Drake<\/a>, real name Aubrey Graham, also spoke about his parents – including mum Sandi – later on in the tune.<\/p>\n\nHe continued: \u201cI know for sure that my parents, they look at me and see an overcomer\/I’m looking back at them and these days, I see an older couple.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHis dad isn\u2019t the only one struggling, as Drake also said he\u2019s finding it difficult to come to terms with his advancing age. <\/p>\n
\nHe continued: \u201cI\u2019m ’bout to turn forty, dog, I’m battlin’ aging.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m battlin’ the fact that the album ain’t even drop and already they a**** complainin’\/F*** it, I’ll battle the label\/F*** it, I’ll battle the majors.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019ll battle the stations ’til my a** is back in rotation\/Shout out to the real fans that knew what I had in the basement\/Shout out to the fake fans, I thought we had an arrangement.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nDrake is undoubtedly hoping for further musical success with his new records.<\/p>\n
\nIn a previous interview with Variety back in 2019, dad Dennis – also a successful singer – spoke about how he has been influenced by stars such as Otis Redding, and has shared them with his son. <\/p>\n
\nHe explained: \u201cYeah, he knows everything I know. He knows all the music that I came up with, he had to listen to.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\u201cWe used to take 18 hour drives down to Memphis every summer, we would take turns listening to his music and my music.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHe turned me on to rap music and I turned him on to my music. We switched off in the car.\u201d<\/p>\n
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