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There’s more context behind Drake’s Albanian eagle chain than the Future reunion theories. 🇦🇱🦅
The man he gifted the chain to appeared with him in the matching red jackets in the “Polar Opposites” music video, his name is Hamdi Lataj. 👀
Lataj has also been photographed courtside at Raptors games, including celebrating Toronto’s 2019 Eastern Conference win beside Kyle Lowry. 🏀
An OCCRP investigation documented his past US conviction for conspiracy to commit bank burglary, and surveillance during Ontario’s Project Hobart, an illegal gambling investigation involving the Hells Angels. He was not listed as charged in that case. The reporting did not establish that Drake knew his criminal history.
Now Drake shares this chain photo with the caption:
“The chain has been delivered to the boss and now the legacy begins.”
The Albanian eagle is a national symbol, and its recurring place in Drake’s imagery predates “YA HIT.”
Then there’s the ending of “Polar Opposites”: a bird approaching that explosion-like glow over the ocean.
The imagery is worth revisiting. What Drake intends by bringing it back remains open to interpretation. 🦉
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I designed this shirt. It’s from my bookshop @MaktabaBookshop
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🚨 DRAKE SHOWS OFF EXTREMELY RARE $780K BVLGARI SERPENTI WATCH ON HIS BURNER IG ACCOUNT 👀🐍
Drake took to his burner Instagram account, Plot Twist, to show off an extremely rare vintage BVLGARI Serpenti bangle watch reportedly valued at approximately $780,000!
The watch is a one-of-a-kind-looking piece of luxury craftsmanship, originally manufactured around 1970 by Carlo Illario e Fratelli in Valenza Po, Italy.
🧐 WATCH DETAILS:
➡️ Brand: BVLGARI
➡️ Model: Serpenti
➡️ Year: Circa 1970
➡️ Estimated Value: $780,000
➡️ Material: 18K Yellow Gold
➡️ Features: White enamel, round-cut diamonds, and two pear-shaped ruby eyes.
➡️ Movement: Manual winding, signed by Vacheron & Constantin.
➡️ Dial: Double-signed by Vacheron Constantin and BVLGARI.
🐍 WHAT MAKES THIS WATCH SO SPECIAL?
The bracelet was meticulously crafted using individually articulated gold and enamel sections to replicate the body of a coiled serpent.
Even crazier, the snake’s head is hinged and opens up to reveal the watch dial, while its eyes are made of pear-shaped rubies.
This is more than just a luxury watch. It’s a rare piece of vintage jewelry and horological history.
Drake casually showing off nearly $800K worth of vintage craftsmanship on his burner is crazy work! 😂💰
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Who the fuck is Big Micheal and where did he come from? 🤣 @loozecannon1
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This really is the perfect demonstration of the type of “values” you see in people who like Kendrick. He pretends to be disturbed by black men fighting as a spectacle but supports the guy who made that happen - because their “morals” are just performative woke virtue signaling used for approval from the group of other vain insecure retards. No one with morals would support Kendrick after he brought Dr. Dre on stage, he let us know loud and clear morals had nothing to do with those diss tracks, and you really gotta be pathetic if you can’t just admit that or are too stupid to see through the grift.
Vic Mensa picks Kendrick's side in the beef and says people on Drake's side lack values. I know he thinks he sound deep but the oxymoron in that statement is crazy.
"I like the conversations that it brought up about value systems. It was interesting to see who picked which side in the beef because a lot of the time it was like reflective of what they value."
