Drake and son Adonis.Photo: Drake/Instagram
Drakegave shout-outs to his son Adonis on his new albumCertified Lover Boy.
The father of one, 34, referenced his child, who turns 4 in October, in a few of the 21 tracks off his sixth studio album, which was released early Friday morning.
The album’s first song, “Champagne Poetry” — in which he samples The Beatles' “Michelle” — summarizes his past few years, including recent world events and his co-parenting relationship with Brussaux since Adonis' birth in October 2017.
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“I been hot since the birth of my son,” he kicks off the first verse after the intro. Later, in his last verse, he briefly mentions the struggles he and Brussaux have gone through, saying: “Co-parent of the year, we figured out a rapport.”
The track appears to be another response to naysayers and Pusha T, who previously accused Drake ofhiding his childon the 2018 diss track “The Story of Adidon.”
In “F—ing Fans,” Drake’s 20th track fromCertified Lover Boy, he makes a brief reference to how he learned about becoming a first-time dad.
“Papi’s Home,” Drake’s second track from the album, also features a nod to Adonis, as Drake raps, “I walked out on my only son,” adding, “See your mother raised a fine young man. Daddy’s home. And I know I missed so much of your life.”
Back in May 2017, Brussaux claimed toTMZthat she was three-and-a-half months pregnant with Drake’s child and hired two major New York City attorneys to begin the proceedings to prove paternity and seek child support.
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Months before the Oct. 11, 2018, birth of his son, Drake confirmed impending fatherhood in his song “March 14” on hisScorpionalbum, which was released that June.
“Yesterday morning was crazy/ I had to come to terms with the fact that it’s not a maybe/ That s— is in stone, sealed and signed/ She not my lover like ‘Billie Jean’, but the kid is mine,” Drake opens the track.
“We only met two times, two times/ And both times were nothin' like the new times/ Now it’s rough times, I’m out here on front lines/ Just tryin' to make sure that I see him sometimes,” he continues.
In “Emotionless,” another 2018 song, Drake claims: “I wasn’t hidin' my kid from the world/ I was hidin' the world from my kid.”
Drake and his son Adonis.Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
At the live event, Adonis adorably burst into tears while his dad was finishing his speech.
“I want to dedicate this award to you,” Drake said with a laugh after picking up his son and holding him in his arms.
source: people.com
