Drake sits down with legendary hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson at NYU's Skirball Center for a wide-ranging interview. In Part 1, Drake sounds off on Kendrick Lamar's game-changing "Control" verse and the ideas behind his new album "Nothing Was The Same," in stores now.
2:44 - Why Nothing Was The Same took so long to write
5:00 - Why he didn't think Take Care was perfect
6:20 - Why his music is so emotional
9:00 - Balancing singing and rapping
11:30 - On being a competitive rapper
15:50 - Talks "Wu-Tang Forever," getting a call from Ghostface Killah
20:00 - Addresses Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse
23:19 - Says he wants to surpass Kanye West
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