The Record 7:03 am Sat September 28, 2013  Drizzy Sings The
Blues  Drake at <em>106 & Park</em> on Monday. Credit Bennett
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September 28, 2013 3:51 pm  Toronto hip-hop/R&B superstar Drake
feels no shame in admitting that his chief inspiration, next to
Marvin Gaye, is felled pop-soul vixen Aaliyah. He and producing
partner Noah "40" Shebib were scheduled to executive produce a
posthumous Aaliyah album; he samples her on "Unforgettable" from
2010's Thank Me Later; he even has multiple tattoos relating to
her on his body, including her famous face on his back. And he
has no problem blurting out loud that the artist with whom he
most wants to collaborate is sensual Nigerian-British chanteuse
Sade (she's not interested).  After listening to his hotly
anticipated and seriously dour third studio album, Nothing Was
the Same, I continue to admire Drake's technical skills as a
rapper. His monotone flow sometimes grates, but he can sound
cocksure and confronta