- Watch The Emotional Moment Drake Revealed How Lil Wayne Helped Him & His Mum
- Drake recounts how Lil Wayne helped him and his mum
Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, did not hold back in praising his idol and award-winning rapper Lil Wayne during his emotional performance on stage.
Drake, who had initially postponed his “OVO Fest” due to COVID-19 complications, eventually held the event on Saturday, August 6th, 2022, making it what is described as a “Young Money Reunion Concert”, which saw Drake, Lil Wayne, and Nicki Minaj share the same stage performing together.
Young Money performers such as Mack Maine were also in attendance.
The rapper took some time to acknowledge renowned American rapper Lil Wayne for his contribution to the success of his career while performing the event at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, Canada, which can accommodate 16,000 people.
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Lil Wayne is credited with finding both he and Nicki all those years ago and starting their careers.
Drake revealed how Lil Wayne gave him thirty thousand dollars ($30,000), an “unforgettable fee” that really helped him and his mum.
Watch his video below;
Drizzy heaps on the praise and adulation for Wayne, who just stands there giddily and accepts it. But watch when Drake starts dishing out GOAT titles … he bestows LW with the honour, but Nicki as well.
At the same event, Lil Wayne rekindled excitement for Tha Carter VI during his performance.
At the end of the star-studded show, Lil Wayne interrupted Drake’s farewell speech to reveal his Tha Carter VI album is on the way. “I’m working on Carter VI, coming soon!” he told the crowd.
A giant sign reading “Tha Carter VI” appeared on the onstage screen as the night came to a close.