If you’re looking to get game-day conditioning for the upcoming New Year’s Eve bacchanalia, hip-hop/R&B station 94.9’s Wild Jam live show on December 18 has proven to be an adequate annual training ground.
This year’s headliner, Canadian singer-rapper and Lil Wayne protégé Drake, is also a Wild Jam veteran. In his brief time in the spotlight, the 25-year-old has managed to score a No. 1 album on the Billboard Top 100 with Thank Me Later, which also went platinum—a hard feat in the current state of party-cup-flimsy music sales.
Since his mixtape So Far Gone was released in 2009, Drake has worked with hip-hop deities Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Timbaland, while also composing for Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx and Dr. Dre. His latest release, Take Care, is currently ranked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
Also performing are B.O.B., New Boyz, Taio Cruz, J. Cole and Tyca. More info.
