Drake and Meek Mill might have squashed their beef, however there was a time when the 6 God wasn’t even welcome within the Dream Chasers boss’ hometown of Philadelphia.
Drizzy’s It’s All a Blur Tour rolled into the Metropolis of Brotherly Love on Monday night time (July 31), the place he and co-headliner 21 Savage packed out the Wells Fargo Heart for the primary of two back-to-back reveals.
As has been customary on the blockbuster summer season trek, Drake walked out to the stage accompanied by a particular visitor — on this case, hometown hero Meek Mill.
Shortly after hitting the stage, the Toronto native took a second to mirror on his bitter feud with the MMG rapper, particularly the time he was ran out of Philly by his former rival.
“You see who I walked out right here with, proper? I’ma at all times preserve it 100 with you,” he informed the group. “The final time I used to be on this constructing, that man proper right here, he’s been representing this metropolis since he began on this shit.
“That man, me and him weren’t getting alongside on the time, and he’s an actual n-gga so he positively received us up out of Philly actual fast. We didn’t get to stay round and chill. And like I mentioned, I’m an actual n-gga so I’ma inform you the reality.”
Nonetheless, Drake went on to have fun his and Meek’s development and friendship since burying the hatchet.
“It means essentially the most to me that I can come again to this metropolis and present the expansion as two males, that we will come right here tonight and we will symbolize for muthafucking Philadelphia collectively,” he added, prompting loud cheers from the group. “That’s what this shit is about.
“So I recognize Meek strolling me to the stage tonight. Philly, I recognize you embracing me with open arms yet another time.”
Philly’s personal Meek Mill walks out with @Drake for Present #1 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/WOwoa82m4X
— Wells Fargo Heart (@WellsFargoCtr) August 1, 2023
We like to see it!!!! #Drake reveals like to #Meek in #Philly, talks about how they’ve moved previous their beef ❤️ pic.twitter.com/4wDBbDj5nC
— theJasmineBRAND (@thejasminebrand) August 1, 2023
Regardless of vowing to at all times “inform the reality,” there was one small inaccuracy in Drake’s story. The final time he carried out on the Wells Fargo Heart, he and Meek Mill had really already patched issues up and he even introduced out the Championships rapper on stage.
Meek carried out his signature tune “Goals & Nightmares (Intro)” whereas Drizzy, who topped him the “King of Philly,” performed hypeman.
Earlier than that, the pair famously grew to become embroiled in a confrontation in 2015 after Meek accused Drake of utilizing a ghostwriter. The 6 God fired again on the allegations by dropping the diss tune “Charged Up.”
After Meek teased a response observe however didn’t ship, Drizzy all however buried his opponent by unleashing the bruising “Again to Again.”
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Issues even spilled over exterior of the studio, with Meek Mill and tons of of his goons reportedly urgent Drake and his crew at his live performance in Philadelphia in 2016 — which is probably going what the OVO boss was referring to in his speech on Monday night time.
As TMZ wrote on the time, Drizzy “did not get together on the town after the live performance. It’s unclear if that’s as a result of Meek’s blockade was profitable, or if [he] simply selected to get the hell outta Dodge.”
The pair finally made peace on stage in Boston in 2018 and went on to rekindle their collaborative relationship on the multi-platinum “Going Unhealthy.”
