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FEATURE: Drake’s Rise to Fame and Fortune

• story Edwin "Stats" Houghton
• photo Jonathan Mannion

On September 7, 2008, Lil Wayne stepped onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards and then stepped decisively away from the words on the lyric sheet circulating in the audience with the following lines…

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• posted on Sep 1, 2009 in FEATURES tags Boi 1da, Drake, F63, hip hop, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Young Money
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The FADER Issue 63 Podcast MP3

• story THE FADER
• photo Jason Nocito (F63)

Our annual Fall Fashion issue is covered by the unlikeliest of stars—Drake, the former teen heartthrob turned hottest thing in rap, and Girls, whose main man escaped a Christian cult to write ragged pop songs. We’re all about switching up life plans this autumn and opting for the unexpected—partially inspired by these guys, partially by performance arty fashion designer Henrik Vibskov, also featured in the issue, who we’re using as our muse into 2010 (don’t freak out if you see us in the street wearing yarn over our faces). The latest issue podcast reflects our transformational attitudes, with disparate but equally awesome tracks by Pissed Jeans, Glasser, Douster, Kingdom, Free Energy, French Montana, plus a ton more, and of course the aforementioned cover stars. Download it below while asking yourself, “HOW CAN I BE MORE AWESOME THIS AUTUMN (if that is even possible)?” And keep TheFADER.com on lock, for on September 1st, we shall post the PDF of our entire issue for free, because we’re just that into you.

Download the FADER 63 mix as an mp3 (right click, save as)
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Check the tracklist after jump.

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• posted on Aug 20, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags Douster, Drake, F63, FADER podcast, Free Energy, French Montana, Girls, Glasser, Kingdom, Pissed Jeans

Video: FADER Drake Cover on the Television!

• story Peter Macia