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Drake Gets Clowned Online For Bizarre New Tour Outfit

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Drake just kicked off the joint J. Cole tour Big As The What? in Tampa on Friday (February 2), for which you can find the setlist here. While fans loved it and had so many amazing moments to chew on, they also found plenty of reasons to have a laugh. Moreover, one of the main ones was the bizarre outfit that he chose to wear to open the trek, which is an expansion of his previous It’s All A Blur tour with 21 S*vage. From footage below, you can see that Drizzy wore some sort of spine on his back, or maybe the back of a stegosaurus, or something else entirely that we’re just missing.

Furthermore, maybe you might’ve expected this to be a designer look, but there’s no info on any of that so far. Maybe Drake is shouting out Louis Vuitton’s latest foray into fashion: an Attack on Titan tribute that many fans referenced in the comments of the post below. Jokes aside, this is far from the first time his style got clowned online, but if nothing else, he does have pretty comfy and cozy drip. This new fit doesn’t fit into that category, but we’re sure the 37-year-old will have more curious choices to show off that look more snug.

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Drake Fans Roast His Tour Outfit In The Comments

In other news, you may remember some headlines from last year about Drake taking a break from music for a year or so. Still, that mostly relates to his solo catalog, as many fans think he might have another collab with a new-gen leader coming very soon. The Toronto superstar recently had a FaceTime call with Yeat, which riled up his die-hards for another link-up. “IDGAF” was arguably one of the woozy rage exponent’s biggest commercial moments of his career so far, and he’s poised to focus more on his best moments moving forward.

Meanwhile, the 6ix God recently celebrated a massive career achievement. He spent 500 weeks on Billboard‘s Artist 100 chart, and still racks up more and more weeks by that metric. Drake isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and he’ll make sure you squint at his fits for the foreseeable future. For more news and the latest updates on him, check back in with HNHH.

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Drake & J. Cole Perform “In The Morning” For First Time In 10 Years: See Tour Setlist

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The Big As The What? tour officially kicked off in Tampa on Friday (February 2), and fans couldn’t be more excited for this Super Bowl. Moreover, Drake and J. Cole reportedly performed a whopping 53 songs in total across their solo discographies and collaborative efforts for their opening show. Of course, some of these tracks were shortened, mixed with others, and altered to make it a cohesive and engaging rapid-fire experience. It was a lot of material from the Toronto superstar, which isn’t surprising considering that this is an “expansion” of his It’s All A Blur trek with 21 S*vage. Still, it’s been great to see highlights from this online, especially their first performance on their collab “In The Morning” in over a decade.

Furthermore, this setlist includes classic cuts from their early 2010s eras, as well as some of their more recent releases. Drake’s For All The Dogs shows up quite a bit here, and J. Cole performed an acapella version of one of his best 2023 features, Lil Yachty’s “The Secret Recipe.” In addition, the two also reflected strong chemistry from what we’ve seen online, which is unsurprising considering their close relationship and bond. One collab track they apparently didn’t perform this time, though, is “Evil Ways,” one of their most recent lyrical stunners.

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J. Cole & Drake Perform “In The Morning” For The First Time In Over A Decade: Watch

Regardless, amid all their success and acclaim, we’re sure that they will find new ways to deliver this experience. They might change the tracklist here and there, plus hopefully accommodate for some special guests. All in all, this first night of the tour is a very good sign of what’s to come, and you can check out February 2’s setlist below to see that for yourself. On that note, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Drake, J. Cole, and their joint tour.

  1. “Virginia Beach”
  2. “Marvin’s Room”
  3. “Teenage Fever”
  4. “Feel No Ways”
  5. “Jungle”
  6. “Over”
  7. “Headlines”
  8. “The Motto”
  9. “HYFR”
  10. “Started From The Bottom”
  11. “Energy”
  12. “Know Yourself”
  13. “Nonstop”
  14. “Daylight”
  15. “MELTDOWN”
  16. “SICKO MODE”
  17. “Laugh Now, Cry Later”
  18. “God’s Plan”
  19. “Child’s Play”
  20. “In My Feelings”
  21. “Nice For What”
  22. “Calling For You”
  23. “Cameras”
  24. “Rich Baby Daddy”
  25. “Search & Rescue”
  26. “Controlla”
  27. “Too Good”
  28. “Find Your Love”
  29. “Hold On We’re Going Home”
  30. “Passionfruit”
  31. “Work”
  32. “One Dance”
  33. “Gently”
  34. “MIDDLE CHILD”
  35. “Wet Dreamz”
  36. “A Tale Of 2 Citiez”
  37. “G.O.M.D.”
  38. “Power Trip”
  39. “The London”
  40. “a lot”
  41. “Love Yourz”
  42. “The Secret Recipe (Acapella)”
  43. “No Role Modelz”
  44. “In The Morning”
  45. “First Person Shooter”
  46. “P***y & Millions”
  47. “Knife Talk”
  48. “Rich Flex”
  49. “IDGAF”
  50. “You Broke My Heart”
  51. “Amen”
  52. “Slime You Out”
  53. “Trophies (Band)”

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Drake & J. Cole Postpone “It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As the What?” Dates

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Drake and J. Cole are pushing back the dates on their highly anticipated It’s All a Blur Tour – Big As the What? with little notice. The run of concerts was set to kick off later this week in Denver with shows on January 18 and 19, but those will now be taking place in April to conclude the tour.

The tour will now begin on February 2 in Tampa Bay, Florida. The shows come after Drake and J. Cole collaborated on “First Person Shooter,” which reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, last year. Following that hit, they teamed up again for “Evil Ways” off of For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition.

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Drake & J. Cole Perform At Dreamville Festival

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – APRIL 02: J. Cole (L) and Drake (R) perform during the Dreamville Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 02, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)

Neither Drake nor Cole posted about the postponing of the shows on Instagram. Instead, the Ticketmaster made the announcement, as caught by Billboard. It’s unclear why the shows have been pushed back. Drake and J. Cole previously got a feel for performing together at Dreamville Festival in 2023. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and J. Cole on HotNewHipHop and check out the full schedule of dates below.

“It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As the What?” Schedule

  • Feb. 2 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena 
  • Feb 4 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
  • Feb. 7 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 
  • Feb. 8 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena 
  • Feb. 12 – St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Arena 
  • Feb 13 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
  • Feb. 16 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena 
  • Feb 17 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
  • Feb. 20 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 
  • Feb. 21 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 
  • Feb. 24 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse 
  • Feb 25 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
  • Feb. 27 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center 
  • Feb 28 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
  • March 2 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center 
  • March 3 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
  • March 5 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
  • March 6 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
  • March 7 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
  • March 10 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena 
  • March 14 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center 
  • March 15 – San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center 
  • March 18 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
  • March 19 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
  • March 23 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena ~
  • March 24 – Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena ~
  • March 27 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena at The BJCC ~
  • April 4 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena ~
  • April 5 – Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena ~
  • April 8 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum ~
  • April 15 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
  • April 16 –Denver, CO @ Ball Arena

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Drake Breaks Kendrick Lamar’s Record For Best-Selling Rap Tour

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As the highest-grossing touring act of all time in hip-hop across his entire career, it’s no surprise that Drake can beat a few more records in this field. Moreover, his It’s All A Blur tour became the best-selling rap tour of all time- and that’s counting just 30 of the 72 shows on its schedule. This means that the 6 God beat out Kendrick Lamar’s The Big Steppers tour, which previously held claim to this milestone. K.Dot’s trek grossed around $110 million, whereas current calculations from Touring Data indicate that Drizzy earned about $130 million so far. Once we have data from the entirety of this concert series, that number will probably skyrocket.

Furthermore, perhaps this is an indicator of how successful these massive and mainstream hip-hop tours must be to warrant a seat at the table. Drake could very well raise this record by more than double if these numbers are accurate, creating a lot of safe distance between him and whoever is number two in this race. Other high-profile treks like Travis Scott’s current UTOPIA run, Lil Uzi Vert’s The Pink Tape shows, and many others could also find themselves in contention. But getting these kinds of profits with less than half of your concerts is a tough metric to reach.

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Drake’s Estimated It’s All A Blur Tour Numbers So Far

For those unaware, the It’s All A Blur tour is getting yet another collaborative leg in the U.S. Its first iteration was alongside 21 S*vage, and in early 2024, Drake will hit the road once again- this time with J. Cole– for the trek’s second leg: the Big As The What? run. Surely, this additional collection of performances will be equally as acclaimed and popular, especially with another artist who people consider the GOAT. It’s actually quite curious that their other competition, at least when it comes to gross tour sales, is the other candidate in that three-headed race. Also, given the possible differences in pricing points, it’s unclear whether this tour was simply more expensive or got more people into its seats, and many will argue about whether that’s a valid achievement to boast about.

Meanwhile, with the lyrically dense and sonically classic expansion to For All The Dogs, Scary Hours 3, it’s nice to hear that Aubrey Graham is treating the rap game more like a competition and proving his worth. It’s boring for sales to be your main point of dominance, even if he’s still as culturally influential and popular as ever. Once a titan brings the bars out, their place in hip-hop stardom is a much more treasured and interesting type of contested reign. Nevertheless, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on Drake.

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Drake & J. Cole Reveal “It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What?” Tour Dates

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Drake & J. Cole came through with a massive hit on For All The Dogs called “First Person Shooter.” Overall, this is a track that eventually became the number-one song in the country. Furthermore, it has led to some serious anticipation for Cole’s upcoming project The Fall Off. On top of all of this, there have been some rumblings that Drake and Cole could be going on tour together. Recently, information online popped up for a new set of shows dubbed “It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What?”

This had fans a bit confused. After all, Drake recently came out and said that he was going to be taking an extended break. However, now, it has been revealed that the tour is very much happening. This morning, fans woke up to a whole slew of tour dates. On January 18th of 2024, Drake and Cole will be heading to Denver, Colorado where they will perform their first shows. This new tour will last about two months and it is set to end in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Drake & J. Cole On Tour

Drake & J. COle
(L-R) Recording artists Rihanna, Drake, and J. Cole attend Drake’s after party at Greenhouse on September 28, 2010 in New York City.

This is a truly massive tour that is going to get fans extremely excited. A Cash App presale is set to start on Wednesday, November 15th and the details on how to enter can be found here. Meanwhile, the tickets will officially go on sale as of Friday, November 17th at 11AM through the Drake Related website. Let us know if you will be attending the tour, in the comments section below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for more news and updates from around the music world.

01/18/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena +
01/19/2024 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
01/22/2024 — San Antonio, TX @ Frost Bank Center
01/25/2024 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Paycom Center
01/29/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center +
01/30/2024 — New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
02/02/2024 — Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
02/07/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena +
02/08/2024 — Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena +
02/12/2024 — St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center
02/16/2024 — Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
02/20/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center +
02/21/2024 — Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center
02/24/2024 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
02/27/2024 — Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center
03/02/2024 — Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center
03/05/2024 — Memphis, TN @ FedExForum
03/10/2024 — Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena
03/14/2024 — Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena ~
03/18/2024 — State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center ~
03/23/2024 — Sunrise, FL @ Amerant Bank Arena ~
03/27/2024 — Birmingham, AL @ The Legacy Arena at BJCC ~

+ means this is a rescheduled date
~ means J. Cole will not be there.

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