Drake Shares ‘Degrassi’ Throwback to Prove His Goth Fascination Is ‘Not New’

Drake is reminding followers that his interest in goth women isn't a recent development. On Wednesday, August 12, the rapper shared a photo from his days as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi in the 2000s via his Instagram Story. Accompanying the image was the caption "This s–t not new," along with a laughing emoji. The picture features him at Degrassi Community School, interacting with Ashley Kerwin, who played a goth character on the show.

In a 2025 episode of Bobbi Althoff's podcast, Drake expressed his aspiration to eventually have a "goth baddie with absolute O-cups." One year later, during a 20-vs-1 speed-dating game as part of Stake's 9th anniversary livestream on August 8, Drizzy declared "goth baddie" Pinkchyu as the winner and his "wife." However, the most widely shared clip from the stream was when Pink challenged Drake to bark like a dog on command, which went viral.

Following her victory, Pink asked Drake to buy her mother a new house, which he agreed to do. Pink, whose real name is Lin Lamar, shared video of her mother's astonishment upon learning of the generous offer. Pink thanked Drake and all the kind people she met during the past few days in her caption. Drake released his first album in three years, ICEMAN, HABIBTI, and MAID OF HONOUR, in May, which resulted in the trio topping the Billboard 200 chart.