With all the excitement about the BRIT Award nominations, it’s nice to see our talents being appreciated across the pond. Drake has confirmed that he has been collaborating with Florence and The Machine and Mercury Prize winners, The xx.
Florence Welch recently joined the Canadian rapper on stage during his London gig at Hammersmith Apollo, and now the 24-year-old Young Money star has revealed that after hitting it off at last years VMA’s, the pair are now creating sweet music for the bands new album:
“Me and Flo met the night after the VMAs, she came to the studio and we just clicked right away,” Drizzy told BBC Radio 1. “Last night we went to dinner at The Wolseley and we were all very loud and obnoxious in there. We were all just wasted.”
He continued: “It was this weird hippie joyous occasion in the studio. But on any other evening me and Florence can get in the studio and do something incredible and we will. We listened to all her new music and I picked which song I really want to get on.”
Drake’s love for UK music doesn’t just stop there. During the same interview, he expressed his love for London based three-piece band The xx and revealed they’ll be working together on his follow up album.
He added: “The praises I’ll sing most is definitely The xx and Jamie Smith, and we’re working on my upcoming second album ‘Take Care’ together. Jamie is probably one of the most exciting producers I’ve ever heard.”
Vanessa Laker 