{"id":198570,"date":"2025-10-27T15:12:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/10\/27\/drake-delivers-a-surprise-performance-at-vybz-kartels-first-ever-show-in-toronto\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T15:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:12:48","slug":"drake-delivers-a-surprise-performance-at-vybz-kartels-first-ever-show-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/10\/27\/drake-delivers-a-surprise-performance-at-vybz-kartels-first-ever-show-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Delivers a Surprise Performance at Vybz Kartel\u2019s First-Ever Show in\u00a0Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/drake\/\">Drake <\/a>made a surprise appearance at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/vybz-kartel\"> Vybz Kartel\u2019s <\/a>first Toronto show ever on Sunday night (Oct. 26). According to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DrakeDirect_\/status\/1982653720786866447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">fan-captured videos<\/a>, 6 God popped out to give the dancehall icon his flowers and then proceeded to perform an eight-track set for the thousands in attendance at a sold-out Scotiabank Arena.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-display-inline-block lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-margin-t-2 u-margin-t-26@mobile-max u-margin-b-0.875@mobile-max u-margin-b-150@tablet u-border-t-12 lrv-u-padding-t-025 u-padding-b-1.313 lrv-u-padding-b-125@mobile-max lrv-u-border-color-black\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap u-font-weight-700 lrv-u-display-inline-block u-line-height-18px a-font-accent u-letter-spacing-0225 u-font-size-16 lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-article-badge-underline a-article-esp u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-margin-b-1@mobile-max u-margin-b-9@tablet\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story-wrapper lrv-u-flex lrv-u-justify-content-space-between lrv-u-padding-tb-050@desktop a-children-border-vertical a-children-border--grey a-children-border-width-050\">\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-diamond-riaa-39th-birthday-1236097599\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-performs-vybz-kartel-first-toronto-show-1236098339\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drake-wireless-festival-england-sj-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Drake performs live on stage during day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival.  (Photo by Simone Joyner\/Getty Images for ABA)\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDrake Earns Six Diamond RIAA Certifications Including \u2018Take Care\u2019 on 39th\u00a0Birthday\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-celebrates-toronto-blue-jays-world-series-game-7-win-1236094137\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-performs-vybz-kartel-first-toronto-show-1236098339\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Drake-2024-Sacramento-Kings-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Drake\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDrake Celebrates Toronto Blue Jays Making First World Series in 32 Years: \u2018We\u2019re Going to the Big\u00a0Show\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card \">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-new-era-action-reaction-1236093537\/\" class=\"lrv-u-color-black:hover lrv-u-flex u-flex-direction-column@desktop\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-00@mobile-max u-width-130px@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-6x4 a-crop-3x2@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-performs-vybz-kartel-first-toronto-show-1236098339\/\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/drake-wireless-festival-london-night-1-2025-billboard-1800.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Drake performs onstage during Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 11, 2025 in London, England.\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content \">\n<p><span class=\"c-span  lrv-u-whitespace-nowrap\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-basic-fancy u-font-size-15 u-font-size-15.5@mobile-max u-line-height-22px u-padding-r-0.188@desktop u-word-spacing-0013 u-line-height-22.5px@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-4line@mobile-max a-truncate-ellipsis-3line\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tDrake on Entering His New Era: \u2018Every Action Has a\u00a0Reaction\u2019\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  \" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><\/p>\n<p><\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cLook at all these people right here, how much we\u2019ve spent with this man\u2019s music right here. I used to hand out flyers outside of a club called Escape just to go inside to the club and listen to your tunes,\u201d Drizzy recalled. \u201cSo one more time, please as a city, as a family make some motherf\u2014king noise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe 6 God kept the vibes going after asking for permission to run through some hits. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7TT0NjaRDQM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">He performed<\/a> a plethora of wide-ranging hits from a balcony in the lower bowl that included \u201cControlla,\u201d \u201cWhich One,\u201d \u201cHold On We\u2019re Going Home,\u201d \u201cOne Dance,\u201d \u201cRich Baby Daddy,\u201d \u201cSigns,\u201d \u201cHotline Bling\u201d and \u201cNokia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tSunday was the first of three Vybz Kartel concerts presented by OVO, which marks his first time performing north of the border. The Worl\u2019 Boss will return to the stage on Monday (Oct. 27) and Thursday (Oct. 30). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tVybz Kartel and Drake previously linked up over the summer when they hit the stage together overseas at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/drake-wireless-festival-night-two-recap\/\"> Wireless Festival<\/a> in London. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDrizzy\u2019s 39th birthday was on Oct. 24, and he celebrated with a trip to the Bahamas, which saw him alongside plenty of friends and family. He also collected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-diamond-riaa-39th-birthday-1236097599\/\">six diamond plaques<\/a> from the RIAA, adding to his loaded trophy case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor Drake fans, it\u2019s now all eyes on<em> Iceman<\/em>, which remains without a release date. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<em>Billboard\u2019s Live Music Summit will be held in Los Angeles on Nov. 3. For tickets and more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboardlivemusicsummit.com\/2025\/home-launch\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">event\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rb-hip-hop\/drake-performs-vybz-kartel-first-toronto-show-1236098339\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake made a surprise appearance at Vybz Kartel\u2019s first Toronto show ever on Sunday night (Oct. 26). According to fan-captured videos, 6 God popped out to give the dancehall icon his flowers and then proceeded to perform an eight-track set for the thousands in attendance at a sold-out Scotiabank Arena. 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