In a surprising turn of events, Canadian rapper Drake is offering $10K to winner of look-alike contest in his Toronto hometown.
Drake reached to organizer of the contest, Casuals Cakery through Instagram and offered to boost the themed competition with the huge sum of money. The rapper contacted Cakery on Instagram with a direct message that he saved and posted to its grid a few days prior to the contest.
“I’m adding 10 bands to the look-alike contest as the main prize,” Drake wrote via direct message to Casuals Cakery. Replying the rapper in shock with emojis that appropriately reflected their reaction), Cakery also wrote “Just give me a min to stop hyperventilating this moment. I can’t believe this is ur account and u know about this omg i love you.”
“I can barely type and a whole shock went through my body. But yes this is true and real & I hope the Drake doppelgängers ready. LETSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOO,” the bakery captioned its post.
“I can barely type and a whole shock went through my body. But yes this is true and real & I hope the Drake doppelgängers ready. LETSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOO,” the bakery captioned its post.
Dubbed the ‘Drake Eras Look-alike contest’ and held on Saturday the 14th of December at Toronto’s APT 200, the themed competition emphasized on creativity, entertainment and honoring Drake’s aesthetic. The original winner’s loot previously consisted of a “Certified Toronto Manz Pack” including a bottle of Hennessy, a pack of Backwoods and unidentified “other prizes” before the ‘God’s Plan’ rapper boosted the deal.
The host posted a variety of footage on Instagram, including video clips of the Drake contestants/winners in action and plenty of photos from Saturday night.
The confirmation of the rapper’s involvement came when he shared some of those clips via Instagram Stories. “I love this city,” he commented, with four crying-laughing emojis.
