The two biggest regrets of Drake’s career: “I hate hearing that shit”
Considering the amount of music Drake has released throughout his career, it’s no wonder he has some regrets about his lyrics. Drizzy is no stranger to putting his thoughts and feelings into songs, and there are a couple of instances he would take back if possible.
Drake once sat down with Lil Yachty for a conversation on a beach. When the Atlanta rapper brought up his lines on ‘Weston Road Flows‘, in which he rapped, “The most successful rapper 35 and under/ I’m assumin’ everybody’s 35 and under/ That’s when I plan to retire, man, it’s already funded,” the 6 God admitted he disliked his bars.
In addition to the ageist lyrics, he also said he regrets mentioning girls’ names in his music due to bringing unwanted attention to the lives of others. “I hate hearing that shit,” he said. “I heard it the other night. I think that and some times when I’ve said girls’ names in songs, maybe those are the two things that I look back on and I’m like, ‘Maybe I coulda done without, like, shitting on people for age or disrupting somebody’s life.'”
Drizzy explained that while he never means any harm by what he raps about, he now understands the consequences of his actions when mentioning women. “The lyrics are never with ill intent, but I had somebody tell me one time, ‘You know, it’s not necessarily what you’re saying about me, it’s the fact that you said it,'” he explained during their chat.
“Just in the sense like, ‘You don’t know what it does to me. You don’t know who my boyfriend is at the time or you don’t know what my family knows or doesn’t know. And if you express any form of discontent for me and call me by name in a song, then all of a sudden I’m left to pick up the pieces of my own life that I’ve tried to build up for myself.’”
For Drake, who is typically transparent, it’s difficult not to include details about his relationships in his music. “I’ve tried my best to stop doing that,” he said sincerely. “But I like to be honest in music, too, so that one’s a push and pull.”
Yachty brought up the retirement lyrics from his Views album after Drake said he was thinking about what the future might hold as far as competing in the music industry. “I feel like I’m kind of introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit,” he said. “I feel like a lot of people that I’ve watched as the years have gone on, it’s a really addictive, competitive space, and oftentimes, you’re addicted to the competition itself.”
He added, “I guess what’s left for me is just to find a way to gracefully — like, I’m not ready now, but to gracefully continue making projects that are extremely interesting and hopefully cherished by people, and then to find the right time to say, ‘I can’t wait to see what the next generation does.’”