Drake apologizes for Twitter rant over Rolling Stone cover

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Drakeissued an apology after he slammed Rolling Stone magazine fior replacing him on their cover ifor the the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

Drake has issued an apology after he pointed out that Rolling Stone magazine replaced him on their cover in favor of the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

In a lengthy post to his blog, the 27-year-old rapper wrote, 'With today being the 5th anniversary of So Far Gone I figured it's fitting to return to it's place of its origin in order to clear the air about an extremely emotional day.'

'I completely support and agree with Rolling Stone replacing me on the cover with the legendary Phillip Seymour Hoffman. He is one of the most incredible actors of our time and a man that deserves to be immortalized by this publication,' he said.

The 'Hold On, We're Going Home' singer continuedto explain his ranting tweets that slammed Rolling Stone for their last minute swtich and for saying he was 'done doing interviews for magazines.'

'My frustration stemmed from the way it was executed,' he said.

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'The circumstances at hand are completely justifiable (on the magazines behalf), but I was not able to salvage my story or my photos and that was devastating.'

'They ran the issue without giving me a choice to be in it or not. I would have waited until it was my time because I understand the magnitude of the cover they chose but I just wasn't given that option and that made me feel violated. I apologize to anybody who took my initial comments out of context because in no way would I ever want to offend the Hoffman family or see myself as bigger than that moment.'

Drake stressed to his fans that despite his comments, he is 'still the same person.'

'Today I was forced out of my character and felt the need to react swiftly. These days are the worst ones. Waking up after a great night in the studio and it's your day to be picked apart. After dwelling on it for a few hours or days you will come to the conclusion that you brought it on yourself almost every time. So here I am having that moment.'

He concluded his heartfelt post with one last apology.

'I once again apologize to everybody who took my cover comments the wrong way. I respect Rolling Stone for being willing to give a kid from Toronto a shot at the cover. I guess this is a day to learn and grow. '