On Tuesday, Drake changed his display picture to an image by South African artist and illustrator Siphesihle Ntsungwana.
He also took to his Instagram Stories to share the image and tag Ntsungwana's Instagram profile. The young artist expressed shock and gratitude for the co-sign on his Instagram stories this morning, writing, “Thank you Drake 🥺❤️.”
Ntsungwana's profile also features illustrations of entertainers including Daniel Caesar, Brent Faiyaz, Kim Jayde, Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar and Rema.
Lately, the Canadian pop star seems to have taken a liking to South African artists.
“Drake is a fan of South African Art Music, Art, Dance, Culture as a whole. Shoutout to him for always showing love to South Africa 🇿🇦 @Drake @welcomeOVO,” shared @cleanhoodboy.
Drake is a fan of South African Art Music, Art, Dance, Culture as a whole. Shoutout to him for always showing love to South Africa 🇿🇦 @Drake @welcomeOVO
— ⁶𓅓 (@CleanHoodBoy) August 9, 2022
Drake's most recent work, the house-influenced Billboard #1 album “Honestly, Nevermind”, was executive produced by South African house music veteran Black Coffee and features production from Coffee's son Esona.
South African-based Afropop star Tresor is also credited as a contributor on several songs on the album.
Drake also played a role in the success of local DJ sensation Uncle Waffles when he followed her and liked her viral Instagram post last year. He continues to occasionally comment on her Instagram Lives and interact with her posts.
“Ngl if unclewaffles doesn’t find a way to get drake to South Africa she has failed us as a country,” tweeted @VusiMzobe.
Ngl if unclewaffles doesn’t find a way to get drake to South Africa she has failed us as a country
— Vusi.mz🦉 (@VusiMzobe) April 18, 2022
All that's really left at this point is for Drake to call up Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa to cook up some amapiano beats for his next album.