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" Drake has confirmed that he will host the 2014 ESPY Awards. The &amp;#039;Hold On, We&amp;#039;re Going Home&amp;#039; rapper announced on Twitter today (April 9) that he will oversee ESPN&amp;#039;s annual awards show.  Honored to be this year&amp;#039;s @ESPYS host @espn 7.16.2014 #ESPYS #NWTS pic.twitter.com/PFo7wOV0DE \u2014 Drizzy (@Drake) April 9, 2014   Drake is an avid sports fan, and serves as brand ambassador for the Toronto Raptors. ESPN&amp;#039;s Connor Schell referred to Drake as an &amp;quot;unbelievably talented entertainer who truly has a passion for sports&amp;quot; in a statement announcing this year&amp;#039;s show. &amp;quot;This is an incredible opportunity for me to combine two of my biggest passions - sports and performing,&amp;quot; Drake added.  This year&amp;#039;s ceremony will raise money for the cancer research charity The V Foundation, and is to be held on Wednesday, July 16, at the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles. The 2013 ESPY Awards ceremony was hosted by Jon Hamm. Watch the &amp;#039;Hold On, We&amp;#039;re Going Home&amp;#039; music video below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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