Abél Tesfaye sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe and he hinted at The Weeknd and Drake joint album & more.
Canadian singer and songwriter, The Weeknd (Abél Makkonen Tesfaye) did his first-ever on-camera interview with New Zealand-born DJ, record producer and television presenter, Zane Lowe on Apple Inc‘s Beats 1 and he went on to shutdown the rumors about the beef with Canadian rapper, Drake when he did not sign with Canadian record label October’s Very Own Sound (OVO Sound).
“He [Drake] came in as my big bro and showed the world what I could do.
From then on, he’s always been supporting me and I’ve always been supporting him.
Behind the scenes, we’re still very close but it’s cool that the world can see us doing our own thing. OVOXO will always be there.”
He adds, “It’s cool to have both monsters work together as opposed to one monster and one little guy coming in. It’s dope, like Kanye and Jay Z, when [Watch the Throne] happened.”
When Lowe asked if he will work with Drake on a joint album, he replied: “Maybe. Why not?”
The Weeknd also goes on to talk about working on Drake‘s second studio album, Take Care (2011): “I gave up almost half of my album, It’s hard.
I will always be thankful—if it wasn’t for the light he shined on me, who knows where I’d be. And everything happens for a reason.
You never know what I would say if this success wasn’t in front of me now. He’s the homie. At the end of the day, that’s my guy. Oliver, 40, all of Toronto.
There wouldn’t be any new artists from there if it wasn’t for Drake making Toronto cool because it wasn’t cool. Let’s be honest. Canada wasn’t ever cool,” he concluded.
There you have it..Are you excited about an album from OVOXO? let us know in the comments below!
He also also talks about Eminem, a sequel to his debut studio album, Kiss Land and more, you can watch the full interview with Zane Lowe right here.
The Weeknd‘s follow up to 2015’s Beauty Behind the Madness, Starboy is out now, you can stream the album here.
