The True Meaning Behind 'Papi's Home' By Drake

Drake may only have one kid (shout out Adonis!), but with "Papi's Home," he's busy sonning the entire music industry. It's rough being at the zenith of the hip-hop game, but Drake doesn't mind. In "Papi's Home," the second track off of Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" record, the Canadian-born rapper comes in hot, talking recklessly about the competition, and essentially proclaims not one soul is on his level.

The intro of "Papi's Home" sees Drake apologizing over an interpolation of Montell Jordan's "Daddy's Home." He prefaces his apologies to his "sons worldwide" and "juniors" for forgoing an "annual drop" — referencing the fact that, from 2015 to 2018, Drake put out back-to-back classic records yearly. While he did drop the compilation album "Care Package" in 2019 and the 2020 mixtape "Dark Lane Demo Tapes," "Certified Lover Boy" marks Drake's first full-length album since 2018's "Scorpion." (It's only on Jordan's lyrics do we see anything that could be a possible reference to Drake's relationship with his dad, as he sings lines from an absentee father's point of view."

"I don't know how I expected you to get your clout up and get your money up, but / Don't worry / Daddy's home," Drake says in the final lines of the intro. Here, Drake essentially calls out all rappers who seek out features from top artists to stay relevant, but puts those stresses to rest now that "Daddy's home."

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