The Evolution of Dominican Drake: A History

Good ol’ Champagne Papi has never shied away from declaring his love for the Dominican Republic to the heavens. From his David Ortiz shoutout in Nicki Minaj’s “Moment 4 Life” (“I’m in the Dominican/Big Papi Ortiz”) to his cocky bars in “The Motto” (“Them Spanish girls love me like I’m Aventura”) to calling himself “papi champú, young pablito de seis Dios” on What A Time to Be Alive, it’s pretty clear that Drake is a lover of all things Dominican. But beyond his appreciation for quisqueyanos far and wide, it seems like the rapper is starting to resemble a Dominican tiguere more and more every day. The Latinternet hasn’t slept on the resemblance, as a quick Twitter search will yield thousands of observations, jokes, and straight up revelations about his transformation over the years. So we decided to put together a semi-definitive history of the artist’s metamorphosis into a millionaire charlatán.