Drake‘s hopping on a trend to wrap up a pretty rough year — his hometown showed out for a look-alike contest that had to boost his ego, while also putting $10,000 in one lucky fan’s pocket.
The “Drake-alike Challenge” drew a huge crowd Saturday in Toronto … and there were fans repping every variety of Drizzy — including Ozempic Drake and girl Drake.
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There was even one person, Anthony Po, decked out as Drake’s son, Adonis. In a way, Anthony’s responsible for the Drake-alike contest even happening.
He started this whole trend earlier this year with a Timothée Chalamet look-alike competition in NYC. You’ll recall, that contest came with a measly $50 prize.
Times have changed big time … as Drake himself reportedly shelled out the $10K to Saturday’s winner, Makayla Chambers — she was girl Drizzy.
The real winner, though, might be Drake’s bruised ego, coming off his rap beef with Kendrick Lamar … which, as you know, Drake lost handily when K. Dot dropped “Not Like Us.”
Months later, that epic defeat prompted Drake to file a lawsuit against Universal Music Group, his own record label, alleging the company plotted a “pay for play” scheme to boost the popularity of Kendrick’s hit.
Between the lawsuit and the Kendrick L, lots of fans figured Drake’s career might be buried — but despite all the bad PR … Drake was still the most streamed rapper on Spotify this year.
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And, hey, there were still scores of people ready and willing to pull up at his lookalike contest — so, maybe there’s a comeback in his future.