Drake Hints At Retirement In Lil Yachty Interview
Drake has admitted that he has been thinking of a “graceful exit” from rap, he tells Lil Yachty in a clip from a new interview. “I think I’m at the point now where I just wanna like — I feel like I’m kinda introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit,” he said in the first clip from their conversation shared on Thursday (February 23).
Drake hinted at retirement back on “Weston Road Flows” from his 2016 album Views. “It’s rainin’ money, Oklahoma City Thunder/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,” a then 29-year-old Drizzy rapped.
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Even just last year, Drake spoke to Nicki on her podcast about retirement and was singing a completely different tune.
“I’m not at that point where I even consider that being an option,” Drake explained to Nicki back in August 2022. “One of the best feelings I have in my life is completing a song or project. And by the way, those things are painful as well. A lot of nerves, a lot of confidence wavering.”
“But I feel like I’m reaching a new level of fun. I’ve reached a new level of comfortability where I want to try things. Like this last album, I put out something I wanted to do to challenge myself.”
Last year alone, Drake dropped two No. 1 albums Honestly, Nevermind, and the 21 Savage collab project Her Loss. He says that the latter project is a classic. “[Her Loss] is one of the greatest albums I ever made in my life,” he declared. “I said the other day, I think this is a clear entry into my top five of my catalog — if not, top three.”
With the recent success of his last two albums, Drake is showing no signs of slowing down. Drake and Lil Yachty’s full conversation is to be released sometime Friday (Feb. 24).
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