Drake may have been born and raised in Canada, but he stands in firm solidarity with those in the United States who are protesting George Floyd‘s death.
The protests broke out days after the May 25 death of Floyd, a Black man who died at the hands of Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on Floyd’s neck for well over eight minutes.
Drake made his donation after Canadian artist Mustafa the Poet gave $400 to National Bail Out, and asked the rapper as well as another famous entertainer from his country to do the same.
The “Hotline Bling” performer isn’t the only hip-hop artist to give money toward U.S. bailout funds during the protests for Floyd.
Artists also gave to the Minnesota Freedom Fund after Chicago rapper Noname announced she gave $1,000 to the organization.