RIYADH: Drake turned 35 on Sunday and celebrated the special occasion with a star-studded costume party in Los Angeles — for which he dressed up as a cowboy — that was attended by his famous friends such as French Montana, Future, Jack Harlow and Kawhi Leonard, among others. However, ahead of the birthday bash, the Grammy award-winning artist was surprised with a more intimate celebration.
A video of the “God’s Plan” rapper being serenaded with an Arabic “zeffe” by the Al-Asala Dabke Group, a group of Palestinian-Canadian dabke performers, went viral online yesterday, resulting in a series of memes on social media.
One user on Twitter even coined a new nickname for the rapper, calling him “Abu Adonis,” which translates to “the father of Adonis” in Arabic.
“Will only be referring to Drake as ‘Abu Adonis’ from now on,” said one user on Twitter.
“Who sent Drake a dabke group for his birthday lol,” probed another.
Who sent Drake a dabke group for his birthday lol
— Noor Razeq (@NoorRazeq) October 25, 2021
While it’s uncertain who decided to hire the Al-Asala Dabke Group, who are usually booked to perform at Arab weddings, engagements and graduations, it’s no secret that some of the closest people in the rapper’s circle are of Arab descent.
In fact, the OVO record label is co-owned by Drake, his manager Oliver El-Khatib and his producer Noah “40” Shebib, who are both Lebanese-Canadian.
Recently, rapper Lil Uzi Vert also went viral online after footage of him doing the dabke at a Palestinian wedding surfaced on social media.
