Drake Tired Of Being Labeled “Lonely And Emotional”

    As an artist who has both rapped and crooned his way through numerous records, Canadian artist Drake has at times garnered a handful of labels due to his more emotionally-charged records. But in a recent interview, the Young Money emcee stated that he wasn’t terribly pleased with the labels he feels aren’t fully accurate.

    “’I’m so sick of people saying that I’m lonely and emotional, and associating me with this longing for a woman,” said Drizzy, according to HotNewHipHop.com. “I hate that. It bothers me so much…cause I do make music that makes you feel something but I’m actually not that guy in real life. I’m a happy person.”

    Although the Toronto-based rapper refers to himself as “a happy person” during his interview with Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio, he does later reveal that he’s not at a point in his life where he’s content.

    “I’m not content by any means, I wanna keep working but I’m a happy person,” said Drake. “I’m very excited, my life is constantly exciting. It’s not some sad, depressing story. As far as the soundscapes go, that’s just the music that I chose to make, I make music strictly for the purpose of driving at nighttime.”

    On his newly-released third album, Nothing Was The Same, Drake occasionally touches on love, women, and other emotions throughout the project. On the Jake One-produced “Furthest Thing,” Drake croons about balancing his career and being with the woman in his life as he sings, “And I hate that you don’t think I belong to ya/Just too busy runnin’ shit to run home to ya.”

    In addition to expressing his distaste at being labeled “lonely and emotional,” Drake also commented on his writing process and the challenges he faced while working on Nothing Was The Same, during his hour-long interview with Ghomeshi.

    According to the Young Money rapper, he was given a set amount of tracks to record for his album, which was released on September 24.

    “My right-hand partner in music creation, challenged me on this album to trim that fat,” said Drake. “To make a very concise project and asked me to—actually gave me a song cap. Asked me to keep it at 13 or 14 songs on the original. And so that was an interesting challenge for me. And now that it’s out and the world appreciates it, it’s a great feeling.”

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    253 thoughts on “Drake Tired Of Being Labeled “Lonely And Emotional”

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    2. ” I make music strictly for the purpose of driving at nighttime.”

      WHAT A JOKE! Most of his fans dont even got their drivers license yet!!!

    3. He needs to stop making every song an RnB ballad about a hoe that played him if he wants to get rid of that label

    4. Drake is more real by being himself then the insecure homophobic fans that make fun of him. Yall wanna call Drake gay but then yall act like yall never wondered if the nigga skin complexion smell like honey or vanella smh. I’m hella straight, so I’m comfortable enough to appreciate another nigga appearance without feeling weird. So be your damn self. If you like Asap Rocky’s smile then so what. And if you don’t think he got a hella infectious Colgate smile, then google ‘Asap Rocky Pretty’ and tell me who got more gorgeous teeth other than T.I.

      1. how is drake being real when they quoted him as saying “cause I do make music that makes you feel something but I’m actually not that guy in real life. I’m a happy person.”

        So Drake doesn’t rap about about his real life? hmmm… he kinda admitted it there.

    5. Either he sings about getting burned by some bitch or raps about how he has more money than his whole audience combined.

    6. IT’S NOT LIKE ANY IS HIS MUSIC IS OVERLY CREATIVE. OF COURSE, HE WRITES ABOUT THE SAME CONCEPTS OVER AND OVER:

      -I AM SO RICH
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      -IF YOU DO NOT LIKE MY MUSIC, YOU ARE A HATER
      -I HAD A TOUGH UPBRINGING IN TORONTO
      -EVERYONE IS JEALOUS OF ME
      -SINCE I SELL THE MOST RECORDS, I AM THE BEST RAPPER. BUT DO NOT CALL ME OUT ON THAT. I WONT RESPOND EXCEPT IN INTERVIEWS
      -I KEEP IT SO REAL IN MY MUSIC. HOWEVER, PLEASE DISREGARD ME ALWAYS THROWING UP BLOOD SIGNS IN MY PICTURES
      -A GIRL BROKE MY HEART
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    7. this dude is slowly becoming the ja rule of the current generation of rappers. a much more successful version, but ja rule nonetheless.

      1. Drake’s becoming the new Ja Rule?!?!…that would be incorrect “bominic” Ja Rule portrayed this FALSE tough guy no shirt, bandana wearing “G” lifestyle…until 50 cent called him out!

    8. People on here complaining that he raps about the same shit, smh.

      That applies to many other rappers (e.g., Pusha T, Rick Ross etc.). The only difference is that Drake raps about his actual life, not some made up fantasy world or about how he use to sell crack. More people can relate to Drake than a former drug dealer or some fat lard ass pretending to be a boss who can get women.

      Drake’s one of the realest to ever do this rap shit.

      1. No!! he had it right…running this rap game, let’s not be emotional about this, be logical…and check the charts “Smart Guy”

      2. Drake tops the charts because females are buying his albums and it has little to do with his rapping.

        I would like to see him release an all rap album and move the same units. Then you all can talk that shit.

      1. ^U still a “HATAH” dress it up any way u want!! Crab ass nigga prolly don’t even make music, might be sitting at yo mamma’s house…”HATIN”

      2. “You dickride Drake. That makes you a dickrider”

        Im not dickriding drake. The fact is that drake does run music. He is the leader of rap, pop, r&B, country, electronic, and heavy metal.

      3. Correction…Crabasnigga!! Fact-checka & Hater caller…and worst things about “HATERS” they seem to have more time than anyone else reading stores u don’t even like…jus so u can “HATE”

    9. I listen to some Drake. Not all the time. I don’t have all of Drake’s songs but there are some I like.

      Usually after I listen to Drake, I listen to Eminem or Tech N9ne or Nas so my balls could grow back.

    10. Unfortunately, when any rapper is on top that’s when things start to unravel. For Drake, it’s his emotional state, which is unfair considering he’s practically carrying hip hop on his back right now. His peers are trying way to hard to be tough, so let me talk and diss all they like. If Drake is smart, he’ll segway into Hollywood, assuming he can, and focus less on having to shoot down all these labels haters are putting on him.

    11. “would like to see him release an all rap album and move the same units”

      Drake isn’t limited by your narrow vision of what hip hop should be.

    12. “how is he more succesful than ja was?”

      He makes more per show than Ja ever did. He charts singles left and right, plus eats at better restaurants for free.

      1. You calling me a dickrider? Just look at your screenname. It represents your erect dick. Why call me gay when you’re gay yourself?

    13. drakes a cool guy that makes good music and better rap songs than your favourite rappers with little effort. Yet people keep hating on him just because he doesn’t potray a fake gangster like all the rappers do. Just cause he doesn’t try to be tough and raps about relationships which is a subject most of these virgins on the site and over the internet know nothing about they hate on him.

    14. “still hasn’t sold more albums than ja”

      You mean the same Ja Rule who hasn’t sold 7k in two years lol Drake wasn’t even around when Jeffrey was going platinum. He is now, and his numbers are murking poor Jeff.

      Posted26 minutes ago

    15. all his music is about being emotional. get on a cypher and do hip hop.. oh wait kendrick would eat you alive and you would become emotional

      1. Cyphers don’t sell units. While Kendrick’s falling in love with his wordplay, Drake’s cashing checks. Understand the game or don’t bother playing hater.

      2. @anon1 must be stupid

        1)drake dont need more money hes loaded already
        2) this is hiphop not who can sell the most units
        3) kendrick outsold drake..drakes album wont pass kendricks in sales even in 5 years

        kendricks got a classic thatll live n sell forever

        drakes got 3 good but eventually forgettable albums..good music though.

    16. ^ just wondering what artists u like? cause whoever u say I guess that means your a dick riding bitch. cause anyone that says they listen to drake your gonna say they a dick rider. fuck outta here u pussy

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    18. LMFAO! This fool bitchin’ and crying about what people think of him. fucing idiot, quit your bitchin’
      actions speak louder than words!

    19. “Now you’re attacking Ja after defending him so many times in the past”

      I’m only showing what a hypocrite you’re.

      1. “what a hypocrite you’re.”

        Wow. You really need to go back to school and learn grammar again because it’s “you are,” not “your.” And actually, YOU’RE the hypocrite here, defending a man in past posts and now dissing him. Your thinking is ass-backwards.

    20. Picture this: Kim K room, North West on a playpen. I walk in that b!tch and whip it out and it goes into an insane 3 wayy. Kim K blowiiing me and ME EATING OUT NORTH WEST.

      1. Don’t make fun of me guys! It WEALLY hurts my feelings when you guys call me names! I can get girls if I want, but I just feel like they all have cooties! I feel much more content with a nightly hot beef injection. So what if that makes me a cocksucker with a jew – fro on my balls? I like dick, get over it!

    21. I’m still amazed that someone with a vagina is on top of the rap game. Aftermath is taking over again, first kendrick, then eminem, then detox. Its over for ymcmb

      1. Kendrick can’t even outsell Macklemore much less Drake. Detox is never coming out. That leaves only Eminem. One guy can carry a label, but does it really matter at this point?

      2. tbh i’m sure eminem’s album will outsell drakes, kendricks and macklemore’s almbum combined. lol throw in kanye too.

      3. @imho….way to twist facts dipshit. GKMC has been out for over a year. Drake has already sold 900,000 in the US in 3 weeks!

        Drake will blow by Kendrick in a few weeks. Stop distorting the truth.

      4. OVO fag. Drake has only just dropped an album. Kendrick has grown as a rapper and if he dropped an album anytime soon he will sell platinum again. Drake can’t get any better he is on the down. Kendrick on the other hand is on the rise. sorry you ymcmb soft cock groupie.

    22. “You seemed to be talking about him since you’re the one that brought him up”

      Brilliant Anon. Thanks for walking right into the obvious.

    23. “Wow. You really need to go back to school and learn grammar again”

      Thank you Mr. English Teacher. Butchering the grammar of a word on such an esteemed site is an atrocity to say the least. Thank god you’ve never done that (insert sarcasm).

    24. “Cyhers are still part of the culture; it ain’t always about the money”

      Would Kendrick give up his career to become a FT cypher participant?

      1. thats the thing.. you dont need to give shit up. you need what a few hours our of a day or a few days to make rap and rap it for one day? your telling me as a rapper.. you cant do your job and create a rap for a cypher?.. funny

        thats like telling someone at mcdonalds to just make fries but fuck the mcdoubles bec u dotn got time for it.

    25. Yes im the fag that hijacked dentalboy’s name. Dentaldamboy had nothing to do with wow’s comments. Both are right by the way and i am wrong.

    26. LOL this guy hates being labeled emotional but it ‘bothers him so much’ that ppl label him that.. way to make sure people keep making jokes LOL

      that said. its bec of your music u get l abeled that.. if you were just singing or rapped n sung with direction youd be good..but u cant switch from i love u i want u forever. to im with my homies mobbing out fuckin mad hoes.. bec u look like ur trying to be a sensitive thug n we all know wheelchair jimmy isnt street so it gives off the wrong impression. stick to what you know

      and as i said on another post..run ur album past real hiphop heads next time. wayne n baby only care about money if u got a hit ur album will be in stores no matter what the other 15 tracks sound like or if they fit ur album. they dont care

      if u ever want a classic u need to step outside YM for opinions n direction.

    27. People in the comments DUMB as usual. Drake should take YOUR advice and rap about drugs and strippers? Keep talking sh!t while he’s making millions aaahahahahaha

      1. The fact that he’s making millions should tell him to not complain about any labels he’s being given cuz it’s making him rich. He’s an average MC at best and people describing him as emotional/lonely is pissing him off while making millions. He sounds like a spoiled little brat to me. If you want to change the label, switch up your lyrical content and the feel of your songs.

      2. “People in the comments DUMB as usual”

        Very ironic you say this as this comment applies to you to and heres why:

        “Drake should take YOUR advice and rap about drugs and strippers?”

        ^^this is a typical knee jerk emotional reaction that you can expect from fanboys and fangirls when they can’t offer up a thoughtout response to people who are highly critical of an artist.

        Aside from the fact that drake already talks about strippers in a few of his songs (that you apparently didn’t listen to), no one is asking drake to rap about drugs nor imply he should. People are simply saying, switch up the content, talk about something different, something more meaningful and he won’t get labeled things he doesn’t agree with.

      3. Its not constructive criticism when the majority of comments are “nigga aint a rapper, he a bitch, etc”. The fk is that? Are the majority of readers from the projects or what. People say he’s not a rapper..listen to his latest album. What do you call ‘Drake – All me’. In fact he’s made lots of songs where he aint singing about soft emotions..people just love to hate for no reason.

    28. as a young money groupie bitch with no accounting skills, I can confirm that drake is actually lonely, emotional and gay. You can tell because he’s a canadian bitch who raps about saving strippers.

    29. Boo hoo… he’s tired of being labeled. Who gives a shit? You are not a great lyricist/artist and yet you are selling millions. Just STFU and accept it. If you want to change the label people are giving you, write different lyrics – diversify your songs. Change the subject matter to expand your expression of what you’re feeling. Here’s a thought… learn about the Civil Rights struggle and make a positive difference with your music. Open people’s eyes with what you learn. Don’t complain about how you’re labeled. Nobody cares.

    30. most of these rappers aint REAL niggas. Word, Nas bankrupt never was a drug runner, Lil Wayne aint no blood, Jeezy aint no BMF, 50 a snitch, Game a stripper, 2pac a ballerina, Drake was gay. None of these niggas real you guys. If they was all real they all be dead now. Like it or not Ross is the new biggie.

      BAWSE!!!

      1. how the fk can u rattle off a list of fake dudes w/o mentionin ross…THEN big up ross in the last sentence? cmon now. either way i agree 9/10 are just talkn shit. wale>ross tho

    31. Drake should stick to rapping instead of singing. He put his stamp in the game already that he can rap and sing ( although Bone Thugs n Harmony does it better and started it ). If you choose to keep singing, stop talking about the bitches and focus on different aspect of life!

    32. numbers dont lie drake is the king of rap all the stats prove it only haters with shitty opinions and shitty lives disagree

    33. I bang with drake and all but nigga its a reason people think your lonely and emotional, niggaz aint just pulling it outta nowhere. His ass stay making songz about bitches he miss or the “the one that got away”…Plus didn’t he admit to be emotional? Is he lonely? Not being a famous millionaire he’ll never be lonely, too many thirty bitches. Is he emotional? yes he is.

      1. You never felt emotions? I feel really sorry for you and the miserable and lonely life you are forced to live everyday.

    34. YOU CANT STOP THE REAL NIGGA KING GUCCI MANE. Big gucci runs the streets when big gucci moves the earth shakes in fear that big gucci will catch a body. The jails fear gucci cause everyone knows hes the general of real niggas. Big gucci wrote the bible he wrote the holy quaran he is the emperor of all real niggas. Show some respect and praise the trap god the legend BIG GUWOP GUCCI MANE

    35. “its skills not numbers if it was jay z be a the top of everybodys list”

      It’s only natural for people to perceive the rappers who sell the most as having the most skill even if there are some exceptions.

    36. “you need what a few hours our of a day or a few days to make rap and rap it for one day?”

      There’s a thing called battle rap where scores of unsigned loser wanna be rappers basically spend all day surrounding each other while battling to see who has the best punchlines. That’s their 9 to 5, and that was my point. Kendrick is making millions, so in reality, he can participate in all the BET cyphers he wants, but at the end of the day he can’t relate to those who aren’t caked up like him and just doing it for fun. Now super size my fries, loser.

      1. we werent talking about networth’s

        i said kendricks cashing bigger checks than ricky in the last year as evidenced by the fact that he earned more

    37. Tupac was a gangster? HA! More like a PRANCER!

      He took ballet classes and pranced around like a cute little ballerina in his tight little tu-tu.

      ETHERED.

      Lil Wayne is the KIGN of HIP HOP!

      YMCMB!

      1. At least 2Pac never kissed Baby in the mouth HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA.

        Lil Gayne, a famous rapper for being in the closet the longest!

        He’s so deep in the closet he’s finding Christmas presents AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Go kill yourself fuckass, and get off 2Pac’s dick.

      2. Really? That’s the best comeback you can come at me with kid?

        Birdman was like Wayne’s father. Your statement has no validation what so ever.

        Tupac on the other hand NEEDED a damn father. All that growing around his momma made him the little fag he was around..

        Up until he suddenly decide to act as the hardest thug in the world which was OBVIOUSLY a cover up for his homosexual nature.

        Lil Wayne is KIGN of HIP HOP and he shits on Pac’s supposed legacy.

        YMCMB!

      3. @BOY Tupac had the ENTIRE West riding with him, uplifted the black community, even shot 2 cops defending someone, the only person Lil Wayne ever shot was himself, and kissed a man he had NO relation to, …and learn how to spell “king”

    38. Su Wu Gang! And if you aint with it then you in the food chain!

      Drake don’t gotta worry, he’s got Bloods to back him up incase a hater wanna go up to him.

      Wayne is a true blood gang member and I KNOW you fuckboys will say he isn’t.

      Go to LA and ask Triple OG Rodgers that and hell slap the chap outta u for even questioning Waynes Blood Gang legitimacy.

      YMCMBloods!

      What up five!

      Lil Wayne is the KIGN of HIP HOP!

    39. “I hate that. It bothers me so muchcause I do make music that makes you feel something but I’m actually not that guy in real life. I’m a happy person.”

      ^ there goes the emotion right there

    40. DRAKE IS THE SOFTEST RAPPER EVER. HE MAKES SELF RIGHTOUS R&B MUSIC WITH ABSOLUTELY NO SOUL IN IT. HOW CAN HE EVER EXPECT FOR HIP HOP COMMUNITY TO EVER RESPECT HIM?

    41. Drake, if you want to stop being labeled that….. then stop rapping and singing like a bitch. Trust me it’ll make you and your fans happier.

    42. Its good that you have emotions Drake, someone without emotions can’t make music. People couldn’t relate to that and it would have zero creativity.

    43. kendricks emotions tell him he’s the best ever and can take a dump on everyone, thats fine. As long as you have emotions.

    44. and thats why ur a sell out! why are u rapping about feelings and emotions if ur happy with life. people always wanna make songs about love, relationship(problems) and sex to gain everyone’s attention. maybe if you were rapping about how much your having fun in life instead of bitchin about women, you wouldnt get labeled as a soft nigga

    45. Drake wants people to listen to his music as they drive at night? Wow. What an ass hole. You put everyone on the road at risk when you fall asleep at the wheel.

    46. This tittle is false watch the interview dumb shit @hhdx just making tittle for clicks , this site quality has been going down because of articles like this . also yeah m a drake fan but thats beside the point yall bunch of haters

    47. great interview. title is taken out of context. but this interview was good mostly because of the interviewer. he had real questions and it really got Drake to touch on things that arent touched on as much. not a big fan of drake, the album is good though. much respect to him.

    48. DIS GUY!!! LOL “I hate that. It bothers me so muchcause I do make music that makes you feel something but I’m actually not that guy in real life. I’m a happy person.”

    49. Interviewer: “You’re not afraid of sweet melodies; is anything too sugary for you?”

      Died. Just straight up LMAO.

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