Drake & Ninja's Fortnite Session On Twitch Wasn't A Sponsorship Stunt

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Drake is genuinely a Fortnite fan.

Fortnite's been taking over the globe for the past few months with a large part of the gaming community going bananas over it. A lot of rapper's have been fuckin' with it too to the point where Nyck Caution of Pro Era even dropped a song over game's theme song. Last night, Drake shook up Twitch when he and Travis Scott joined Ninja for a Fortnite gaming session. A lot of people thought it was some sort of sponsored gimmick because, well, it's Drake. However, it seems like that's not the case.

Drake's gaming session with Ninja wasn't part of any sort of sponsoring gimmick, sources told TMZ. Their report claims that people at Fortnite says that the event wasn't a part of a pre-planned thing and was simply an organic game between the best Fortnite player and one of the biggest stars around the globe. Apparently, Drake hit Ninja up on Instagram last week for a match. Their match last night just seemed to fit for both of their schedules and Drake's tweet helped bring in a hell of a lot of traction. Fortnite's now about to send Drake some sag for it.

Fortnite's reportedly setting up a a celebrity "Party Royale" game with fifty celebrities and fifty pro gamers. It's supposed to happen in the middle of June so we'll keep you posted on that. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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