Drake Appears To Be Shooting Music Video On Top Of Toronto Arena

Drake is taking views to a new level by appearing on top of one of Toronto’s biggest arenas while filming a new music video.

Recently, a fan armed with binoculars witnessed Drizzy dancing and spinning on top of Scotiabank Arena, which is home to the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs. This was the same arena where Drake finished up his recent It’s All a Blur Tour.

The building was lit up by a LED sign of the rapper’s famous OVO owl logo.

Drake was surrounded by a group of videographers. He was showing off a few moves while perched on a platform that lit up every time he took a step.

Drake shooting a music video in Toronto 🎥

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This gesture may be paying homage to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, as MJ danced and twirled on lit up floor tiles throughout his iconic “Billie Jean” video in 1983.

The 6 God recently tied Jackson’s record for the most No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Following the release of his new album For All the Dogs on October 6, Drizzy’s collaboration with J. Cole, “First Person Shooter,” debuted at No. 1 on the singles chart.

In doing so, Drake has matched Michael Jackson by securing 13 No. 1 singles on the Hot 100. Only The Beatles (20), Mariah Carey (19) and Rihanna (14) are ahead of them.

To celebrate, Drizzy previously took to Instagram to share an edited photo of the late King of Pop wearing an OVO hoodie along with the caption: “Mooooooooood,” as well as a photo of himself wearing a sparkly, MJ-inspired glove while out at dinner.

In another post, the “God’s Plan” hitmaker said that he believes he should’ve already beaten Jackson’s record — a record he rapped about on “First Person Shooter,” coincidentally (“What the fuck, bro? I’m one away from Michael/ N-gga, beat it, n-gga, beat it”).

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“Sicko Mode technically makes 14 but they didn’t count my feature so we got work to do,” he wrote, referencing his 2018 collaboration with Travis Scott.

In addition to “First Person Shooter” claiming the top spot, Drake also occupied seven of the top 10 positions on last week’s Billboard Hot 100 thanks to tracks from For All the Dogs.

“IDGAF” with Yeat debuted at No. 2, followed by “Virginia Beach” at No. 3, “Calling for You” at No. 5, “Slime You Out” with SZA at No. 6, “Daylight” at No. 8 and “Fear of Heights” at No. 10.

“First Person Shooter” also marks J. Cole’s first ever No. 1 single on the Hot 100. He previously came close with “My Life” in 2021 and “All My Life,” his collaboration with Lil Durk from earlier this year — both of which peaked at No. 2.

Drake posthumously collaborated with Michael Jackson on “Don’t Matter to Me” from his 2018 album Scorpion.