Drake’s family has been a part of his run across the country for the It’s All A Blur tour. In New York City, The Boy recently set up a residency, and his dad was present. While entering a hotel, a fan asked about his prospects of having a child, and Drake’s dad, Dennis Graham, offered some easy advice.
“Do you think that I could have a child one day, too?” a fan said. In response, Graham said “Keep fucking.”
And that will do it. You can see the moment below.
Drake’s tour opens with the single, acting like he is reading the lyrics from his teenage rhyme book. The book is previously handed to him by a Degrassi-era lookalike. This time his mom took a seat on the couch. The touching moment led his mom to tears.
After rapping the lyrics to his mom, Drake hugged her before her tears flowed.
Thanks to a collaboration with Snapchat, Drake is taking his It’s All A Blur tour to the next level with augmented reality (AR) technology. Using Snapchat’s Camera Kit, Drake is allowing fans to become part of the show during his performance of “Laugh Now Cry Later.” The stage screens will showcase Snapchat’s iconic Crying Lens in real-time, adding a unique and interactive element to the concert experience.
The Canadian rapper is at the forefront of incorporating Snapchat’s AR into live performances, and he’s not the only one. During their recent UK and ongoing US tour, Duran Duran also integrated Snapchat’s Camera Kit into their shows. Audiences witnessed Snapchat’s AR Lenses projected on the band and the crowd in real-time, including the viral Spider on Face Lens and the Black Eyes Lens.
Snapchat’s Camera Kit enables partners like Drake and Duran Duran to integrate Snap AR into their own applications, websites seamlessly, and even physical locations, bringing a new dimension of engagement and excitement to their performances.
Fans attending Drake’s It’s All A Blur tour, which runs until October, can look forward to being part of this innovative and immersive concert experience through the power of augmented reality.
You can see the video from inside Madison Square Garden below.
Drake demonstrated his unwavering love for his mother, Sandi Graham, during a touching moment at his It’s All A Blur Tour in New York City on July 25. The Honestly, Nevermind artist opened the second show at Madison Square Garden with a special performance dedicated to his beloved mom. Drake Brings His Mother Onstage Escorting […]
Drake and 21 Savage are continuing their It’s All A Blur Tour tonight for their third show at NYC’s Madison Square Garden. During one of their performances, Drake treated fans in the crowd to the news that his touring partner and collaborator has a new album on the way.
“Got one more night in New York City,” Drake says. “Make some noise for my twin one time… By the way, both albums on the way. I don’t know if you want me to say that. Both albums on the way.”
Upon the reveal, the crowd cheers. Back in November, the duo released a full collaborative album together titled Her Loss — which also prompted their joint tour. 21 Savage has also stayed busy since then, as he recently appeared on “One Mic, One Gun” from Nas and Hit-Boy’s Magic 2 album that dropped over the weekend.
Last month, 21 Savage also was heard on a feature when Young Nudy’s “Peaches & Eggplants” dropped. (The two are cousins.)
Last night (July 25), Drake surprised fans during his second of three Madison Square Garden shows by bringing a very special guest: his mom.
In a video from the show, Drake and his mother, Sandi Graham, sit on a couch together as he performs “Look What You’ve Done” from his 2011 album, Take Care, to her.
Given the track is a reflection of how Drake’s loved ones helped jumpstart his career, with his mom being one of the people to get a special dedication in the lyrics, seeing him perform it at MSG made her cry.
“They love your son, man, that boy gone / You get the operation you dreamed of / And I finally send you to Rome / And get to make good on my promise / It all worked out, girl, we should’ve known / ‘Cause you deserve it,” Drake sings, reading from a notebook.
Halfway through his performance, the two of them hug, and then he continues. “Look what you’ve done for me,” he sings directly to her, as she appears to cry after the emotional tribute.
Drake wraps up his Madison Square Garden run tonight on his It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage.
Check out the heartfelt moment between Drake and his mother here.
Drake’s tour opens with the single, acting like he is reading the lyrics from his teenage rhyme book. The book is previously handed to him by a Degrassi-era lookalike. This time his mom took a seat on the couch. The touching moment led his mom to tears.
After rapping the lyrics to his mom, Drake hugged her before her tears flowed.
Fans have often said that Drake’s “got that dawg in him,” but this week, he took that statement literally as he was spotted leaving his hotel in New York City wearing a full-head dog mask.
On Thursday, Drake rocked the head-turning (or tail-wagging?) look as he left his hotel to head to his performance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The black and tan mask (which some say is a Doberman while others say is a rottweiler), which covered his full face and neck, was complimented by a fresh New York Yankees baseball jersey and gray sweats and what appears to be a glass of white wine.
Luckily it appears that the “Hotline Bling” singer could see just fine through the mask’s eyeholes as he successfully made it to his show in Brooklyn (one of several in New York City over the past week). The performances were part of his “It’s All a Blur” U.S. tour with 21 Savage.
While the look may have raised eyebrows, several music insiders have hypothesized that it’s a promotion for his upcoming solo album, For All The Dogs, which is expected to drop within the next couple of weeks.
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The most fascinating thing about J Hus’ third album Beautiful And Brutal Yard is that the rapper rarely faces a loss. Sure, the British rapper has had to put his career on pause at times, most notably to serve a five-month sentence after the release of his 2018 debut album Common Sense for carrying a knife in public. For the most part, he’s a villain with no chinks in his armor, but one that has inflicted damage to varying levels against his enemies. He has neverending stories about finding himself in the middle of crossfire, self-induced or not, but through it all, he’s in control of the beautiful and brutal yard he lives in. The beauty is clear as J Hus charms as a slick-talking and charismatic man with all the talents and lines to whisk away the woman of his choice. On the flip side, the brutal moments come from the rapper’s villainous reign as an authority too fearless, too relentless, and too equipped to be removed from his throne.
The qualities mentioned above aren’t exclusive to the beauty or brute of J Hus and his world and that’s what adds to the fascination of Beautiful And Brutal Yard. They play equal roles to both sides of the coin. J Hus strives for a new level of fearlessness as he raps about his brute upbringing on “Come Look” over haunting production that sprays a dark overcast over him. In this same sense, the rapper’s daring approach to a woman he desires on “Safa Kara” is the epitome of fearless. Take your pick at lines like “Call me daddy, that’s an ego booster / Call me papa, come have me for supper,” as proof of it.
For the beauty of it all, he stares in deep admiration at an out-of-this-world woman on “Alien Girl” and aims to charm another one with risque solar system metaphors like “Take you somewhere no one can see / We go to Uranus” and “Put on a sex tune while I sex you in Neptune / This comes around only once in a blue moon.” The same charm is applied to “It’s Crazy” where he raps in sarcastic disbelief at his ability to effortlessly take down his perpetrators.
This duality is what makes Beautiful And Brutal Yard so enjoyable. With an album that fires off 19 songs across 63 minutes, enough has to be done to keep listeners interested and locked in, and J Hus accomplishes this pretty effortlessly. The early parts of the album supply infectious production and catchy hooks for records (“Who Told You” and “Militerian”) that will find as much trouble excelling in summer as day parties and tequila do. It’s within the same album that J Hus also taps in drill rap (“Cream”), introspective rap (“Playing Chess & “Come Look”), Rap&B (“My Baby”), and melodic rap (“Alien Girl”). In most cases, this would make for a disjointed album, but not for J Hus. He achieves cohesivity thanks to maintaining an authoritative tone that maintains his sinister even on its brightest days.
J Hus not only accepts the villain role on Beautiful And Brutal Yard, he fully embraces it in an attempt to take it to a newer and dark level. With that, the album leaves us with a clear image of the rapper: seated on his throne with a grimacing smile as he readjusts his crown and twirls his staff, daring anyone to take him down successfully. The album’s opening record “Intro (The Goat)” is a perfect example of this. Though it’s a short verse that launches the album, it’s one that succinctly captures J Hus’ villainous ways. “If I got my nose in your business, you know it’s a snub,” he fires off before concluding with, “My bredrin’s carryin’ ’cause I can’t afford to have it / But when it’s time for action, feel like I’m born to bang it.”
Stepping back from J Hus’ discography for a second, Beautiful And Brutal Yard is the latest offering from the British rap world that proves the genre is excelling across the pond without conforming to standards in the States. J Hus joins names like Dave, Stormzy, Central Cee, Headie One, and more who’ve made waves while staying true to themselves. It’s an observation worth noting as hip-hop, a genre that’s expanded in numerous ways since its start, crosses its 50th-anniversary mark this year. Even in this crowd, J Hus’ Beautiful And Brutal Yard stands out as a body of work that uses various sounds from the rapper’s cultural background, like afrobeats and afro-swing, as an ingredient to spice up and amplify his projects.
From a closer point of view, J Hus uses his third album to provide a vivid and detailed account of his roots and upbringing, giving equal attention to all that’s beautiful and brutal. This duality contributes to everything on the album: its sonic appeal, the thrill of J Hus’ narratives, and the rapper’s overall artistic vision. Furthermore, J Hus excels thanks to a bigger chip on his shoulder and the goal to go to all necessary lengths to prove himself, just as a villain would in their attempt to reign supreme in their beautiful and brutal yard.
Beautiful And Brutal Yard is out now via Black Butter Ltd. and Epic Records. Find out more information here.
A Drake fan had a viral moment at a recent concert: After throwing her bra at the rapper, he picked it up and noticed how large it was, so he looked for the tag and said when he found it, “36G?! Locate this woman immediately.” Now, the attention has apparently led to her and Playboy potentially cooking something up.
In an interview with TMZ, the woman, 21-year-old Veronica Correia, said about being in contact with Playboy, “Playboy had actually reached out to me on my Instagram DM’s and said, ‘If you want to apply, we’ll accept you right away.’ So I did, applied and they did accept me, and they want to speak with me very soon, so maybe later today after this call, I will speak with them as well.”
She also noted she’s heard a lot of interest in her starting an OnlyFans account, saying, “I do not have an OnlyFans currently. I don’t really have an intention to. I mean, I know a lot of people have been messaging me, saying, ‘Oh,’ you know, ‘Start it now, it would blow up, you would do so great,’ you know, ‘Everyone would want to see an OnlyFans.’ So I don’t really have that in mind.”
Drake and Michael B. Jordan made a surprising move by investing in the Brooklyn Aces, one of the 24 teams in the new Major League Pickleball League. The announcement has sparked excitement among sports enthusiasts and investors while also drawing criticism from some civilians who have expressed their displeasure with the sport’s growing popularity. The […]
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