Adding to all the symbolism, the instrumental of his 2011 hit “Over My Dead Body” played in the background, and when he was on stage, he took a moment to pointedly remind fans that “Drizzy Drake is very much still alive.”
“My name is Drake. I started in 2008. I came all the way from Toronto, Canada. The year is now 2025, and Drizzy Drake is very much still alive,” he can be heard telling the crowd.
We can’t embed the videos due to copyright reasons. But I’ve kindly linked out to a number of different angles of his entrance, so feast your eyes here and here.