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Drake is paying tribute to late fashion icon Virgil Abloh with a permanent heartfelt gesture.
The 35-year-old superstar rapper commemorated the former Louis Vuitton and Off-White designer, who died in late November following a battle with cancer, with a special new tattoo on his forearm. Los Angeles-based tattoo artist Joaquin Ganga took to Instagram on Wednesday (Dec. 22) to share a photo of Drake’s latest ink, a realistic design of Abloh launching a kite during the Louis Vuitton menswear show at Paris Fashion Week in 2018.
“A remembrance of the great Virgil Abloh done on Drake @champagnepapi @virgilabloh,” Ganga captioned the black-and-white snapshot.
Abloh passed away on Nov. 28 after a private two-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Following his death, Drake was among numerous musical acts to honor the designer for his artistic contributions.
“My plan is to touch the sky 1000 more times for you…love you eternally brother thank you for everything,” the Toronto MC captioned an Instagram photo gallery of himself with Abloh.
In addition to his contributions in fashion, Abloh was a DJ and served as Kanye West’s longtime creative director. He also helped design iconic album covers by West, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert and Pop Smoke, and teamed up with Kid Cudi on the Kurt Cobain-inspired floral print dress worn by the rapper during Saturday Night Live appearance earlier in the year.
See Drake’s new tattoo in honor of Abloh below.
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Drake faced some backlash over the weekend after participating in a 20v1 dating show during a Kick stream. Several viewers felt that the rapper was behaving immaturely for someone his age. Others argued that an artist with his level of success should avoid this type of content.
Drake appears unbothered by the negative reactions, but people have continued sharing their opinions. Wayno joined the conversation this morning by uploading a video that expressed his disappointment with the rapper’s latest behavior.
“As a fan of Drake’s music, I was totally disappointed… this shit just corny,” Wayno explained.
Wayno’s remarks quickly spread across social media, placing the former Everyday Struggle host under pressure from Drake’s supporters. Many fans believed his opinion was unfair and argued that he was treating the situation as something more serious than it really was.
Drake’s supporters rarely hesitate to defend him against criticism online, and this situation was no different. Several posts showed fans making a clear effort to challenge Wayno over his comments.
Drake’s Supporters Defend Him
Some people responded more calmly, with several users suggesting that Wayno was being hypocritical by singling out Drake.
“Wayno you grew up on Dipset and cam,” one commenter wrote. “Do you see how cam and them act at 40? The whole Dipset even. It's content bro why do yall want Drake to be suit and tie super serious bro? Let him do him you should never be disappointed in Drake for this.”
Because Drake still has an active partnership with Stake, he is unlikely to abandon these streams anytime soon. They are reportedly included in his agreement, and more importantly, he genuinely appears to enjoy making them.
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