Canadian rapper Drake is a longtime fan of the Kentucky Wildcats and their coach, John Calipari.
From various shoutouts in his songs to warming up (and air-balling) before games with the team, Drake hasn’t wavered in his support.
On Sunday, in his return to Rupp Arena in Lexington, Drake brought out Kentucky guards Rob Dillingham, D.J. Wagner and Kareem Watkins.
Drake Brought Rob on Stage 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Sbp8LcSbMk
— Blue Chips (@UKBlueChips) March 11, 2024
The morning after his performance, Drake re-created a viral photo from 2014. In the original, Drake can be seen in the Kentucky film room alongside former Wildcats and current NBA stars Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns.
Drake captioned Monday’s photo, “Oh hell nah all my brothers left me,” referring to the fact that Booker and Towns are no longer at Kentucky.
Drake also made time to take photos with Calipari.
#LaFamilia! A superstar who’s never changed! The best!! pic.twitter.com/BQ9fXuiHNd
— John Calipari (@UKCoachCalipari) March 10, 2024
Drake’s Kentucky fandom began when he became close friends with John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Patterson in 2009, according to ESPN’s Kelley Carter.
Most notably, Drake’s song “Scholarship” shouts out the Wildcats with his lyric “and I rock Kentucky blue.”
