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Concert tickets cost a grip now, but one fan got a hell of a show and a Hermès Birkin Bag that could probably have her set for life.
During a recent Los Angeles stop during his It Was All A Blur Tour, Drake decided to make one lucky fans night by giving her a pink Hermès Birkin 30 bag, reportedly worth up to $35,000.
Drake admitted in a 2017 interview to having a vast collection of the ridiculously expensive Hermès Birkin handbags for the lucky women he will eventually settle down and have children with that he won’t have to hide, said in other TikTok videos “make sure she has security on the way out,” so she can make it out with expensive souvenir.
He also told the crowd that “Drake ain’t cheap!” obviously, repeating the chant during the show.
As expected, X users hopped on the platform formerly known as Twitter to express interest in attending a Drake show in hopes of acquiring their very own Hermès Birkin bag.
“Drake handing out Birkin Bags. I need a ticket IMMEDIATELY!!!!,” one X user wrote.
“drake gave away a birkin at his last concert???? lemme go find these tickets,” another X user wrote.
Drake has been flaunting his wealth in many ways, whether it is purchasing for $3 million, allegedly, and then melting down Pharrell’s chains, getting his hands on Tupac Shakur’s crown ring, which sold for $1 million.
Hey Drizzy, can we hold something? Just saying.
You can see more reactions to Drake, aka Thugnificent, gifting a fan a Hermès Birkin 30 bag during his concert in the gallery below.
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1. As you should
5. Help the woman out Drake
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At this point, Drake is trolling us all. The 6 God debuted a hairstyle similar to the one worn by legendary, and fictional, rapper Thugnificent in The Boondocks.
The jokes truly write themselves. Drake was photographed (he also showed off his do on social media) at a workout that included NBA stars Kevin Durant and Trae Young. But while Drizzy continues to amaze with his deft at being buddies with talented ballplayers, it was his hair that may have been getting the most attention.
There’s Drake sporting his mane parted down the middle with pink clips holding the bunes in place. We’re not going to dabble in any homophobia because it’s 2023, and dude’s body list is brolic anyway. But we are going to document that jokes and slander for Drizzy yet again sporting a flagrant hairstyle, with a Fubu tee no less, though.
And the Thugnificent steez is just uncanny.
We’re just the messenger, peep some of the best reactions in the gallery.
2. Bruh…
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A few months ago, Drake dropped a track dubbed “Search and Rescue” that sampled Kim Kardashian in which she spoke about her divorce from his rival, Kanye West. And now Ye’s estranged wife is seemingly having fun with the song as she continues to live her best and single life.
A new clip of Kim Kardashian attending Drake’s concert this past Sunday night (August 12) is going viral as the Reality TV star was captured reciting her own words on the song in which she stated “I didn’t come this far just to come this far and not be happy. Remember that!” Enthusiastically reciting the quote to someone off camera, Kim seemed more than happy to have been a part of the Drake song.
You have to wonder if this stings Kanye West at all or if he’s perfectly content funking up his household with his new wife, Bianca Censor.
Regardless of how Kanye might feel, many fans were shocked to see Drake seemingly ignore his rumored fling later that night as he walked past her and didn’t so much as stop to acknowledge her presence.
While it seemed like he didn’t pay her any mind, we don’t know if the man winked at her or smiled as winked at her as how can any man not notice that Kool Aid smile she was shooting at him as he walked towards her. Just sayin.’
The video clip comes after Drake is apparently reigniting his beef with Kanye West and Pusha T just a year after the King of The North and the false prophet of MAGA nation “squashed” their beef and performed together at a benefit concert for Larry Hover. Having thrown subliminal shots at Kanye on “Circo Loco” and Pusha T (and Pharrell for some reason) on “Meltdown,” Drizzy seems to be ready to engage with his rivals once again for whatever reason.
Kanye and Pusha have remained mum on the disses, but will Kim having fun with her sample push Ye to the brink? We shall see.
What do y’all think? Let us know in the comment section below.
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Universal Music Group is in the early stages of talks with Google about licensing artists’ voices for songs created by artificial intelligence, according to The Financial Times. Warner Music Group has also discussed this possibility, The Financial Times reported.
Advances in artificial-intelligence-driven technology have made it relatively easy for a producer sitting at home to create a song involving a convincing facsimile of a superstar’s voice — without that artist’s permission. Hip-hop super-fans have been using the technology to flesh out unfinished leaks of songs from their favorite rappers.
One track in particular grabbed the industry’s attention in March: “Heart On My Sleeve,” which masqueraded as a new collaboration between Drake and the Weeknd. At the time, a Universal Music spokesperson issued a statement saying that “stakeholders in the music ecosystem” have to choose “which side of history… to be on: the side of artists, fans and human creative expression, or on the side of deep fakes, fraud and denying artists their due compensation.”
“In our conversations with the labels, we heard that the artists are really pissed about this stuff,” Geraldo Ramos, co-founder and CEO of the music technology company Moises, told Billboard recently. (Moises has developed its own AI-driven voice-cloning technology, along with the technology to detect whether a song clones someone else’s voice.) “How do you protect that artist if you’re a label?” added Matt Henninger, Moises’ vp of sales and business development.
The answer is probably licensing: Develop a system in which artists who are fine with having their voices cloned clear those rights — in exchange for some sort of compensation — while those acts who are uncomfortable with being replicated by technology can opt out. Just as there is a legal framework in place that allows producers to sample 1970s soul, for example, by clearing both the master and publishing rights, in theory there could be some sort of framework through which producers obtain permission to clone a superstar’s voice.
AI-driven technology could “enable fans to pay their heroes the ultimate compliment through a new level of user-driven content,” Warner CEO Robert Kyncl told financial analysts this week. (“There are some [artists] that may not like it,” he continued, “and that’s totally fine.”)
On the same investor call, Kyncl also singled out “one of the first official and professionally AI-generated songs featuring a deceased artist, which came through our ADA Latin division:” A new Pedro Capmany track featuring AI-generated vocals from his father Jose, who died in 2001. “After analyzing hundreds of hours of interviews, acappellas, recorded songs, and live performances from Jose’s career, every nuance and pattern of his voice was modeled using AI and machine learning,” Kyncl explained.
After the music industry’s initial wave of alarm about AI, the conversation has shifted, according to Henninger. With widely accessible voice-cloning technology available, labels can’t really stop civilians from making fake songs accurately mimicking their artists’ vocals. But maybe there’s a way they can make money from all the replicants.
Henninger is starting to hearing different questions around the music industry. “How can [AI] be additive?” he asks. “How can it help revenue? How can it build someone’s brand?”
Reps for Universal and Warner did not respond to requests for comment.
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Veronica Correia was just like any other Drake fan during the weekend that the Canadian star was in New York for a pair of shows at the Barclays for his “It’s All A Blur” tour. However, the Rhode Island native upped the ante by tossing her 36G bra onstage and ended up having not only a viral moment but a private one with Drizzy himself.
Veronica Correia, who owns a coffee shop in Cumberland, R.I., was a guest on the Club Ambition and the interview went swiftly into the moment when she decided to toss her bra onstage and the rest is pretty much history.
As most have noted, Drake did ask to meet the mystery woman and eventually invited Correia backstage. She also says that the two have exchanged DM messages but it was just general back and forth and nothing that would be deemed as crossing the line.
Correia then explained that Playboy reached out to her after she revealed herself on social media to do a photoshoot and that too has made it to the masses.
As a businesswoman, Correia is looking to leverage the moment back toward her business. In a TMZ interview, Correia shared with the outlet that she’ll call the new creation the Drizzy Drizzle or the 36G.
Check out the clips of Veronica Correia below.
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We all know that when Drake puts on a show, he goes all out as he loves to give his fans a moment to remember, but we had no idea that the King of The North was raking in record breaking cash while doing so.
According to Touring Data, the Certified Lover Boy artist pulled in a $5 million per night when his It’s All A Blur tour made it’s stop in Washington for some shows at the Capital One Arena and earned him a whopping $5.032 million in a single night.
Keep in mind that this is $10 million off of ticket sales alone.Combine that with sales from merchandise and you have yourself enough money to retire comfortably for the rest of your life… well, kinda. Cost of living in 2023 is pretty ridiculous.
The news comes months after it was reported that Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers tour became the highest grossing rap tour in music history generating a historic $110 million altogether. But with the numbers that Drake is putting up we wouldn’t be surprised if he eventually eclipses K. Dot’s record and claims the top spot all to himself and proves he’s still the top dog in the rap game as far as his hardcore day-ones are concerned.
With 15 shows left on his schedule and a whole lot of money to be made in the process, don’t be surprised if Drizzy ends up taking home the tour crown when it’s all said and done.
What do y’all think? Could Drake break Kendrick’s tour haul by the time he wraps up his tour? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Fat Joe lives a life but Drake apparently lives a different life. The rapper recently admitted he is jealous of Champagne Papi.
As spotted on HipHopDX the South Bronx, New York native continues comment on the culture via his ongoing Instagram Live series. Last week he hosted a live stream where he discussed why Drizzy is one of the greatest to ever do it. He also added that while he has a historic run in music that may never be duplicated he also says that he gets serious love from people in very high places.
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“Let me tell you why I might be jealous of Drake,” Fat Joe explained. “I’ve never seen a guy people love more. Because it’s rumors his airplane — which looks like the flyest plane in the world — was actually given to him by a friend. Someone who wants to be down with the man who has a 15-year run of unstoppable hits.”
The “Lean Back” rapper went to speculate that that Drake’s private jet was also gifted. “Then there’s a guy who owns all the crypto sh*t, he buys the 2Pac ring for $1 million and he gives it to Drake. Who the f*** is giving people this type of sh*t? Yes, I’m not making this sh*t up!” Joe went on to joke that he can’t even get dad gifts. “Bro, they won’t give me a f****** pack of socks! They won’t give me a croissant. F***, this some bullsh*t.”
You can see Fat Joe talk Drake below.
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Drake is currently in the midst of his It’s All A Blur tour and sparked an interesting trend at his shows that doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. After playfully calling out women for not throwing bras onstage during his sets, Drake encountered a bra size that left him baffled at the sheer size.
Drake recently completed a two-day run (July 28 & 29) in Washington, D.C. at Capitol One Arena and paused his set to discuss one woman’s bra that left him stumped. The Canadian superstar, clearly having a good time with the moment, shouted out the woman’s 36L bra size and launched into a hilarious monologue about how high the letters can go. TikTok user @threehana caught all the shenanigans on her phone.
“36L? L? How many letters does it go up to?” Drake asked, right before going into counting on his fingers how many letters were used for the bra. “There’s another one over there that looks big but we’ll talk about it later personally. Nah, this is custom work right here.”
Drake added, “This is crazy, this can’t be real, who’s is this?” before picking up a sizeable but still smaller 42H bra to compare the two sets. Apparently, there were two 42H bras thrown.
In part two of the video, Drake appears to think that women are just purchasing large bras to toss onto the stage.
“Y’all just buying big bras and throwing them onstage. Are we just giving out tickets to women with the biggest t*tties in the world?” Drake continued before ending the monologue and launching back into his set.
The video from @threehana went viral on X (formerly known as Twitter) and we’ve got some reactions from the social media site below. Also, these women throwing the big bras must be rich, just saying.
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Drake and Pusha T‘s feud might not have the spotlight it once did but it appears to be far from over. The Canadian superstar took a light shot at King Push and Pharrell on Travis Scott’s new album UTOPIA, and fans have their thoughts per usual.
Travis Scott dropped UTOPIA on Friday (July 28) and so far the early returns on the album say that Cactus Jack has another one in the can. Among several standout features that include the likes of Beyoncé, 21 Savage, Future, SZA, Young Thug, Playboy Carti, and more, Drake is also part of that star-studded list. Drizzy shows up on the track “MELTDOWN” and the last few bars of his feature had the aforementioned targets.
From “MELTDOWN”:
My schedule is out, come spin us, for realMan, f*ck all that spinnin’ the narrative sh*tI melt down the chains that I bought from yo’ bossGive a f*ck about all of that heritage sh*tSince V not around, the members done hung up the Louis, they not even wearing that sh*tDon’t come to the boy ’bout repairing some sh*tDon’t come to the boy about sparing some sh*tYou lucky that Vogue was suing, ’cause I would’ve been with the Wassas in Paris and sh*t
As it stands, Drake is alerting his opposition that he’s on his “It’s All A Blur” tour and inviting the smoke in the first line of the lyrics quoted above. On Twitter and Genius alike, fans are noting that the “melt down the chains” line is directed towards Pharrell, who reportedly designed a series of chains the rapper wore in the “Jumbotron Sh*t Poppin” video from Her Loss, his collaborative album with 21 Savage.
The lyric that begins with “Since V not around” is a clear nod to the late Virgil Abloh, who was the artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear line, a role Pharrell now occupies.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), Drake, Pusha T, and Pharrell’s names are trending. We’ve got the best reactions below.
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