We are eight years removed from So Far Gone, eight years since Sandi tried to run away from home, eight years from Drake's yearning for success.Īrgue his talent if you must, mull over the ghostwriting in his notebook if you wish, but what he has accomplished as a rap artist cannot be dismissed or diminished.

Drake’s relationship with his mom through his music captures his success, the rise of his stardom, and the effects of being a successful rapper and what it does to the people around you. Drake wishes his parents more blessings.īlessings have come in an abundance for the Graham family, but it didn’t happen overnight. Sandi and Dennis are given a shoutout on “Two Birds, One Stone,” which may or may not appear on the forthcoming More Life playlist/album/whatever. Sacrifice―nothing is gained without something being lost. It also shows that Drake’s wish for success has come at a cost―less time to call, less time for personal connections. There are aspects of his life that are a nightmare due to his dreams coming true. Sandi has always been more Donda West than Deborah Mathers. “You & The 6” shows that the years, the fame, and the money hasn’t changed their relationship much. Part of me will never believe that Drake vents to his mother about the music industry, but that would be true to the man that is Aubrey. Of course, Drake dodges the blind date, but what that line also reveals is that she’s getting out more and that she’s working on improving her health. Just like a true mother, it's adorable hearing about Sandi’s attempt to hook up Drake with her personal trainer. Google Alerts is how she keeps up with her famous son, a sad but honest reality. Unlike “Too Much,” it's Drake and not his mother who doesn’t return text messages. Drake at this point is truly a superstar, one of the biggest rappers in the world.

When you piece together these brief conversations that Drake and his mother have in Drake's music, it creates a much bigger picture of the connection between mother and son.Īn actual conversation is played out in song form on “You & The 6,” from 2015's If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. As he says near the end of his first verse, “ And momma I’mma support, I keep it all in order.” Being raised by Sandi, it's natural that Drake wants to give his mother the world. Insufficient funds led to him selling drugs and later locked up. Dennis was a drummer, and his passion led him to leave home in pursuit of success in music. “ S.T.R.E.S.S.,” a record that can be found on the 2005 mixtape Room For Improvement, touches on the relationship between Dennis Graham and Sandi Graham. Drake’s father left the family when he was five and would be in and out of his life due to drug charges that lead to his incarceration. Lil Wayne once rapped, “ It's just me and my momma, how it supposed to be, and I make sure she paid like she wrote for me,” and similar sentiments exist in Drake’s early material. I promise mama / I'mma do it cause I know I put you through it / And I just want you to sit around with ya friends at a dinner table and say 'My baby's famous and I know it'Įvery rap artist wants this-to be such a star their mother can brag about their fame and success.

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