Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Drake.Photo: Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images
Get ready to see the “BedRock” performance of a lifetime.
On Thursday,Drakeannounced a brand-new festival set to take place in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario, from July 28 to Aug. 1 titledOctober World Weekendwith a stacked lineup of A-list performers — including a Young Money reunion set featuring the “Hotline Bling” rapper’s longtime friends and collaboratorsNicki MinajandLil Wayne.
Whether or not Drake, 35, will appear alongside Minaj, 39, and Lil Wayne, 39, at the Young Money reunion is still TBD, though it’s hard to believe he wouldn’t hop onstage to perform one of their many hit collaborations. The trio first appeared together on 2009’s “BedRock” alongside Gudda Gudda, Tyga, Jae Millz and Lloyd, which marked both Drake and Minaj’s breakthrough hits. They’ve since collaborated on many other songs including 2014’s “Only” with Brown, 33, and “Truffle Butter” as well as 2021’s “Seeing Green.”
Drake announced October World Weekend viaInstagramand revealed in the post’s caption that he plans to launch and OVO Fest tour next year in honor of his OVO Sound record label’s 2012 launch.
“I am currently working on bringing OVO FEST around the world in 2023 for the 10th Anniversary but of course we wanted to turn the city up for the summer!!!” the “Toosie Slide” performer wrote before teasing “more event announcements to come.”
Minaj posted the festival poster on her Instagram Story and captioned it with a lyric from 2018’s “Chun-Li,” writing, “Ayo I BEEN Storm! X-Men BEEN formed!”
In March, Minaj spoke about the idea oftouring with Drake and Lil Wayneduring a Twitter Q&A. “Yes, of course — that’s been discussed many times,” she wrote in response to a fan. “Really a matter of timing. Also, IDK how all 3 of us would have enough time on stage to please all of our diff fans.”
The “Anaconda” performer added, “Those are some pretty large catalogs.”
Minaj previously appeared as an opening act on Lil Wayne’s I Am Music II Tour in 2011, while Drake and the “How to Love” musician hit the road together in 2014 for the Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour.
When “Seeing Green” dropped on the rerelease of Minaj’sBeam Me Up Scottyalbum in May 2021, she took to Twitter andjoked about her collaborators outperforming heron the track.
Last month, Drake released his seventh full-length studio albumHonestly, Nevermind, which became his 11th project to top theBillboard200 chart and spawned a No. 1 single on the outlet’s Hot 100 chart with “Jimmy Cooks.”
source: people.com
