Whereas Kendrick was out getting his fingers filled with Grammy Awards, Drake was regular planning his re-entry into the noise. Losing no time, Drake jumped into the rollout for his upcoming challenge on February 14 with PARTYNEXTDOOR and kickstarted his tour in Australia.
On day one of many Anita Max Win Tour, Drake walked out to an ecstatic crowd whereas sporting a hoodie riddled with bullet-holes and smoke popping out the again.
Drake additionally made an announcement about his origin and longevity. He stated, “My title is Drake, I began in 2008, I got here all the best way from Toronto, Canada. The yr is now 2025, and it doesn’t matter what, Drizzy Drake could be very a lot nonetheless alive and that’s all due to you.” Nonetheless, the bullet holes-smoke gimmick has followers divided into polarised teams (because it occurs with Drake) — with some deeming it corny, whereas others see it as Drake’s invincibility.
DRAKE
PARTYNEXTDOOR$OME $EXY $ONGS 💿
(ALBUM)🚨FEBRUARY 14TH🚨 pic.twitter.com/TXwVnJXwnt
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 3, 2025
The opposite factor that actually caught the ears of followers is Drake’s snubbing of LeBron James, a very long time pal and fan who clearly sided with Kendrick on the meat. LeBron was typically seen singing alongside to the Kendrick disses on Drake, with the clips being posted publicly. In reality, Drake had even ‘appreciated’ a type of reels as he unfollowed James, and maybe that is the second he was planning then.
Drake walked out to ‘OVER MY DEAD BODY’, carrying a hoodie with bullet holes & adopted by a smoke path 👀 pic.twitter.com/mw32BvAVw2
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 4, 2025
Switching his track lyrics on ‘Nonstop,’ Drake went from saying “How I’m going from 6 to 23 like I’m LeBron?” within the authentic model to the modified “How I’m going from 6 to 23 however not LeBron”, which, whereas a small change, insinuates how LeBron’s legacy might by no means match that of Michael Jordan, who famously sported the quantity 23.
Drake switches the lyrics to Non Cease eventually evening’s live performance in Perth, Australia. “How I’m going from 6 to 23 however not Lebron, Man” 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/qh8XZMcVMG
— Dan Tran (@__DanTran) February 5, 2025
Now, what would be the response to this? Will we see a LeBron reel shading Drake, or will Drake catch one other stray on an upcoming Kendrick report like he did on GNX? Let’s wait to search out out! Within the meantime, right here’s a top quality seize of the live performance a fan recorded to your viewing.
