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Sup fellow degens,
The first work week of the year has kickstarted.
And it is hot off the press that your 2026 gambling budget may be financing spotify streams.
We always knew the game was rigged.
But we always assumed that when we lost our rent money on a sure-thing parlay, that money went to something respectable: a private island in the Caribbean for the CEO, or at least a diamond-encrusted watch for a pit boss.
Turns out, we were wrong.
According to a spicy new lawsuit filed in Virginia, our gambling losses weren't just vanishing into the ether. They were allegedly funding the most expensive, automated Spotify playlist in history.
If you thought the hip-hop world was done with drama after the Kendrick beef, buckle up.
The "6 God" isn't fighting K.Dot anymore; he’s fighting a class-action lawsuit that reads like a season of The Wire.
"Started From the Bottom, Now We're... Indicted?"
In what might be the most "2026" headline ever written, Drake is being sued for racketeering.
Yes, RICO. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
For hip-hop fans, that acronym sends shivers down the spine. It’s the same law the Feds used to dismantle the mob, and more recently, the same heavy artillery they used against Young Thug and YSL in Atlanta. Usually, RICO is reserved for street gangs running drugs or hits.
But in this case? The "Enterprise" wasn't moving bricks on the corner. They were allegedly moving crypto on a website.
The lawsuit claims that Drake, streamer Adin Ross, and other high-rollers have been running a racketeering conspiracy with the crypto casino Stake.
The "Toosie Slide" Scheme
The plaintiffs aren't just mad they lost money. They are claiming that the entire operation was a complex money-laundering washing machine designed to manufacture clout.
According to the court docs:
Drake enters the chat by partnering with Stake. We see him posting screenshots of massive $10 million roulette wins on his Instagram story giving the vibe that he is betting huge.
The lawsuit claims this wasn't just degenerate gambling. They allege that Drake was gifted massive amounts of funds via the "tipping" feature to gamble with.
The suit alleges that the proceeds from this gambling enterprise were funneled into "streaming farms" and bots.
You read that right.
You deposited $100 into Stake to bet on the Pistons to cover the spread (they didn't). You thought that money was gone.
But according to these allegations, that $100 was immediately sent to a server farm in a basement somewhere. There, a robot clicked "Play" on Rich Baby Daddy or First Person Shooter 40,000 times in a row.
The goal was to trigger the Spotify algorithms, and make sure Drake stays at the top of the Billboard charts.
You didn't just lose a bet; you financed a marketing campaign. You are basically an unpaid executive producer at OVO Sound.
Adin Ross Factor
Adin Ross is named in the RICO suit. It is objectively hilarious.
The lawsuit claims he was part of the "enterprise" to lure in degens (us) and expose them to "substantial risks of gambling addiction," all while the funds were being recycled to bot the music charts.
They are calling it a "false marketing manipulation" scheme.
I call it the most advanced Rug Pull in music history.
Everything is Liquidity
If this lawsuit holds water, it confirms what we cynical degens have suspected all along:
Everything is liquidity.
The casino isn't just a place to gamble; it's a central bank for influencers. Your bad beats are their "organic growth." The charts are fake. The streams are fake.
The roulette spins are real tho.
So the next time you see a rapper posting a screenshot of a massive win, or you see a song debut at #1 with a billion streams in an hour, just remember:
It might not be the culture moving. It might just be your lost parlay money working overtime in a server farm.
The House always wins. And apparently, the House also picks the Billboard Top 100.
TL;DR: A new class-action lawsuit alleges Drake, Adin Ross, and others partnered with crypto casino Stake in a racketeering scheme where influencer gambling content lured users, losses were recycled through “tipped” casino funds, and the money was allegedly used to bot Spotify streams and manipulate charts.
Stay degen,
Dima
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