Kanye West and Pharrell Williams give surprise performances at Toronto show
Drake will not relent. During his set at OVO Fest Monday night, the Toronto rapper kept dissing his current foil Meek Mill, and subtlety and nuance played no part.
The tone was set earlier Monday when Drake was spied wearing a “Free Meek Mill” T-shirt before his set. (Fans may remember he wore the same shirt last year to support Meek, who was then in jail for violating probation.)
Drake Wears ‘Free Meek Mill’ T-Shirt Ahead of OVO Fest http://t.co/Lcidzl3hDopic.twitter.com/kJIBZ1V7By
— Rap-Up (@RapUp) August 3, 2015
Drake then popped out on stage beginning with his first diss track directed at Meek Mill, “Charged Up.” The backdrop featured a projected image of people carrying a casket and words insulting Meek Mill.
Drake opens up with “Charged Up,” got Meek Mill memes on that #OVOFestscreen. http://t.co/MwGfhjWkLg pic.twitter.com/uDJzqRD66m
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 4, 2015
The memes kept rolling, as did Drake’s second diss track, “Back to Back.”
And another one http://t.co/MwGfhjWkLg #OVOFest pic.twitter.com/UVavwoyShz
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 4, 2015
Drake gave his two cents on Meek Mill’s diss response ”Wanna Know“ by handing out a participation certificate.
Drake gave out a Participation Award to Meek Mill for his “Wanna Know” disshttp://t.co/MwGfhjWkLg #OVOFest pic.twitter.com/tTv94ERp1L
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 4, 2015
A mini Simpsons homage found its way up North.
The memes keep coming. Damn. http://t.co/MwGfhjWkLg #OVOFestpic.twitter.com/psU3JXjroW
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 4, 2015
Future and Sketpa made quick cameos, followed by Kanye West.
Yooooooooooo @kanyewest #OVOFest pic.twitter.com/bzwoFgtCtX
— The FADER (@thefader) August 4, 2015
Then came a barb directed at labelmate Nicki Minaj, who is in arelationship with Meek Mill.
Drake really went there though http://t.co/MwGfhjWkLg #OVOFestpic.twitter.com/peHZfXDZFb
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) August 4, 2015
Drake also brought out Travis Scott, who was arrested Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct after encouraging fans to jump the security barrier during his Lollapalooza performance.
“Shoutout to the 6 God. I just broke out of jail” – Travis
— Karizza Sanchez (@karizzasanchez) August 4, 2015
And then Pharrell Williams made his entrance to “Drop It Like It’s Hot”:
Epic @Pharrell entrance. #OVOFest pic.twitter.com/4RpjZrJNNa
— The FADER (@thefader) August 4, 2015
It seemed Drake decided to hold off on his third Meek Mill diss track, which had been expected to arrive Monday. But he did perform “Back to Back” a second time.
Drake just said “He ain’t ready for that 3peat. He don’t want that 3 peat”
— Karizza Sanchez (@karizzasanchez) August 4, 2015
And where was Meek Mill while Drake was dissing him onstage? Apparently getting his teeth cleaned. “Gotta clean my teeth b4 I talk dirty,” he wrote on Instagram.