{"id":61133,"date":"2023-10-07T15:29:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=61133"},"modified":"2023-10-07T15:29:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T13:29:06","slug":"canadian-rapper-drake-mentions-pristina-in-his-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/canadian-rapper-drake-mentions-pristina-in-his-new-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian rapper Drake mentions Pristina in his new song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian rapper and singer Drake has recently released his latest album titled For All the Dogs.<\/p>\n<p>The eighth studio album contains 23 new songs, and the last song, titled \u201cPolar Opposites\u201d is gaining the attention of Albanian-speaking citizens, who noticed that the lyrics in the second verse of the song mention the capital of Kosovo, Pristina.<\/p>\n<p><em>Don\u2019t know how they do things in Pristina<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I just know the tension is increasing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s plenty people dead to me still breathing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Plenty other ways to get over people<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Just hours after releasing the new album, the Canadian singer announced he would be taking a break from his music career, saying \u201cI need to focus on my health first and foremost\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably won\u2019t make music for a little bit, I\u2019m gonna be honest,\u201d he said on Friday on his radio show.<\/p>\n<p>Several upcoming performances have been postponed following his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper was due to perform in Denver, New Orleans, Nashville and Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Drake joins several musicians who have recently taken a break or cancelled tour dates, citing health issues.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Madonna announced that she was pushing back her tour by three months after being taken to hospital with a serious bacterial infection the month earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Bruce Springsteen announced that he was postponing his September tour dates due to a peptic ulcer, which is a type of sore in the stomach lining or small intestine.<\/p>\n<p>Drake, 36, has become one of the hottest acts in hip hop.<\/p>\n<p>The cover of his latest album was drawn by his five-year-old son, who also features in the music video for the single track 8AM in Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year he published a book of poetry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian rapper and singer Drake has recently released his latest album titled For All the Dogs. 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