Drake to debut new single on SNL

Rapper Drake will debut his latest single, Make Me Proud, from his upcoming album, Take Care, during tomorrow night’s broadcast of Saturday Night Live (October 15), reports MTV.

The uplifting single, explains Drake, expresses his pride in the accomplishments of women, whether she’s his Young Money label-mate Nicki Minaj – who features on the track – or any female he’s known.

"Not even necessarily that a woman has to go achieve grandiose things to be proud; it’s just that I’m proud of you for trying. It’s hard to be a woman out here these days, especially to be pretty and especially to be smart and want something for yourself," he explained.

"So I’m just proud of you whether it’s Nicki or any girl that I’ve ever known in my life that’s doing well for herself."

The positive message apparently arose out of a simple conversation: "Whenever I make songs surrounding women, I always try to find refreshing stances to take as opposed to just like, ‘Oh, you’re sexy’ or ‘Oh, I want you.’ The song, it really came up in passing conversation, just being like, ‘I’m proud of you,’" added Drake.