Drake is set to release his third studio album ‘Nothing Was The Same’ on September 24, so to start his campaign he sat down with the folks over at Billboard Magazine. In the interview Drake dishes on his success including winning Grammy’s, selling more than 4. 6 million albums, and being one of musics premier and most revered artist, all at the age of 26.

Drizzy even expressed his thoughts on fellow MC and rising star Kendrick Lamar, who recently called him out in his now infamous verse on Big Sean‘s ‘Control’

“I didn’t really have anything to say about it,”

It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform. So when that day presents itself, I guess we can revisit the topic.”

Drake also talks about his new role as label head as he has recently launched his own roster ‘OVO’

“The goal is to continue to push the culture forward and form a team that can really contribute some great music to the world,” Drake says of OVO. “My ears are definitely out. I’m looking to hear the next wave.”

Being an artist that’s signed to another artist, I understand how much of a representation I am of that artist,” he says. “So I want to be extremely selective. I want artists who are, first and foremost, genuinely good people who are good to be around, and second, who have pure talent and will make me look smart for signing them

You can view the rest of the interview HERE