Drake recently confronted Canadian political figure Jagmeet Singh after Singh was seen attending Kendrick Lamar’s Toronto concert — the city Drake calls home and a central location in the artists’ ongoing dispute.
Drake reached out to Singh via Instagram direct message, labeling him a “goof,” and later shared the message publicly on his Instagram Stories.
Following the message, Singh promptly issued an apology for attending the event.
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He wrote: “I went for SZA, not Kendrick. I was born in this city. I love this city. But real talk, I get it, I shouldn’t have gone at all. OVO and Drake have lifted up this city and [Canadian flag emoji]. For me, it’ll always be Drake over Kendrick.”
Drake responded by removing Singh from his list of followed accounts on social media.
Kendrick’s two recent Toronto concerts, where he was joined by SZA, went ahead without any specific nod to the controversy with Drake.
During the first performance at the Rogers Centre, Kendrick delivered the now well-known diss track “Not Like Us,” which drew a strong reaction from the audience, who demanded an encore.
The second night’s show mirrored the first in structure and content.
Drake had originally planned to hold a competing livestream with Kai Cenat to coincide with Kendrick’s concert, but the stream was canceled at the last minute and postponed.
Just one day before the show, Cenat had announced that Drake would join his Twitch stream to distribute large cash prizes as part of their “Somebody Loves Me” music video project.
Twenty individuals will each receive $15,000 to help turn their video concepts into reality.
The stream was scheduled to align exactly with the time Kendrick would be on stage in Toronto.
In advance, Drake and Cenat had asked fans to send in 30-to-60-second clips as ideas for a fan-directed music video for “Somebody Loves Me.”
The final video will consist of selected submissions edited into a complete visual release.
