Drake brought a very special guest with him on stage at the Billboard Music Awards tonight as he accepted his Artist of the Decade award: His three-year-old son Adonis. Adonis kept
close to Drake as the musician gave his speech and held his dad's hand as they walked to the mic. It is their first award show together:
ARTIST. OF. THE DECADE. ? #DrakeDecade#BBMAs@Drakepic.twitter.com/fgMFt1OpIZ
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 24, 2021
At the end of his speech, Drake lifted his son up in front of the crowd in a sweet, affectionate moment. Drake told his son, who was holding the trophy, that he wanted to dedicate his award to him:
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— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 24, 2021
Drake and his ex Sophie Brussaux welcomed Adonis in October 2017. Last March, Drake shared the first photo of himself with Adonis. He wrote an candid caption to the world as society entered into quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic:
What is most important for you right now is to connect to your own inner light. This will create the biggest opening of all. Trust that you have all of the power within to make this happen, and in order to do that connect to the people and things that bring you a lot of joy. When the mind starts to move into overthinking or fear, shift your attention right away to something bright. It doesn’t matter what has happened in the past or what is happening around us now, you can always make the choice to break free of the wheel of suffering and panic and open up to your own light. We are powerful manifestors , so once you make the choice in the moment to shift your awareness to something good, it will show you in your reality. Be conscious, especially right now of fears coming in from others, and recognize that not everything should be held by you. Laughter is your best medicine, but tears can also be a powerful release. Let go of any judgment you may have around that. Remember that you are never alone, and if you need to be reminded of that ask for support and it will show up. Everything comes down to intention, and even though there are conflicting energies circling around us you must KNOW...It will rebuild. But in order for that to happen, you have to do exactly that. Trust. You have the biggest heart and that is your greatest gift. It’s impossible to always control your surroundings, but when you shift the focus to how you want to feel, everything will conspire to assist you. I love and miss my beautiful family and friends and I can’t wait for the joyful day when we are all able to reunite. Until then please keep your lights on. ?
Drake first admitted he was the father of Adonis back in June 2018 in his track “Emotionless.” He rapped, “Look at the way we live / I wasn't hidin' my kid from the world / I was hidin' the world from my kid / From empty souls who just wake up and looked to debate / Until you starin' at your seed, you can never relate / Breakin' news in my life, I don't run to the blogs / The only ones I wanna tell are the ones I can call.”