Drake Name-Drops Giannis, Sha’Carri Richardson, More on ‘Certified Lover Boy’

Mark Blinch/NBAE via Getty Images

Toronto Raptors superfan Drake makes several sports references and name-drops on his newest album,
Certified Lover Boy, which was released Friday.

Perhaps the most impressive was the
ability to seamless fit the name of Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis
Antetokounmpo into a set of lyrics on the track “7AM On Bridle Path“:

“Could at least keep it a buck like
Antetokounmpo

“I made north of the border like Vito
Rizzuto

“Throwin’ parties in Miami, they lovin’
us mucho

“With the ho ratio, I’m like David
Caruso.”

Drake also gave a shoutout to American
sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Games after testing positive for marijuana at
the U.S. Olympic Trials.

“And I’m like Sha’Carri, smoke ’em on
and off the track,” he rapped on “No Friends in the Industry“.

Here’s a look at some of the other
sports-related mentions on the album:

• “In the Bible“: “Think I’m Tiger
  Woods, the way I’m teed off thе 17.”

• “The Remorse“: “Can’t picture
  bein’ a hubby, finger too stubby to fit a ring on, unless Kawhi wanna
  run it back.”

The last line is likely a reference
to the infamous practice rant by Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen
Iverson.

It’s also no surprise Drake was able to
fit a link to the Raptors on the album, though it’s unlikely Kawhi
Leonard will be running it back in Toronto anytime soon after signing
a four-year, $176.3 million contract with the Los Angeles
Clippers in August. He helped lead the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title.

Certified Lover Boy is Drake’s sixth
studio album and his first since Scorpion in 2018.