Drake's security guard was “seriously injured” in a shooting at his home on Tuesday.
Forget about “Drake's Curse” and sports betting gone wrong… bullets peppered the superstar hip-hop artist's luxury mansion in one of Canada's most exclusive neighborhoods early Tuesday morning. It's a big deal in the world.
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Police investigating shooting incident at rapper Drake's mansion
around 2 a.m. when suspects in a car opened fire outside the massive wrought iron gate at the entrance to Drake's mansion on Bridle Path Street north of downtown Toronto, Toronto police said. One of Drake's guards stood there.
The security guard was taken to a hospital with an apparent gunshot wound, and his condition was described as serious but not life-threatening, said Lt. Paul Kroczyk of the city's Firearms and Gang Control Unit.
“While I cannot confirm whether Drake was in the home at the time of the incident, I can tell you that we have been in contact with his team and are cooperating with them,” Krawczyk said at a news conference outside his home.
The suspects reportedly fled in a car. There was no explanation.
Despite multiple security cameras pointing not only at Drake's large property, but also nearby properties and the street itself, police are facing “video quality issues,” Kracik said. Told.
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Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and “The Great Rap War”
37-year-old Drake is known for hit songs such as. god's plan and hotline blingwon the coveted crown of the world's highest-earning rapper last year.
He is currently competing with fellow rapper and Pulitzer Prize winner Kendrick Lamar on the following topics: rolling stone magazine It's called the “Great Rap War.”
It's certainly not uncommon in the hip-hop music genre for two artists to exchange “diss tracks.”
according to daily mail, Drake and Lamar's recently reignited feud comes after the two were originally friends, collaborating and touring together from 2011 to 2013.
While previous exchanges between the two have focused on common diss debates, such as who is the bigger star, the lyrics of songs released by both artists in recent days have a particularly jarring tone. .
A long-simmering feud between the rap titans escalated over the weekend to allegations of pedophilia, abuse and infidelity.
The California rapper also accused Drake, who is of biracial Canadian descent, of not being a “coworker” but a “colonizer” of black American culture.
Watch and Listen: Drake vs Kendrick Lamar Diss Track
in his trajectory different from usLamar addresses allegations that Drake sleeps with underage girls, rapping specifically about being a “certified pedophile.”
The Grammy winner responded with a song of his own. heart part 6 On Sunday, he denied these grooming allegations.
heart part 6 This song marks Drake's fourth diss track.he dropped it earlier Push-ups (Drop & Give Me 50), TaylorMade Freestyle and family problems.
As Mr. Lamar, euphoria, 6:16 Los Angeles, Meet the Grahams and Not like us.
too early to tell
However, there was no indication that the shooting had anything to do with the rap rivalry.
At a press conference after the shooting, Krawczyk said he was aware of the bad blood between the two artists, but there was no indication at this stage that the shooting had anything to do with the rap rivalry.
“Due to the early stages of the investigation, we are unable to comment further as a motive is unknown at this time.”
- Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse
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