Drake is currently in the middle of a complicated feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar.
And on Monday, the Hotline Bling hitmaker, 37, received moral support from his friend and frequent collaborator 21 Savage.
Savage, whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, brought Drake onstage to perform Rich Flex and Knife Talk at his recent concert in Toronto, according to fan footage shared on YouTube.
He also offered some kind words to Drake, telling the sold-out crowd, “That’s a good black, a real black.” We need more black people like him in the culture. For my mom, direct.
It comes after A-lister Tom Hanks bizarrely weighed in on Drake and Kendrick’s explosive feud this week, in hilarious messages shared by his son Chet.
Drake joined his friend 21 Savage on stage at Savage’s concert in Toronto on Monday; 21 Savage and Drake spotted in December 2022
21 Savage, whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, brought Drake on stage to perform Rich Flex and Knife Talk at his Toronto concert; 21 Savage photographed on May 25
Chet, 33, who previously dabbled in rap music, shared screenshots showing text messages between him and Oscar winner Tom, 67, discussing the rappers’ feud.
The text messages began with Tom, saved as ‘Pops’ on Chet’s phone, writing: ‘Big Main, can you explain the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar to me?’
Chet responded: ‘Yeah, so Drake and this other guy, J Cole, have been saying that they, along with Kendrick, are the “Big 3” of rap. Then Kendrick came out with a song that said, “Fuck the Big 3, it’s just ME,” starting the fight.
Chet, who has rapped under the alias Chet Haze, added: “Then Drake was like, ‘You have small feet because you’re 5-foot-5 or whatever.’ And then Kendrick was like, ‘You’re a burned-out dad and you made fun of me.’ his Canadian accent.”
“But it didn’t even matter because then Kendrick released another West Coast hit in which he really went about labeling Drake a pedophile, which was pretty much the sonic equivalent of when you took me to your high school in Oakland and we got into the basketball game and everyone started going crazy.
“As if you heard it, you would automatically know how to make Crip walk around with a stinky face while holding an Oscar in each hand with Marshawn Lynch, then punch him and say “Town Bidness,” which solidified the victory for not just Kendrick but the entire the west coast.
Tom replied: ‘Holy shit! Those are fighting words! Do people take sides? Who’s winning???’ with Chet responding: ‘Didn’t you just read what I said?’ followed by three laughing and crying emojis.
Drake is currently in the middle of a complicated feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar. Lamar recently released a retaliation song against his nemesis Drake, questioning the biracial rapper’s ethnicity in powerful lyrics.
Tom Hanks strangely weighed in on the explosive feud between Drake and Kendrick this week, in hilarious messages shared by his son Chet Hanks.
The texts began with Tom writing: “Big Main, can you explain the feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar to me?”
Tom replied: ‘Holy shit! Those are fighting words! Do people take sides? Whose winner???’
Canadian rapper Drake and American musician Kendrick, arguably two of the world’s greatest hip-hop voices, have been embroiled in a furious rivalry for years, which intensified recently after the two released a series of hard-hitting tracks. insults about each other.
They started out as friends and even collaborated on each other’s albums early in their careers.
The rap rivals even happily toured together in 2012 during Drake’s 65-date, $42.6 million Club Paradise Tour.
But things seemed to turn sour in 2013, when Kendrick name-dropped Drake in his song Control.