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DJ Akademiks Reacts To Drake’s Tour Numbers Beating Kendrick Lamar’s

September 27, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Recently, a list of the top ten highest-grossing rap tours surfaced on Reddit. According to the list, Drake’s “It’s All A Blur” tour comes out on top with $320.5 million. Kendrick Lamar’s “Big Steppers” tour is next on the list at $110.9 million. They’re followed by 50 Cent’s “Final Lap” tour, the “Aubrey & the Three Migos” tour, Travis Scott’s “Circus Maximus” tour, and more.

DJ Akademiks decided to react to the list on stream recently, predicting that Travis Scott’s tour will eventually take over Kendrick’s position on the list. According to him, Drake’s higher ticket prices also explain the large difference in his and Kendrick’s gross earnings. “That’s all this means, Drake’s just charging an exorbitant amount of money,” he said.

DJ Akademiks Blames Drake’s Ticket Prices

Dj akademiks reacts to the drake and Kendrick Lamar touring numbers coming out pic.twitter.com/h1nZkAHneb

— joebuddenclips (@Chatnigga101) September 26, 2024

Ak also suggested that more current tours made the list due to inflation, and the fact that people are paying more and more to see live music. While these numbers don’t necessarily come as a surprise, they serve as a reminder of Drake’s massive commercial success. They also bring up some ongoing rumors that Live Nation has forced a rigorous touring schedule on Drake. Alleged text messages between him and his ex Jhonni Blaze leaked online earlier this week amid a spat with her former friend Ghetto Barbie. “Right now my life is on slave to live nation mode,” he allegedly wrote in one of the texts. This was seemingly followed by a laughing emoji, indicating that it could have been nothing more than a joke. It appears to support the rumors either way, however, and might potentially explain his impressive tour earnings.

What do you think of this new list of the highest-grossing rap tours? Are you surprised that Drake surpassed Kendrick Lamar or not? What do you think about DJ Akademiks’ reaction to the list? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Drake’s Rigorous Tour Schedule Has Joe Budden Suspicious, Fans Remind Him It’s Been Five Years

April 24, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Since July of last year, Drake has been making his way around North America on his It’s All A Blur tour. He was first joined by 21 Savage, and teamed up with J. Cole for the latest leg. His run with Cole saw him perform in over 80 cities, and combined with all the rap beef he’s currently involved in, undoubtedly left him exhausted. According to Joe Budden, the hitmaker’s relentless tour schedule is confusing to him, and may indicate that there’s something going on behind the scenes.

During a recent episode of his podcast, Budden said there’s no way Drake wants to tour as much as he has been, and must be doing it because he’s contractually obligated to. He believes that this means his deal is either amazing, horrible, or both at the same time. “Whatever he got with Universal, I don’t trust it,” he explained. “I do not trust that big headline that went out about $400M, $500M a year.”

Joe Budden Thinks Drake Got An Amazing Deal, A Horrible One, Or Both

Joe budden breaks down the drake 400 million universal deal .He finds it suspicious that drake has to tour so much pic.twitter.com/iWO9aegsM4

— joebuddenclips (@Chatnigga101) April 24, 2024

“How he tours is funny to me,” Budden continued, insisting he has no inside info on the matter. “I’ve been saying it, and every time I say it nobody pays me any mind. That’s funny and it’s weird. It’s wrong. Nobody at his level tours that much, you don’t. Unless you have to do it, unless you’re on the hook… They’re working him.” Budden’s claims have sparked quite a reaction among social media users. They’re now reminding him that Drizzy’s co-headlining tour with Migos was in 2018, over five years ago, and arguing that his tour schedule seems pretty reasonable to them.

“His last tour was after Scorpion in 2018,” one user writes. “Bruh he ain’t even toured since 2018,” another says. What do you think of Joe Budden’s take on Drake’s tour schedule? What about him claiming that he either got an amazing deal, a horrible one, or both? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Drake Shows Off How Much He Sweats During Tour Shows

March 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake is no stranger to sharing some up-close-and-personal details with fans on social media. He loves to take to Instagram with a series of pictures and videos recapping what he’s been up to recently. That was the case once again when he shared a series of photos accompanied by his own lyrics “BIG AS THE SUPER ” as the caption. The post includes some pictures and videos of him and J. Cole during their recent tour, but it’s a video showing the aftermath of their tour shows that got a lot of attention.

In one of the clips from his most recent Instagram post, Drake pulls off the white undershirt he’s wearing. Then he wrings an absolute ton of sweat out of it. In the comments fans can’t believe how sweaty he gets up on stage. “4th slide crazy! You giving 200% on that damn stage!” one of the top comments on the post reads. “Dat power ranger suit gon make ya sweat like dat ” another comment jokes. Check out the bizarre video of how much Drake sweats while on stage below.

Drake Wrings Out The Sweat From His Shirt After A Show

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Over the weekend Drake popped up alongside a college basketball team. He was present with the University Of Houston Cougars when they were awarded one of the four number-one seeds in this year’s March Madness tournament. His appearance led plenty of fans to bring up the alleged “curse” he brings to sports teams. In the past teams have lost shortly after getting an endorsement from the rapper.

Drake has been a college basketball fan for a while. Earlier this month he found himself back in the Kentucky Wildcats’ locker room recreating a classic picture. What do you think of the amount of sweat that Drake’s shirt collects while he’s performing? Have you already, or do you plan on seeing one of the stops on the It’s All A Blur tour? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Drake Shows Off How Much He Sweats During Tour Shows

March 21, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake Wrings Out The Sweat From His Shirt After A Show

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Drake Shows Off His Carlton Dance On Stage During Recent Show

February 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake’s “It’s All A Blur” tour has been churning away since last year. The tour began with 21 Savage and Sexyy Red on board before transitioning to a second leg earlier this year. The new shows include J. Cole and Lil Durk and have continued to make near nightly news. During a show in Pittsburgh last week, Drizzy unpacked some new dance moves that went viral and had fans cracking jokes, even as he seems to be in on it.

In a new TikTok making the rounds a fan captured Drake doing an instantly recognizable dance move. In the middle of one of his songs he unpacks The Carlton. The dance was made famous by Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air and has impressively lasted decades. That longevity certainly isn’t because the dance is necessarily cool. In fact, almost anybody doing it is seemingly well aware of just how silly it can look and the “Rich Baby Daddy” rapper is leaning into that silliness. Check out the video of him doing the dance below.

Drake Shows Off His Dance Moves In New Video

Earlier this month, Drake released the music video for his Sexyy Red and SZA collaboration “Rich Baby Daddy.” The video continued the creative and outside-the-box approach to visuals he’s taken for the entire For All The Dogs era. It comedically played on Sexyy Red’s real life pregnancy with a home movie style video documenting her being rushed to give birth. The video hilarious concludes with Red and SZA dancing alongside the rapper’s new born baby.

One of the fan-favorite cuts from For All The Dogs was “IDGAF” which featured Yeat. Subsequently, Drake repaid the favor recently by appearing on the song “As We Speak” from Yeat’s new album 2093. It was released on a deluxe edition of the album that followed just a day after the original dropped. What do you think of Drake doing The Carleton dance during a recent concert? Do you think the famously goofy dance makes sense for him? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Drake Appears To Shade Rihanna During “It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What?” Opening Night

February 3, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Drake seemed to throw a bit of shade at Rihanna during the opening night of his It’s All A Blur Tour — Big As The What? in Tampa, Florida on Friday night. As his 2016 song, “Work,” began to play, he remarked, “I don’t sing this song anymore, but you [all] can sing it though.”

Drake teamed up with Rihanna for “Work” to assist on the singer’s eighth studio album, Anti. The song was a commercial success, spending nine weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100. It was also nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Grammy Awards.

Drake With Rihanna At The MTV Video Music Awards

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 28: Rapper Drake (L) and singer Rihanna speak onstage during the 2016 M.T.V. Music Video Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Friday night isn’t the first time Drake has appeared to diss Rihanna. On his For All The Dogs cut, “Fear of Heights,” he seemed to be referencing the singer and her album, Anti, with the lyrics. “Why they make it sound like I’m still hung up on you? / That could never be / Gyal can’t ruin me / Better him than me / Better it’s not me,” Drake raps. “I’m anti, I’m anti / Yeah, and the sex was average with you / Yeah, I’m anti ’cause I had it with you … / And I had way badder bitches than you, TBH.”

Drake Says He’s Done Singing “Work”

drake says he no longer sings his ‘work’ collaboration with rihanna anymore, thoughts?? pic.twitter.com/8rbEkvwF6b

— songs that changed history (@iconiksongs) February 3, 2024

Drake and Rihanna reportedly briefly dated back in 2016, but it didn’t last long. These days, Rihanna is in a relationship with ASAP Rocky. The two recently welcomed their second child together. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and Rihanna on HotNewHipHop.

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

January 16, 2024 by newhiphopnews

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.

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 Proclaims He’s “Not Human,” Reposts Viral Concert Clip To Prove It

December 23, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Drake has wild reflexes (well, sometimes…) that have him feeling “not human” as of late. Moreover, he recently reposted an old viral clip from his It’s All A Blur tour with 21 S*vage in which he quickly catches a book that a fan threw at him. In fact, it was one of the 6ix God’s own books, Titles Ruin Everything, which was his poetry collection that kicked off the rollout for For All The Dogs. “Never forget I’m not human,” he wrote as the video’s caption on his recent Instagram Story post. Given that Drizzy was also catching bras, posters, and so much more onstage, we’re sure that he had plenty of opportunities to hone his quick reaction times.

Furthermore, a lot of folks are excited to see him continue this run with another special guest to energize the trek. For those unaware, Drake and J. Cole are embarking on an “expansion” of the previous concert series: the Big As The What? tour. Not only that, but following increased fan demand and more visibility, the team added more dates on the journey for die-hards to cop tickets for. We’re sure that the Toronto star will want to display his inhumanness even more during these shows, and he’s going to have even steeper competition to live up to alongside the Dreamville MC.

Drake Claims He’s Not Human While Showing Off Reflexes: Watch

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Of course, most fans would rather he display his alien nature through the quality of his music rather than his athleticism. Fortunately for them, Drake did this quite a bit in 2023– and these example weren’t even all from his solo material. He had a couple of amazing features this year, all of which took on a pretty unique tone, voice, angle, and intent. As one of the most versatile artists working today, we’d expect nothing less from the 37-year-old.

Meanwhile, next year should be a very interesting one for him. Amid Aubrey’s claims that he’s taking a break from music, plus some speculation that he’s beefing with Metro Boomin, eve off-years seem like anticipated moments for him. We’ll see what it holds, and whether we’ll doubt his humanity again. For more news and the latest updates on Drake, come back to HNHH.

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