Drake’s new album is pretty fantastic on a few levels, look what you’ve done is one of my favorites. Emily Exton does a review of this song. That is super on point. Check out the CD if you haven’t already.
In fact, though he takes a guilt-free approach to being emotional, he infers that personal obstacles don’t warrant listener coddling, following one revealing line with his own sarcastic, self-mocking aside (“Boo-hoo, sad story. Black American dad story”). While his mother and aunt get the biggest accolades and direct references, there’s an all too cute voicemail from his grandmother tacked on at the end, lest you ever forget his full name.