Avery Kearl | Writer
February 24th, 2022
In November of 2022, Drake and 21 Savage released the album, Her Loss, with hit songs “Rich Flex”, “Hours in Silence”, and “Middle of the Ocean”.
After a hiatus of 5 years, Drake finally performed at the iconic Apollo theater located in New York on the 21st and 22nd of January for the first time since his tour Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour LIVE! In 2018. Drake (Aubrey Drake Graham) brought out 21 Savage (Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) on set for Saturday’s show.
What made this show so special was not only the fact that it was his first performance in 5 years but that his setlist contained songs from all his eras. Songs such as, “Trust Issues”, “Feel No Ways”, “Jaded”, “Jungle”, “God’s Plans”, “Passion fruit”, “One Dance”, “Passionfruit”, and many more.
“I listen to drake a lot and Her Loss was one of my favorite albums of 2022 for sure,” said junior Claire Pham.
During his performance, Drake hinted at releasing a new album and going on a world tour in the summer of 2023, sharing, “We’re gonna be out on the road this summer,” claims Variety.
This performance at Apollo was not the only time the artist has hinted at touring. On a guest appearance on Stake’s Twitch live-stream in December of 2022, he shared that he was planning on going on tour.
“Ah man, I can’t wait to see the people,” he said, according to the New York Post. “It’s like one thing to make the music, but to see it is the most gratifying feeling. It’s different when you’re performing. You look out in the crowd, someone locks eyes with you, and you can just tell it’s a moment.”
According to All HipHop, Drake wants to wait until 21 Savage is no longer restricted to travel due to his 3-year-old immigration case. Drake urges, “Free up my brother 21 Savage so that we can touch road and go on tour, straight up, that my new years’ resolution…They need to free my brother off all that travel s— so that we can go see the people because I can’t see the world without him.”
“If Drake goes on tour, there’s no way I won’t go to one of his shows,” sophomore Taegan Johnson said.
It’s safe to say that we can expect some new and incredibly exciting upcoming projects from the artist in 2023.
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