Drake Plans To Retire From Music: ‘A Graceful Exit’

Drake Hints At Retirement From Music

Rap superstar Drake says he’s considering stepping away from music and retiring for good.

“I think I’m at the point now where I just wanna like — I feel like maybe we talked about this the other day. I feel like I’m kinda introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit,” he said in an interview with Lil Yachty.

Things have changed since last August when he told Nicki Minaj that he is not yet ready to exit the music business.

“I feel like I’m kinda introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit…” – Drake pic.twitter.com/yr3hgzPDdM

— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) February 23, 2023

“I’m not at that point where I even consider that being an option. 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,” he said at the time.

“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.

Among the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold, Drake is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA.[13] He has won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a record 34 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. Drake has achieved 11 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and holds further Hot 100 records;[14] he has the most top 10 singles (67), most charted songs (293),[15] the most simultaneously charted songs in one week (27), the most Hot 100 debuts in one week (22), and the most continuous time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks).

He additionally has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts.