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When ILOVEMAKONNEN dropped his single for “Tuesday” with Drake in 2014, listeners of the Atlanta-based recording artist thought his career would take off just instantly – including himself.
Although his ILOVEMAKONNEN 2 EP recently release, the Red Dragon went to hint at some frustration with being signed OVO Sound and not having control of music releases.
While everything is all love when he does see Drizzy and 40 Noah, he felt his career could’ve instantly taken off after his critically-acclaimed cut last year. Makonnen insists that he has radio-ready gems and clarified that he wasn’t a one-hit wonder, which may be the perception by some listeners.
What’s your relationship with OVO like?
It’s cool, they put out my music and stuff and we just keep it moving. Let them tell you their relationship with Makonnen. I’m just an artist, being an artist, and there’s only so much that I can do.Do you still talk to Drake?
Here and there. By the time this comes out, I’ll probably see him six more times or no more times. I don’t know. I just wish everybody well in all that they do and I just go on and live my life and try to uplift motherfuckers. At the end of the day I’m tired of uplifting people. I just gotta uplift myself now because everything else is a waste of time.
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