A journalist says his life was turned upside down after he became embroiled in a social media mystery that arose out of the lyrical feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
Reporter Denies Rumors About Drake Assault and Being OVO's Snitch
On Monday (May 13), reporter Christopher Alvarez wrote a personal essay on Brooklyn Daily Eagle, denying unfounded rumors that he was attacked by Drake and that he was the mastermind behind OVO. This after the 26-year-old Columbia Journalism graduate was thrown into the middle of a social media mystery after a strange video featuring elements of Kendrick Lamar's “Meet the Grahams” cover went viral on Friday (May 10).
The clip came from a user X, formerly known as Twitter EbonyPrince2k24 who posted a cryptic video featuring elements from the “Meet the Grahams” cover. In addition, the undercover poster also shared a screenshot of Alvarez and Drake in a New York hotel lobby where the rapper allegedly left the items on January 22, 2023.
In his essay, Alvarez, who lives with Fatal Dysplasia Type 2, a rare skeletal disorder that requires him to use a wheelchair, said his life was turned upside down after a photo of him and Drake went viral. Vicious rumors from fans suggested that Drizzy attacked Alvarez and that he was the OVO mole. Alvarez denies all charges.
“I've had the privilege of being with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and other celebrities who have been very nice to me, but I don't understand where it all went haywire with the fans,” Alvarez writes in his essay.
“I can confirm that I was with Drake on the night of January 22, 2023,” he continues. “After his concert in New York with 21 Savage, I was invited to meet Drizzy at The Mark Hotel and we had a great time listening to new beats. I am not in a position to speak about his character outside of our meetings, but I can say that he was not violated in any way.”
Alvarez maintains that he is not following Drizzy and K-Dot's rap battle and is not a whistleblower for OVO.
“Lately, I've been getting a lot of spam phone calls, texts, emails and messages on social media saying that I'm the 'villain' in this beef, that I took 'bad money' from Drake, and that somehow I was in i'm drawing on it because i follow 'minor high school girls,' she writes 'first i know nothing about drake and lamar's beef because life is too short to hate and i don't follow it. Second, I am a hard-working journalist who holds elected officials and private entities accountable. I don't have a rapper on speed dial to be 'the mole' or 'the miller'.
XXL has reached out to Drake's team for comment.
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Mysterious 'Meet the Grahams' Cover Video Has Confused Fans
On Friday (May 10), X user @EbonyPrince2k24 shared a graphic featuring elements that appeared on Drake's Kendrick Lamar diss track “Meet the Grahams.” In the clip, which can be seen below, an old Panasonic laptop displays the “Meet the Grahams” video, then cuts to a shot of a Brooklyn Eagle newspaper to confirm that the image was captured on May 8, 2024.
The video also includes receipts from Popular Jewelry Corp., a Nadine Ghosn business card, an Attic dress shirt with the bulldog peeing on a fire hydrant. Maybach riding gloves and the box of Ozempic, along with prescription Zolpidem pills with Drake's real name on them. The video ends with a night shot of what appears to be Brooklyn Bridge Park.
@EbonyPrince2k24 also posted a screenshot of Drake and Christopher Alvarez in a New York hotel lobby where he allegedly threw the items on January 22, 2023, the night of his concert at the Apollo Theater.
Neither Drake nor Kendrick Lamar have addressed the mysterious videos and screenshots.
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Watch the mysterious “Meet the Grahams” art videos and watch a documentary about journalist Christopher Alvarez and his rare medical condition below.
