As the rap world celebrated the surprise release of his nemesis Kendrick Lamar‘s new album GNX, Drake went on popular streamer XQC‘s livestream Sunday night, where he appeared mostly unbothered despite being the subject of Kendrick’s Grammy-nominated diss track “Not Like Us.” Drake, being Drake, of course, still got off a handful of petty jabs. He introduced himself on camera, saying: “I’m here, as you can see, fully intact. You need facts to take me out. Fairytales won’t do it.” His remarks continue the sentiment he shared on “The Heart pt.6,” where he defended himself against the more scurrilous attacks on Kendrick’s disses.
For most of the stream, Drake was focused on either gambling with XQC or the (honestly pretty good) magic tricks being done by the guest he brought on for the occasion. During the roughly two-hour-long stream, XQC, the 29-year-old Canadian streamer who at one point held the world record for Twitch subscriptions, played different songs, careful to avoid any music by Drake’s opps, which proved somewhat difficult. After accidentally playing a song by the Weeknd, Drake politely asked XQC to change the track, commenting, “We only play real sixers around here,” calling The Weeknd’s affiliation to Toronto into question.
Maybe the most left-field jab came when Steve Lacy’s smash hit “Bad Habit” started playing, and Drake couldn’t help but hum along before noting that Lacy, who appeared at Kendrick Lamar’s Pop Out concert this summer, was a “Fragile Opp,” which can perhaps be interpreted as some sort of Toronto slang for someone you only sort of dislike. Lacy, for his part, seems to be taking it rather lightly, posting to his Instagram a picture of the bashful emoji with the caption: “Who tryna be my…fragile opp.”
As far as actual updates from Drake about music, he announced that he’s “seventy-five percent done” with his collab album with Partynextdoor and that he’d be going on tour in Australia, his first time in the country in eight years, beginning February 9th. Online sleuths have already pointed out that the tour’s start date coincides with the date of the Super Bowl. Of course, Australia being on the other side of the world means Drake could technically still see the Super Bowl, and presumably Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance, before his show begins.
