//New Video: Drake - Best I Ever Had// (Neon Limelight)
It could be one of the most anticipated hip hop videos in years, but Drake’s clip for his blazing summer smash “Best I Ever Had” has finally arrived. The video was directed by none other than Kanye West at a Brooklyn, NY high school, and focuses on basketball and, erm, breasts. You’d have to be blind [...]

Drake: Best I Ever Had (Music Video) (Baller Status)
The music video for Drake’s smash single, “Best I Ever Had,” finally hits the net, thanks to Kanye West. Here it is. Tons of eye candy, just a warning.

Those Darling Lizards (BellaOnline)
Learning proper reptile care before making that purchase

Watch: Hot Rapper Drake’s Kanye West-Directed Video (Spin)
It appears Lil Wayne protégé Drake thinks that classic basketball movies like Hoosiers were in need of a little more T&A and a little less athletics. Which may be why the hot-to-trot rap sensation gathered a team of total hotties for the just-released music video for his breakout hit “Best I Ever Had.” Or, perhaps, it’s a work-related fantasy — after all, Drake, a.k.a. Aubrey Graham, played …

Day 2 of Dorm Demolitions at UVA (WCAV Charlottesville)
Construction crews are demolishing three first-year residence halls at the University of Virginia on Wednesday, Dobie, Balz, and Watson. The demolition is part of a multi-million dollar project to upgrade all residence halls for comfort as well as efficiency.

Elder thief? Alleged purse snatcher hits pedestrian (The Hook)
Robert Smith PHOTO COURTESY UVA POLICE A man wearing construction clothes allegedly grabbed a purse while in a UVA building June 29 and fled, plowing into a pursuing university employee with his car. Robert Smith, 59, of 802-M Hardy Drive, is charged with malicious wounding, breaking and entering, and grand larceny. According to police, Smith went into 918 Emmet Street, took the purse and was …

Drake’s new video “Best I Ever Had” causes a stir (Groovevolt)
Blog Buzz: “I am appalled as a female in the music industry. I was a huge fan of his music before I saw this. He’s not your typical hip-hop artist….Trash I call it” according to a source.

Mercury Rising (The Carthage Press)
Okay, for those of you who hate the rain and yearned to see the sun, you’ve got your wish — in spades.

Kanye West gets in on the next big thing: Drake (Los Angeles Times)
The Chicago rapper unveils his prtoegé’s ‘Best I Ever Had’ video.

Shirts Vs. Boobs; Drake Debuts ‘Best I Ever Had’ Video (Dose)
Drake’s video for “Best I Ever Had” made its web debut.

Drake Video ‘Best I Ever Had’ Given Fresh Take By Director Kanye West (MTV Asia)
Drake recently spoke to MTV News about filming a video for his breakout track, “Best I Ever Had,” and the Canadian …

Drake Defends “All The Breast & A**” In New Video, “Hopefully They Don’t Take Offense” [Video] (SOHH.com)
The scantily clad women in the Kanye West-directed video for Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” has drawn mixed reactions from celebrities across cyberspace. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]

Drake Explains ‘Best I Ever Had’ Video’s Basketball Metaphor (MTV Music Television)
Drake’s video for “Best I Ever Had” premiered on Wednesday night, and the newly signed MC explains the clip’s basketball metaphor, as well as the game plan for his first LP.

Drake Finally Signs Record Deal, Becomes Most-Talked About Degrassi Alum Ever (Sorry, Snake) (Dose)
Toronto-raised rapper Drake has signed a record deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money records.