It goes with out saying that Kendrick Lamar has had an enormous 12 months, and it appears to be like like 2025 will probably be no totally different. Final week, the Compton rapper introduced his co-headlining “Grand Nationwide” tour with SZA. They’re going to kick issues off with a efficiency in Minneapolis subsequent April and go on to carry out at 18 different stadiums round North America. They’re even stopping in Drake‘s hometown of Toronto for not one, however two exhibits.
Unsurprisingly, the announcement has prompted some comparisons to Drake and has even led some to say that he could not pull off a stadium tour if he needed to. Throughout a current livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his tackle this principle, arguing that it could not be farther from the reality. In keeping with him, Drizzy merely makes more cash by acting at arenas over stadiums. For that reason, he says Drake prefers to stay to arenas, however that this does not imply he is unable to tackle a stadium tour.
DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Earns Extra Performing At Arenas
“Kendrick’s doing two dates in Toronto, do I feel this makes Drake look dangerous? No,” he started. “I do not assume it makes Drake look dangerous in any respect […] Anyone that is heavy in touring hit me up and informed me this. They stated it is extra work that Drake does 4 or 5 nights on the backyard as an alternative of 1 or two nights at Yankee Stadium, however he will get paid extra. Drake is certainly one of them guys, so he care in regards to the cash he do not care in regards to the look, I might assume.”
Akademiks is not the one one who’s come to Drake’s protection amid this debate, nevertheless. Throughout an episode of Joe Budden‘s podcast final week, he additionally caught up for the performer when his co-host claimed that he could not do a stadium tour. “I am not gonna say that Drake just isn’t a stadium act, let’s cope with info, he hasn’t performed one but,” Budden stated on the time. That is it.”
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Caroline Fisher is a Information Author at HotNewHipHop from Chicago, Illinois. She began at HNHH this 12 months, and has since spent her time writing about all that’s newsworthy on the planet of hip-hop. With a drive for looking down the most popular tales, she enjoys documenting new developments in tradition and leisure. She additionally has an appreciation for hip-hop and seeks to cowl crucial traits and shifts.
She has a Bachelor of Arts which she obtained on the College of Illinois at Chicago. Having graduated in 2022, she majored in English with a focus in Media, Rhetoric and Cultural Research.
Specializing all issues music, popular culture and leisure, a few of her favourite musical artists embrace Snoop Dogg, OutKast, and Nicki Minaj. When she’s not writing about music she’s additionally a fan of attending exhibits, watching the newest motion pictures, staying up-to-date with present occasions, images, and poetry.
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