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Drake Joins Samuel L. Jackson & Others For Dave's Hot Chicken Chain Investment

Drake continues his “ certified millionaire ” streak with the announcement of his latest investment. Bloomberg is reporting that the rapper — who is enjoying a new wave of success with the release of his new album, “Certified Lover Boy,” which has just spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard charts — has thrown his support behind the Dave’s Hot Chicken franchise. He will join other celebrity investors, such as Samuel L. Jackson, in this latest funding round. “I tried the food and it was amazing. After meeting the founders and hearing their story, I jumped at the opportunity to invest,” Drake said in a statement. Founded in 2017, Dave’s Hot Chicken also counts Boston Red Sox capo Tom Werner amongst its cadre of elite investors. The story of Dave’s is a true rags-to-riches story: four friends teamed up and put up $900 of their own money into a small food stand in a Hollywood, CA, parking lot. But the game really changed for them in 2019 when the original investors behind Blaze...