One line from that segment: “I just want to scream that I’m more than a meme.” Say what you want about Hill, but he became the coolest guy in room last night. Jonah took on Drake’s verse as Future played hype man. On the show, Drake performed current hit “One Dance” and "Hype." He drew laughs at one point by donning a wig and pretending to be his close friend Rihanna while singing a "meme" rendition of their song "Work." The fact that former SNL superstar Chris Rock dropped by to introduce Drake is another sign of the rapper’s star power.ĬBC.ca reported ( goo.gl/vSALFV) that “Drake wasn't afraid to make fun of himself throughout the show, bursting into song during his monologue and crooning melancholic about how he is more than the sum of the memes that make use of his famously expressive face." Jonah Hill brings out Future on SNL to perform 'Jumpan.'. The Daily Dot noted in its headline that “Drake was more Canadian than a Tim Hortons on SNL's 'Black Jeopardy'” Drake pulled double duty as host and musical guest on the May 14 episode of 'Saturday Night Live,' where he was promoting his latest chart-topping album. The fact that Jeopardy recently banned Canadians from being on the show was ignored. Drake impersonates Rihanna, sings More Than a Meme on SNL. Performing hits from his record-breaking album VIEWS such as One Dance and Hype. Also referenced were The TTC (something of a joke itself) and hockey hero Jaromir Jagr. Drake made his second appearance on Saturday Night Live last night, playing both host and musical act. More effective was his participation in a "Black Jeopardy" sketch, one featuring more Canadian namedropping. Drake played Jared, a contestant from Toronto who mentioned Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall and the Juno Awards in his answers, getting them all wrong. His opening monologue rather predictably included a Donald Trump reference, with Drake declaring "I'm from Canada and I know what you're thinking, but no, you cannot move in with me if Trump wins.” The fact that Drizzy appeared sans beard attracted plenty of attention by itself, With most of the online comments being derogatory. He had done double-duty on SNL once before, in 2014, while first appearing on the show as a musical guest only in 2011.Įarly reviews of his latest stint are generally positive.
Still basking in the glow of the chart-topping success of brand new album Views, Drake made another appearance on Saturday Night Live as both host and musical guest.