--- title: Connoisseur of Life Rihanna Enjoyed McDonald's at the Club description: Drake and Rihanna celebrated the rapper's birthday with everyone's favorite snack, because nothing goes better with Don Julio than nuggets. canonical: https://time.com/5708355/rihanna-mcdonalds-drake-birthday-club/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-10-23T15:36:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:00:59.226Z og:title: Connoisseur of Life Itself Rihanna Enjoyed McDonald's at the Club og:description: For Drake's birthday, obviously og:url: https://time.com/5708355/rihanna-mcdonalds-drake-birthday-club/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fa14e13e3bed5f2/698a04c2096a9402896a72ba/drake-rihanna-mcdonalds.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Connoisseur of Life Rihanna Enjoyed McDonald's at the Club og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Connoisseur of Life Itself Rihanna Enjoyed McDonald's at the Club twitter:description: For Drake's birthday, obviously twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fa14e13e3bed5f2/698a04c2096a9402896a72ba/drake-rihanna-mcdonalds.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Connoisseur of Life Itself Rihanna Enjoyed McDonald's at the Club for Drake's Birthday by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Oct 23, 2019 3:36 PM UTC  Drake presents the Video Vanguard award to Rihanna onstage during the 2016 MTV Music Video Awards at Madison Square Gareden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. Drake presents the Video Vanguard award to Rihanna onstage during the 2016 MTV Music Video Awards at Madison Square Gareden on August 28, 2016 in New York City.Larry Busacca—MTV1617/Getty Images for MTV by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Oct 23, 2019 3:36 PM UTC Nothing goes better with Don Julio and Dom Pérignon than [McNuggets](https://time.com/4309336/mcdonalds-chicken-mcnuggets-preservative-free/), obviously. [Drake and Rihanna](https://time.com/5424937/drake-on-rihanna/) really got down to work at the rapper’s birthday party on Monday night at a Los Angeles nightclub, [according to E! News](https://www.eonline.com/news/1085372/here-s-what-happened-when-rihanna-and-drake-reunited-at-his-birthday-party). Lyrica Anderson of _Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood_ [documented the fabulous evening on her Instagram stories](http://www.mtv.com/news/3143338/rihanna-drake-birthday-mcdonalds/), revealing not only a night of celebrations ahead of the Canadian Grammy winner’s 33rd birthday, but something even more delicious: McDonald’s. “When Drake brings McDonald’s to the club,” Anderson said in her Instagram Story, along with a picture of multiple six piece Chicken McNuggets packs: the late-night snack of champions. It’s no surprise that [Rihanna](https://time.com/5706059/rihanna-take-a-bow-meme/) danced the night away at Drake’s party. The two artists have been friends for years. “She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22-years-old,” Drake said of Rihanna at the [2016 MTV Video Music Awards](https://time.com/4470045/vmas-2016-mtv-red-carpet/). “She’s one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life, I’ve looked up to her, even though she’s younger than me.” Well, one thing is clear: the friendship between these two powerhouses behind “Work,” “What’s My Name?” and “Take Care,” among others, marches on, and the fast-food chain’s chicken nuggets are there to help. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5708355/rihanna-mcdonalds-drake-birthday-club/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5708355/rihanna-mcdonalds-drake-birthday-club/"},"headline":"Connoisseur of Life Itself Rihanna Enjoyed McDonald's at the Club for Drake's Birthday","datePublished":"2019-10-23T15:36:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:00:59.226Z","description":"For Drake's birthday, obviously","url":"https://time.com/5708355/rihanna-mcdonalds-drake-birthday-club/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6fa14e13e3bed5f2/698a04c2096a9402896a72ba/drake-rihanna-mcdonalds.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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