Duck has paid tribute to a mother and daughter who were tragically hit and killed by a car after attending his concert in St. Louis, Missouri, earlier this month.
The rapper, 37, honored the lives of Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, during their show in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday night.
He gave an impassioned speech, encouraging fans to be “grateful for your life” and to “show love” to the people around them, whether they’re a familiar face or a stranger.
Shortly after, Drake gave $25,000 to a cancer survivor who was waving a sign in the stands.
“You never know what someone else’s reality is going to be when they leave this building,” Drake told the audience, according to footage obtained by TMZ.
Drake has paid tribute to a mother and daughter who were tragically hit and killed by a car after attending his concert in St. Louis, Missouri, earlier this month.
The rapper, 37, honored the lives of Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, during his show in Buffalo, New York, on Wednesday night.
He continued: ‘So, right now, let’s all get together, all 18,000 of us. tGo to someone you don’t know and look them in the eyes, and I want you to show them that you’re grateful for your life.’
‘I want you to take five seconds of your day to brighten someone else’s day. Just show them some love because you never know what will come next.
“Just show some love tonight in Buffalo, New York.”
When people began following his instructions and giving each other hugs and handshakes, Drake became even more inspired and shouted from the stage, “That’s what I want to see.”
He then walked around the stage back and forth trying to encourage fans to follow his lead and show each other a loving gesture.
‘I appreciate that gesture you have done for me. I think one of the most important things in life is the idea that you have two choices: you can wake up every day and be a piece of shit, or you can wake up every day and be a decent person. . So I appreciate you all,” he told fans.
Bracero, 42, and Córdova, 21, died early on February 14 when the driver of a car hit them just after leaving the concert.
He gave an impassioned speech, encouraging his fans to be “grateful for your life” and to “show love” to the people around them, whether they’re a familiar face or a stranger.
Bracero, 42, and Córdova, 21, died early on February 14 when the driver of a car hit them just after leaving the concert.
Police say Monte Henderson, 22, who was released on bail, sped through an intersection at more than 70 mph when he allegedly caused the tragedy.
Shocking footage showed the mother and daughter walking through the intersection while oncoming traffic had a red light.
In an instant, Henderson’s Jeep Grand Cherokee is seen flying into crossing traffic, initially colliding with the front bumper of another car before crashing into the mother and daughter.
Police say 22-year-old Monte Henderson went through an intersection at more than 70 mph when he allegedly caused the tragedy.
Two other teenagers and a 61-year-old woman were also hospitalized due to the accident.
Henderson survived and was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action.
However, Judge Annette Llewellyn overlooked a probable cause plea arguing that he is a danger to the community, allowing him to be released on $20,000 bail, according to STL Today this week.
hEnderson’s bail sparked outrage online after shocking footage of the crash went viral.
Court records reported that he was released two days later after posting 10 percent of his $200,000 bail.
“Rest in peace to that young mother and her son,” Drake shared, before noticing a fan holding a sign revealing she was a cancer survivor.
‘I have this sign in front of me. “I have this sign in front of me and it means a lot,” the five-time Grammy winner said.
‘This sign right here. I’m sure you can read it on the screen, but if you can’t, it says, “I beat stage 4 cancer just in time to see Drake #godsplan.”
Shortly after, Drake gave $25,000 to a cancer survivor who was waving a sign in the stands.
Drake has repeatedly awarded $25,000 to lucky fans as a tribute to his 2018 music video God’s Plan, in which he does just that.
A visibly emotional Drake told the audience that “everything happens for a reason” and then announced that he would give the woman $25,000.
“So tonight I would like to give you $25,000,” he told her, prompting loud applause from the audience.
He kept his word and, according to WVIB in BuffaloThe woman actually received the money.
Drake has repeatedly awarded $25,000 to lucky fans as a tribute to his 2018 music video God’s Plan, in which he does just that.
In what is considered his largest donation yet, Drake gave a cancer survivor, who recently completed his chemotherapy treatments, $100,000 during his concert in Nashville earlier this month.