Fatherhood has changed Drake for the better. “I have a son, he’s a beautiful boy,” the rapper said on Friday’s episode of HBO’s “The Shop,” with LeBron James. “He’s already in the pool shooting the basketball,” Drake added, also gushing about his son’s “crazy blue eyes.” In June, Drake, 31, confirmed on his new album “Scorpion” that he had fathered son Adonis with former adult film star Sophie Brussaux. His admission followed rapper Pusha T’s diss track, “The Story of Adidon,” which referenced Drake’s possible paternity. Brussaux claimed she was pregnant with Drake’s child in May 2017, which his reps denied at the time. After Brussaux welcomed the baby in the fall of 2017, TMZ reported in May Drake had been “cutting checks” to support her. “I’m just excited,” Drake said, according to People. “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 rapped about paternity on “Scorpion’s” final track, “March 14.” “I had to come to terms with the fact that it’s not a maybe … She’s not my lover like Billie Jean/But the kid is mine/Sadie used to tell me all it takes is one time/And all it took was one time/S–t, we only met two times, two times … I’m out here on front lines/Just tryna make sure that I see him sometimes,” he expressed. The former “Degrassi: The Next Generation” actor also spoke about the bond between his son and the mother of his child. “I am a single father learning to communicate with a woman who, you know, we’ve had our moments,” Drake said. “I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened. But I don’t have any desire for him to like, not love his mother, or I don’t ever want the world to be angry at his mother. We have found ourselves in a situation, and we are both equally responsible.” Drake also discussed his childhood, which included his parents’ divorce when he was just 5 years old. “I was really hard on my parents for giving me sort of a childhood that I had to wrap my mind around as I grew,” he explained. “Multiple times I sort of suggested that they could have done a better job at co-parenting, sticking together, not being so divided.” Raised by his mom, Drake said he was anxious to tell her about the situation with Brussaux, noting life doesn’t always go as planned. “I think I was more scared to tell my mom because my mom has had real relationships with women in my life over the course of my years that I’m sure she would expect or be elated if I were to have gotten one of those women pregnant. It was tough for me to tell her that it was somebody that she never met,” he revealed.<doc-sep>Settle in friends, because Drake just got *real* candid about what fatherhood has been like with son Adonis and how's he's been getting along with his baby mama Sophie Brussaux. Drake made an appearance on Friday's episode of LeBron Jame's show The Shop, and revealed that he's "just excited" about fatherhood, and that 1-year-old son Adonis has "crazy blue eyes" and is "already in the pool shooting the basketball.” Drake also called himself a "single father" and opened up about his relationship with Sophie Brussaux, saying: I'm still learning to communicate with a woman who, you know, we’ve had our moments. I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened. But I don’t have any desire for him to not love his mother. I don’t ever want the world to be angry at his mother. We have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible. Now, I’m just really excited to be a great father. He also added,“No matter what happens, I have unconditional love for the mother of my child because I want him to love his mother and I have to project that energy.” This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This is a real moment from @Drake. Think a lot of people out there can relate to thinking they were going to do things different and then, you don’t https://t.co/JNo6czDPRL — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 13, 2018 Sounds very mature, and like Drake is approaching this situation the only way he knows how: Like the lovable, positive guy he is. This content is imported from {embed-name}. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Alanna Greco Weekend Editor I'm a writer and editor based in New York City. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Drake is opening up about the joy and terror of parenthood. The “In My Feelings” rapper dropped by LeBron James’ HBO show, The Shop, where he discussed the birth of his son Adonis with adult film star Sophie Brussaux, admitting that it took his family by surprise, especially his mother. “[I was] more scared to tell my mom because my mom has had real belief and real relationships with women in my life, like, over the course of my years,” he said. “I’m sure she would expect or be elated if I were to have gotten one of those women pregnant… So it was tough for me to tell her that it’s somebody that she’s never met.” “I am a single father learning to communicate with a woman who… you know, we’ve had our moments, right?" he continued. "And I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened. But I don’t have any desire for him to like not love his mother… I don’t ever want the world to be angry at his mother. We have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible, and now I’m just really excited to be a great father. I have a son, he’s a beautiful boy.” That’s when Drake showed James a photo of his son, and the baller commented that he had “crazy blue eyes.” During the episode, Drake also discussed his highly-publicized spat with fellow rapper Kanye West and Pusha-T, which began with the latter's diss track “The Story of Adidon,” where he revealed Drake’s secret child with Brussaux. Drake calling the whole ordeal “a hell of a chess move.” This is a real moment from @Drake. Think a lot of people out there can relate to thinking they were going to do things different and then, you don’t https://t.co/JNo6czDPRL — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 13, 2018 "I knew something was gonna come up about my kid,” he admitted. “They had to add the deadbeat dad thing to make it more appealing.“ But he took particular issue with the nasty comments from Pusha directed at his producer Noah “40” Shebib, who has multiple sclerosis. Drake claims all the trouble started during a recording session with West in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he discussed his then-upcoming album Scorpion, his son and his child’s mother. “I’m in Wyoming. I play him ‘March 14.’ I send him a picture of my son. I tell him I’m having trouble with my son’s mother,” he said. Afterward, Drake said he’s convinced this conversation prompted West to slate five new G.O.O.D. Music releases to compete with Scorpion including Pusha-T, West, Was, Kids See Ghosts and Teyana Taylor. This is also likely where Pusha got his information about Drake's son and baby mama for "The Story of Adidon." Get more music news in the clip below. RELATED CONTENT: Mariah Carey's New Music Video 'With You' - Watch a First Look! (Exclusive) This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Drake Sings in Spanish in Bad Bunny's New Music Video 'MIA' - Watch! Millie Bobby Brown Defends Her Friendship With Drake Kanye West Shares Video of Kim Kardashian After Slamming Drake, Nick Cannon and Tyson Beckford Over Her Related Gallery<doc-sep>Drake just opened up about his son, Adonis, in a new interview. He also revealed that he once wanted to have a family with Rihanna. Drake just admitted that he once wanted to start a family with Rihanna. “As life takes shape and teaches you your own lessons, I end up in this situation where I don’t have the fairy tale, like, ‘Oh, Drake started a family with Rihanna and this is like so perfect’…it looks so good on paper,” the rapper, 31, said during an interview with LeBron James and Maverick Carter on the new HBO series The Shop on Oct. 12. “By the way, I wanted that too at one time.” While Drizzy didn’t end up having kids with the “Wild Thoughts” singer, he did have a son with French artist and former adult film star Sophie Brussaux. In 2017, she gave birth to their son, Adonis, which Drake confirmed was his on his track, “March 14,” off his June 2018 album, Scorpion. “I have a son, he’s a beautiful boy,” he said as she showed LeBron a photo of the baby on his phone. “Crazy blue eyes, bro,” the NBA star responded. “Crazy blue eyes, baby blue eyes,” Drake said. “You know he’s already in the pool like shooting the basketball. He’s gonna get to a certain age, I’m gonna bring him right to ‘Bron’s house and I’ma be like, ‘Yo, summer camp at Bronny’s house!” "Well I don't have the fairy tale life like, oh Drake married Rihanna and it's so perfect" pic.twitter.com/wYvWfcP25w — Shifty Chief (@MrVezzy) October 13, 2018 The “God’s Plan” hitmaker also opened up about navigating co-parenting with someone he doesn’t really have a relationship with. “I am a single father learning to communicate with a woman who, you know, we’ve had our moments,” he said. “I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened. But I don’t have any desire for him to like not love his mother or I don’t want like, I don’t ever want the world to be angry at his mother. Like, we have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible and now, like, I’m just really excited to be a great father.” THE TRUTH: Drake Opens up about the story behind his son! pic.twitter.com/aUMCzOyfYt — chune (@Chune_App) October 13, 2018 Drake’s own upbringing and strained relationship between his own parents also influenced the way he approaches fatherhood. “Because I want [my son] to love his mother and I have to project that energy,” he said. “But I didn’t come from that. I came from my mother being like, ‘Nah, your dad is this. '” But one thing my dad would never speak ill of my mother, ever ever ever, and my mother is the nicest, kindest, sweetest woman, but she’s a woman scorned and a woman who, you know, is exhausted.”<doc-sep>
After admitting he has a child in lyrics on latest album Scorpion, Drake has opened up about what it's like to be a "single father" to one-year-old son Adonis, and his tricky relationship with baby mum, adult movie star Sophie Brussaux. Following speculation that Drake, 31, had a 'secret' child, the rapper confirmed the rumours in June with lyrics on tracks 'Emotionless' and 'March 14'. Above: Sophie Brussaux with Drake's son He sang: "I wasn't hiding my kid from the world/I was hiding the world from my kid. Breakin' news in my life I don't run to the blogs/ The only ones I wanna tell are the ones I can call. I had to come to terms with the fact that it’s not a maybe. That s*** is in stone, sealed and signed. She's not my lover like Billie Jean, but the kid is mine. S***, we only met two times." "'Single father' I hate when I hear it. I challenged my parents on every album, now I'm embarrassed to tell them I'm a co-parent. Always promised a family unit. I wanted it to be different because I've been through it." This is a real moment from @Drake. Think a lot of people out there can relate to thinking they were going to do things different and then, you don’t https://t.co/JNo6czDPRL — Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 13, 2018 Despite keeping relatively quiet about his son since, Drake made an appearance on Friday's episode [12 October] of LeBron Jame's show The Shop, to discuss how "excited" he is about fatherhood. He first touched on how scared he was to tell his mum he was expecting Adonis ("it was tough for me to tell her it was with someone she'd never met"), before describing himself as a "single father". He continued, "[I'm] learning to communicate with a woman who, you know, we've had our moments. I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened, but I don't have any desire for him to not love his mother. I don't ever want the world to be angry at his mother. We have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible. "And now I'm just really excited to be a great father, I have a son. He's a beautiful boy. He's got crazy blue eyes. No matter what happens, I have unconditional love for the mother of my child because I want him to love his mother, and I have to project that energy." TMZ say Adonis's mother Sophie Brussaux, a former adult film star, was first spotted with Drake in Amsterdam in January 2017 around the same time he was linked to Jennifer Lopez. Five months later in May 2017, the publication say she claimed she was three-and-a-half months pregnant with Drake's child, and hired two attorneys to prove paternity and seek child support. At the time, Drake's reps denied the claims. Dusty Baxter-Wright Senior Entertainment & Lifestyle Writer Dusty Baxter-Wright is Cosmopolitan's Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer, covering celebrities, movies, TV and books as well as travel, interiors, food and drink on a daily basis.