🚨 Bay Area rapper Nef The Pharaoh was on the “Winners Live Forever” podcast and reflects on meeting Drake and explains how their friendship was built beyond music.
Nef says the first time Drake called him was an unforgettable moment:
💬 “I heard the voice on the phone and instantly knew who it was. Drake was like, ‘Yeah, I’m trying to bring you out.’”
According to Nef, Drake invited him to perform during a Bay Area show and made him feel welcomed from the moment they met backstage.
💬 “Bro was hella cool, down-to-earth.”
After bringing Nef out to perform “Big Tymin,” Drake surprised him by stopping him from leaving the stage.
💬 “I was about to walk off, but Drake tapped me and said, ‘Nah, nah, stay on stage.’”
The moment turned into a celebration of Bay Area culture, with Nef, Drake, Mack Dre’s mother, and Mr. Fab all sharing the stage together.
Nef recalled Drake telling the crowd:
💬 “I got my Bay Area brothers on stage, and we’re gonna do this for the Bay tonight.”
Drake then asked Nef to teach him the iconic Thizzle Dance in front of a massive audience.
💬 “I showed Drake how to do the Thizzle Dance on stage in front of probably half a million people.”
But Nef says what stood out most wasn’t the performance it was the friendship that followed.
💬 “We built a relationship off real qualities men should have in life. We wasn’t talking about music.”
💬 “That’s how we built the bond that we have today.”
Nef says that genuine connection and mutual respect are what made his experience with Drake so memorable.
👀 Nef The Pharaoh says his relationship with Drake wasn’t built on music industry politics it was built on real-life values and respect.