On Saturday, Lil Wayne traveled back to New Orleans for his sixth annual Lil Weezyana Fest, which had been postponed from August. But Wayne delivered a two-hour concert that included a surprise visit from Drake, making the wait worthwhile.
Ladies and gentlemen, would you kindly raise a fuss for this visitor from abroad? Before the Canadian superstar took the stage at Champions Square, Weezy declared, “Let’s show him a nice time in America.
Drake opened his 18-minute concert with “She Will,” a 2011 Weezy collaboration. Before moving on to his solo singles like “God’s Plan,” “In My Feelings,” “Nonstop,” and “Jimmy Cooks,” he followed with “The Motto.”
He paid respect to the “GOAT” who put him on and to New Orleans. It’s a privilege to be back in one of the few cities that had a significant impact on my artistic career, he remarked. “I don’t think I would ever be where I was without New Orleans and I definitely know I would not be anywhere in this fu**ing life without the greatest rap artist of all time that’s right there on stage behind me,” the performer said.
While traveling with Wayne, he remembered playing Bobby Valentino’s role in “Mrs. Officer,” and he finished with an acapella performance of a Tha Carter III song. Drake, who portrayed Jimmy Brooks on “Degrassi,” recalled that Lil Wayne used to summon him on stage to sing Bobby’s portion and refer to him as Jimmy Valentino. “It’s exactly like before.”
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He made sure to give his mentor one last act of affection before departing. “Thank you, my brother, Lil Wayne. I am at a loss for words with you. You have my utmost love.
Weezy introduced Rick Ross before Drake to perform “God Did,” their DJ Khaled duet, live for the first time.
Since the first Weezyana Fest in 2015, Drake hadn’t previously performed there. Drake, Wayne, and Nicki Minaj performed on stage together in August as part of the Young Money reunion at OVO Fest in Toronto.
