Drake has revealed a deeply personal family update in his new music, sharing that his father, Dennis Graham, is currently battling cancer.
The 39-year-old rapper made the revelation in his track Make Them Cry, featured on his newly released album Iceman, which dropped alongside Maid of Honour and Habibti. In the opening moments of the song, Drake delivers an emotional line confirming his father’s health struggle.
“My dad got cancer right now, we battlin’ stages,” he raps, adding that he would rather be dealing with anything else than watching his family go through the ordeal.
Throughout the track, Drake also reflects on his parents and aging, noting how they now appear to him as “an older couple” while he continues navigating his own life and career pressures.
The song also sees the rapper opening up about a wider set of personal and professional struggles, including aging, industry pressure, and criticism surrounding his releases before they even drop. Despite the weight of the subject matter, Drake uses the track to acknowledge fans who have supported him throughout his career while also addressing detractors.
The release of Iceman marks part of a three-album drop, highlighting a busy creative stretch for the Toronto superstar as he continues to evolve his sound and storytelling.#newsafro_
