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Drake was met with an underwhelming reception in his hometown of Toronto when he made a surprise appearance at Limp Bizkit's concert at Budweiser Stage on July 24, 2024. The band, currently on their 'Loserville Tour' in North America, announced mid-performance that Drizzy was on the sidelines at the venue, which was met with loud boos.
This surprised frontman Fred Durst, who asked, "I thought Drake was your homie?" Amid more jeering, he said:
"Well, Drake's my homie. And since he's here, he's over here on the side, I'm going to do this one for him. This is dedicated to you."
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The clip went viral on social media, with many ridiculing the Canadian rapper for the lackluster welcome he received in his hometown. One netizen even posited Drizzy would start wearing t-shirts of Limp Bizkit's on-again, off-again rival Korn, mocking the rapper's penchant for posting pictures of himself wearing outfits that send subliminal messages.
"Welp guess drake gonna take a selfie with oversized pants a korn tshirt and a box of biscuits," another person added.
Many found humor in Drizzy losing fans in his native town after his highly publicized rap beef with Kendrick Lamar.
"I wasn’t expect them to like him but it’s still funny that it happened in Toronto," one person tweeted.
"Looks like drake forgot to pay these people to cheer him on," another person added.
"Damn it’s crazy how one song can ruined another man career," a netizen commented.
Others came to the rapper's defense, saying that the target demographic for Limp Bizkit and the rapper were completely different, which could have contributed to the jeering.
"It’s a 40-50 year old crowd full of white male rock fans. Of course they don’t like Drake," wrote one person.
"I doubt many Drake fans and Limp Bizkit fans are synonymous with one another," added another person.
"Doesn’t seem like an audience that would be excited about Drake," another netizen posted.
"This seems almost like a fever dream. in what world would Limp Bizkit be like Yo we got Drake on the side here ready to go. Ofc that group isn’t gonna be huge of any rapper. Theyd boo anyone else too they came from said band," a user wrote.
A look at Drake's upcoming music
2024 has already turned out to be a memorable year for rap fans as they witnessed the feud between K.Dot and Drizzy. Their diss battle is one for the books as the rappers dropped 8 songs back and forth in less than a month. While the Canadian rapper had the last word in the beef with The Heart Part 6, most have crowned Kendrick Lamar the indubitable winner after Not Like Us dominated the charts for weeks.
Kendrick Lamar reaped the benefits of his success, hosting 'The Pop Out: Ken & Friends' on Juneteenth and releasing the MV for Not Like Us on July 4. While Lamar ran his victory lap, Drizzy took to releasing new music, with a feature on Sexyy Red's U My Everything and Snowd4y's Wah Gwan Delilah.
On July 8, DJ Akademiks, who ardently supported Drizzy amid the feud, revealed that the rapper has new music on the way.
"and yes.. enjoy all the other noise and bs.. Drake new music otw. and its fye.... trust," Akademiks tweeted.
The Canadian rapper has more songs coming up, with Twitch streamer Kai Cenat previewing an unreleased collaboration between Drizzy and Lil Yachty. It is unclear when the unnamed song will officially be released.
Meanwhile, he also featured on DJ Gordo's Sideways and Healing from his new album Diamante, released on July 26, 2024. In a July 23 interview with Vibe, Gordo defended the Canadian rapper, saying:
“I don’t give a f*** what people say. I already deal with my own problems with people talking s*** about me all the time. So if you’re going to talk s*** about me putting out a song with one of the greatest artists of our generation, okay. I guess if you think that’s actually funny, then I guess cool for you, but I don’t give a f***. I’m going to do what I’m going to do. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t, you don’t.”
Drizzy has also been active on social media, updating people about his life. The Canadian rapper recently bought a new house in Texas, a 313-acre ranch resort near Houston.
