Drake has shown some love to his right-hand man and in-house OVO producer Noah “40” Shebib who has had some recent health struggles.
40 was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005 and has been living with the auto-immune disease that attacks his central nervous system ever since.
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Before his show at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles came to a close on Sunday (August 13), Drizzy made sure to lend some support and good energy to Shebib — who has been by his side since day one of his success — with the sold-out crowd.
“My brother hasn’t been feeling well. I want to send him some love from this whole building because I believe that energy is exchanged. My brother 40 he hasn’t been feeling well lately,” Drake said.
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“I don’t know if you know much about 40 but 40 has been sick for a long time in his life. So what I want you to do is let’s make some noise, show some love to our brother 40. Of course, we love him.”
Check out the video of Drake below:
Drake says 40 hasn’t been feeling well and asked the crowd on Sunday to show some love for him 🤍 pic.twitter.com/NOFKUon277
— Word On Road (@WordOnRd) August 15, 2023
With 40 dealing with his health issues, this could explain why Drake has delayed his For All The Dogs album, which remains without a release date.
Drake has name-dropped 40 at times throughout the years on tracks, while Pusha T even made light of his disease on the scathing “The Story of Adidon” in 2018 during his war with the 6 God.
Shebib previously opened up about his musical journey to Rolling Stone in 2020 where he even downplayed his own legacy.
“I don’t like my music,” the 39-year-old claimed. “I don’t like any beats I’ve ever made. I don’t like any of my mixes. I got lucky. I won the lottery.
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“So I often tell people, ‘The music business is something like the lottery. If you win it, fucking great, but lots of people don’t win.’ That’s why I can’t sit there and be like, ‘My talent is the reason I’m here.'”
Drake will hit the stage for a fourth and final Los Angeles show at the Kia Forum on Wednesday night (August 16) on his It’s All A Blur Tour. Hopefully, there’s a positive update when it comes to 40’s status.
