The Toronto audience reportedly gave the song a rapturous two-minute ovation
If anyone needed further evidence that Kendrick Lamar eviscerated Drake in their feud, look no further than the response Lamar received while performing in Drake’s hometown of Toronto this week. He and SZA brought their Grand National Tour to Rogers Centre on Thursday night for the first of two shows in the Canadian city.
The June 12th show was Lamar’s first time performing in Toronto since the onset of the feud last year. While fans speculated whether or not he would further comment on Drake, their song battle or more, Lamar avoided saying anything further on the status of their beef. Instead, he let his chart-topping, Grammy-winning diss song “Not Like Us” speak for itself and serve as his victory lap.
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According to Global News, the stadium (which Drake has never played before) cheered on Lamar for two minutes after the song finished. The crowd even egged him on for an encore, chanting “one more time,” though Lamar did not deliver one.
Meanwhile, Drake joined internet personality Kai Cenat on Twitch as the show occurred, giving away money as part of Cenat’s “Somebody Loves Me” video challenge. Some of his more hardcore local fans in “The 6ix” plotted an “OVO Takeover” at the stadium during the shows this week, where they plan to play Drake’s music outside of the venue from the time gates open until the show ends.
