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Drake performs stay on stage throughout day two of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival.

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Key Takeaways:

• Drake used his Amsterdam tour cease to talk on loyalty, telling followers, “My karma is straight.”
• The second sparked renewed dialogue about his previous trade relationships and present authorized battles.
• Listeners are decoding the speech as a refined response to critics, together with Kendrick Lamar.

Drake continues to be touring abroad and persevering with his PR marketing campaign within the course of. While in Amsterdam on Wednesday evening (July 30), the Toronto rapper was adamant that he was one of many good guys, providing perception into what he credit for his longevity.

The clip making the rounds, shared by X user @viraldrizzy, reveals Drake talking about his loyalty and developing by not kicking anybody throughout his ascent.

“Never give up. Keep going, not even on some preachy s**t. I just want you to… this might be the moment that you need to hear it,” mentioned Drizzy from the stage. “And the biggest thing I would say to you is I didn’t get here by being a piece of s**t. I didn’t get here by being a snake. I didn’t get here by being a d**khead. I got here by being good to people, being nice to people, and my karma is straight.”

He added, as the gang cheered, “That’s why I’m still on stage in 2025. Trust me, and I appreciate you always supporting me, always being there for me. I love y’all. I don’t have no jokes tonight. I usually tell a joke or some s**t, but tonight it’s no jokes. It’s just love. I appreciate you so much.”

Drake didn’t title any names so far as who could have sparked his phrases. But, he’s presently suing Universal Music Group over the promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” So, the peanut gallery — followers and non-fans alike — is making the leap that Drake’s commentary was a minimum of passively aggressively geared toward Ok. Dot, or his haters usually, needs to be no shock. It additionally opens up debate about who’s in charge for Drake musical relationships that began off effectively sufficient, however later soured (see: ILoveMakonnen, Future, and Rick Ross, as a couple of examples).

The “Started From The Bottom” rapper is presently touring with PARTYNEXTDOOR on his “$ome $pecial $hows 4 U” trek. Drake’s new album, Iceman, is due out this yr, however no official launch date has been revealed… but.