An Edmonton youth has become a TikTok star of sorts after being compared to Canadian rapper Drake’s son, Adonis Graham. Someone pointed out that Yemaya Azinia-Merchant bears a striking resemblance to Drake’s young son and the photos comparing the two spread quickly across the social media platform.
As of Friday, it had more than 1.2 million views since being posted on Wednesday. Read more: Drake shares 1st public photos of son Adonis In fact, their similarities even caught the attention of Drake himself.
The 15-year-old says having a famous doppelganger has been a wild ride. “I downloaded TikTok a week ago and I made a video that got maybe 50,000 likes, and then I made this one replying to a comment on that video and it blew up.” “I didn’t even know Drake had a son, so I didn’t know I looked like this son because I didn’t even know he existed until someone commented,” said Azinia-Merchant. “But when my sister showed me the photo, I was like, that’s kind of crazy.” Azinia-Merchant is a fan of Drake’s music, and when he, along with fellow rapper Lil Yachty, spotted their video, it was an amazing feeling. “I just started shaking, I was going crazy, screaming, ‘they actually saw the video?’ It was just really crazy because you don’t think something like that will happen in such a short time because I downloaded TikTok a week ago and for someone like Lil Yacty and Drake to have seen the video is surreal.
It just feels awesome. Read more: Bell Media news executive to take leave after Lisa LaFlamme’s departure “I listen to his music.