In addition to literally inserting himself into any and all sports happenings he finds himself around, Drake has taken an only slightly less invasive approach when slipping sports references into his lyrics. He began a close relationship with the University of Kentucky, most famously taking the opportunity to airball a three-pointer during the Wildcat’s Big Blue Madness season-opening event in 2014 and eventually getting the university an NCAA violation. From the moment he’s entered the public eye, Drake has embraced the Venn diagram that exists between music and sports by doing everything he can to be a part of both, so much so that his fandom has become a meme.ĭrake finagles his way into sports whenever the opportunity has presents itself. Those lyrics come from “Thank Me Now,” the final track on Drake’s 2010 debut album, Thank Me Later, and they’ve set the tone for the Champagne Papi’s relationship with sports since we first heard them. “Damn, I swear sports and music are so synonymous/Cause we want to be them, and they want to be us.” So much so that there's jokes about him actually cursing guys when he rocks their gear. We've all seen him courtside at Raptors game and rocking jerseys at every turn. It's become an intergal part of his lyrics and life in general. Including the sports world, because, well, he raps about it often. When Drake drops something new, everyone pays attention.
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