{"id":74761,"date":"2024-03-11T12:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/03\/11\/partynextdoor-opens-up-about-drake-ye-why-hes-not-worried-about-the-fame\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:03:02","slug":"partynextdoor-opens-up-about-drake-ye-why-hes-not-worried-about-the-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/03\/11\/partynextdoor-opens-up-about-drake-ye-why-hes-not-worried-about-the-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"PartyNextDoor Opens Up About Drake, Ye & Why He\u2019s \u2018Not Worried About the\u00a0Fame\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tIt had been seven years since PartyNextDoor<\/a> had performed in The\u00a06. But one Thursday night last May, approximately 2,500 fans at History \u2014 the Toronto venue Drake, Party\u2019s OVO label boss, opened in partnership with Live Nation in 2021 \u2014 welcomed him home to the city, feverishly chanting the lyrics to his beloved hits like \u201cWus Good\/Curious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tSiriusXM Canada had tapped the singer, songwriter and producer to headline the free, sold-out PartyNextDoor\u00a0& Friends concert to celebrate its new 24\/7 hip-hop and R&B channel, Mixtape: North<\/em>, which highlights homegrown Canadian talent. And what better way to fete the country\u2019s brightest stars than by transforming History into a full-fledged OVO Fest? Nearly all of the influential label\u2019s roster took the stage, and even Drake himself made a surprise appearance to perform his and Party\u2019s mid-2010s collaborations \u201cRecognize\u201d and \u201cCome and See Me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI don\u2019t mean to put you on the spot or anything. I know you hate this the most,\u201d Drake said, chuckling, his arm wrapped around his introverted labelmate. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful for you. I would not be the artist I am if it wasn\u2019t for you.\u201d Then, turning to the audience: \u201cThis is really my favorite artist in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\tPartyNextDoor plays Billboard Presents THE STAGE at SXSW on March 14. Get your tickets here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em>\t<\/h2>\n
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\n\tOver the last decade, Party, 30, established himself as an alternative R&B auteur who seduced listeners \u2014 and shaped his genre \u2014 with hazy, hypnotic Auto-Tuned vocal melodies, nocturnal trap production and carnal yet cognitive lyricism about what pleasures (and problems) the wee hours sometimes bring. And while that often added up to a late-night, hedonistic vibe, his authentic, limber patois and dancehall-infused rhythms also gave his music an irresistible Caribbean flavor.<\/p>\n

\n\tMeanwhile, he established himself as one of pop music\u2019s most sought-out hit-makers, working in various roles behind the scenes with artists including Kanye West, Beyonc\u00e9, Jay-Z, Post Malone and Rihanna, the lattermost of whom he has made two Billboard Hot\u00a0100<\/a> top\u00a010 hits with: the nine-week No.\u00a01 \u201cWork,\u201d featuring Drake (which he co-wrote and sang backup on), and DJ Khaled\u2019s seven-week No.\u00a02 \u201cWild Thoughts\u201d (which he co-wrote and produced), featuring Bryson Tiller. Some fans and critics have argued that his leaked reference tracks for those songs \u2014 where Party himself sings them \u2014 sound better than their final star-powered versions.<\/p>\n

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