Started from the bottom! Drake once earned R2k as a rapper

Canadian rapper Drake has come a long way since his days of being an opening act for rap icon, Ice Cube. 

The 'God's Plan' hitmaker has confirmed that he was paid $100 (R1,800) in 2006 to perform at the Kool Haus in Toronto. Ice Cube was the headline act at the time. 

He shared a screenshot of a post detailing the amount on his Instagram Story.

"This is for anyone getting $100 a show... keep going," he captioned the screenshot. 

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Fast forward to 2022 and the Grammy Award-winning rapper has a net worth of more than $150-million (R2.7-billion). Drake has so much money in the bank that he can afford to pay big tips! 

The 35-year-old shared a video of himself tipping a DJ at a club a big stack of money. 

"You gotta tip the DJ," he is heard saying in the clip.

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The rapper is living large these days and owns one of the most expensive houses in Canada. Drake's Toronto mansion, which has been nicknamed, 'The Embassy', reportedly cost him a whopping $100-million. 

He reportedly pays around R65,000 a week to keep his mansion clean. The house has a two storey closet, NBA regulation-size indoor basketball court, basement pool, and a 20,000-piece Swarovski crystal chandelier. 

"“Because I was building it in my hometown, I wanted the structure to stand firm for 100 years. It will be one of the things I leave behind, so it had to be timeless and strong," he told Architectural Digest. 

Main image credit: YouTube/Drake