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#TeamDrizzyProblems in Los Angeles, Calif.

Over the weekend, Drake brought a little bit of Toronto to the City of Angels by launching a pop-up shop for his October's Very Own label in LA. The shop stands next to streetwear stalwarts like Stussy and Undefeated, but most importantly it's on La Brea Ave, not too far from his beloved Beverly Center… Packed with OVO branded goodies from beanies to hoodies and, of course, the omnipresent golden owl hieroglyph, there was no shortage of Drake-related items for shoppers, many who showed up already decked out in Drake-themed apparel.

While the shop will run until the end of the month, opening day brought out a massive crowd of Drake faithfuls looking to score some goods and maybe see the man himself. The line to get inside topped out at two-hours, so we weaved through the crowd to catch up with loyal shoppers while they waited and after they'd scored inside. (All images by Nilina Mason-Campbell/Myspace


Vivian Aguilar, 22

Hometown: LA

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? An OVO beanie.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "Know yourself."

What would be the plot of your music video? With him we could be on an island with water. A romance video.

Favorite Drake Meme: Drake reactions. Say a picture of him laughing and it says "Me looking at you wearing…"

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Dinner or lunch. Hanging out in LA.

Last thing you instagrammed? The last thing I instagrammed was me in front of the store.

 

Sandra Aguilar, 16

Hometown: LA

Who are your WOES? My sister and a couple of friends.

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? A Drake hoodie.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "Know yourself, know your worth."

Favorite Drake Meme:  Drake checking people out.

Last thing you instagrammed? The OVO store.

 

JR Walker, 21

Hometown: LA

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? Probably a mix tape I just bought.

Who are your WOES? People I grew up with, people from here. I go to school in South Carolina, added a couple to the clan. People I spend the most time with, who have seen me at my low points and my high points. Turn up together.

Favorite Drake Meme: The ones from the "Started from the Bottom" video where he's wearing the velour sweatsuit with the shorts and the times. All those are hilarious.

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Oh my god, that would be amazing. Saturday afternoon? That's like post-brunch, because I would love to have brunch with him. Do something really normal; play some video games, go play basketball, go shops. That's pretty normal. That'd be great. 

 Tiana, 20

Hometown: West LA

Favorite Drake Meme: The recent one [of his reaction to] Steph Curry, where he crossed over Chris Paul. Drake stood up and was like….

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: I'd honestly probably just want to go to the studio, hear some of his music and just vibe out and just chill.

What would be the plot of your music video? Love interest.

If you were to get matching tattoos with Drake, what would you get? Would have to be the prayer hands, 6 God. Have to be.

Last thing you instagrammed? A video of me singing Drake's lyrics.

 

Alex Ramierez, 20

Hometown: San Pedro

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? The OVO x Raptors t-shirts. I have 3 of them. I had someone in Toronto buy them. And I got a sweater too.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "I hate comin' through stuntin' on niggas that I know Ahh, that's the worst, boy" - 6 God

Favorite Drake Meme: The basketball, wifey ones.

What would be the plot of your music video? In LA, bottles chill in' with all the WOES.

Who are your WOES? Your mains.

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Six Flags.

Last thing you instagrammed? The stuff I got from Drake. A package I got last week.

 

Andrew, 23

Hometown: LA

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? A Supreme jacket.

Favorite Drake Meme: Wheelchair Jimmy.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "0 to a hundred."

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Probably just kick it somewhere in LA.

Last thing you instagrammed? A burger.

 

Shannon, 24

Hometown: Playa Vista

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? My Jordans - the Laneys.

Favorite Drake Meme: The one where he's at the basketball game with other players [acting like a girlfriend.] I have so many saved on my phone. 

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Is he paying? Fly to Toronto so he could show me around, maybe visit some of my family in Canada, definitely go around Toronto - have him show me around. I would be so interested to just talk to him and kick it, nothing too extravagant because I'm such a big fan. I work at Universal Music Group so I'm on the industry side of things, so I'd love to connect on that level.

If you were to get matching tattoos with Drake, what would you get? Something Dubs or Steph Curry related because I'm from the Bay Area and he refers to him a lot in his songs, so we for sure have to bond over that.

Last thing you instagrammed? It's Del Topia in Santa Barbara right now and I went to the college there for a couple years. We used to have this view. It was a beer-pong table on the water.

 

Angely, 16 

Hometown: Orange County

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? A Drake "Nothing Was the Same" t-shirt.

Favorite Drake Meme: One of them, where it goes 'when you're so sensitive, you listen to Drake' and it has him singing one of his sedative lines.

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Probably be in LA. Definitely go out for lunch somewhere and then probably go down to the beach. I feel like he's a really chill guy, so I just want to walk around and talk with him and get to know him.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "Doing is one thing, doing it right is a whole different story" - Preach

If you were to get matching tattoos with Drake, what would you get? Probably an owl. I don't want "OVO" because that's too much, but the owl is subtle.

 

Brandon Giles, 32

Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? The shoes I have on. They're Lebron 8s. They go for about $1,500 online, but I'm a sneaker guy. Clothes not so much.

Favorite Drake Meme: The lint roller. I hate lint. It's a pet-peeve of mine so I definitely can relate to that one.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "My vision always been bigger than the bigger picture" - How Bout Now. Drake's very witty. A lot of the things he says relate not only to just rap, but life in general. Different lyrics relate to different times. Back in the day, "World Series attitude, champagne bottle life" from "Miss Me" - that just has to do with having a championship mentality, but poplin' bottles, partying and having a good time too… It just depends.

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: I would want to go to the safe house in Calabasas and see what the ladies are like. 

If you were to get matching tattoos with Drake, what would you get? He has the whole "6 God" thing. i'm from Detroit and our area code is 313, so it would probably be something area-code related to where I'm from as opposed to being from Toronto.

Last thing you instagrammed? Rosco's Chicken and Waffles.

 

 

 Shane Fairbrother, 25

Hometown: Orange County

Best limited edition item you've ever copped? AJ 1s, Reds, stuff like that.

Favorite Drake Meme: Probably the going home one with him in the ET basket.

Most relatable Drake lyric: "Started from the Bottom" just because I can relate to it. I own my own business and came from nothing and now we have a publicly traded company.

How would you spend a Saturday afternoon with Drake: Probably just kicking it blazed.

Last thing you instagrammed? That my company was at the pop-up shop today.

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