RUNNING THROUGH THE 6 WITH MY PILLOWS
Drake is at the top of his game, and that can only mean one thing: Drizzy-themed products and projects are popping up everywhere, from prayer candles to an app that lets you dry his tears.
Adult Colouring Book
This 32-page unofficial colouring book lets stressed-out adults soothe their anxieties by filling in images of everyone’s favourite Degrassi child star turned rapper.
It’s a collaboration produced by Sugoi Books with 15 illustrators from across the globe. Founder and director Jay Jarvis, who is “addicted to Drake,” said it’s done with “tongue firmly in cheek.”
“People are colouring out there so why not fill Drake right up! Colour on his tears, scribble in his emotions,” Jarvis wrote in an email from London, England.
“I love the Bill Murray colouring book, the Ryan Gosling colouring book but hey, Drake kicks all the butts.”
Apps
The point of “Drizzy Tearz,” by designer Ashten “Whoopi” Winger, is to stop Drake’s tears from falling, by tapping them before they reach the bottom of the screen.
“Being the fan I am, I knew immediately that the lovers and the haters would get a kick out of playing with Drake’s emotions,” Winger wrote in an email from Los Angeles.
If that rudimentary game doesn’t satisfy, you can also purchase “Hotline Swing,” a tennis game with Drake as the star player, and “A Drizzy Eyebrow Pluck Makeup Spa,” where his bushy eyebrows are tweezed into shape.
Prayer Candles
Take your celebrity worship to the next level with Drake prayer candles. The $32 item, handmade in Brooklyn, recently sold out at Fitzroy Boutique on Ossington Ave. But owner Angela Pastor said more are on the way.
Lots of other options are available on Etsy, where he’s depicted as a gladiator, priest and monk with a Smartphone.
Cynthia Yousefi of Indiana used an image from an old painting and Photoshop to make hers as a holiday gift, and said it took her about 10 hours to get the face just right.
“It’s OK because I love Drake so I just turned on the Drake music,” she said.
Cross Stitch
Hang this on your wall: a Drake memento that would do grandma proud.
This handmade portrait features blue stitched tears, and is available on the online shop Etsy for $52.
Creator Jenn Cacioppo wrote in an email the initial idea came from hearing about the “Drizzy Tearz” app.
Pillow
Sleep could be the best you ever had, snuggled up next to Champagne Papi’s smiling face.
Made in Maryland by an Etsy vendor called CeleBagz of Hollywood, this $52 pillow will give you nighttime views of the 6, even if you’re not actually there.
Nail Decals
Five fingers, five distinctive Drake facial expressions. It’s like having emojis on your nails.
Etsy crafter Moonbeam Le May said she’s been a fan of Drake dating back to his days as Jimmy in Degrassi: The Next Generation. A set of 25 nail decals sells for $7.49.
“I photoshopped his head into different emotions for every nail and laughed for about an hour before finally putting them online,” she wrote in an email.
Socks
Before running through the 6 with your woes, make sure your feet stay warm with the right socks.
This pair, with a strangely pained-looking Drake facial expression, is also sold on Etsy and ships from Turkey for about $20. There are numerous other sellers offering Drake-themed socks of questionable taste.