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Drake’sCertified Lover Boyis officially here!
The 34-year-old rapper’s sixth full-length studio album dropped early Friday morning over a year after it was first announced. The release was delayed for months after it was originally promised for January.
“CLB FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE EVERYWHERE @ 2AM EST,“Drake announced at midnight on Instagramwith hand-written copy of the tracklist.
For “Champagne Poetry,” the first track onCLB, Drake credited John Lennon and Paul McCartney as co-writers for sampling The Beatles' “Michelle” from 1965 on the track. R. Kelly received a composer/lyricist credit on “TSU” as well.
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The four-time Grammy winner dedicatedCLBin part to the late Nadia Ntuli andMercedes Morr.Complexreported that Ntuli was a friend of Drake’s who died in a motor vehicle accident earlier this year, while Morr was allegedly killed in a murder-suicide in August.
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On Monday, heteased the upcoming releaseofCLBon Instagram with an image of 12 different emojis of pregnant women, leaving fans guessing.
Shortly before therelease of his sixth studio album, Drake’s mom Sandi Graham penned a poem-like letter to her son in celebration of the new music. The rapper shared a snapshot of the card on Instagram.
“It’s finally come, the countdown has reached one, with each new album my heart skips a beat, being your mother has been my life’s greatest treat,” wrote Graham, 61. “It’s been a long hard road together, now there’s one more day to go. I wanna celebrate you son, more than you’ll ever know.”
“Love you more now and forever,” she signed the note.
source: people.com
