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Drake collaborates with Stevie Wonder on sophomore album 'Take Care'

Canadian rapper Drake has exclusively revealed that his new album will feature a collaboration with Stevie Wonder. 

The 'Forever' star spoke to MuchMusic and told them that his forthcoming sophomore record, 'Take Care', is set to include a duet with the soul legend who also happens to be a "very close friend":

"Stevie Wonder is a very close friend of mine. I'm honoured to call him a friend, someone who embraced me very early in this music business. This is an exclusive right here: Stevie Wonder is actually on 'Take Care'."

He also admitted that Wonder was fully involved in the recording process and took a very hands-on approach to working with him:

"I asked him to come by, and with no hesitation he hit me back like, 'I will be there'. Not only that, but he was supposed to do two songs and he did like six. It was incredible."

"He helped me out with a lot of the music, just came and sat with me, listened to my music, told me where I could add a couple things to make it more sonically appealing, and not only that but we actually are writing together, which is an incredible experience."

The album is due for release on October 24 and you can check out his track 'Trust Issues' below: