Drake reveals dad has cancer in emotional new song 'Make Them Cry,' drops 3 albums
Drake reveals dad has cancer in emotional new song 'Make Them Cry,' drops 3 albums
Emlyn TravisFri, May 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM UTC
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Drake performs in 2022
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Drake is back with his new album, Iceman... and two more surprise records.
The rapper revealed that his dad was diagnosed with cancer in one emotional song, "Make Them Cry."
The three albums offer 43 new songs as Drake stages his comeback after his infamous feud with Kendrick Lamar.
What’s better than one Drake album? Maybe three Drake albums?
That's exactly what Drizzy gave us on Friday, dropping his highly anticipated comeback record, Iceman, as well as two additional full-length surprise albums, titled Maid of Honor and Habibti. Together, the records feature a whopping 43 new songs that explore the rapper’s personal life more than two years after his infamous 2024 feud with Kendrick Lamar.
One of those songs is "Make Them Cry," in which Drake reveals that his father, Dennis Graham, has been diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer. "My dad got cancer right now, we battlin' stages / Trust me when I say there's plenty things that I'd rather be facin'," the rapper confesses on the track. "For real / And this time, ask me to dig deeper, I'll gladly explain it."
Drake in 2019
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Graham celebrated his son's album drop on Instagram early Friday, sharing a snapshot of the father-son duo hugging with the caption, "The Ice Man and the Nice Man just doing what we do. Don't get it twisted."
Fans flooded the comments section of his post, sending him love and well-wishes amid his cancer journey. "Praying for a speedy treatment and recovery," one user wrote.
"Make Them Cry" also reveals Drake's perspective on his rap beef with Lamar, during which the rival rappers exchanged diss tracks, including Lamar's critical and commercial smash "Not Like Us." The song — which won five Grammys in 2025, including Song and Record of the Year — featured Lamar taking direct shots at Drake, even calling him a "certified pedophile."
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"I came here to turn a new leaf and maybe finally get some sleep / But all I can think about is the mountain to climb and the conversations surrounding my music like they're Twin Peak," Drake raps on the track. "With Dot back in 2024 was a big piece / So it's like, this s--- is me, but it isn't me / Y’all keep on asking me what it did to me / That's what it did to me."
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Drake, born Aubrey Graham, also addresses the friendship fallout he experienced amid his battle with Lamar, rapping on "Make Them Pay": "I'm seein' everyone's true colors, for real / I'm sensin' a theme / I'm greater than everybody like some shredded cheese."
He also takes a shot at the idea of him, Lamar, and J. Cole being the "big three" in hip-hop, rapping, "F--- a big three anyway / There was too many chefs in the kitchen / It was a mess to begin with, yeah / And now they got a new GOAT and we gotta test the position."
Drake performs in 2022
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This isn't the first time Drake has released multiple albums simultaneously. He is famous for unveiling heaps of music all at once, most notably when he dropped his surprise 2018 double album, Scorpion.
Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honor are available to stream now.
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