So Far Gone is hot…but borderline trashy.
104.
BRI
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
DRIZZZYYYYYY!!!!
105.
H-Town Chic***
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
I love this dudes music. I wish him much success and longevity!!!!
106.
darklove
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
i just don’t get it why every rapper who has ‘made it’ feels they need to flash LV logos…? pipe it down
107.
TOONS
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
@ JUDAH
Drop that knowledge bruh!! And those random white people you see these celebs posing with in photos are the Jews you’re referring to. Note how they always point to them. I know that’s symbolic.
108.
Ebony_B
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
To everyone who is saying “He came out of no where” or “his music sucks”
you all do not follow this artist like others do. His earlier mixtapes went unnoticeable && they were much better than the commercial stuff being played on the radio. Now he’s getting the recognition he deserves && everyone has their comments. His first mixtape came out in 2006, so the ‘coming out of no where’ thing, obviously is not valid. The comments saying ‘what’s all the hype’ 1.) He’s Canadian. Even though that’s pretty close to the U.S. it’s hard getting your music played hear when you are a citizen. 2.) He is unsigned && making collaborations with Lil Wanye, one of the most sought after rappers in the business now && it’s just been announced that Kanye West will be directing the video for his single “Best I Ever Had”. To make this much noise without having an official label && to not have an album out, is amazing. If you can’t grasp that, you clearly don’t keep up much
109.
I_luV oNe
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
well I thINk thAt All u guys r just A crAzy grouP of fAns and hatErs
cuz DrAke hes A gooD sINger AND Actor AND he hAs lOts of tAleNt
u guys r just jUDgiNG AND u DoNt eveN kNo hIm
gosH u guyS hAve to gIv hiM A cAnce thN stArt sAyINg stuff
but N-e wAyz
I thINk thAt DrAke hAs very gooD musIc
AND I reAlly Do hope thAt he goes reAlly bIg
but most of All All I hope thAt he Never stops ActINg=]
P.S-I thINk gooD lookIN=]
110.
~A~
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
UGLY OR NOT WHATEVER!, DRAKES MIXTAPES ARE DOPE! I LIKE HIS DELIVERY! I WOULDNT CARE IF HE EVER DROPPED A ACTUAL ALBUM..MIXTAPES ARE JUST FINE!
111.
dree
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
yea, he better not fall into the hype, his album has the be fire for his career to take off. He has to prove himself. But he is damn good with words, can’t deny talent
112.
Jaleesa
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Is it just me, or does Drake sound a lot like Trey Songz when he sings?
113.
Lola
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
drake is fugly!!eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww
114.
Sparkle
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
Stop hating on Drake because he is a fine lightskinnded brother. I don’t see the big deal in Cassie except that she is mixed with nice hair. Why the double standards in the black community. If this was Kim Kartrashian trying to sing brothers would be all up in it but when it comes to an El Debarge type, let the hatin begin!
115.
Mose.A
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
DAMN, I SEE ALOT OF YOU (ABOUT 90%) DON’T REALLY KNOW WUTS GOIN ON (SMMFH)… ALL INTO LOOKS, DONT KNOW SHIT ABOUT MUSIC BUT WANNA JUDGE NIGGAS. I NEVER BLOG, I MEAN NEVER, BUT AFTER SEEING MOST OF THESE COMMENTS, I HAD TO PUT A WORD IN FA REAL. IM NOT EVEN GONNA GET INTO A BARNES AND NOBLE STORY BUT FOR ANYONE THINKING THIS DUDE IS A ONE HIT WONDER/FAKE THUG/WANNA BE KANYE/NO TALENT ASS NIGGA, YOU KNOW NUTHIN, I MEAN NUTHIN ABOUT MUSIC. THESE R THE SAME PPL VOTIN FOR HALLE BERRY (HURRICANE CHRIS) OR STANKY LEG (GS BOYS) TO BE THE #1 VIDEO ON 106/MTV ETC… NIGGAS DONT KNOW GOOD MUSIC WHEN THEY HEAR IT… THE RADIO AND NET GOT ALL YA’LL FUCKIN BRAIN WASHED! CANT EVEN MAKE DECISION ON FOR YASELVES WWHICH IS A G** DAMN SHAME! AS FOR DRAKE, AND PPL NOT KNOWIN HOW DEEP HIS SONG CATALOUGE IS (RAP & R&B. LETS NOT EVEN MENTION HIM ACTIN IN DEGRASSI) AND HOW MANY HIT SONGS THIS NIGGA HAS, WITHOUT RADIO PLAY, JUS GO TO YOUTUBE OR GOOGLE OR EVEN WIKIPEDIA AND SIGN UP FOR A CLASS. LISTEN AND LEARN, TASTELESS MUTHAFUCKAS. AND NO IM NOT FROM CANADA. BX BORO ALL DAY
116.
That Dude
Monday, June 22, 2009 /
C’mon give the homeboy credit when its due…thats our problem as blacks, we always bringing each other down and never up. Its amazing how many people are talkin bout he this and that (u probably listen to his music tho) And ANGEL, you know that when you say “some people are saying” you know that it is you who think that but u just cannot say it…but u know that pretty much everyone on this forum is gonna go by what your saying..Although you have a right to an opinion….c’mon give the dude credit..don’t knock his hustle…
117.
Brooke
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 /
I agree, I liked him better as an underground artist. Best I ever had, isn’t even his best song.
It’s not good to come into this industry on top, ask Ashanti.
118.
itzzzkimmm
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 /
Oooh he is so fine! ::swoon::
119.
jessi
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 /
just a few thoughts I had . Some say he’s overexposed well how come alot of people say they still don’t know who he is ?
Does it matter if he’s attractive or not?
Shouldn’t his music be the main focus? I guess in today’s society it’s not about real music anymore
120.
All Flavor Ice-Cream is Good
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 /
Hmmm.. I thought that’s what new artist needed, the exposure.. Seems to be working.
121.
annie :o)
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 /
he’s fine and i love him and everything but he’s startin to get a little annoying…
122.
Caligirl
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 /
Drake is the hottest thing since shoe strings!
LOL @ everyone saying he came out of nowhere!He’s been rapping for years and is just now getting real media attention!!
All the people hating are the same people who will be lining up to buy their Cassie and Soldier Boy Cds.
123.
Get'em
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 /
I still don’t know what the big deal is over this dude.
124.
regina
Monday, June 29, 2009 /
DRAKE, U THE FUCKIN BEST LIL CUZ!
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