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Drake’s new album finally has a due date.The rapper announced Monday morning thathis sixth studio album, titledCertified Lover Boy, debuts this Friday after months of delay for the project originally promised to be out in January.The album announcement features adozen emojis of pregnant womenof different races placed on a white background, though Drake, 34, hasn’t elaborated on the meaning. That hasn’t stopped eagerfans from theorizing, pointing out that the album comes on the ninth month of the year and Labor Day weekend.“The album is dropping over Labor Day weekend and is 9 months late. Drake is wild,“tweetedone person alongside a meme of Drake laughing.Another fanjoked, “Drake knows the power his music has. certified lover boy about to get us all pregnant.“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.Certified Lover Boywas originally scheduled to be released earlier this year in January but was postponed due to health issues Drake had been facing at the time.“I was planning to release my album this month but between surgery and rehab my energy has been dedicated to recovery,” Drake wrote in an Instagram Story post at the time, perBillboard. “I’m blessed to be back on my feet and feeling great and focused on the album, but CLB won’t be dropping in January.“RELATED VIDEO: Drake Shares Sweet New Photos of Himself Getting Son Adonis, 3, ReadyDrake is dad to 3-year-old son Adonis. During a 2018 episode ofLeBron James' unscripted HBO seriesThe Shop, the artistraved about his “beautiful” childand how the then-1-year-old was “already in the pool shooting the basketball.““I’m just excited,” Drake said of fatherhood, adding that he’s been drawing on “all of the things I’ve learned from and through my father and the incredible things I’ve learned through my mother about patience, about unconditional love.”
Drake’s new album finally has a due date.
The rapper announced Monday morning thathis sixth studio album, titledCertified Lover Boy, debuts this Friday after months of delay for the project originally promised to be out in January.
The album announcement features adozen emojis of pregnant womenof different races placed on a white background, though Drake, 34, hasn’t elaborated on the meaning. That hasn’t stopped eagerfans from theorizing, pointing out that the album comes on the ninth month of the year and Labor Day weekend.
“The album is dropping over Labor Day weekend and is 9 months late. Drake is wild,“tweetedone person alongside a meme of Drake laughing.
Another fanjoked, “Drake knows the power his music has. certified lover boy about to get us all pregnant.”
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
Certified Lover Boywas originally scheduled to be released earlier this year in January but was postponed due to health issues Drake had been facing at the time.
“I was planning to release my album this month but between surgery and rehab my energy has been dedicated to recovery,” Drake wrote in an Instagram Story post at the time, perBillboard. “I’m blessed to be back on my feet and feeling great and focused on the album, but CLB won’t be dropping in January.”
RELATED VIDEO: Drake Shares Sweet New Photos of Himself Getting Son Adonis, 3, Ready
Drake is dad to 3-year-old son Adonis. During a 2018 episode ofLeBron James' unscripted HBO seriesThe Shop, the artistraved about his “beautiful” childand how the then-1-year-old was “already in the pool shooting the basketball.”
“I’m just excited,” Drake said of fatherhood, adding that he’s been drawing on “all of the things I’ve learned from and through my father and the incredible things I’ve learned through my mother about patience, about unconditional love.”
source: people.com
