--- title: This 6-year-old Girl Requested a Drake-Themed Birthday Party description: A 6-year-old girl proved that you're never too young to be a Drake fan, after requesting that her birthday party be Drake-themed. canonical: https://time.com/4510228/drake-birthday-party-theme/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-27T18:55:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:04.378Z og:title: This 6-year-old Girl Requested a Drake-Themed Birthday Party og:description: Start them young and raise them right og:url: https://time.com/4510228/drake-birthday-party-theme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3310132b1ab3812f/6988a7cd5f570f2144b22ad1/drake-birthday-party.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 1 - Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This 6-year-old Girl Requested a Drake-Themed Birthday Party twitter:description: Start them young and raise them right twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3310132b1ab3812f/6988a7cd5f570f2144b22ad1/drake-birthday-party.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This 6-Year-Old Girl Had a Glorious Drake-Themed Birthday Party > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Kevin Winter—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 27, 2016 6:55 PM UTC A girl turning six celebrated her birthday with an appropriate theme: [the 6 god](http://time.com/4465225/drake-rihanna-relationship/). According to [_Buzzfeed News_](https://www.buzzfeed.com/tanyachen/childs-play?bftw&utm%5Fterm=.lmaEB86xkK#.mxOwNJ23Ml), 6-year-old Leah loves [Canadian rapper Drake](http://time.com/4507569/drake-watch-please-forgive-me/) so much that she requested that her birthday party be Drake-themed. Her mother, Lex Saldivar, planned accordingly with black and gold Drake party decorations, a cake emblazoned with the OVO symbol, and mini-Hennessy bottles as balloon weights. There were even fake dollar bills for guests to throw, in case they wanted to emulate Drizzy’s club antics. For her part, Leah sported a gold chain and a pair of Timberland boots a la Aubrey, as well as a shirt with lyrics from his song, “Pop Style”: “Turn my birthday into a lifestyle.” “She loves everything about his music,” Saldivar said. “She recently said she wanted to marry Drake when she’s older.” Sounds like this birthday party would have made Drizzy proud. 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