Can't Have Everything
Can't Have Everything is a defiant rap cut produced by Jazzfeezy and Steve Samson, about ambition, criticism, and the impossibility of pleasing everyone, set to a hard, dramatic beat. It is most remembered for its closing spoken-word segment — a voicemail-style monologue from Drake's mother, Sandi Graham, widely interpreted as a maternal caution about his public conflicts and tone. That coda reads as a humanizing counterweight to the song's bravado, framing the project's tension between dominance and self-awareness, and it became one of More Life's most discussed moments.
Sources & verification
Citations below were matched specifically to "Can't Have Everything" and More Life. Drake Universe catalogs songs by album placement, verified collaborators, producers, samples, and themes, and avoids unsupported lyric-level claims.
- Rolling Stone: The Rolling Stone Interview — Drake (2018)Rolling Stone · 2018-02-19 — Rolling Stone interview anchoring the More Life / God's Plan period.
- Pitchfork: Drake Announces Boy Meets World TourPitchfork · 2016-09-19 — Announcement and routing details for the 2017 More Life-era Boy Meets World international arena run.
- Wikipedia: More LifeWikipedia · 2026-05-18 — Primary reference for More Life per-track production credits, songwriters, sample credits (liner-notes-adapted), playlist concept, release context, critical reception (Metacritic 79), and commercial/streaming performance.
