Makonnen Sheran (born April 12, 1989), better known by his stage name iLoveMakonnen, is an American rapper and singer from Atlanta, Georgia, who currently lives in Portland, Oregon. His rise to fame began in 2014, after Canadian rapper Drake released a remix to his song "Tuesday".
Canadian rapper Drake promoted Makonnen's work.
It said that Drake released a remix of Makonnen's song, not whether he did any work to promote Makonnen.