Canadian-born rapper Drake, 24, is insisting that he’s not upset over being excluded from Kanye West’s new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Drake’s vocals, which were recorded as part of the track All Of The Lights, were not included in the final version of the song, although eleven other performers were featured.
While he admits that they have very different work styles, in an interview with Shade 45 radio, Drake shared his views on matters: "To each their own, and the change was to put all those people on it, and I wasn’t one of them. That’s completely okay."
An early leak of All Of The Lights included Drake’s performance, but the official version released in November on My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was without the Toronto rapper’s contributions, though it still featured top names such as Elton John, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, and Ryan Leslie.
Despite the persistence of rumours that there is rivalry and tension between Drake and West, Drake asserts that it isn’t true. "I feel like hip-hop is broad enough that we can both exist and give great music without feeling like it’s one or the other. I might be the only one that feels that way, though," he said.