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Three studio albums, a Grammy Award, eleven BET Awards and three Juno Awards later, Drake has evolved to become one of the most innovative and acclaimed rappers, record producers and songwriters ever.ĭrake has proven he has the star power to back up the critical acclaim with over five million albums sold worldwide, hundreds of millions of streams across the globe and the record for the most #1 hits on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Chart to his name thanks to chart toppers like ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home’ (ft. After touring and recording with his mentor throughout 2008, Drake signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment label in 2009. Immediately after hearing his mix, Lil Wayne invited Drake to board a flight to Houston that night to join his national tour. Whilst appearing in the show, Drake released several hip hop mixtapes which caught the attention one of the genre’s trailblazers, Lil Wayne. Renowned for one of the biggest live productions by a hip hop artist – this show is going to be huge!ĭrake first won hearts the world over as junior high schooler Jimmy Brooks on Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. Having recently toured the United States on the ‘Drake vs Lil Wayne’ co-headline tour, Drake brings with him an extensive production that is nothing short of spectacular with a show that includes pyrotechnics, fire, lasers, extensive lighting, sound systems and so much more. The Toronto-raised rapper’s list of admirers and collaborators is second to none: he has collaborated with the cream of the music industry including Beyoncé, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Kanye West. The man is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon.

And for good reason – his has released some of the the most cutting edge, relatable, anthemic, profound, impossible-to-categorise music this side of the millenium. While regularly topping the Billboard Chart and arenas worldwide, he also tops Pitchfork lists and is so staunchly followed by blogs, critics and the internet in general that he has almost become a human meme. It’s hard to think of another artist in recent history who has so successfully ridden the lines between out-and-out international megastar and critical darling. In further exciting news, 2 Chainz will be kicking off the night as Drake’s very special guest.įollowing his one-off Auckland headline show, Drake will jump the ditch to lead the absolutely massive line up for the Australian festival of the summer, Future Music.įor the past few years, Drake has sat at the nucleus of the worldwide rap and R&B worlds. ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER NEW ZEALAND SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 2015 – ONE NIGHT ONLY WITH SPECIAL GUEST 2 CHAINZįrontier Touring and Illusive are thrilled to confirm that Canadian hip hop superstar Drake will be making his first ever visit to New Zealand next year, taking to Auckland’s Vector Arena stage for one night only on 23 February 2015.

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