Toronto rapper and actor Drake surprised a teenage cancer patient in Houston over the weekend with a requested visit following a social media campaign anchored by the hashtag #DrakeForKen. According to a pair of posts by XXL, Kennedy Brown, a student at Carnegie Vanguard High, has a form of terminal brain cancer.
In addition to rallying for a visit from Drake, Brown’s classmates reportedly surprised their peer with a unexpected prom celebration in her honor. “We realized we need to do this for her so that she can get this experience that we’re all going to get,” the event’s organizers told ABC13 Houston according to XXL. Brown was additionally treated to a visit from her favorite NBA team’s mascot, Clutch of the Houston Rockets, as well as an honorary degree handed over in a special graduation ceremony.
Still, Brown’s classmates went ahead with another ambition for their friend. “We would ask all of your viewers to [Tweet] #DrakeForKen so we can get him to come see her or send something for her because that would mean the world to her,” a fellow student said.
Yesterday, Drake apparently visited Brown and sent off a string of Instagram posts commemorating the surprise. “Me and this beautiful angel Kennedy #kenfordrake,” the rapper wrote as a caption in the first of several Instagram posts, inverting the original hashtag. “She asked to touch the brows #accessgranted,” he wrote on another post.
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my prayers go out that young girl, her loved ones, and anybody going through hard situations. Cancer is a bitch. Life is a bitch. I’m glad Drake took time out of his day to do that for her.
Where all the trolls at now…their always ghost when a artist do something amazing! Anyways this was very awesome, kind, and generous to grants this young beautiful girls wish. Respect For You Mr. Drake
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I’m not really sure if she deserves to live at all if her last wish was to meet Drake
Wow, a fucking disrespectful prick. She has her opinion. Respect it.
lmao
Absolutely sickening.
I hate drakes music n all but you are a piece of shit for even writing that u scumbag
Why do people even respond to this though
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!
Just because Im not a fan doesn’t mean she shouldn’t either.
@OP
I hate Drake but that’s a lil too much yo lol
I been hatin Drake for a minute but this I can actually respect
Kendrick Lamar showed up instead and the patient lapsed into a coma.
shut up, white boy, go play baseball with your father
Not a fan but if you hate on this you’re a real low life piece of shit. Save your jokes for the next Kanye or 50 article.
Classy.
haters haters your gona hate till you die
Okay Drake I got no hate for you this is dope
respect to the young brutha
yes im a drake hater too, but this is good!
Lol is she touching his eyebrows in the last pic?
yes she is, is u blind, niccah?!?!?!?!?
Kendrick Lamar showed up and the kid laughed at his big ears and told him to get lost.
Shut up white boy, go play baseball with your father.
You say that like its a bad thing
She look like she suck a good dick
fuck you!!!!
Heartless man
Some of yall motherfuckers on here got some real issues hating on this. Then again its the internet, where 13 year old white kids like yall can say hateful shit and get away with it
Shut up, lil nigga, go sell crack to your own community.
This one of the reasons why I like Drake as a person, hes a kool dude. There should be absolutely no hate on this article. Its awesome.
I hate his music
any other musician or singer what have done the same thing
I hate drake’s music, but drake for president
drake is so photogenic
he’s actually homosexual
First Nicki now Drake? YMCMB doing their social responsibility very well. Kudos
Respect to Drake for this, very classy move.
Respect to Drake for this well though about publicity stunt.
Kudos to Drizzy. Takes a big heart for a celeb to go out of their way to make something happen for an ill person. One love.