Drake Calls for Sam Bankman-Fried's Release in New, Critically Panned Album

Rapper Drake referenced jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman‑Fried in a new song from his triple album drop, including the line “Samuel Bankman, free all my guys up,” and also called himself “a BTC crypto big‑timer.” The story is cultural rather than financial, but appears alongside a crypto price rundown showing Bitcoin at $79,108 (-2.75%) and a broad market pullback. The piece notes SBF is serving a 25‑year sentence and that industry and lawmakers oppose any pardon push. While celebrity shout‑outs can briefly influence crypto sentiment, this article’s immediate market impact is muted — prices listed are down across major tokens and critics largely panned Drake’s albums, suggesting limited positive spillover for markets.