Drake made an unexpected appearance in Houston by joining Morgan Wallen, a country singer often surrounded by controversy, on stage.
Though Drake didn’t perform, he appeared alongside Wallen and baseball icon Roger Clemens as they entered from backstage.
Following the concert, Wallen shared a video of himself hugging Drake behind the scenes and honored him by playing “Under Ground Kings”.
Wallen was previously at the center of public backlash for being caught on video using the N word.
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The incident, despite his apology, ultimately boosted his popularity.
Drake has previously supported white celebrities who have used the slur, notably appearing on Adin Ross’ Kick livestreams multiple times.
In a separate development, Drake opened up about a particularly unlucky period in his gambling endeavors.
He posted a screenshot on Instagram Stories showing that he had bet close to $125 million in a month and was down over $8 million.
The image indicated that he lost nearly $6 million just in the previous week.
Drake commented: “Gotta share the other side of gambling… Losses are so fried right now. I hope I can post a big win for you all soon cause I’m the only one that has never seen a max these guys max once a week.”
After that post, Drake placed an additional $800,000 bet on the Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers in game six of the NBA Finals, but that too was unsuccessful.
Earlier this year, Drake shared details of his largest gambling success.
He said: “The biggest win I ever had, I was actually in Dave & Busters — and this is testament to playing in a brick-and-mortar casino versus playing on Stake.
“I was getting this random girl to call roulette numbers and I hit, like, eight out of 10 numbers. I think by the end of the night, we had won like $38 million, $40 million. Yeah, $40 million.”
He added: “It was crazy. The craziest night ever gambling, for sure. January of 2024 was crazy. There’s not even a word for it.”
