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Young Money's Drake may need a hug after having a playful shot fired at him courtesy of pop star Katy Perry in a radio interview this week.
Calling into New York radio station Power 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club,” Perry jokingly referenced Drake as being a softie.
“I’ve worked with a lot of people that have done little pieces on songs and not that they have egos, but Juicy’s the kindest. He’s like the most kindest, empathetic, sweet, I don’t want to make him out to be softer than Drake. [laughs] I love Drake. He’s like my secret diary. … Can I go back to Drake? I really love Drake, so get off my D. No, listen, I just don’t understand why he ‘doesn’t’ stay at the Intercontinental.” (“The Breakfast Club”)
Last fall, Drizzy spoke out on being perceived as a lonely person.
“There’s a victorious sentiment behind it, you know? I think the most important thing to understand about this record is the sentiment. I’m 26, working as hard as I possibly can with my friends that I grew up with, making my family happy. I’m so sick of people saying that I’m lonely and emotional, associating me with this longing for a woman. I hate that, man. It bothers me so much, because I do make music that feels something but I’m actually not that guy in real life. I’m a happy person. I make my music for the purpose of driving at nighttime.” (Q Radio)
In 2012, the Young Money superstar delved into the emo topic.
“People calling me goth or emo or whatever is weird for me to hear because I really don’t hear that in my music.” Still, he has no plans to temper his emotions in his lyrics. “They want me to be more emotionally disconnected like them, so I drop the ball and fall off. That’s where the backlash comes from. They want you to under-deliver so badly, and when you don’t they can’t handle it.” (VIBE)
Coincidentally, the YMCMB crooner opened up about embracing emo music a few years ago.
“I only really know how to do one thing. I don’t know how to make generic songs about the struggle and things that aren’t about me, I just know how to make songs that are about me,” Drake told FADER writer Judnick Mayard. “If I make a song that’s emo or emotional, then I guess yeah, I’m going to stick to that. I make songs about my life, because if you want me to be honest with you, that’s the best way I know how. The things I’ve experienced and the things I’ve lived. That’s what I like to do.” (The FADER)
Check out Katy Perry’s interview:
