Rapper Drake To Host ESPYS 2014 admin Thursday, April 10, 2014 Feature, Sports Looks like Drake is returning to television, but in the name of sports this time around. The Toronto-emcee is slated to host the 2014 ESPYS Sports Awards. The annual awards ceremony will be held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on July 16. Drake’s hosting gig will be broadcast live. This will be his first time officially hosting a major awards show in the United States. He previously hosted the Juno awards in Canada back in 2011.