Drake Scraps Tour to Be With Sick Mom

The best woman Drake has ever known remains his mom.  The up-and-coming rapper has canceled plans to tour Europe this summer so that he can be with his ailing mom while she recovers from surgery, he said in a statement Thursday.

He had tweeted last night: "Back at my moms house...please include her in your prayers tonight as tmrw she faces a true challenge."

Despite my best hopes, it is apparent that my mother will need surgery earlier than anticipated," Drake said today. 

So that scares me a lot," he said. "She's been the most supportive person I've ever had in my life—the only person that loves me unconditionally, really. I know a lot of people love me and I love a lot of people. But to love somebody unconditionally is different." 

The 23-year-old hip-hop star still plans to tour throughout his home country of Canada beginning July 16.