Story highlights The rapper on Tuesday proudly showed off an $8.25 residual checkIt's been more than a decade since Drake appeared on the show(CNN) Drake has a net worth of $90 million, but he's not turning his nose up at residual checks from his role on "Degrassi: The Next Generation." The rapper on Tuesday proudly showed off an $8.25 check on Instagram for his work on the Canadian teen drama. "Degrassi money still coming in don't sleeeeeeeep," the caption of the $8.25 check read. Degrassi money still coming in don't sleeeeeeeep...💰💸💵💴💴💶💷 A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Jul 18, 2017 at 1:41am PDTIt's been more than a decade since Drake, whose birth name is Aubrey Graham, appeared on the show, where his role as wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks made him famous before he entered the music industry, first as a guest artist, then on mixtapes before breaking through with his debut album "Thank Me Later" in 2010. Fans of "Degrassi" may remember Drake's character performing a little ditty called "Spinners Rap."

Source: CNN July 19, 2017 16:52 UTC