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Drake performs "I'm On One" during the Young Money Reunion at OVO Fest

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Drake’s Young Money reunion with Lil Wayne & Nicki Minaj was a thrillingly nostalgic act of mythmaking | The Star

The first OVO Fest in two years was a nostalgic trip through the late 2000s and early 2010s, an era when Young Money Entertainment ruled the world of hip-hop.

“When you’re at the top, and you always remember your motherf–ing family — that’s character,” Nicki Minaj declared after a brief but exhilarating reunion with Drake, Lil Wayne and other members of Young Money Entertainment at the 2022 edition of OVO Fest on Saturday.

Taking place at Budweiser Stage less than a week after it was abruptly postponed due to COVID-19 — Drake clearly has a superhuman immune system, or perhaps a ready supply of Paxlovid — the first OVO Fest in two years was a nostalgic trip through the late 2000s and early 2010s, an era when the Young Money — a legendary record label founded by Lil Wayne in 2005 — ruled the world of hip-hop.

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By: Richie Assaly
Source: Toronto Star


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