The wait is almost over. Drake has selected the first single from his highly-anticipated debut album.

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Drake catches up with his mentor Jay-Z at the 4th Annual Two Kings Dinner hosted by Hov and LeBron James at the W Hotel in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday (Feb. 13). One of the highlights of NBA All-Star Weekend, guests including Diddy, Russell Simmons, Gayle King, and Teyana Taylor dined on food prepared by “Top Chef” Tom Colicchio and danced to music by DJ Steph Floss and DJ Clark Kent.

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Life imitated art as Drake, who plays a basketball coach in his “Best I Ever Had” video, assisted Magic Johnson in coaching a team of celebrities at the 2010 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in Dallas, Tex., on Friday (Feb. 12). But unlike his music video, Drizzy led the West team, including Common, “106 & Park” host Terrence J, and actor Michael Rapaport, to a 41-37 win over the East.

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After signing an unprecedented record deal and performing at the Grammys, Drake gets his first major endorsement. The rapper appears in “Unleashed,” part of Sprite’s global marketing campaign “The Spark,” set to air during TNT’s NBA All-Star Game this Sunday.

The Grammy nominee struggles to find inspiration in the studio while recording his hit “Forever.” After taking a sip of Sprite, his body explodes, revealing the various components that make him up. He reassembles and rediscovers his creativity to record a perfect take. CGI was used to create a Drake look-alike animatronics model for the ad’s special effects.

Watch the commercial and go behind the scenes below.

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Now that Lil Wayne is off the road for the next year, Drake will fill in for his Young Money boss by launching his own headlining tour.

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Drake is making the most out of Super Bowl weekend, partying and getting paid in the process. Drizzy attended Hotel 944 at the Eden Roc Renaissance Resort on Friday (Feb. 5) and performed later in the evening at the Axe Lounge at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. He told MTV News that he has his money on the New Orleans Saints at Sunday’s game.

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After making her late-night debut on “Letterman” earlier in the evening, Nicki Minaj jetted to Miami to shut down club Play last night (Feb. 4).

Spirits were high as Lil Wayne celebrated his last week of freedom before his one-year jail sentence by partying with his Young Money crew including Drake. Nicki posted candids of the hip-hop trio on her Twitter page.

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If Drake wasn’t enough, the ladies had even more reason to go wild when the hip-hop heartthrob brought out Chris Brown to perform his mixtape cut “A Night Off” at VCU’s Siegel Center in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday (Feb. 3). The hometown boy was welcomed with loud cheers.

Source: Rap Radar via On 221

It was Saturday night live with Trey Songz at the House of Blues Sunset Strip in West Hollywood on the eve of the Grammys.

The ladies went wild for the R&B heartthrob as he seduced them with his sexy voice and white roses. But the screams reached an all-time high when Drake hit the stage to perform their hit collaboration “I Invented Sex.”

Fabolous later joined Trey for the “Say Aah” finale, below. Toni Braxton, Lil’ Mama, Bryan-Michael Cox, and more were spotted in the packed VIP balcony.

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