Drake Sends his Apologies to Head of Universal Motown

New York, NY – The quick rising Toronto MC has been in and out of the news as of late, especially after his recovery from his recent knee surgery. Drake’s media headlines would almost always be on a positive note, but this time he is apologizing for certain comments he made about the head of Universal Motown, Sylvia Rhone.

The story behind his comments is actually a part of a deeper story before his initial signing. Many of his fans might not be aware, but a track entitled ‘Say What’s Real’ off his latest mixtape ‘So Far Gone,’ he made some interesting comments about the executive of the label and also during an interview. MTV News recently caught up with Drake and spoke upon those suggest comments he directed towards Rhone and the label. He apologized for comments stating that at the time it was ‘emotionally charged.’

These were his comments:

“I can definitely say for me, for furthering the negativity, I can definitely say I apologize. I don't know her personally to discredit her character. It's not the right thing to do.”

While it was reported that Drake secured a deal directly to his management company through Universal Republic for distribution, instead of Universal directly, it seems as through the tension between two reach a high level this passing week. It was then that Fader Magazine reported Drake stating comments that included: ‘I Don’t Fuck with Motown at all’ in an upcoming issue. This all lead to Billboard stating that Universal Motown has gotten fed up with his comments and demanded that the Motown stamp be put on all his material.

Drake explained to MTV News the reason behind his outburst and that he held a personal vendetta against Universal Motown for something that occurred while he was still an aspiring artist. He stated that they called off a meeting when he was still a rookie in the industry, admitting that though it is common, it was the first time the music industry hurt him emotionally:

There's a lot of people with schedules beyond the average person's comprehension and at times they prioritize. And a new artist that has made this long journey [to meet] from another country, they may not be their biggest priority, so they may get pushed to the side. The situation, I don't want to get into too many details. It was basically [me] feeling trapped. I was courted by somebody and then they just axed everything. I was stuck. They disappeared. And I couldn't find anybody to talk to about the situation. And then to meet again a year later and to have this person forget they ever met me and say that I should go meet at their office so we can talk about signing me. I was kind of in one of those moments like, For real? [But] everybody has those moments where things aren't gonna go perfect.

And with the tension that has built up lately across the industry, Drake wants to sends his apologies to Rhone and Universal Motown to calm the situation before it gets further out of hand.

“I was looking for an opportunity recently to apologize for how vicious I've been, not to say I negate my feelings — I still feel strongly about it. But I'm a person that usually handles things with much more tact.”