Nelly Furtado once turned down Drake‘s offer to perform with him in their respective hometown of Toronto – but not because she isn’t a fan of the superstar rapper.
Appearing on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast last month, the “Promiscuous” songstress revealed her “no” was simply because Drizzy asked too last minute.
“He asked me at 11 p.m. to show up at 1 a.m.,” she said. “I love him to death, but I was like, ‘I’m not showing up without glam.’ Because, of course, he’s so famous, it will be everywhere. I couldn’t make it that time, but anyways, I love him a lot. He’s a great guy. He really put Toronto on the map in a different kind of way and Canada in general.”
She does, however, hope they can get together on wax one day.
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“I still think it would be cool to have a song with Drake. I think people would love that,” she said. “Because we’re both Canadian. Toronto lore, you know? I think it would be really good.”
And though she turned him down that time, Nelly Furtado did accept Drake’s invite to join him on stage in 2022 on the opening night of his October World Weekend.
“Right now, I need you to sing as loud as you possibly can because this right here took a lot!” Drake told the crowd while introducing the Grammy-winning singer. “This next person’s music changed my life so much. I love her with all my heart.”
Before the all-star concert began, Drake graced the mic to pay tribute to those who laid the foundation for both himself and Toronto’s Hip Hop scene. During his speech, he reflected on watching JAY-Z bring out Kardinal Offishall during a show in the city when he was a teen, a moment he says changed his life.
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“This is probably one of, if not the most important events that we’ve ever done for OVO October World Weekend,” he said. “I remember when I was about 17 years old, I was in a parking lot and I was watching JAY-Z do a show for an event at the time that was called Roc The Caribana. It was like the first time JAY-Z had ever really come to the city and shown us love.
“I’ll never forget: he was bringing out all his new acts like Teairra Marí — I don’t even know if you guys know who that is. Then towards the end of the night, he brought out one of the most important people to this city, a man named Kardinal Offishall. For me, that was really a moment that unlocked something in my mind. It made me realize that all this is possible. So I want to think him — both of them — for that moment.”
