--- description: Drake revealed during an appearance on LeBron James' 'The Shop,' that he wanted to marry Rihanna and have a 'perfect' family with her. title: Drake Wanted to Marry Rihanna and Have 'Perfect' Family image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a2f297f2d89682c/69893ca7656a3f935dbd5b69/drake-wanted-to-marry-rihanna-have-perfect-family.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'In His Feelings.' Drake Says He Wanted to Marry Rihanna and Have a 'Perfect' Family With Her  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 15, 2018 6:14 PM CUT  NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Rihanna and Drake pose together during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/FilmMagic) NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Rihanna and Drake pose together during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/FilmMagic)Noam Galai—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 15, 2018 6:14 PM CUT [Drake](http://time.com/5201151/drake-fortnite-livestream/ "undefined") revealed in a interview on LeBron James’ _The Shop_ that he once wanted to marry Rihanna and have a “perfect” family with her. The “In My Feelings” rapper has [a long history with the bad gal](http://time.com/4465225/drake-rihanna-relationship/ "undefined"), with whom he’s had many musical collaborations and once [famously professed his love for on stage at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards](http://time.com/4470474/mtv-vmas-2016-rihanna-drake/ "undefined") while presenting her with the Video Vanguard Award. “As life takes shape and teaches you your own lessons, I end up in this situation where I don’t have the fairy tale, like, ‘Oh, Drake started a family with Rihanna and this is like so perfect,’” he said. “It looks so good on paper. By the way, I wanted that too at one time.” Drake also discussed his feelings about his son, [Adonis](http://time.com/5326409/drake-scorpion-album-review/ "undefined"). “I do want to be able to explain to my son what happened,” he said. “But I don’t have any desire for him to like not love his mother or I don’t want like, I don’t ever want the world to be angry at his mother. We have found ourselves in a situation and we are both equally responsible and now, like, I’m just really excited to be a great father.” Watch the clip below. > [](https://twitter.com/MrVezzy/status/1051051396953456640) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5424937/drake-on-rihanna/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5424937/drake-on-rihanna/"},"headline":"'In His Feelings.' Drake Says He Wanted to Marry Rihanna and Have a 'Perfect' Family With Her","datePublished":"2018-10-15T18:14:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:27.853Z","description":"Still in his feelings","url":"https://time.com/5424937/drake-on-rihanna/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a2f297f2d89682c/69893ca7656a3f935dbd5b69/drake-wanted-to-marry-rihanna-have-perfect-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a2f297f2d89682c/69893ca7656a3f935dbd5b69/drake-wanted-to-marry-rihanna-have-perfect-family.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 MTV Video Music Awards - Show","caption":"2016 MTV Video Music Awards - Show","creditText":"Noam Galai—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5424937/drake-on-rihanna/","name":"'In His Feelings.' Drake Says He Wanted to Marry Rihanna and Have a 'Perfect' Family With Her"}}]}] ```