Aubrey Drake Graham, known as Drake, is an entrant on the A-list of rumored gays. He’s a Canadian rapper who comes from a broken family. His parents divorced at the age of 5. Life wasn’t easy for Drake growing up. He was bullied in a predominantly white school for being the only black Jew.
He started as an actor in 2001 before he became a musician. He started pursuing music and released his debut mixtape “Room for Improvement” in 2006. It was said that his father got arrested for trying to cross the border and had a cellmate who first introduced Drake to rap music and they used to exchange lines over the phone.
As Drake’s popularity soared on the global music stage, the public became increasingly curious about his personal life, leading fans to delve into it further and even raise questions about his sexuality. So, the big question remains: Did the rapper give them reasons to doubt his sexuality? Is Drake gay? Let’s explore the answer to these questions in the paragraphs below.
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What Fueled Drake’s Sexuality Rumor?
Fans started to question his sexuality when he released the album “Certified Lover Boy”. One of the songs on the album, titled “Girls Want Girls”, started the rumor when he raps the line:
Starin’ at your dress ’cause it’s see through / Yeah, talkin’ all the s–t that you done been through / Yeah, say that you a lesbian, girl, me too.”
It gathered lots of attention that it got trending on Twitter.
Drake’s Relationships
Checking out his history, Drake was not linked to any men that could confirm him being gay. But he definitely got involved with different women and one of them was Rihanna. They had been on and off for years when Rihanna decided to call it quits. After the split, Drake finally opened up about the break up.
I was a pawn. You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I’ve done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear.”
Drake confessed
It seems like a good definition of karma – what goes around comes around.
He also got involved with Jennifer Lopez. They were linked at the end of 2016 after they posted a sweet Instagram photo. The rumored relationship didn’t last long as they decided to call it quits after two months. It was said that one of the reasons was Rihanna – Drake kept pursuing Rihanna while he was dating J.Lo.
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The list goes on for Drake. Cecilia Rose, Chantel Everett, Johanna Leia, Naomi Sharon, Kylie Jenner, Bella Harris, Zmeena, Malaika Terry, Lateysha Grace, Raye, Bella Hadid, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Jorja Smith, Sophie Brussaux, Serena Williams, Tyra Banks, and even Nicki Minaj who has been his close friend ever since. They were rumored to be in a relationship when Nicki did a lap dance for Drake in her music video “Anaconda”. They even pretended that they were married and fooled some fans.
Drake is now rumored to be dating the stunning 6-foot-tall blonde, 26-year-old model Lilia Wedell.
Drake’s “Secret”
In October of 2017, Drake becoming a dad shocked everyone. He had a son with Sophie Brussaux. They kept him a secret for almost a year, revealing the reason in his song “Emotionless”. He rapped:
“I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world/ I was hiding the world from my kid/ From empty souls who just wake up and looked to debate/ Until you starin’ at your seed, you can never relate.”
Is Drake Gay?
No, there was no truth behind the gay rumors surrounding the rapper’s name. Some fans may question his sexuality because of his music, but looking at his long list of past flings, he has always been into girls. Thus, it is only right to assume that Drake is straight.