2 Chainz gets comical on the illustrated cover of “No Lie,” the first single off his Def Jam debut Based on a T.R.U. Story, due August 14. The song will debut tomorrow and go to iTunes on May 8.

“MAY 1st ,,,ur ears will change,” tweeted the former Playaz Circle member.

He and Drake plan to perform the track when they hit the road on the “Club Paradise” tour on May 7.

Drake’s father knew his son was going to be a star from an early age. TMZ caught up with Dennis Graham as he and his rapping offspring were leaving Mastro’s Steakhouse in Beverly Hills last night.

Graham, who was the drummer for rock star Jerry Lee Lewis, taught Drake how to play piano as a baby and played music for him while he was still in his mother’s womb. “He felt it. He really felt it,” said the proud pops, who spoke about Drizzy’s wild days in the Young People’s Theater.

A camera shy Drake, who was seated in the car, was asked if he and his father would be doing a duet, to which he responded, “Yeah, it’s possible.”

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You’ve seen the video, now Drake takes you behind the scenes of “HYFR (Hell Ya Fuckin’ Right).” Drizzy throws himself a second Bar Mitzvah in the celebratory clip, which was shot in Miami with his industry family including Lil Wayne, Birdman, and Trey Songz.

“I’m a proud young Jewish boy so when I had a Bar Mitzvah back in the day, my mom didn’t really have that much money and we did it in a basement of an Italian restaurant,” he said. “I told myself that if I ever got rich, I’d throw myself a re-Bar Mitzvah.”

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Timbaland kept it real when he stopped by Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club.” The super-producer reminisced on the past and looked to the future, speaking about the return of Missy Elliott, his upcoming album Shock Value III (which he personally calls Ezekiel’s Wheel), a Drake and Aaliyah collaboration, and where Aaliyah would be if she was alive today.

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Drake drops the long-awaited video for “Take Care.” The Canadian star cozies up to Rihanna in the abstract clip directed by Yoann Lemoine.

“It had to go through a process—I shot it with a director who’s incredible and we were just very specific about it,” Drake told Capital FM. “It’s a big record and a lot of footage. It’s very artistic very abstract video—something that I wasn’t used to. I’m usually sued to a very straight forward concept so I’m really excited for people to see it because it’s actually just something beautiful to look at.”

Watch the premiere below.

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It’s a celebration, mazel tov! Twelve years after his passage into manhood, Drake throws himself a second Bar Mitzvah in the wild video for “HYFR (Hell Ya Fuckin’ Right),” a single off his sophomore album Take Care. This time, the Jewish rapper invites Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, and the rest of his YMCMB and OVO familia for one unforgettable night filled with freaky guests, a skateboard-smashing Weezy, and plenty of liquor. This ain’t your average Bar Mitzvah.

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Game brings out the big guns on his star-studded mixtape California Republic. One of the 24 tracks is a previously unreleased collaboration with Drake called “Come Up,” produced by Boi-1da. “And ni**as still askin’ about Detox/ I tell you if you tell me who killed Pac,” spits Charles Louboutin, while Drizzy fires shots on the hook, yelling “Blap badow! How you like me now?”

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Blink and you’ll miss the preview for Drake’s new video for “Take Care” featuring Rihanna. After weeks of delays, the Yoann Lemoine-directed clip will finally debut Friday at 7:56 p.m. on MTV. Drizzy describes it as a “very artistic, very abstract video.” To make up for the wait, he’ll drop the video for “HYFR (Hell Ya Fuckin’ Right)” with Lil Wayne tomorrow as well. Until then, here’s a “Take Care” teaser.

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