Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand Nationwide Tour lastly hit Toronto this week, making for some hilarious back-and-forth between followers of the TDE alum and the town’s hometown hero, Drake.
This marks the primary time Kendrick has carried out in Toronto since his highly-publicized beef with Drake final yr, which suggests all eyes had been on the L.A. native and his efficiency.
In keeping with reviews from The Spec, Kendrick didn’t concentrate on the feud throughout his efficiency, placing on a present like another throughout his stadium tour. However even with out particular therapy for Toronto, Lamar nonetheless carried out his record-breaking Drake diss, “Not Like Us,” which was met with chants of “yet another time” from the gang.
The Compton rapper reportedly obtained a two-minute standing ovation together with pleas for an additional spherical of “Not Like Us,” and although he didn’t oblige, it positive despatched a message to the rapper the track is geared toward.
Kendrick Lamar and SZA are making their method throughout North America and Europe with their Grand Nationwide Tour this summer time, most not too long ago stopping in Toronto at a large stadium that Drake has by no means performed on tour. Whereas the LA native already took residence too many wins to maintain monitor of of their beef—together with a number of Grammy wins and a Tremendous Bowl efficiency—promoting out the most important stadium in Drake’s metropolis is one other one.
In different (embarrassing) information, an OVO takeover was anticipated at Lamar’s tour cease in Toronto in assist of Drake, however issues didn’t precisely go as deliberate. The professional-Drake protest exterior of Rogers Centre was rapidly dispersed by Toronto police, in accordance with Scorching New Hip Hop, with followers taking to social media to say they had been pressured to depart after authorities obtained regarding calls.
In a press release shared on social media, the organizers of the OVO takeover wrote the next:
“Sadly, we’ve to cancel the OVO Takeover,” the assertion started. “We genuinely simply needed to deliver individuals collectively, have some enjoyable, and create good vibes for the town. However sadly, some individuals determined to report us, falsely claiming we had been planning to “begin hassle” or trigger chaos. Due to these reviews, police had been already on excessive alert and had been fast to close down something that even appeared like a crowd forming—together with us.”
The assertion went on to elucidate that the protest wasn’t anticipated to attract massive numbers, initially beginning as a joke that rapidly remodeled into one thing extra.
