Duck warns so-called ‘false friends’ by offering a warning about people who you think have your back in life only to ‘stab you in the back’ in the end.
The 37-year-old rapper, who is in the middle of a feud with Kendrick Lamar, made the comments during an impromptu rant at Canadian broadcaster Tyrone Edwards’ Nostalgia Party at his nightclub in Drake’s hometown of Toronto, the Saturday night.
Between songs, the Canadian actor-turned-rapper (born Aubrey Drake Graham) grabbed the microphone and fired shots at anyone who is against him or those who speak ill of him, while encouraging others to put themselves first, according to Page six.
‘I’m going to tell you one thing about nostalgia, one thing about the nostalgia of this party here. “My real friends are definitely in the building,” the Family Matter star began.
“But I’m going to tell you that you will come to a point in life where the people you thought were your friends, or the people you thought were close to you, might change. They might try to act strangely around you.
Drake offered a message to fans about ‘fake friends’ who will ‘stab you in the back’ during Tyrone Edwards’ Nostalgia party in Toronto, Canada, on Saturday night, amid his escalating feud with Kenrick Lamar. goes back years.
The feud between the rappers escalated earlier this year with dueling songs, culminating in May with Lamar’s brutal Not Like Us, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart; Lamar seen in May 2023 in New York
He added: “They could stab you in the back.” They may do many things to you. You’ll realize that.’
It’s at this point in the rant that Drake began to go from criticizing all those ‘false friends’ to urging the audience to take ownership of our lives as individuals.
‘Wherever you are in life, you’ve probably been there and will be there again. “That’s life,” he said, before adding: “But look, sometimes it’s you and you alone. “Sometimes you’re alone with your thoughts.
Then Drake stopped mid-sentence and said, ‘Do you know what the fuck is about this?’ and abruptly ended his speech to play more music.
The Canadian star later took to her Instagram page to share some images from her night at the club.
‘@mr1loveto Nostalgia 2024 was incredible!!! Where are we going now? @marioworldwide said America should experience it…’ the five-time Grammy Award winner wrote in the caption.
The One Dance hitmaker’s speech comes after he reportedly unfollowed several celebrities on Instagram after they showed support for Lamar, including NBA stars LeBron James and DeMar DeRozan, as well as the rapper Playboi Carti and media personality and former rapper Joe Budden.
Lamar and Drake were initially friends and colleagues dating back to the early 2010s, beginning with their collaboration on the track Buried Alive Interlude.
The Toronto native took shots at his fair-weather friends, while encouraging everyone to put themselves first in this life.
Drake grabbed a microphone between songs at the nightclub and proceeded to rant: “My real friends are definitely in the building,” the Family Matter star began.
But then things escalated last March when Lamar dissed J. Cole and Drake on Like That in response to Drake and J. Cole’s 2023 song First Person Shooter, where Cole claims that he, Drake and Lamar are the ‘big three’ in Modern Rap Music.
In early April, Cole responded by offering the diss track 7 Minute Drill, but within a week he apologized for the song and removed it from streaming services.
Drake jumped into the mix by releasing the songs Push Ups and Taylor Made Freestyle in late April, leading to this kind of back-and-forth between the two stars while also taking personal digs at each other.
With over 170 million units sold, Drake is among the best-selling music artists in the world, in addition to being the most certified digital singles artist in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Last month, Lamar released his first song in four months, a follow-up to May 4’s Not Like Us, which solidified him as the victor in his rap feud with Drake.
The 37-year-old Compton native, who headlines Super Bowl LIX in February 2025, shared the untitled song via Instagram on Wednesday and it is not available to stream.
Lamar’s latest work doesn’t explicitly name the Toronto-raised artist, also 37, but references the musical feud and begins with the lines: “I think it’s time to let the party die / this s**t that’s going on.” What he did was too perverse to apologize / It’s different, being beaten and disqualified.
Elsewhere in the new music, Kendrick raps about themes of hedonism, spirituality and the dangers of fame.
Earlier this week, the Loyalty hitmaker announced his upcoming NFL gig, writing in a social media caption, “Super Bowl LIX.” New Orleans. February 2025. #AppleMusicHalftime.’
The post featured a single close-up photo of a pair of well-worn black Air Force 1 sneakers and has so far racked up more than two million likes from her 16.4 million followers.
Fans quickly flocked to the comments to unravel the cryptic post, with one top note reading: “Bro just confirmed the era of the villain and in the postmodern (world) that makes him the hero.”
‘I’m going to tell you that you will come to a point in life where the people you thought were your friends, or the people you thought were close to you, might change. “They may try to move strangely around you,” he said.
They could stab you in the back. They may do many things to you. You’ll realize that,” Drake added.
Another commenter referenced Kendrick’s current tension with DJ Akademiks, who is a known Drake fan.
‘Akademiks beating ghosts rn’, chimed in a social media user with the alias @thermalvision_.
Some rap bars in particular have been interpreted by some as being directed at the media personality: “Influencers talk down ’cause I ain’t with the basic shit / But they don’t hate me, they hate the man that I represent / The type of man that He never travels because I want a favor.
If there was any doubt who the entertainer was talking about, he added another clue: “The radio personality who pushes propaganda for a paycheck / Let me know when they show up as a casualty.”
Someone else surmised that the new song is a reaction to the music industry as a whole.
‘This isn’t even about Drake, it’s about the entire industry and its effects on the next generation. “He is disgusted by all of this,” wrote @johnsdayoff.
And another person joked about Kendrick: “He wrote this with a sword.”
Along with the announcement of his Super Bowl halftime performance, Kendrick shared a separate post containing a promotional video.
In the fragment he said: ‘Will you stop? I hope so. You know there’s only one chance to win a championship. No rounds of two. Let’s go for it, boom! I wouldn’t want you to miss it. See you in New Orleans on February 9, 2025.’
He added: “Wear your best outfit too, even if you’re watching from home.” Come on, yes! That’s what I’m talking about, man. Now we can really address it.’
In the clip, Kendrick operates a football passing machine on the field in front of a huge American flag.
Last month, Lamar released his first song in four months, a follow-up to May 4’s Not Like Us, which solidified him as the victor in his rap feud with Drake; photographed in July 2023 in Paris
Drake has quietly left his rap practice with Kendrick, which many have understood as a concession.
At the beginning of August, he surprised his fans with the publication of 100 gigabytes of unpublished material from his personal archives.
The dump included behind-the-scenes content from studio sessions for some of their biggest hits.
Among the outtakes was a telling moment that confirmed her 2016 Rihanna-assisted song Too Good was written about tennis icon Serena Williams.
