Rapper Drake revealed on Tuesday evening that his Canadian mansion had flooded after heavy rain in the Toronto region for the past few days.
"This better be Espresso Martini," he captioned a video on his Instagram story. The clip walked viewers through what appears to be a walk-in closet and dressing/vanity area with several inches of brown water on the floor.
The singer's rep declined to comment to TODAY.com on the flooding.
Environment Canada reported that roughly 3.3 inches of rain fell within a few hours in the downtown core of Toronto, according to the CBC. The rain flooded streets and homes, knocking out power for thousands. Others were forced to abandon their cars on flooded roads; Toronto Fire told the CBC that crews rescued at least 12 people from Don Valley Parkway, which runs alongside the overflowing Don River in the city’s east end.
Drake's Toronto home was previously featured in an April 2020 Architectural Digest story, which clocked the estate at 50,000 square feet. Drake calls the mansion The Embassy, AD reported, and its style "overwhelming high luxury."
"Because 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," Drake told the outlet. "It will be one of the things I leave behind, so it had to be timeless and strong."
The Embassy was designed by Canadian architectural and interior designer Ferris Rafauli, who told AD that the structure is "a proper 19th-century limestone mansion."
"But the exterior profiles are more minimal and the lines are a bit cleaner,” Rafauli said, calling the interior rooms "modern Art Deco."
The lavish home was also featured in the rapper's pandemic-era music video, "Tootsie Slide," which he recorded in the mansion and on the estate grounds.
