Drake took the stage in Los Angeles on Wednesday night and reflected on meeting Kobe Bryant for the first time. 

"When I had to move away from home, move away from my mother, move away from my friends, the first place to ever take me in was Los Angeles, California," Drake said, as seen below. "And I'll never forget, in my life, the day I got flown out to get signed, right? I was on Lil Wayne's tour bus, I'll never forget. And he told me, he said, 'Man, I got this album coming out. It's called Tha Carter III. I want to play it for you, but we gotta wait for somebody to get here first.'"

Once Kobe arrived on the tour bus, the album listening session began.