When Drake pays attention to an upstart, it's big news.

Some, like Earl Sweatshirt, think Drake is being a vulture when he puts some shine on a new artist.

But there's no doubt that the object of Drake's attention appreciates it. So up and coming singer up Tone Stith was feeling pretty good when a video of Drake giving him pointers during his tour rehearsal leaked.

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A post shared by Jas Prince (@jas.prince) on Jul 24, 2017 at 5:07pm PDT

Drake last week at Tone Stith's tour rehearsals in Houston. pic.twitter.com/b6woXDWGZu

— Word On Road (@WordOnRd) July 27, 2017

Tone is slated to hit the road with August Alsina the fall. But the key to his relationship with Drake is Jas Prince, whom Tone is signed to and whom Drake has a long, close relationship with.

[Related: Jas Prince is suing Birdman over Drake.]

Check out some Tone Stith below and let us know if you think the 22-year old is going to prove worthy.