In May, 30-year-old Rihanna opened up about her relationship with Drake to Vogue, admitting she was uncomfortable during the memorable VMAs moment between the two. “I’m sure she would expect or be elated if I were to have gotten one of those women pregnant… So it was tough for me to tell her that it’s somebody that she’s never met.” When Starrah was awarded ASCAP’s Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2018 for writing songs such as Drake. “ more scared to tell my mom because my mom has had real belief and real relationships with women in my life, like, over the course of my years,” he said. Starrah's Been Writing Hits for Rihanna, Drake and BeyoncNow She's Making Her Own. The project featured guest appearances from The Weeknd, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Birdman, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and André 3000 - and went on to win Drake his first Grammy for Rap Album of the Year. Still, he admits, he was anxious about telling his mother about becoming a father. Its been ten years since Drake dropped one of his most critically acclaimed bodies of work with his second studio album Take Care.

We have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible, and now I’m just really excited to be a great father. But I don’t have any desire for him to, like, not love his mother… I don’t ever want the world to be angry at his mother. 'And I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened. “I am a single father learning to communicate with a woman who… you know, we’ve had our moments, right?' he shared.

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The rapper also opened up to James about his struggles with Brussaux. Songfacts: The title track of Canadian recording artist Drakes second album finds him linking up with Rihanna.

Drake is now a dad to his son, Adonis, whom he welcomed in 2017 with former adult film star Sophie Brussaux.

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