Lil Wayne Vs Drake: Rappers To Battle It Out On Tour
Lil Wayne and Drake will square off on-stage during their upcoming tour.
The rappers are preparing to embark on a series of extremely epic shows next month, performances that will find Lil Wayne and his tourmate engaging in a pseudo “rap battles” for their legion of adoring fans. After bouncing back and forth between their respective tunes, Lil Wayne and Drake will eventually appear together on-stage.
Weezy discussed the game plan during a recent chat with MTV News. Judging from the Wayne’s description of the upcoming shows, folks who pony up the money to see them live are in for a serious rap-oriented treat.
Lil Wayne told the website:
“Since, thank god we’ve been so successful, [we’ll just be] going back and forth with our hits and getting the crowd to go crazy, then just finally hit the stage together. It’s a battle type thing.”
BET points out that Lil Wayne’s manager, Cortez Bryant, is the mastermind behind the on-stage “battles” between Weezy and Drake. If you like what you see when the show wraps up, remember to send the guy a little love on social media.
Lil Wayne and Drake will reportedly kick things off on August 8 with a performance at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center in New York. The rappers will then take their show throughout the rest of the nation. Check out a complete list of dates below. Note: These shows could disappear without notice. In short: These dates are subject to change.
8/8 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/9 – Noblesville, IN – Klipsch Music Center
8/10 – Tinley Park, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/12 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/13 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre
8/15 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
8/16 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/17 – Burgettstown, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
8/19 – Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
8/21 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
8/25 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
8/26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
8/27 – Virginia Beach, VA – Farm Bureau Live At Virginia Beach
8/29 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
8/30 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
8/31 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
9/3 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
9/4 – Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
9/6 – Austin, TX – Austin360 Amphitheater
9/7 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Pavilion
9/10 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
9/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Usana Amphitheatre
9/13 – Ridgefield, WA – Sleep Country Amphitheater
9/14 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
9/16 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/17 – Wheatland, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/19 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
9/20 – Chula Vista, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
9/25 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
9/27 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Although Lil Wayne can’t seem to recall when, precisely, Tha Carter V is supposed to hit retail shelves, this writer has a funny feeling that the record could arrive before Wayne and Drake begin their tour. Unfortunately, that’s about all the information we have to chew on at the moment. Keep your fingers crossed tightly.
Are you planning to catch Lil Wayne on tour this summer? What do you think about the rapper battling Drake on-stage during the shows?
[Image via Hip Hop My Way]
