Drake Opens Up About Relationship With Son On New Song ‘March 14’

29 June 2018, 10:30 | Updated: 11 December 2018, 14:31

By Sam Prance

The 'God's Plan' rapper gets personal...

The wait is finally over. After months of anticipation, Drake has released his fifth studio album Scorpion. The record is already receiving critical acclaim, for its production, lyrical content and its bop to bop ratio. From 'Nonstop' to 'Summer Games' the 25 song long LP is up there with the 'Started from the Bottom' rapper's best work.

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One song in particular is catching fans attention though. After Pusha T stoked the rumours that Drake has a son on his diss track 'The 'Story of Addidon',Drake confirms that he has a son. On 'Emotionless' he takes aim at his naysayers with the line: "I wasn't hiding my kid from the world // I was hiding the world from my kid". However, it's on 'March 14th' that he really gets personal and opens up about being a father.

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Drake. Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images // Young Money

The opening sees Drake reflecting on finding out that he was a Dad: "Yesterday morning was crazy // I had to come to terms with the fact that it's not a maybe // That shit is in stone, sealed and signed // She not my lover like Billie Jean but the kid is mine". He then raps about how his family dreams never came true: "Single father, I hate when I hear it // I used to challenge my parents on every album // Now I'm embarrassed to tell them I ended up as a co-parent // Always promised the family unit".

The Canadian superstar even gets real about how little time he's actually spent with his son yet: "I got an empty crib in my empty crib // I only met you one time, introduced you to Saint Nick // I think he must've brought you like twenty gifts". He then adds that he hopes that he and his son's mother can agree on a way in which Drake can be more present in his son's life. "Hopefully by the time you hear this me and your mother will have come around // Instead of always cutting each other down".

You can listen to the single: HERE.

Unsurprisingly fans are going crazy over the song and people have been taking to Twitter to express their thoughts.

Some think that 'March 14' is the perfect response to Pusha T's diss track.

Drake has nothing to hide anymore.

Others are speculating that Drake may have just written this to make it seem like he's a good father.

The shade of it all.

A couple of fans are just moved by the lyrics at the end in which Drake sings about becoming a man.

Not gonna lie. We shed a tear too.

This song has really got people in their feels.

OKAY MAYBE WE SHED A LOT OF TEARS.

A few listeners are happy that Drake has now responded to all of the rumours surrounding him.

He lays things out pretty darn clearly.

And a lot of people are just impressed with how candid Drake is.

It's easy to be cynical but he sounds sincere.

Here's hoping that Drake and his son's mum can work out a happy co-parenting agreement.

The full lyrics to: 'March 14'.

INTRO
Here we go
Yeah

VERSE
Yesterday morning was crazy
I had to come to terms with the fact that it's not a maybe
That shit is in stone, sealed and signed
She not my lover like Billie Jean but the kid is mine
Sandi used to tell me all it takes is one time, and all it took was one time
Shit, we only met two times, two times
And both times were nothing like the new times
Now it's rough times
I'm out here on front lines just trying to make sure that I see him sometimes
It's breaking my spirit
Single father, I hate when I hear it
I used to challenge my parents on every album
Now I'm embarrassed to tell them I ended up as a co-parent
Always promised the family unit
I wanted it to be different because I've been through it
But this is the harsh truth now
Fairy tales are saved for the bedtime stories I tell you now
I don't want you worry about whose house you live at
Or who loves you more, or who's not there
Who did what to who 'fore you got here
Now, look, I'm too proud to let that come between me and you now
Realize I got to think for two now, I gotta make it, I better make it
I promise if I'm not dead then I'm dedicated
This the first positive DNA we ever celebrated
I can't forget the looks on they faces
Got the news in Miami that we all now got ones that we raisin'
Tell Gelo bring some, uh, Rosé and Baccarat out for our cheers to the next generation
But this champagne toast is short-lived
I got an empty crib in my empty crib
I only met you one time, introduced you to Saint Nick
I think he must've brought you like twenty gifts
Your mother say you growing so fast that they don't even really fit
But man, you know, I still had to get it for my boy though, you know
You haven't met your grandfather yet, that nigga a trip
He probably coulda did stand-up
Yeah, but at the same time he's a stand up
And that's how you gon' be when it's time to man up
October baby for irony sake, of course
I got this 11 tatted for somebody, now it's yours
And believe me, I can't wait to get a hunnid more
Sorry I'm vintage, tryna cover ground
They said that in two weeks you're supposed to come in town
Hopefully by the time you hear this me and your mother will have come around
Instead of always cutting each other down

CHORUS
God willing, I got a good feeling
You got a good spirit
We'll talk more when you hear this
My G

OUTRO
No one to cry on
I'm all alone
No one to cry on
I need shelter from the rain
To ease the pain
I'm changing from boy to a man
No one to cry on
I'm all alone
No one to cry on
I need shelter from the rain
To ease the pain
I'm changing from boy to a man
I'm all alone
No one to cry on
I need shelter from the rain
To ease the pain
I'm changing from boy to a man