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Key Takeaways
- Drake known as Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh a “goof” after he attended Kendrick Lamar’s Toronto live performance.
- Singh shortly apologized, saying he “went for SZA” and reaffirmed his loyalty to Drake and OVO.
- The backlash highlighted how rap beefs can affect political figures and spark cultural debates on-line.
Toronto has been displaying out since Kendrick Lamar packed the Rogers Centre for 2 sold-out reveals final week, and if anybody isn’t feeling the joy, it is in all probability Drake. Over the weekend, the “Hotline Bling” rapper aimed a few of that frustration at Jagmeet Singh, the previous chief of Canada’s New Democratic Get together, who simply occurred to be within the crowd.
After images of Singh on the live performance made the rounds on Sunday (June 15) night time, Drake hopped on Instagram and posted a screenshot of their DMs. “You’re a goof,” he penned. The sooner messages included a thank-you from Singh for a comply with in 2019 and some since-deleted Tales he’d posted concerning the Views artist.
It didn’t take lengthy for Drake to get a response, with Singh apologizing that exact same night. “I went for SZA, not Kendrick. I used to be born on this metropolis. I really like this metropolis, however actual discuss, I get it. I shouldn’t have gone in any respect,” the politician shared on his Instagram Tales. The put up continued, “OVO and Drake have lifted up this metropolis and [Canada]. For me, it’ll at all times be Drake over Kendrick.”
As Rap-Up beforehand reported, Lamar carried out “Not Like Us” stay in Toronto for the primary time on Thursday (June 12). Though the GNX artist didn’t say a phrase concerning the beef whereas on stage, movies surfaced of the group chanting “Yet another time” after he ran by means of the Grammy-winning observe.
Up subsequent, the Compton emcee and SZA are scheduled to complete two extra U.S. reveals earlier than heading to Europe for the following leg of their tour all through July. Curiously sufficient, Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR are set to start their “$ome $pecial $hows 4 EU Summer time Tour” that very same month. Earlier than then, although, the self-coined 6 God will headline three nights in a row at Wi-fi Pageant from July 11 to July 13.