Drake’s been navigating some rough waters since his 2024 clash with Kendrick Lamar, but he’s bounced back with a win—his track “NOKIA” from the collaborative album $ome $exy $ongs 4 U with PARTYNEXTDOOR is charting strong. Riding that wave, he dropped some merch tied to the song’s music video release, but it’s stirred up a mess with Joe Budden and his podcast co-host Melyssa Ford.
The centerpiece? A $220 hoodie featuring a throwback pic of Ford, a former video vixen, with a red sucker in her mouth and “videovixen.ca” printed below. At first, the link redirected to Joe Budden’s Patreon page—classic Drake trolling, right? Joe even laughed it off on The Joe Budden Show, saying, “That’s dope. That’s super dope. I f*ck with that,” happy for the free promo. But the stunt’s taken a twist: sometimes that link now sends you to Ford’s YouTube channel, Hot & Bothered with Melyssa Ford.
Ford, though, isn’t laughing. She’s furious Drake used her image without permission and went off on the latest podcast episode. “What the fck is going on?! Where’s my check? Where’s my fcking check? That’s what the f*ck I want to know!” she yelled. She’s demanding cash from her fellow Canadian, claiming the photo might be from her first calendar as a video vixen—meaning she could have legal rights to it. Her team’s already reached out to Drake about it.
This isn’t the first time Drake’s nodded to Ford. On “GIMME A HUG” from the same album, he called her “a legend from the six,” a shoutout she loved at the time—especially since it came with a dig at Budden. But now? She’s not feeling the love. What started as a playful jab at Budden has Ford ready to turn it into a paycheck battle. Will Drake cough up the cash, or is this just more fuel for the feud? Stay tuned.
Drake continues to troll Joe Budden, he released new NOKIA $$$ merch lastnight with Melyssa Ford on it
with a website link that leads to Joe Budden’s Patreon page
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— SOUND | Victor Baez (@itsavibe) April 1, 2025
