{"id":2447223,"date":"2019-08-06T10:28:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=867936"},"modified":"2019-08-06T10:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-06T16:28:41","slug":"drake-closes-out-ovo-fest-with-meek-mill-cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/drake-closes-out-ovo-fest-with-meek-mill-cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Closes Out OVO Fest with Meek Mill, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/drake-ovo-fest-megan-thee-stallion-meek-mill.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/drake\/\" id=\"auto-tag_drake\" data-tag=\"drake\">Drake<\/a> closed out the final night of his annual hometown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/ovo-fest\/\" id=\"auto-tag_ovo-fest\" data-tag=\"ovo-fest\">OVO Fest<\/a> in Toronto Monday with a bevy of surprise guests.<\/p>\n<p>Although Drake was the only artist scheduled to perform, the rapper brought out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/cardi-b\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cardi-b\" data-tag=\"cardi-b\">Cardi B<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/megan-thee-stallion\/\" id=\"auto-tag_megan-thee-stallion\" data-tag=\"megan-thee-stallion\">Megan Thee Stallion<\/a> (who performed \u201cBig Ole Freak\u201d and also teamed up to perform with DaBaby), Gucci Mane, Rick Ross and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/meek-mill\/\" id=\"auto-tag_meek-mill\" data-tag=\"meek-mill\">Meek Mill<\/a>, who was fresh off his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-live-reviews\/meek-mill-lollapalooza-2019-867345\/\">performance at Lollapalooza<\/a> on Sunday. Other guests included Offset, YG, Tyga and Chris Brown. Throughout the performance, Drake performed in front of a giant Larry O\u2019Brien NBA Championship Trophy to mark the Toronto Raptors\u2019 victory over the Golden State Warriors in June.<\/p>\n<p>The first night of OVO Fest featured B2K, Lloyd, Mario, Ying Yang Twins and others. The rapper released <em>Care Package<\/em> last week. The 17-song compilation comprises non-album tracks that date as far back as 2011. Drake also recently teamed up with Rick Ross for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/drake-rick-ross-gold-roses-863843\/\">\u201cGold Roses.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch fan-shot footage from the closing night of OVO Fest below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.344262295082\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Drake really has Meek performing in front of a giant Larry O&#8217;Brien trophy at OVO Fest ?<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s gonna be celebrating the championship all season<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenonizzle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@laurenonizzle<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ZyHSFRyPU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/0ZyHSFRyPU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1158561172150345728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.6635514018692\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OVOFest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#OVOFest<\/a> guest number 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gucci1017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gucci1017<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FjYPbNn9hk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/FjYPbNn9hk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nigel D. (@NigelDPresents) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NigelDPresents\/status\/1158546657086267392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.6376811594203\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">Guest number 10<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamcardib?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@iamcardib<\/a> took off her shoes she ready\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OVOFest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#OVOFest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uSD84odNiF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/uSD84odNiF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nigel D. (@NigelDPresents) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NigelDPresents\/status\/1158561506390396929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.2631578947368\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Drake<\/a> and Megan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theestallion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@theestallion<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OvoFest2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#OvoFest2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OVOFest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#OVOFest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ovo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#ovo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/megantheestallion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#megantheestallion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hotgirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#hotgirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xiVtK7T9oy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/xiVtK7T9oy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Thee Stallion (@theehottiemeg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theehottiemeg\/status\/1158565996099252229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.2010309278351\">\n<p lang=\"da\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"da\">Megan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theestallion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@theestallion<\/a> performing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigOleFreak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#BigOleFreak<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OVOFest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#OVOFest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OvoFest2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#OvoFest2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/megantheestallion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#megantheestallion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hotgirlsummer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#hotgirlsummer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hotgirl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#hotgirl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CBWGV5w6F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9CBWGV5w6F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Thee Stallion (@theehottiemeg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theehottiemeg\/status\/1158567451107438592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.253164556962\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theestallion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@theestallion<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaBabyDaBaby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@DaBabyDaBaby<\/a> perform \u2018Cash Sh*t\u2019 at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oVoFest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#oVoFest<\/a>.? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ngn0gBi3VB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ngn0gBi3VB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megan Thee Stallion HQ (@theeStallionHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theeStallionHQ\/status\/1158567789940105216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">August 6, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/drake-ovo-fest-meek-mill-cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-watch-867936\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake closed out the final night of his annual hometown OVO Fest in Toronto Monday with a bevy of surprise guests. Although Drake was the only artist scheduled to perform, the rapper brought out Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion (who performed \u201cBig Ole Freak\u201d and also teamed up to perform with DaBaby), Gucci Mane, Rick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2447223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-25 20:26:11","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSPN The Valley&#039;s Quality Rock","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447223\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}