For “Drake Night” on March 9th, the Toronto Raptors played and won against the Houston Rockets at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

During the NBA game, Drizzy got on the mic to let everyone know in the arena that he is currently working on his new album.

You can check out the 6 God address the crowd and announce progress on his upcoming project below!

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On January 7th, Drake and the Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri made an appearance during a press conference at the Air Canada Centre to announce a new program titled “Welcome Toronto“.

The program, which is in partnership with with the Canadian NBA franchise, will play a big part in developing and helping young basketball players reach their potential in Toronto.

Drizzy and the Raptors have also donated $1 million to renovate and redecorate local basketball courts, as well as another $2 million to Canada Basketball.

You can watch a press conference to get more details on this program after the jump below! The Raptors will be hosting 6 “Welcome Toronto” games at home this season too, which will see them wear a black and gold OVO kit.

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A couple of days ago, Drake was the special guest on University Of Kentucky basketball coach’s John Calipari‘s podcast, Cal Cast, which you can listen to below.

During their 45-minute conversation, Drizzy spoke on acting, getting high for his audition to play Jimmy Brooks in “Degrassi”, why Coach Calipari is a role model to him, NBA, the longest amount of time he has been in the studio without sleeping, the biggest fear in his life, and more.

The 6 God also discussed how he would love to work with Sade, not going to have the chance to work with Bob Marley and Aaliyah even though he would love to, his upcoming More Life playlist, hosting the 1st annual NBA Awards, why athletes want to be rappers and vice versa, YOLO, and his parents!

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During the 4th annual “Drake Night” at the Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors NBA game in Canada on November 16th, Drizzy sat courtside wearing a crewneck with Doris Burke‘s face on it and the text “Woman Crush Everyday”.

The 6 God also chopped it up with Israel Gutierrez to send “a lot of love” to the ESPN and ABC reporter, as well as to invite her over to dinner “as long as she comes alone”.

You can see Drizzy Drake‘s invite and Doris accept the invite on Twitter after the jump below!

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The Toronto Raptors will hold the 4th annual “Drake Night” in the 6 God‘s honor on Wednesday, November 16th during their NBA game against the Golden State Warriors at the Air Canada Centre.

In previous years, “Drake Night” has included Drake announcing the starting lineup for the Raptors, as well as a “Hotline Bling” booth inside the arena.

If you didn’t already know, Drizzy is the global ambassador of Toronto Raptors! I wonder what this year’s “Drake Night” will include?

DJ Drama recently chopped it up with Bleacher Report to promote his forthcoming album, Quality Street Music 2, which will be released on Friday, July 22nd.

During their sit-down interview, Drama was asked to compare rappers to NBA players. The first name he was given was LeBron James to which the disc jockey said he would make the Drake comparison with him.

You can watch DJ Drama reveal why he compares LeBron and Drizzy after the jump below. Click here to see Drama compare Lil Wayne to Kobe Bryant!

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Drake graces the front cover of SLAM magazine’s issue 198 along with Toronto Raptors players Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, which you can view above. If you didn’t already know, Drizzy is the global ambassador for the Raptors.

Yesterday, Drizzy Drake revealed on his Instagram page that SLAM is one of his favorite magazines of all time: “Another very important moment in my life to be on the cover of one of my favorite magazines of all time.”

Issue 198 of the magazine will be available to buy from newsstands next week. You can also check out a behind the scenes clip from Drake, Kyle, and DeMar‘s cover shoot with SLAM after the jump below!

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