Taylor Swift enlists Drake to help her with a new hip-hop sound

Now, Taylor Swift and hip-hop aren’t exactly two things that we’d expect to see together, especially considering Taylor first burst onto the scene as a fresh-faced country artist and only recently converted to pure pop with her previous album, 1989.

However, sources insist that Tay is genuinely attempting to master a new hip-hop sound, and has enlisted rapper Drake to help her.

Hmm, this will definitely be interesting if nothing else…

Speaking to The Sun, a source shared: “Taylor is always looking at ways to grow as an artist and really wants to try something different and unexpected for the next album.

“She’s not afraid of experimenting so is working with a lot of different faces to see if she suits a new sound.

“The remix of her song ‘Bad Blood’ had a less pop vibe – especially once Kendrick Lamar featured on it – and was a big hit, so she thinks her fans will like her going in this direction.

“Drake has been her friend for a while and it seemed a no-brainer that she would spend time in the studio with him.”

The insider went on to add that Drake has even produced a few of the new tracks, and features on one of the songs.

They continued: “As well as writing with Taylor, he’s producing a few tracks and even lent his vocals to one song. It’s a real mix of edgier hip-hop and R&B sounds.”

The news comes after it was speculated that Taylor and Drake are dating, however, an insider previously insisted that they are not involved romantically.

They said at the time: “They share a real connection over their love of music and studio time and get on very well.

“Taylor met his parents at a recent birthday party and invited him to drop in any time he’s in her neck of the woods to meet her folks. In turn he’s told her to party with him at New Year in Las Vegas.”

Thank goodness for that, after all, we don’t think the world is ready for the emotional break-up tracks that would come out of a Drake and Tay Tay split…