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Drake: Degrassi Writer Says Drake Threatened Legal Action When His Character Ended Up In A Wheelchair

submitted by Nick Oct 15th 2021 07:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Before Drake was Drake, the biggest rap star in the world, he was Aubrey Graham, the guy who played basketball star Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian teen soap Degrassi: The Next Generation. Jimmy ended up spending several seasons confined to a wheelchair after being paralyzed in a school shooting, and Drake’s performance as “Wheelchair Jimmy” became a meme that haunted Drake throughout his early rap career. In the A.V. Club‘s new oral history celebrating Degrassi‘s 20th anniversary, writer James Hurst reveals that Drake actually almost quit the show over the whole wheelchair storyline:

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Drake: Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake ticket prices

submitted by Nick Mar 25th 2023 01:00 pm (www.nme.com)

A Montreal law firm alleged that Ticketmaster “intentionally misleads consumers for their own financial gain"The post Ticketmaster faces class action lawsuit over Drake ticket prices appeared first on NME.

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Drake: Let’s Eat Grandma – “From The Morning” (Nick Drake Cover)

submitted by Nick Mar 22nd 2023 04:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)

Earlier this month, a massive Nick Drake tribute album was announced, which will be out in July and features contributions from Liz Phair, Feist, Philip Selway, and many more. At the time, we got Fontaines D.C.’s cover of “Cello Song.” Today, we’re getting another track from The Endless Coloured Ways – T...

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Drake: Shannon Lay – “From The Morning” (Nick Drake Cover)

submitted by Nick Mar 20th 2023 06:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)

Next month, the California singer-songwriter Shannon Lay will follow up her 2021 album Geist with the new LP Covers, Vol. 1. It’s exactly what it says on the package. On the album, Lay takes on songs from people like the Velvet Underground, Arthur Russell, Vashti Bunyan, and Ty Segall. We’ve already posted Lay’s ver...

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Drake: Fans criticise Drake over reportedly short Lollapalooza set and cancelled live feed

submitted by Nick Mar 20th 2023 09:00 am (www.nme.com)

Drake fans allege that he played a 45-minute set headline set at Lollapalooza ArgentinaThe post Fans criticise Drake over reportedly short Lollapalooza set and cancelled live feed appeared first on NME.

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Drake: and 21 Savage expand 2023 North American tour

submitted by Nick Mar 17th 2023 08:00 am (www.nme.com)

Tickets go on sale today (March 17) The post Drake and 21 Savage expand 2023 North American tour appeared first on NME.

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