What is is the fact that one of the big days during the festival features — wait for it — B2K, Mario, Pretty Ricky, Lloyd, Ying Yang Twins, Bobby V and Chingy. Essentially, he’s created a Toronto stop for The Millenium tour. Not that there’s any complaint.

Check out the flyer below. It all takes place across multiple locations (including Drake’s night at Budweiser Stage) from July 29th to August 5th.

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9th Annual OVO Fest ?? Tickets on sale Friday @ticketmaster

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When “Summer Sixteen” finally dropped (and was played 4 times in a row), it took Twitter by storm. Not only did he take shots at Tory Lanez, he mentioned Chris Brown, Jay-Z, Kanye, Meek and most surprisingly Obama.

Although it was surprising to hear Meek references on a new track in 2016, it did not really cross my mind as anything other than some well-written, laughable bars that could add to Drake’s dominant run. As I was re-listened to “Summer Sixteen” and tried to decipher some of the lyrics, I saw that Meek dropped the other half of his 4/4 EP and that there would be another Drake diss record on it, entitled “War Pain”.

Even though I am a fan of Meek’s music, I really did not care to listen to it. I thought that I had heard all of the Philly rapper’s ammo. But later that night, when I logged back on to Twitter, I saw people reacting to more than just the track. They were reacting to the timing.

Meek released War Pain fifteen minutes after Drake released Summer Sixteen . Not only was this timing a bit odd, but the actual track itself contained direct references to Drake’s song. He mentioned the Jay-Z line, the Tory Lanez diss, as well as the now infamous 4 Seasons incident. It seems as though Meek had heard Drake’s song prior to it’s release.

Meek Mill released his record the same day as Drake’s, got a copy of the song before hand, and responded directly to what Drake said, and not to mention put out a dope record. Have the tables turned?

By no means, am I necessarily saying that Meek out-rapped Drake on Saturday night, but I think he may have won the strategic battle. Drake had always been credited as being a strategic, marketing mastermind. But on Saturday, Meek’s attack looked so well planned and orchestrated that he may have taken Drake’s role. No tweets in response, just bars. The Instagram post that he did put up was a picture of him laughing that had the caption “The ghost writer told me!” which, even though I don’t believe, was a very clever, almost Drake-like move.

The ghost writer told me! ?

A photo posted by Meek Mill (@meekmill) on Jan 30, 2016 at 7:48pm PST

Now that Drake has re-ignited this flame, do we have new life in a battle that we all thought was over in the summer?

What is the next move from Drake?
He obviously has to question who is loyal, because somehow Meek got that track before-hand. If you don’t know who to trust, it’s hard to maneuver. It’s possible that Drake will leave it alone for now, but then again who knows; this thing is very unpredictable. He does have a huge platform with OVO Sound Radio every week, so could a response be in the cards for next weekend? Remember, “Back to Back” is nominated for a Grammy, so in the case of a win, the move might just be to flex on the gram.

What is the next move from Meek?
He has Dream Chasers 4 on the way. We have heard previews from his “Back to Back remix”, so it does not seem like he is letting up on the 6 God anytime soon. Is there more where “War Pain” came from on DC4? He makes reference to snatching Drake’s chain, so perhaps Drizzy will have to keep his head up. If he remains this strategic, then perhaps we are looking at a situation where the best is yet to come. Perhaps we have a real rap battle at our hands.

What do you think?
Did Drake lose any momentum in this beef after Saturday night’s events? Should we just leave this beef alone and all move forward with our hip-hop lives? Should Drake respond?

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“All my exes live in Texas like I’m George Strait.” Drake’s affinity with Texas has resulted in Houston Appreciation Week, announced via Drizzy‘s Instagram. Drake is known to have sampled some of Houston’s finest, such as DJ Screw and E.S.G on “Over My Dead Body” and Trae The Truth on “Connect.” He also speaks highly of the city in various song lyrics. Drake is scheduled to headline this year’s  OVO Fest in Toronto along with the ATLiens themselves, Outkast. Check back soon for dates.

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It looks like it’s going to be a busy finish to the summer for Drake. The Toronto-bred emcee is getting ready to kick off the 4th annual OVO Fest, but that didn’t stop him from dropping another track off his latest project. 2 Chainz and Big Sean were tagged for the latest release off Drake’s upcoming third studio album, Nothing Was The Same. A mellow offering from Key Wane on the beat lends itself to the vocals on this joint and this trio doesn’t disappoint. Not a bad start to your August right…? Peep the track below.

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“Call me crazy. Shit. At least you called me.” That’s how it goes sometimes. Mr. Graham probably doesn’t have this problem a lot these days, but hey, you never know. No diced pineapples here, just the whole thing. Will we hear a new Aaliyah/Drizzy track this Sunday evening at OVO Fest? Sit back, smoke some shisha and find out.

Photo cred goes to Word On Road.

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