Drake shocked his Philadelphian followers on his ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour by strolling out with hometown hero Meek Mill, after the pair feuded with one another previously.
The Canadian rapper is presently on tour with pal and frequent collaborator 21 Savage. While on the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour, the 2 carry out their collaborative album ‘Her Loss’ round North America in addition to their respective viral tracks.
On Monday (July 31), the tour stopped within the Metropolis of Brotherly Love. Strolling onto the stage with Meek Mill trailing behind Drake, greeting the followers. “You see who I walked out here with, right?” Drizzy mentioned as soon as he acquired on stage earlier than paying respect to his as soon as rival. “I’ma always keep it a hundred with you. The last time I was in this building, that man right here, he’s been representing this city since he started in this shit.”
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He talked about that the final time he carried out in Philly, he wasn’t snug staying within the capital for too lengthy: “That man, me and him weren’t getting along at the time, and he’s a real n**** so he definitely got us up out of Philly real quick. We did not get to stick around and chill.” Nevertheless, it needs to be famous that the final time Drake was within the metropolis again in 2018, he introduced the “King of Philly” out to carry out ‘Dreams and Nightmares’.
The 36-year-old continued: “It means the most to me that I can come back to this city and show the growth as two men, that we can come here tonight and we can represent for motherfucking Philadelphia together. That’s what this shit is about. So I appreciate Meek walking me to the stage tonight. Philly, I appreciate you embracing me with open arms one more time.”
In 2015, Meek Mill and Drake entered a heated feud after Mill accused the 6God of utilizing ghostwriters. This led to the Grammy Award-winning rapper releasing the 2 iconic diss, ‘Charged Up’ and ‘Back To Back’. The rap beef between the 2 spilt into their actual lives.
In 2016, the Philly native introduced tons of of “goons” to confront Drake after he carried out on the Wells Fargo Centre throughout his ‘Summer Sixteen’ tour. This led to the OVO camp fleeing from the venue. Two years after the run-in, Drake and Meek Mill formally squashed their beef as the 2 appeared on stage collectively in Boston and Drake collaborated on Mill’s single ‘Going Bad’.
There have been many extra viral moments from the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour. In Chicago for the kick-off present, Drake’s set was delayed as a result of a sperm hologram floating within the area earlier than he was hit within the arm by a fan-thrown telephone. Followers have additionally thrown bras, vapes and even their purses at Drake.
After discovering the vape on stage, Drake gave a lecture to the group, telling them “There’s no way you’re taking life seriously if you think I’m gonna pick this vape up and vape with you at the fucking Barclays Center.”
Elsewhere, Drake lent a verse on Travis Scott’s newest album ‘UTOPIA’. On ‘MELTDOWN’, he and Scott seemingly take jabs at Pharrell Williams, Timothée Chalamet and Pusha T. In the identical week, the ‘God’s Plan’ rapper purchased Tupac’s custom-made diamond ring for $1 million (£789,740).
In July, Drake introduced his debut poetry e book Titles Damage All the pieces, A Stream of Consciousness. Hours earlier than its launch, he additionally confirmed an accompanying album known as ‘For All The Dogs’. Speaking to the group at his latest New York gig, he mentioned that the report needs to be out “in like two weeks.”