Drake and J. Cole cemented their close bond with a singalong of Whitney Houstonās āI Will Always Love Youā at Dreamville Festival.
The rap superstars shared top billing at Coleās annual festival in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday night (April 2) and brought the weekend to a close with a co-headlining set.
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Taking the stage moments after Cole wrapped up his 45-minute performance, Drake ran through a career-spanning setlist while bringing out a number of surprise guests.
GloRilla came out to perform her breakout hit āF.N.F. (Letās Go),ā much to the delight of the female attendees, before Lil Uzi Vert appeared shortly after to energize the Dorothea Dix Park crowd with āXO Tour Llif3ā and āJust Wanna Rock.ā
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After running through a few songs that he ādoesnāt usually doā at J. Coleās request ā āMarvins Room,ā āWu-Tang Foreverā and āPracticeā ā Drizzy sent the crowd into a frenzy by bringing out Lil Wayne for a duet of āThe Motto.ā
āDreamville, I told you I got it if you want it! The boss is here! I donāt know what to tell you! Iām gonna leave you in the hands of the greatest rapper to ever touch a microphone tonight,ā Drake said before Weezy dove into āUproarā and āA Milli.ā
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21 Savage rounded out the star-studded affair by joining his Her Loss cohort for āKnife Talkā and āRich Flex.ā
Before the festival came to a close for another year, Drake welcomed J. Cole back to the stage and instructed the crowd to show their āgratitudeā to the North Carolina rap star.
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āIāma play this next song, and if you love this man like I love this man, youāll sing as loud as you can,ā the OVO boss said before cuing up Whitney Houstonās āI Will Always Love You.ā
Cole returned the favor by showering Drake with praise.
āThis man right here, bro, Iām such a fan and I feel like Iām speaking for all of us when I say this: weāre all wowed, amazed, blown away by your greatness, bro,ā he said to a roar of cheers from the audience.
āIt gives a n-gga chills to see you do this shit at the highest level nonstop and constantly serve us and bless us with the fucking soundtrack to our lives. Iām blown away by your greatness, bro.ā
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Drake later shared a series of photos from his Dreamville Festival performance on Instagram, while giving fans a closer look at the custom Dreamville x Nike NOCTA baseball jersey he wore on stage.
āI want more of THIS years and years with the gang Iām talking plural,ā he captioned the slideshow. āAnd to get there weāll turn any weirdo to a mural.ā
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Drakeās performance serves as yet another warm-up for his forthcoming Itās All a Blur Tour, which takes him and co-headliner 21 Savage across North America this summer.
The 42-date trek kicks off on June 16 in New Orleans and wraps up on September 5 in Glendale, Arizona, with stops in cities such as Houston, Miami, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles and Toronto along the way.