Aubrey "Drake" Graham born October 24 1986 Is A Canadian Rapper Singer Songwriter Record Producer Actor And Businessman. Drake Was An Actor On The Teen Drama Television Series Degrassi The Next Generation In The Early 2000s. Intent On Pursuing A Career In Music He Left The Series In 2007 After Releasing His Debut Mixtape Room For Improvement. He Released Two Further Independent Projects Comeback Season And So Far Gone Before Signing To Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment In June 2009. Read More On Last.Fm
This Song Is About A Relationship Drake Had With A Former Flame. He Expresses Conflicting Emotions About Romantic Commitment Throughout “Redemption.” On The First Three Verses He Scorns A Former Lover For The Emotional Pressure She Placed Upon Him While The Choruses See Him Pleading With Her For Time And Understanding. Drake Switches Styles In The Fourth Verse As He Begins To Address More Relationships Name Dropping The Likes Of Erica Lee Who Sued Him For Not Crediting Her As A Co-Writer For Her Drunken Voicemails On “Marvin’s Room.” Stylistically Drake Brings It Back To A Slow Jam Sound Comparable To So Far Gone’s “Bria’s Interlude.” This Song Samples Ray J’s “One Wish.”