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Karu F. Daniels

Drake pays tribute to late designer Virgil Abloh with new tattoo

Drake showed his appreciation for late fashion designer Virgil Abloh with some new body art.

The chart-topping hip-hop star remembered his close friend with a tattoo less than a month following his passing.

Tattoo artist Ganga posted a photo to Instagram displaying his design on the “God’s Plan” lyricist’s arm.

The body ink creation shows the beloved Louis Vuitton artistic director from behind, throwing a paper airplane.

“A remembrance of the great Virgil Abloh done on Drake,” the caption reads.

On Nov. 28 when Abloh died, Drake also paid tribute with a photo of the two of them, writing, “My plan is to touch the sky 1000 more times for you…love you eternally brother thank you for everything.”

The four-time Grammy winning rapper and cannabis entrepreneur attended the hometown memorial service for the Chicago native on Dec. 6, alongside several other celebrities, including Kanye “Ye” West, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, Lauryn Hill and Frank Ocean.

Abloh, who was 41, died after a private two-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare, aggressive form of cancer.

Renowned as the founder of the Off-White streetwear fashion brand, the Illinois Institute of Technology alum was the first African-American to serve as artistic director for the French luxury fashion brand.

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