Nueva Música: Drake To Drop Sophomore Album?

By Simone Hilliard

Drizzy's debut album Thank Me Later has been on music shelves for a mere season (released June 15) and already there's talks of a sophomore effort. With Drake's popularity, it's no wonder his label, Young Money Entertainment, is eager to push LPs the way pre-label Driz pushed mixtapes.

photo via Young Money

When MTV News caught up with the Young Money president Mack Maine last week and asked if Drake was releasing another album before next summer, he simply said, "Real possible! What we discussed, definitely, what me and him discussed."

When questioned about the quick turnaround, Mack explained it's a simple case of supply and demand.

"It makes sense. Like DMX and those guys [at Def Jam]. They dropped two in one year. I think 50 [Cent] did two in one year. If it wasn't a year, it was right around that time. [Drake's] hot like that. Why not? Give them what they want."

The label exec contined:

"Drake's crazy. He's doing a mixtape right now. He called me one night, like 2 in the morning. He has the intro done for the new album. We was discussing dates where he should come back. That'll be soon. And this mixtape, he's gonna put that out quick. His formula is crazy. He works fast. I can't give the secret away to the formula. He's a musical genius. The way he and [producer] 40 put things together is crazy."

Regardless of when the new LP drops, all signs point towards Drake's R&B mixtape, It's Never Enough, to come out this year.

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