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Drake Issues ‘Fake Drake’ A Cease and Desist Letter

The impersonator shared the letter from the rapper, forcing him to change his name.

Don’t play on Drake’s name!

The Canadian rapper has filed a lawsuit on an impersonator who goes by “Fake Drake,” whose real name is Izzy Drake, after rising to fame for over a year.

In a celebratory birthday post, “Fake Drake” shared the cease and desist he received from the OVO rapper while also giving him a birthday shot, before revealing his name change.

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“Happy birthday to the greatest artist in history and my biggest inspiration.. I got this cease and desist letter from OVO couple days ago and as a respectful b day gift to @champagnepapi I changed my name from IzzyyDrake to Izzyyfamous🎈🎉 More life my OVO brother @preme @bakanotnice @tvgucci,” the impersonator shared.

The impersonator will now go by Izzy Famous moving forward.

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