Hip hop superstar Drake, perhaps Canada's best known export, is selling one of his obscenely
opulent estates — a compound in an exclusive gated LA community filled with celebrities. But why is
The Mob Reporter telling you about a rapper's real estate? It's not just because of the liquor cabinet
in his bedroom that's better stocked than many commercial bars. It's because Drake snuck a little
organized crime easter egg into his real estate listing Can you spot it? The Mob Reporter here
with quick news on an amusing mob secret to the luxury Los Angeles estate being offloaded by Drake
Let me tell you about it. Drake calls this place — all 6.7 acres of it —
the "YOLO Estate". But also on brand and on the money for The Mob Reporter subscribers
is his apparent taste in movies. It cannot be an accident that every single TV screen inside —
and there are a lot of them and they are big — is showing the classic gangster movie Scarface
Scarface, of course, is the gangster epic starring Al Pacino as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who
arrives in America flat broke and punches his way to the top of the underworld, and then has a messy
fall. You see a short excerpt of the movie here, released in 1983 by Universal Pictures. It grew to
become a fan favorite and critically praised. It's frequently called one of the greatest and most
quoted gangster movies of all time, especially this scene, graciously shared on YouTube by Universal
Here we see Scarface facing down enemies with some heavy firepower. "OK. Do you want to play rough? Okay
"Say hello to my little friend!" It's become a cultural icon — especially within the hip-hop scene
For instance, when police near Toronto busted a hip-hop collective who are also acting as a
street gang, police seized this piece of artwork. The climactic scene in Scarface was filmed in
a mansion not far away from Drake's pad and now it is on the screen of each of Drake's TVs
Have a look: it's on here in his living room, and it's on here in his den, it's here in his bathroom
It's in his recording studio — twice; it can be seen from his dining room, and it's even on
in the master bedroom. Wherever you go, you can say hello to his little friend
The only TVs that aren't showing Scarface are the ones in the pool. Now for those more
interested in the star than in Scarface, now that you're here, know this: Drake has loads of dough
and isn't afraid to spend it. He's also been assembling his Hidden Hills estate for years
buying up adjacent properties and combining them into a sprawling three-mansion compound
It's anchored by the tudor-style mansion and its eye-popping pool, although calling it a pool just
doesn't seem adequate. Maybe water park would be better. An LA reporter once said Drake's pool
puts Hugh Hefner's to shame. Inside Drake's house are seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a fantastic
looking wine cellar, a bar, recording studio and movie theater. I wonder if the price includes this
gardener. Outside there is a ranch and stables, a basketball court, of course, tennis, beach volleyball
and a mechanical bull. Now it's not like Drake is retreating out of LA — he's just upgrading. Not long
ago he bought an even pricier pile of rocks. Most of his neighbors over the years have been fellow
a-listers, including: Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Will Smith, Selena Gomez, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea,
Ozzy Osbourne and Britney Spears — I don't think together, though — Drake's fellow Canadian, The
Weeknd. There are plenty of NBA stars to feed Drake's love of basketball: Kevin Durant, Dwyane
Wade, even his friend DeMar Derozan, formerly of the Toronto Raptors. Drake's pad could be yours
for a modest $22.5 million dollars. But if you put in an offer, be sure to ask that a copy of
Scarface is included in the purchase price. You can then sit back with your posse in your own in-home
movie theater and enjoy an American gangland classic. Make sure to send me an invite, although
during intermission, you'll find me in the wine cellar. Thanks for watching and please subscribe