If you like surprises, then you should have been at Drake’s concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last Saturday (November 6).
Just before 11:30 pm, his great friend and mentor, Lil Wayne, joined the Canadian rapper on stage for one song, causing the crowd to go wild. Rumours were swirling that Lil Wayne was in the city, and the sold-out audience repeatedly chanted his name in the hopes he might put in an appearance.
While Lil Wayne was incarcerated in a New York penitentiary, Drake had stood by his friend, visiting whenever possible. Wayne ended up serving eight months in Riker’s Island after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
Drake welcomed him onstage during the song Miss Me from the album Thank Me Later, and embraced his friend at the end of their performance. It was Drake’s last show in Las Vegas for his Light Dreams and Nightmares tour.
Yesterday evening (November 7), a huge homecoming party was held to celebrate Lil Wayne’s release. Although he’ll have to be on good behaviour since to the terms of his release include abstaining from alcohol for the next three years, as well as random drug testing.