Last Friday morning, Drake released his sixth studio album, “Certified Lover Boy”. He dedicated the album to the late social media influencers Nadia Ntuli and Mercedes Morr.
“Certified Lover Boy” became Spotify’s most-streamed album in one day. CLB definitely shows Drake’s evolution, growth and unmatched style of rap through all twenty-one songs on the album. It starts with a song titled “Champagne Poetry” and ends with “The Remorse”. In the song “Champagne Poetry” Drake says “I been hot since the birth of my son/I remain unfazed/ trust, worse has been done/ Man, f### evaluation, show me personal funds/It’s the pretty boys versus the petty boys.”
Could those lines be a classy diss to Kanye West? Back in 2018, it was rumored that Kanye West told rapper Pusha T about Drake’s son (at the time Drake never made it public that he had a son). Ever since then, there has been an ongoing beef between Drake and Kanye (It seems like the beef has fuel the fire in Drake, to rise higher as a person and performer). The album is receiving a lot of buzz! Rapper, Jadakiss posts on his Instagram about Drake’s song “7am on Bridle Path”.
From “Degrassi” to Drake
In 2001, Drake landed a role on the famous Canadian teenage drama “Degrassi” at only 14 years old. He played as Jimmy Brooks, a well liked eight grader, basketball star and eventual paraplegic. His character in the show life dream was to be a rapper and now it has manifested in his real life. His first mixtape was “Room for Improvement” back in 2006. He later signed a deal with Cash Money Records in 2009. In 2010, he released his album “Thank Me Later”. He released his single “Best I Ever Had” from that album, the song was a hit and Drake blew up! He then released “Take Care” in 2011 and did a song featuring Rihanna and it received a lot of air play. His next four studio albums became very popular as well.
Dedications
Drake dedicated his album “Certified Lover Boy” to Instagram model and OnlyFans star Nadia Ntuli. She was a close friend of his, that was killed in a car accident in Dubai in January of this year. He also dedicated CLB to social media influencer Mercedes Morr , who died in a murder-suicide in Richmond, Texas.
Written by Vanity LaPree Jenkins/Instagram: @victoryinvanity
