Drake is expected to make quite a return on his investment as the looming sale of the Los Angeles-based chain Dave’s Hot Chicken is rumored to be past the $1 billion mark.

According a report from Reuters on Tuesday (February 11), the restaurant is working with investment bank North Point and “exploring a potential sale” upwards of $1.3 billion.

Drizzy became an investor in 2021, and per Eater at the time, “He has a very good stake.”

After launching as a pop-up in LA in 2017, Dave’s now operates over 250 locations around the world and generates roughly $1 billion in annual sales.

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In other news, Freddie Gibbs has accused Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR of biting his style with their new album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U.

The title of the collaborative project, which is stylized as $$$4U for short, bears a resemblance to that of Gibbs’ 2022 album $oul $old $eparately, which he also tends to shorten to $$$.

Drizzy and PND’s joint LP additionally features cartoon bunnies on its back cover, similar to the “Big Rabbit” mascot that the Gary, Indiana rapper has adopted for years.

The similarities have not gone unnoticed by Gangsta Gibbs, who aired his grievances with the OVO Sound duo on Thursday (February 13).

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“Damn they even stole the rabbits too. I’m flattered,” he wrote on X, shortly after Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR unveiled the tracklist a day ahead of the LP’s Valentine’s Day release.

He then looked to capitalize on the moment by directing fans to his aforementioned album.

“$$$4u [heart emoji],” he quipped while resharing a spoof “Greatest Hits Collection” commercial he filmed in 2022 to promote $oul $old $eparately.

The ESGN MC also retweeted several posts from fans calling out Drizzy and PND for allegedly stealing from him, making sure his point was felt.

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Though Freddie Gibbs has yet to cross paths with Drake as either a collaborator or an adversary, he has taken cues of his own from the 6 God in the past.

Back in 2021, Gibbs dropped a freestyle over Drizzy’s Certified Lover Boy into “Champagne Poetry” and addressed everything from Kendrick Lamar‘s “smoking on your top five” boast from Baby Keem‘s “Family Ties” to being snubbed by the Grammys and BET Awards.

He was equally outspoken when Drizzy and Dot’s long-simmering beef finally boiled over last year, reacting to the latter’s line on “Like That” where he rapped: “And your best work is a light pack / N-gga, Prince outlived Mike Jack.”

“First of all Mike ain’t dead,” joked Gibbs, who hails from the same city as the late King of Pop, on social media following the song’s release.

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Joe Budden Responds To Drake 'Shooting' At Him: 'I'm Not Going Back & Forth With A Corpse'
Joe Budden Responds To Drake 'Shooting' At Him: 'I'm Not Going Back & Forth With A Corpse'

After the two Hip Hop titans traded blows on diss tracks like “Push Ups,” “Euphoria,” “Family Matters,” “Meet the Grahams” and “Not Like Us,” Freddie gave a surprising answer when declaring a winner of the battle.

“The record labels,” he wrote succinctly.