Drake Ponders His "Graceful Exit" With Lil Yachty

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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 9: Rapper Drake performs onstage during "Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert" at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Is Drizzy looking to close out his music career?

A brief snippet of an interview between Drake and Lil Yachty has Hip Hop fans talking. Drake has been instrumental in creating some of the most memorable music moments within the last two decades. If his latest soundbite is to be believed, he's working on stepping away from the industry spotlight. It's something that seems farfetched, considering the Toronto icon has been floating at the top since his first hit. He's gone on to be recognized as one of the best to ever do it, so his fans are in a bit of a panic.

Drizzy and Yachty sat down for Futuremood, the latter's sunglass company. The Let's Start Here rapper teased his episode by sharing the clip on Instagram. "A Moody Conversation ' / Me interviewing my best friend drizzy drake for my sunglass company @futuremoodstudios ✨full interview tmmr ✨," wrote Yachty. In it, Drake seemingly discussed the next phase of his career.

Is Drake Looking To Close Out His Music Career?
ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 22: Drake and Lil Yachty attend 21 Savage's Freaknik22: The Sequel at Underground Atlanta on October 22, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Photo by Prince Williams/ GettyImages)

“I think I’m at the point now where I just wanna, like, I feel like maybe we talked about this the other day," said Drake. "But I feel like I’m kind of introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit." The clip swiftly ends, but it sparked a discussion about whether or not this would be the OVO mogul's time to bow out. However, it must be noted that this is, of course, a teaser, so Drake could be talking about bowing out of just about anything.

Meanwhile, Lil Yachty's appearance on Rap Radar will surface this week. During the conversation, he spoke about his artistry and the controversy surrounding comments about being taken seriously as an artist. "People took it as me trying to say like, ‘Oh, I hate when rappers say I wanna be taken seriously as an artist.’ As if I was saying that, like, Rap isn’t being—you’re not serious if you’re a rapper. That’s not what I meant.”

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“I mean, specifically, I do more than rap,” he continued. “For a long time in my career, I wanted to be taken seriously as a rapper. And I said that. And I would go and try and do radio interviews, freestyles, whatever, just ’cause I wanted that. I did Michigan Boy Boat, I did things. That’s when I was trying to prove I’m a rapper. But I’m past that. Now, I’m proving I’m an artist.”

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