Drake Says That ‘Take Care’ Performance Was Probably the Last One

Drake didn’t make the announcement on a stage. He made it on a livestream. Joining Trainwreckstv’s Kick stream over the weekend, Drake sang along as “Take Care” played — then told the viewers not to get used to it. “This the only performance you’re getting of this song probably, but s–t, welcome to Trainwreckstv, baby,” he said. “Oh my God, man.”

The record he’s shelving is not some deep cut. “Take Care” is the title track of his 2011 classic album, the Rihanna-assisted single that reached No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012 and became one of the defining songs of both artists’ catalogs. According to Complex, Drake hasn’t performed it live since 2017 — so the stream singalong was already a rarity before he called it the last one.

It’s also the second Rihanna collaboration he’s taken off the table. At a Tampa show in February 2024, when “Work” started up, Drake handed it to the crowd: “I don’t sing this song anymore. You can sing it for me.” That one is a diamond record. Between the two of them, an entire era of his live show is quietly being retired.

Drake gave no reason on the stream, and it’s worth saying plainly: he didn’t name Rihanna, he didn’t explain himself, and anything beyond the quote is speculation. What he said is what we know — the song is, in his word, “probably” finished as a live performance.

The timing matters because Drake is expected to hit the road for a world tour in 2027, his first North American run since 2023. Setlists get rebuilt for runs like that, and the cuts an artist makes say as much as the songs he keeps. If “Take Care” and “Work” both stay home, the 2027 show will mark a real closing of the book on that chapter — fifteen years after the song first hit.