2014 was a heck of a year for Atlanta rapper ILOVEMAKONNEN. He struck pay-dirt when his club-ready single, "Tuesday," got a huge co-sign from Drake, who remixed the buzzworthy record, earning the pair a Grammy nomination. This essentially put the former hairdresser on the map. Now he's looking to follow-up on that success with his latest release, Drink More Water 5.
The music of Atlanta rapper ILOVEMAKONNEN comes from a place of boundless enthusiasm. It was obvious throughout his giddy Friday afternoon set (March 20) at the Hype Hotel in Austin, Texas that he's as much of a fan -- specifically of rap and R&B -- as a performer.
There’s a bunch that’s happened to ILOVEMAKONNEN this year. He’s signed with Drake’s OVO Sound label and then he nabbed a Grammy nomination for the ‘Tuesday‘ Remix, which he did with the Toronto rhymer. And now he’s capping off the year by re-releasing his self-titled EP.