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    J. Cole Honors Drake’s ‘Greatness’ At Dreamville Festival

    Emma TeeBy No Comments3 Mins Read

    • J. Cole & Drake Bring Out All-Star Squad During Final Night Dreamville Fest.

    J. Cole Honors Drake's'Greatness' At Dreamville Festival
    J. Cole Honors Drake’s ‘Greatness’ At Dreamville Festival

    J. Cole and Drake performing together at Dreamville Fest made it a historic night for hip-hop. The 2023 Dreamville Festival was not one to be missed.

    As promised, the rap heavyweights headlined a performance at Raleigh, North Carolina’s Dorothea Dix Park to cap up the event on Sunday.

    At about 9:30 p.m., Cole took the “Shine” stage and began the show with his 2010 single “Who Dat” before performing songs from his back catalogue including “Middle Child,” “a lot,” and “Power Trip.” His Dreamville clan, which included J.I.D, Bas, EarthGang, Cozz, Lute, and Omen, joined him as well.

    The moment fans had been waiting for finally arrived when Cole introduced Drake around 30 minutes into his performance. Drake began his set with “SICKO MODE” and continued with songs like “Headlines,” “HYFR,” and “Marvins Room.”

    “My brother told me to do some songs you don’t normally perform,” Drake told the crowd.

    Then Drake appeared with his unexpected guests, beginning with GloRilla, who sang “F.N.F. (Let’s Go).”

    Before Drake and the “boss,” Lil Wayne joined him for “The Motto,” “Uproar,” and “A Milli,” Lil Uzi Vert got the crowd singing along to “XO TOUR LIf3” and “Just Wanna Rock.”

    21 Savage and Drake then served up their collaborations including “Knife Talk” and Her Loss‘s “Rich Flex.”

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    “My brother asked me to show up here like a year ago. I’m trying to do the best I can do for you,” Drake said while wearing a UNC Asheville Bulldogs jersey.

    He capped off his performance by playing Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You,” a tradition started by Lil Wayne at his shows.

    “The greatest rapper in the world used to do this at his show every night,” said Drake. “I’ma play this next song and if you love this man like I love this man, you’ll sing as loud as you can.”

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    As fans sang along and lit up the sky with their phones, Cole returned to the stage to give Drake his flowers.

    “This man right here bro, I’m such a fan and I feel like I’m speaking for all of us when I say this bro, we are fu**ing wowed, amazed, blown away by your greatness,” he said. “It gives a ni**a chills to see you do this at the highest level, non-stop, and constantly serve us and bless us with the fu**ing soundtrack to our lives. I’m blown away by your greatness, bro.”

    Summer Walker, Burna Boy, GloRilla, and Usher all gave performances during the two-day Dreamville Fest, and the latter amused crowd members with an April Fools’ joke based on Beyoncé.

     

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