‘Not Like Us’ rapper Lamar took the stage at Caesars Superdome on Sunday. The 38-year-old Canadian rapper — who is currently on his Anita Max Win tour — offered the gift to fans at his concert in Melbourne, Australia. In a clip posted to TikTok, Drake was seen reading signs held by the audience, including one that said, “Adonis for President,” referencing his seven-year-old son, Adonis. “We’ll start here with you because you’re showing a lot of love to my son,” he told the fan with the sign. “On behalf of me and my son… We’re going to give you $25,000 for your family.”.
Drake then gave a shout-out to another fan who was holding a sign that read: “Kiss me, it’s my birthday.”. “I can’t see from here, so I can’t judge if I’m going to kiss you,” the “One Dance” singer quipped. “But what I am going to do is I’m going to give you $20,000 and I’m going to pay for a birthday dinner for you and all your friends tomorrow night.”. He also told the fan that she and her friend could come back to the show the following night, promising to get them tickets.
During the concert, he also took a moment to express his gratitude for all his fans who came out to the show. Fans were waiting to see if the rapper would perform “Not Like Us,” which features brutal lyrics about Drake, including allegations about his interactions with younger women. In one line referencing Drake’s 2021 album, Lamar raps: “Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophile.” However, during the halftime performance, Lamar omitted the word pedophile as well as the n-word throughout.
Last month, Drake sued his own record label, Universal Music Group — which also represents Lamar — for defamation over “Not Like Us.”. Though Lamar is not named in the suit, the filing claims that Universal knew the pedophilia allegations were false but “chose corporate greed over the safety and well-being of its artists.”. It additionally claims that Universal “approved, published, and launched a campaign to create a viral hit out of a rap track” that was “intended to convey the specific, unmistakable, and false factual allegation that Drake is a criminal pedophile, and to suggest that the public should resort to vigilante justice in response.”.
