Drake has always uplifted people from his hometown, especially those he came up with. Baka is like that gritty, loyal friend who made it out, and now he’s building his own lane while still repping OVO hard.

Baka Not Nice reveals he was going to respond to Kendrick Lamar, but Drake told him to ignore all the noise

He also called Kendrick’s accusations “ridiculous” pic.twitter.com/3i5RE4GGXn

— Hot Freestyle (@HotFreestyle) April 7, 2025

OVO Baka Not Nice reveals he was going to respond to Kendrick Lamar, but Drake told him to ignore all the noise. Baka also finds Kendrick Lamar’s accusations towards Drake and himself stating, “come with the paper work next time, this guys made up a whole story that isn’t even true that’s weird to me.”

HOW HE BECAME BAKA NOT NICE

The name “Baka Not Nice” comes from his tough street rep—people would call him “not nice,” and he ran with it as a moniker. Drake is basically the reason Baka’s rap career exists. Once Baka was released from jail, Drake signed him to OVO Sound and gave him a platform. After doing some jail time, Baka came out and shifted his focus to music. Drake has publicly supported his transition from street life to rap, even shouting him out in songs like “Know Yourself” (“I might declare it a holiday as Baka gets out of pen”).

Baka started off as part of Drake’s inner circle. Before music, he was more known for being security muscle for OVO.

KENDRICK LAMAR TOOK SHOTS AT BAKA NOT NICE

In his diss track “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar references Baka Not Nice, a member of Drake’s OVO crew, with the line:​

“And Baka got a weird case, why is he around?

This lyric alludes to Baka Not Nice’s past legal issues. In June 2014, Baka, whose real name is Travis Savoury, was arrested on multiple charges, including assault and human trafficking. He was accused of assaulting a 22-year-old woman and allegedly forcing her into prostitution. In April 2015, he received a six-month jail sentence but was released early due to time served. The more severe charges, such as human trafficking, were dropped.