‘Headlines’ rapper Drake has seen many-a-headline surrounding his name over his impressive Billboard storming, via sophomore album ‘Take Care’, set to take the #1 spot on the tally with a whopping 700k sold in its first week.

With a growing promo schedule, the latest place fans can find the Torontoian is gracing the cover of Jet magazine.  In the issue, set to hit stands on November 28th, the rapper chats about many topics including why people respect him as a rapper (despite his “emo” image), the ‘Take Care’ follow-up, and more.

Catch a few excerpts (courtesy of FreddyO) after the jump:

On ‘Take Care’ and what it means to him:

“There are moments I have where I’m by myself, and it’s very reflective,” he says. “I have a desire to come back and do some more aggressive music, because I truly enjoy those anthems and those moments as well. But I think this album is a great balance.”

On making his third album:

“I think I’m very hard on myself. I don’t really give myself too much time to be happy or celebrate. Like this album, I’m very proud of it. People are giving me great feedback, but at the same time, I’m sitting on my bus already listening to new beats. I’m trying to figure out what I could do better or what my next move is. I’m obsessed with getting better.”

On being respected:

“I think that it’s evident that I’m myself, and I think people respect me for that across the board, he says. I get respect from the guys who are respected for being real rapper’s rappers. I get respect from women. I get respect from mothers, fathers and kids. It’s very humbling and flattering and incredible, and I’m honored to be in this position because I get to be myself. And I get a lot of love for it.”

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