Aubrey has announced his annual OVO Fest and has turned it into a two-day festival. It all goes down at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre August 4-5.
Drake’s OVO Fest came and went five days ago. But Dre Films takes us back to T-Dot with a look behind the scenes, the performances and Rozay’s $27k total spent on Vintage Frames. Frame that.
Backstage at his OVO Fest last weekend, Drake spoke to Much Music on his performance, Aaliyah’s single “Enough Said” and her posthumous album helmed mostly by himself and “40”. Drake also says it will feature at least 13-14 tracks and will include those who have worked with the late songstress. Miss Info has clarification on whether the project is supported by her family.
Waka also lended his assistance during yesterday’s OVO festival by joining Drake for “Round Of Applause”. After the jump, Snoop joins the fun with “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and “Beautiful”.
Of course, Drake brought out a few surprise guests during last night’s show. Above, Nicki Minaj made her presence felt for “Make Me Proud”. She got it, there she go.
Drake held his annual OVO Fest last night at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto. Above, The Weeknd joins him on stage for a little “Crew Love”. Of course, the home crowd was loving it.
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Drake’s second annual OVO Fest will go down in Toronto July 31st 2011 at the Molson Amphitheater. Not sure how he can top last year’s surprise guests, but so far the line up consists of Rick Ross, The Weeknd, and Drizzy himself. Tickets go on sale June 3rd via Ticketmaster. atf
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