Drake Celebrates Lavish 40th Birthday With Designer Bags, Cash, and Backstreet Boys Reunion
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Rapper Drake celebrated his 40th birthday with a lavish party in New York City for 400 guests, featuring gifts worth millions, including designer bags and cash. The event included a surprise performance with the Backstreet Boys. This marked the end of a week of celebrations that began in Toronto. Drake, a highly successful artist, has an estimated net worth in the hundreds of millions.
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- Drake's 40th birthday party in NYC featured 400 guests and gifts exceeding $1 million.
- Attendees received designer handbags from Chanel and Hermès, valued up to $15,000 each.
- The Backstreet Boys reunited with Drake to perform their hit song "I Want It That Way".
- The rapper described the event as being about "living, and staying alive."
- The New York celebration concluded a week of birthday events that started in Toronto.
Rapper Drake marked his 40th birthday with an extravagant celebration in New York City attended by 400 guests. The event, held at the exclusive Casa Cipriani in downtown Manhattan, which was fully booked for the occasion, featured lavish gifts and a surprise reunion with the Backstreet Boys. Attendees received designer handbags from Chanel and Hermès, valued between $3,500 and $15,000 each, and cash prizes totaling over $1 million.
During the party, Drake performed "I Want It That Way" alongside the Backstreet Boys, recreating a viral collaboration from 2022. "This evening is not about music, albums, or videos," Drake stated on stage, "It's simply about living, and staying alive."
One guest described the celebration to People magazine as "over the top, expensive and sparkly, but still tasteful," adding that Drake "didn't stop smiling all night and enjoyed every moment."
The New York event was the culmination of a week of celebrations. Drake began his birthday festivities in Toronto at the CN Tower with close friends and family, receiving a large collage of key life moments. He then traveled to New York on his private jet with his mother and inner circle.
Drake, whose full name is Aubrey Drake Graham, is a Canadian-Jewish rapper, singer, and songwriter recognized as one of the most successful and influential artists in pop and hip-hop. His wealth, estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars, stems from a $400 million record deal, his OVO label, Nike collaborations, and extensive real estate holdings. He recently sparked controversy with a new song supporting Gaza and was among artists who signed a letter to then-U.S. President Joe Biden in October 2023 calling for a ceasefire.