SGA Hypes Drake as GOAT Rapper, Thunder Star Ranks Favorite Albums in Spotify Interview

The Toronto ties appear to be strong between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Drake, as the two-time NBA MVP believes OVO stands at the top of the all-time rapper list.

In an interview with Spotify (starts at 1:40 mark), Gilgeous-Alexander revealed he considers Drake to be the greatest rapper of all-time while also declaring Take Care and Nothing Was the Same to be his best albums.

The Oklahoma City Thunder star ranked Take Care and Nothing Was the Same as 1A and 1B in Drake's discography, followed by Iceman "right underneath" and also the best album of 2026.

Gilgeous-Alexander previously had Iceman list as his favorite Drake album ahead of Take Care in a blind ranking video posted by the Thunder in September, though he did acknowledge in the Spotify interview he "might have messed" up the order after discussing it with his friends.

There was no indication of any bias on Gilgeous-Alexander's part when he deemed Drake to be the greatest rapper of all-time, though one could suggest it exists since both are famously from Toronto.

Drake is far more connected to The Six at this point since he regularly attends Raptors games. Gilgeous-Alexander has spent the bulk of his NBA career in Oklahoma City, but he did represent his home country at the 2024 Olympics.

Canada's appearance at the Paris Games was its first time in the Olympics since 2000. Gilgeous-Alexander led Team Canada to a fifth-place finish.