Drake has certainly turned down the Tremendous Bowl halftime present on a number of events, based on Elliott Wilson.
Within the newest episode of HipHopDX’s The Larger Image, Wilson — who serves as Editorial Director of Hip Hop Journalism at UPROXX Studios, DX’s father or mother firm — confirmed the information, which was first made public by New Rory & Mal co-host Mal earlier this week.
The veteran Hip Hop journalist acquired extra particular than Mal, revealing one other attention-grabbing layer to the story. He stated that Drake was requested to carry out on the Tremendous Bowl twice: first, in 2020 in Miami, and once more the next 12 months in Tampa.
Behind these gives was, in fact, JAY-Z, who started working with the NFL in 2019 to assist manage the league’s halftime present.
After Drake turned them down, the 2020 Tremendous Bowl halftime present was as a substitute headlined by Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, whereas Drizzy’s friend-turned-foe The Weekend landed the gig in 2021, including one other twist to the story.
“I’ve some intel. I assumed Mal was capping, I assumed he was mendacity about Drake turning down the Tremendous Bowl. That sounded wild. It was like, ‘4 instances? Who turns down the Tremendous Bowl that many instances?’” Wilson stated.
“I’ve it on authority, a number of sources have instructed me that Drake has certainly turned down the Tremendous Bowl. He really turned down the primary two [since JAY-Z’s NFL partnership] — the one in Miami and The Weeknd one.”
He added: “These guys are rivals with one another, they’ve had their good instances and dangerous instances with one another. However businesswise, JAY-Z wished Drake on that Tremendous Bowl stage and he turned it down twice.”
Wilson then defended Hov in opposition to claims that choosing Drake’s bitter rival Kendrick Lamar to carry out at subsequent 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl was a slight in opposition to the 6 God, as advised by the likes of Nicki Minaj and Cam’ron.
“So now, years later, when the chance’s requested of Kendrick and Kendrick says, ‘Sure,’ is Jay not enjoying truthful there?” he requested. “Ought to Drake really feel a method about it when he is aware of himself he’s had the chance to do it however he’s turned it down twice?”
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The revelation arrives amid commotion surrounding Kendrick’s Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime present, which takes place in New Orleans on February 9.
Many — together with Birdman, Juvenile and Grasp P — have taken problem with the choice, arguing that Lil Wayne ought to’ve been given the nod contemplating he’s a New Orleans legend and had brazenly coveted the gig.
A lot of this anger has been directed at JAY-Z, with Nicki Minaj accusing the Roc Nation mogul of denying her Younger Cash mentor the chance out of “hatred” for herself, Birdman and Drake.
Whereas neither Jay nor Kendrick have but addressed the backlash, Wayne himself appeared heartbroken in an Instagram video shared on Friday (September 13) during which he admitted that the snub “damage so much.”
“I assumed there was nothing higher than that spot and that stage and that platform in my metropolis, so it damage. It damage an entire lot,” he stated, including: “It broke me and I’m simply making an attempt to place me again collectively.”
The total episode of The Larger Image airs on Saturday (September 14) on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or whever you get your podcasts.
Extra reporting by Elise Ricks and Jeremy Hecht.
