Daily News | Review: Drake plays first night at the Wells Fargo Center with a surprise intro with Meek Mill, and a featured set with 21 Savage
Drake’s “It’s All a Blur” tour is so named to convey that the Canadian rapper and singer’s career has been a whirlwind, a series of head-spinning triumphs flying by too fast to allow for a moment’s contemplation.the top-selling digital artist
Responding to chants of “Au-brey! Au-brey!” Drake made his entrance to the square stage at the center of the arena floor like a prizefighter, moving through the crowd, fist-pumping and high-fiving along the way.That’s how he has regularly started off his “It’s All A Blur” dates this summer. But this time he was accompanied by Mill, the street-tough Philadelphia rapper with whom he was famously locked in a bitter mid-2010s back-and-forth rap battle.
That connection with Mill led Drake to the posit that “this might be the most important show of the tour.”He revisited the thread of evolution over time and learning to love one another throughout the night. The effect appeared to be achieved with AI technology altering Cox’s features on video screens, creating a not-quite-human effect.
On “Childs Play” a sperm balloon hovered overhead. For “Sicko Mode” and “Way 2 Sexy,” it was a barely dressed inflatable woman. It was silly, though no sillier than the Rolling Stones’ long tradition of blowup doll stage props. After an hour-plus that showcased verbal dexterity and variety of supple flows, Drake moved over to the DJ booth and kept rapping with the seductive “Controlla” from 2016′sTurning the venue into a club with DJ Drake at the helm was intriguing. But he didn’t stick with it for long, instead heading back to the stage for a few more songs, before exiting to make way for 21 Savage.
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