Kanye West, Drake to Perform on Stage Together for First Time Since Reunion: “God’s Plan”
- Kanye West and Drake have finally agreed on a date when they will perform together on stage for the first time since ending their beef
- The event is dubbed Free Larry Hoover Benefit concert and is meant to call for Hoover's release
- This comes just a few days after the two legendary rappers finally put their differences aside
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US rapper Kanye West has gotten his wish to perform on the same stage with Canadian artist Drake.
Source: Instagram
The Chicago-born musician has been pleading with the other to join him on stage for a good cause and has finally got his wish.
On Saturday, November 20, both rappers went to social media to share a poster for the concert as they confirmed their attendance.
The event dubbed Free Larry Hoover Benefit concert will be held on December 9 at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, US.
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Kanye and Drake are the only two artists set to perform at the concert if the poster is anything to go by.
Kanye took a bit of inspiration from Drake's song, as he captioned his Instagram post:
"God's plan (dove emoji)."
Fans over the moon
Many fans reacted to the news on Kanye's post, showing delight towards the news.
@janmetternich said:
"That’s history."
@kidtrunks said:
"I love Kanye like Kanye loves trunks."
@adinross said:
"Trump shoulda freed Larry."
@thomasiannucci said:
"Need a Free Larry Hoover Tour."
@prodbyzaqq said:
"Kanye and Drake?? U already know we there."
@jcolevillle said:
"They act like two Legend cannot coexist."
Larry Hoover is an American gang leader serving six life sentences in prison.
Kanye and Drake squash beef
On Wednesday, November 17, Briefly News reported that Kanye partied with Drake in Toronto, Canada, as rappers finally squashed their long-time beef.
They went on social media, sharing moments with each other in Drake's backyard.
Kanye shared a photo of him, Drake, and J Prince (who's been integral to their makeup) posing in front of a home, which appeared to be Drake's.
The Donda star subtly captioned his post with a dove emoji to symbolise peace.
As for Drake, he even did one better by sharing two clips, the first showing comedian Dave Chappelle giving a speech to celebrate the God's Plant hitmaker for welcoming him, Kanye, and several other stars to his home.
The second video in the series showed Drake and Kanye embracing each other as the latter shouted weird noises at the camera.
Source: Briefly News
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