Social Scan: Is a lint roller the latest fashion accessory?

May 10, 2014 at 7:00PM
Rap artist Drake watches during the first half of Game 6 of the opening-round NBA basketball playoff series between the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors, Friday, May 2, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Drake (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Drake has achieved the impossible — making the act of freshening up a pair of lint-laden pants a fashion fad. A few days after the rapper was caught on camera using a lint roller while sitting courtside at a Raptors game, the Toronto team handed out Drake-branded lint rollers to fans. Drake took to his Instagram account (@champagnepapi) and posted a photo of the rolling action, which he captioned: "Lint rollers on deck."

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