{"id":112192,"date":"2024-07-17T12:50:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/drake-shares-footage-of-his-mansion-flooding-this-better-be-espresso-martini\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T12:50:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T12:50:52","slug":"drake-shares-footage-of-his-mansion-flooding-this-better-be-espresso-martini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/17\/drake-shares-footage-of-his-mansion-flooding-this-better-be-espresso-martini\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake shares footage of his mansion flooding: &#8220;This better be espresso martini&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Drake shared on Tuesday night (Jul. 16, 2024) that his Canadian estate had been inundated after days of heavy rainfall in the Toronto area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis better be Espresso Martini,\u201d he wrote on a video posted to his Instagram story. The footage showed viewers through what seems to be a walk-in wardrobe and dressing\/makeup space with several inches of murky water covering the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Environment Canada stated that about 3.3 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours in downtown Toronto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6449748\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.6449748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as reported by the CBC<\/a>. The downpour flooded streets and homes, causing power outages for many.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-2-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-d14116.jpeg\" alt=\"Drake flooding mansion\" class=\"wp-image-101166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-2-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-d14116.jpeg 1120w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-2-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-d14116-800x1428.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-2-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-d14116-861x1536.jpeg 861w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-2-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-d14116-860x1535.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo via @champagnepapi\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Drake&#8217;s Toronto residence was previously <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/drake-shows-off-his-50-million-toronto-mansion\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/drake-shows-off-his-50-million-toronto-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">showcased in an April 2020 <em>Architectural Digest<\/em> article<\/a>, which described the property as 50,000 square feet. Drake refers to the estate as The Embassy, <em>AD<\/em> noted, and its style as \u201coverwhelming high luxury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause I was building it in my hometown, I wanted the structure to stand firm for 100 years. I wanted it to have a monumental scale and feel,\u201d Drake told the outlet. \u201cIt will be one of the things I leave behind, so it had to be timeless and strong.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1997\" alt=\"Drake flooding mansion\" class=\"wp-image-101167 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce.jpeg 1120w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce-800x1426.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce-861x1536.jpeg 861w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce-860x1533.jpeg 860w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1997\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce.jpeg\" alt=\"Drake flooding mansion\" class=\"wp-image-101167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce.jpeg 1120w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce-800x1426.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce-861x1536.jpeg 861w, https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/drake-toronto-house-flooding-today-sk-240716-RISK-copy-be8fce-860x1533.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo via @champagnepapi\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Embassy was created by Canadian architectural and interior designer <strong>Ferris Rafauli<\/strong>, who told <em>AD<\/em> that the building is \u201ca proper 19th-century limestone mansion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the exterior profiles are more minimal and the lines are a bit cleaner,\u201d Rafauli said, calling the interior rooms \u201cmodern Art Deco.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The opulent home was also featured in the rapper&#8217;s pandemic-era music video, \u201cTootsie Slide,\u201d which he filmed inside the mansion and around the estate grounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"perfmatters-lazy-youtube\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNfNza2pCqU\" data-id=\"qNfNza2pCqU\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" onclick=\"perfmattersLazyLoadYouTube(this);\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qNfNza2pCqU\/hqdefault.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qNfNza2pCqU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"YouTube video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" nopin=\"nopin\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drake&#039;s Toronto mansion flooded in severe storm\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNfNza2pCqU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SL RECOMMENDS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em><strong>Like most websites, Socialite Life uses affiliate links where available, which means we earn a little commission if you click through and buy something. 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