Began from the underside, now they’re each right here.
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An sudden interplay between Jeff Bezos and Drake had the web abuzz this week after a meme the rapper created made the rounds.
The submit featured two outdated pictures — one in every of Drake at what seems to be an residence at 15 Fort York in Toronto and a photograph of Bezos at a desk throughout the starting of the Amazon period.
House 1503, as pictured, is reportedly the place Drake recorded nearly all of his So Far Gone mixtape, which turned the debut that put Drake on the map within the rap world.
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“Gotta begin someplace,” the Grammy Award-winning artist wrote within the caption.
Bezos himself then chimed in, commenting cheekily beneath “Began from the underside now we’re right here,” referring to one in every of Drake’s prime hit songs “Began From the Backside.”
Bezos’ remark obtained over 8,600 likes, together with a response from Drake himself.
“Holyyy Jeff is aware of concerning the man dem no one can chat to me in the present day!!! Large Bezos within the feedback,” Drake excitedly posted again.
As of early Thursday morning, the submit had 1.16 million likes.
Drake’s internet value is an estimated $250 million, starting with a profession within the hit Canadian teenage drama Degrassi: The Subsequent Technology the place he performed the beloved character Jimmy Brooks for seven seasons.
In the course of the early days of his profession, his paychecks from performing had been the principle supply of revenue for himself and his mom, as she was sick and could not work to help the 2 of them.
Bezos, who is without doubt one of the richest males on the earth (value an estimated $140.1 billion), additionally began from humble beginnings. Earlier than Amazon turned a retail behemoth, Bezo’s imaginative and prescient was to create a web based bookstore to be named Cadabra. Amazon was based and began in Bezos’ storage.
Amazon was down round 38% in a one-year interval on Thursday morning.
