• by Teresa Buyikian , October 20, 2023

Global recording star Drake has teamed up with Dave’s Hot Chicken for a promotion in honor of the musician’s birthday on Oct. 24.

The Nashville-style hot chicken chain, in which Drake is an investor, will reward in-person visitors on that day with a free Dave’s Hot Chicken Slider. Guests to any location from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time just need to show they've downloaded the Dave's app. 

The free sliders are being promoted via Drake’s Instagram page, which boasts over 144 million followers. This is the second “birthday” celebration for Drake, who also gave out free sliders last October.

“Drake is once again celebrating his birthday with … our guests across the globe,” said Bill Phelps, Dave’s Hot Chicken’s CEO in a release. “He’s our most famous investor and the fact that he wants to give something back to fans by letting everyone try Dave’s Hot Chicken on him, that says it all.”

The hot chicken chain started out six years ago as a pop-up restaurant in an East Hollywood parking lot, offering seven spice levels for tits  chicken ranging from No Spice to Reaper (which requires a signed waiver to purchase). The company has since rapidly expanded to over 700 locations in U.S., Middle East and Canada and is scheduled to open more than 70 new locations in the next year.

In addition to Drake, the Hollywood, California -based chain has quite a few celebrity investors who have jumped on the “hot chicken” trend, including former California First Lady Maria Shriver, actor Samuel L. Jackson and “Good Morning America” anchor and retired NFL player Michael Strahan.