Drake addressed the shooting that occurred at the OVO Fest after-party earlier this month that left two dead.
“My deepest condolences go out to the Navarro-Fenoy and Hibbert families for their loss of Ariela and Duvel,” he writes in a post published today (August 14) on his OVO Blog. “Along with them I send my condolences to all of the families that have lost loved ones to the senseless violence that has and continues to occur in our city.”
After describing the internal battle he had to write the post, Drake decries violence in his hometown of Toronto.
“I am plagued and pained by the violence that continues to escalate in our city,” he says. “I stare into the eyes of so many young people and I wish to see them all shine as bright as they possibly can in this lifetime. I encourage my generation to show as much value and gratitude as you can for the lives we have been gifted.”
The complete post is as follows:
(The original article in this thread was posted August 4, 2015 and is as follows.)
A shooting at Muzik nightclub in Toronto early this morning (August 4), left two dead, TMZ reports.
Drake was hosting the official OVO Fest after-party. It is uncertain if the Toronto rapper was in the vicinity at the time of the shooting.
At least one gunman took to the street outside the nightclub and fired shots after killing one person inside the building.
Three people are reported wounded in addition to the man and woman who are dead from the shooting.
A video posted by the media outlet shows a man being apprehended by police on the sidewalk.
HipHopDX sends its condolences to the family and friends of those who died.
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More bad news. R.I.P. to the dead and a speedy recovery to the other gunshot victims
I hate to see stuff like this happen. Prayers to all the friends and families of the victims.
That’s heavy. no doubt meek is behind this. Nothing fatal has ever happened to Drake before, then suddenly when he embarrasses a street nigga in front of the whole world, people get shot. Let’s see what the killer says
If Meek was behind it (which I doubt) it would show how much of a bitch he really is. He was the one throwing bombs but can’t handle the war?? A phone call, apology and maybe a check will make this all go away.
Who knows, but Meek is my number one suspect. He will have a lot of heat on him, will be interestin to see how he handles it.
Don’t fuck wit meek lol jp
damn people are dying and you think this is funny. throwing jp at the end doesn’t change the fact that was pretty messed up.
damm, drizzy really bout dat life.
He for sure ain’t bout that life dick rider
meek is done rapping..Drake said trigger fingers turn to twitter fingers i don’t know what he thought .. but obviously Meek is done rapping its all about clapping!! its one thing to win a rap diss you aint gonna keep taunting me… live and let live…you think you gone sign ar-ab, put on a free meek mill shirt, perform the song with those memes and then fly Will smith out to toronto..thats beyond disrespect Drake thinks the sky is vanilla…they clapped people in his own backyard..imagine what will happen if drake comes in the tristate area…geez
You must’ve missed that ar-ab video released this past weekend?…..ya boy meek. Yeah he even getting tested in his own city…that boy food out here and them nighas looking like wolves
Didn’t AR-AB just sign to OVO? And I was just looking at old videos where AB was riding with Meek all the way after he dealt with Cassidy. From what I see, AB just wants to eat – PERIOD! And Drake out here serving full course meals for whoever wanna cook with him.
Looks like Drake needed a gangster signed to his label so people can stop picking on him.
R.I.P to the two people who lost their lives. Smh Meek Mill has nothing to do with this the same club got shot up last Bana/OVO fest LMAO y’all actually believe this nigga Meek did this?! Every Caribana people get shot its sad but its a yearly ting
meek said twitter finger turn back to trigger fingers” if he’s getting heat for it he called it on himself…
Damn…. Makes me think of my mortality…but get shot at an afterparty…the ridiculousness and pettiness goes without saying.
Every year at Caribana ppl get shot and killed. There are over an extra million ppl that show up to the 6 for the event.
the deaths of the two people are on drake’s hands
That’s the dumbest shit I have heard all day.
Yeah, wtf are you talking about lol
Just because a dumb nigga can find himself behind bars for being a dumb nigga dont make him a gangster. Rappers dont shoot people, they get shot and wear their pussies as a badge of honor. Meek had nothing to do with this. Thats just Toronto daily. All jokes are aimed at Weak mills. Drake knows better than to talk about Philadelphia as a city. Even Jadakiss knew better than that, or the next time they came through town on some promotional shit and reached for some female companionship, she’d be cutting a nigga up. In philly its the girls you watch out for.
Bet he won’t drop no Marvin Gaye heavy shit about what’s going on though. Here he is, the King of rap, exempt from any criticism for not writing his own shit. The biggest ticket in a cultures where he has repeatedly broken tradition in the name of progress. Now that he has enjoyed all the spoils and power that the winner gets, what will he do? Will the multiracial “honest MC” from Canada use his voice to drop a global record about humanity or will he stay in the safe lane of self reflection?
Self reflection is not at all the “safe lane”. Much of Drake’s criticism has stemmed from his emotional, vulnerable self reflection in his lyrics. However, I do agree that if he made a song related to social/economic/political issues in Toronto, it would be a huge leap, and he would gain a lot of respect from true Hip Hop heads, including myself. Honestly, I’ve been waiting for Drake to make some music related to these issues, to take his subject matter to another level. But even he said it: “I would have all of your fans if I didn’t go Pop and I stayed on some conscious shit.” So it’s definitely a calculated move of his to avoid controversial subjects.
Nah, that nigga’s just scared to make some social/political shit. He is in the safe lane, constantly talking about women, fame and his haters song after song after song. We get it, Drake. Try something different now.
Anyone that think meek mill behind this is retarded…
Shit is hot up in the m boy
Shit is hot up in the 6 boy
Numbers Dnt lie,Toronto is a big fckin city there will be crime but if you look at stats its a really safe city.ppl often think Chicago real bad too but per capita its not even a top ten most violent in america. Clevelands worse the Toronto and Chicago
Drake is sacrificing niggas for his next album… Devil’s puppet
he sacrificed meek mills career LOL, he dont need to sacrifice nothing he the only nigga going platinum in 2015
At least he actually acknowledge this tragedy. Maybe some good can come out of this if he uses his celebrity to affect change in the community with some real socially aware music.. Black on black love
Black on black love? Uh, okay lol.
He is the devil’s puppet. His album goes platinum in 6 months. He calls himself the 6 God. His next album is called Views From the 6. “666” Illuminati confirmed.
it should of been you, fake drake.
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