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Drake's son Adonis makes his official music debut with 'My Man Freestyle'

The Toronto rapper himself also notched his 13th No. 1 album with For All the Dogs.

The Toronto rapper himself also notched his 13th No. 1 album with For All the Dogs

Rapper Drake and his son Adonis sitting at a press conference at Drake's OVO Athletic Centre in Toronto, Ont.
Drake celebrated his son Adonis' birthday by releasing a music video for his debut track, 'My Man Freestyle.' (Drake/YouTube)

Drake's son Adonis recently made a small cameo on the Toronto rapper's latest album, For All the Dogs, on the track, "Daylight." But over the weekend, to mark his son's birthday, Drake released Adonis's first solo track, titled "My Man Freestyle." Watch the music video below, featuring Adonis and his friends playing basketball. 

For All the Dogs has officially earned Drake his 13th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, making him only the third artist in history to achieve this milestone. The only acts who have more No. 1 albums are the Beatles with 19, and Jay-Z with 14. Drake was previously tied with Taylor Swift at 12, though she could quickly catch up with the upcoming release of her re-recorded album, 1989, out Oct. 27.

With 514.01 million on-demand streams of For All the Dogs' 23 songs, Billboard confirms that Drake has also notched the "largest streaming week of 2023 for any album, and the fourth-largest ever." 

Last week, it was reported that Drake may have ended his boycott of the Grammy Awards by submitting his 2022 album Her Loss for consideration. It's unclear if someone from Drake's team had submitted the album or someone from his collaborator 21 Savage's team. Drake has not made an appearance at the Grammy Awards ceremony since 2019 when he took home best rap song for "God's Plan" and had his acceptance speech cut short. 

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Melody Lau

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Melody Lau is a Toronto-based writer for CBC Music. She can be found on Twitter @MelodyLamb or email [email protected].