Drake's album leaks early

Rapper Drake has been targeted by bootleggers again - his latest release has been leaked online.

The Best I Ever Had hitmaker was due to officially unveil his sophomore project, Take Care, next week (begs14Nov11), but the full disc was uploaded to the Internet on Sunday (06Nov11).

Drake is choosing to stay upbeat about the leak, encouraging fans to continue supporting the album by purchasing it if they like what they hear.

He wrote, "Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it... and take care until next time."

It's the second time Drake has had to contend with music bootleggers - last year (10) his debut album, Thank Me Later, also surfaced online two weeks prior to its scheduled release date.