Noah "40" Shebib

Noah "40" Shebib, Drake's longtime friend and producer, has decided to speak his piece on the whole Drake ghostwriting situation. If you haven't been following, Meek Mill called the Canadian rapper out on Twitter Tuesday night (July 21), saying Drizzy doesn't pen his own rhymes. Aft...

As a high school senior, Action Bronson was voted Most Likely To Ride A Laser-Equipped Shark. A mostly quiet Wednesday sees the Queens rapper spicing up our lives with "Actin Crazy" from his upcoming album, Mr. Wonderful. "Actin Crazy" is Action at his now-standard level of ridiculousness. The...

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Drake is the walking definition of dropping a mixtape that sounded like an album. So Far Gone hit the Internet on Feb. 13 five years ago, and it showed the Toronto native on the cusp of rap royalty. Yeah, for some, Drizzy is that guy who was wheelchair Jimmy from Degrassi: The Next Generation, but at this point we are pass that...

"Dropped the mixtape, that shit sounded like an album / Who'd a thought a country wide tour be the outcome?" —Drake, "Forever" It’s been five years since Drake’s breakout mixtape So Far Gone hit the Internet. Back in 2009, Drake was known as an actor from Degrassi who had just a handful of tracks, but was determined to make it in the music game. But So Far Gone ...

Noah "40" Shebib, the super-producer credited with creating Drake's sound, recently sat down with Vibe to discuss a wide variety of topics. During the interview, the award-winning songwriter discussed the status of Aaliyah's posthumous project. "I’ve be...

Beyoncé's epic album release Thursday night lit the Internet on fire and caught everyone by surprise—everyone including those who worked on it. Rolling Stone spoke with Drake producer and OVO staple Noah "40" Shebib about his contributions to the album, as he produced the track "Mine" featuring Drake over a two-day period this summer. "They were pressur...

Noah “40” Shebib is best known for being Drake’s beatsmith in rhyme since Drizzy first rose from his Degrassi wheelchair and became a permanent fixture in our musical lives. 40’s beats consistently run the gamut of sounds—from super mellow to super amped up—depending upon the situation. He is well on his way to superprod...

For their annual Fall Music Preview, Rolling Stone got in touch with Drake and his frequent collaborator 40 for a brief breakdown of Drizzy's forthcoming album Nothing Was The Same. In the preview, which is screen-shotted by Nah Right here, 40 explains, "It's a huge change in tone... Before, Drake wa...

Another day, another alleged tracklist for a big album leaks to the Internet. Two days ago, Kanye West’s tracklist to Yeezus leaked early, but so far no one has confirmed it was real. Earlier this evening, a tracklist for Drake’s Nothing Was The Same hit the web, which was originally posted on Dennis Graham’s Instagram. Prior to givi...

It looks like Drake is following in the footsteps of his collaborators Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib, as the YMCMB rapper has signed a  with performance rights group ASCAP. Billboard reports that the YMCMB rapper/singer recently parted ways with BMI in favor of ASCAP. In ...

The partnership is underway...