XXL is celebrating its 150th and 16th Anniversary issue and none other Drake graces the special edition, 16 years after Jay Z and Master P both graced separate covers of the first XXL. Inside, Young Papi talks about his new album Nothing Was The Same (September 17th), success, his image, his competition and even Amanda Bynes.
On his new album:
I remember coming into this year thinking, “How am I going to cut through all these people and shine?” I’ve never been part of a year when so many legends are dropping projects. How am I going to be seen? I’m going to be like the kid waving in the background in the photo with all of his tall relatives. And, I guess, those were my initial thoughts, and not to say that I haven’t enjoyed some of the stuff that has come out this year, but it didn’t pan out the way I thought it was going to. I think I am going for it, to really establish what are murmurs or things being said quietly, “Um, I think that Drake might actually…” On September 17th I want people to be like, “Oh, we were right.”
Listen to Drake’s new single ‘Hold On We’re Going Home’ here.
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