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Rapper Drake has announced that he is taking a break from his music career, saying: “I need to focus on my health first and foremost.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just hours after the release of his new album, For All The Dogs, the multi-Grammy winner said that he has had stomach issues for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I probably won’t make music for a little bit, I’m gonna be honest,” he said on Friday on his radio show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several upcoming performances have been postponed following his announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I need to focus on my health, first and foremost \u2014 and I’ll talk about that soon enough,” said the Hotline Bling rapper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Nothing crazy, but just like, you know, I want people to be healthy in life, and I’ve been having the craziest problems for years with my stomach.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I’m going to lock the door on the studio for a little bit,” he said on his SiriusXM programme, Table For One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I don’t even know what a little bit is. Maybe a year or something. Maybe a little longer.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He later posted a clip from the radio programme on Instagram, telling his 143 million followers: “See ya when I see ya.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is scheduled to perform concerts in Toronto, his hometown, on Friday and Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shows scheduled for after then have been postponed, according to the tour section of his website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had been due to perform in Denver, New Orleans, Nashville and Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drake joins several musicians who have recently taken a break or cancelled tour dates, citing health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In July,\u00a0Madonna announced that she was pushing back her tour\u00a0by three months after being taken to hospital with a serious bacterial infection the month earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month, Bruce Springsteen announced that he was 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\n\n\n
Drake, 36, has become one of the hottest acts in hip hop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n
Earlier this year he published a book of poetry.<\/p>\n \n
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