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Video: Drake Presents Rihanna With Her Video Vanguard Award at the 2016 MTV VMAs
As the recipient of this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Rihanna graced the stage four times, performing various hits from her 10 year career; and when it was time to be presented the Vanguard award, it was to everyone’s surprise that the presenter was Rihanna’s on again-off again [rumored] boyfriend, Drake. Commenting on her work ethic and fashion throughout the years, Drake couldn’t help but mention that he’s been in love with the 28-year-old songstress since he was 22 years old.
“She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old.” #VMAs https://t.co/tw6eGKEPsx
— MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2016
Drake’s Speech Transcript:
The first time I met Robyn Fenty was 2005. She was shooting a music video at a Restaurant called Avocado in Toronto. The song was “Pon de Replay” and the director of that video was Little X. I was introduced to her as a kid who played background music at the restaurant as people ate their dinner. It’s hard to believe that 11 years later all three of us would come together to create the visual for a song called “Work.”
Today, the world knows Little X as Director X, they know me as Drake and not the kid singing while you order pasta. But 11 years later, they still all know Rihanna as the one-and-only, Rihanna.
Captivating from day one, the iconic being that is Rihanna was already at a place where most artists only dream of going. For them, that’s often the peak, but for her, that was the starting point, and she has kept ascending to an untouchable level ever since. When it comes to music, she relentlessly takes over the charts with every release. When it comes to performance, they swarm in masses just to be in her presence … obviously. And, when it comes to fashion and style, she makes it seem so effortless until you try and do it yourself, which is when it gets a little awkward.
What’s most impressive isn’t the endless list of stats, awards and accomplishments. What’s most impressive is the person. Some artists need to play a character to achieve success. Some need to downplay their own natural instincts to blend in. She succeeds by doing something that no one in this music industry does, which is being herself.
This woman has surpassed all competition while still being the same girl from Barbados, surrounded by the same friends, speaking with the same accent, and never missing a Crop Over unless it’s to come perform at the OVO fest.
We love the music, which can change styles from out in the album. We love the videos, which change their artistic vision from year to year, but most of all, we love the woman who hasn’t changed since day one.
She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old. She’s one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me. She’s a living, breathing legend in our industry.
Ladies and gentleman, the recipient of the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for 2016, Rihanna.
“My success is not my own. It’s my family’s. It’s my fans’. It’s my country’s.” – @rihanna#VMAs https://t.co/g4glV2OEJL
— MTV (@MTV) August 29, 2016
After Drake‘s official diss, “Push Ups,” leaked earlier today, in which he dissed Rick Ross, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and others, Rick Ross throws his hat in the ring and immediately responds with a diss of his own titled, “Champagne Moments.”
In the diss track, Rick Ross reveals that Drake allegedly got a nose job and also unfollowed Drake on Instagram after Drake sent French Montana a cease and desist for a track on his album.
Stream the rough snippet below.
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The record is now available on streaming services.
After facing a barrage of diss tracks from the likes of Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar, and more, Drake returns with a response that appears to have leaked online.
Earlier this week, Rory and Mal of the New Rory and Mal podcast teased the diss on episode 258, with Rory dropping hints like, “Drop down & give me 50,” a line directly lifted from Drake’s response.
Here u go pic.twitter.com/gerlUIZaeh
— thadeac⭕️n (@its_thadeacon) April 13, 2024
Now, the Toronto native fires back, airing out his grievances towards his peers over a 4-minute track sampling Notorious B.I.G.‘s “Get Money.”
Drake’s response to Kendrick Lamar:
“What’s a Prince to a king? He a son, n****”
“Pip squeak pipe down, you ain’t in no big three, SZA got you wipe down, Travis got you wiped down, Savage got you wiped down, like your label boy you Interscope right now” “How the f*** you been big steppin with size 7 mens on”
“Maroon 5 need a verse, you better make it witty, then we need a verse for the Swifties, Top say you drop, you better drop and give up fiftyyy”
Drake’s reply to J. Cole’s apology for dissing Kendrick Lamar: “And that f*cking song y’all got is not starting beef with us/This sh*t been brewing in a pot, now I’m heating up/I don’t care what Cole think, that Dot sh*t was weak as f*ck”
Drake’s clapback at Rick Ross:
“I might take ya latest girl and cuff her like Ricky, can’t believe he’s jumping in, this n**** turning 50, every song that made it on the chart he got from Drizzy, worry bout whatever going on with you and—”
Drake’s response to Metro Boomin:
“Metro shut your h*e ass and make some drums, n****”
Following the release of her hit single “B**ch Duh” in February, Chicago artist Dreezy is back with a female star-studded remix of the track featuring BIA, Lakeyah, and KenTheMan.
The original version of the song boasts a star-studded video with appearances from Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Swae Lee, Coi Leray, Yung Miami, Natalie Nunn, 2 Chainz, Rubi Rose, Gillie, NeNe Leakes, and more.
“‘B**ch Duh’ came about with just me being in a studio, popping my s**t, getting in my vibe. I love to just make music that makes me feel confident and makes me feel like I’m on top of the world. It’s just one of those songs where I was just really in my element. I put it out, the internet went crazy about it. It was like organic love and everything,” Dreezy told BET. “So, I thought about an all female remix plus it was Women’s Month. When I put the original track out there, I was getting so much good feedback from the female rappers anyway. That’s how I chose who I wanted to be on the song.”
The release of the ‘B**ch Duh’ remix follows news of Dreezy’s 2016 single “Close To You,” featuring T-Pain, earning Platinum certification from the RIAA in March.
Stream the ‘B**ch Duh’ remix below.
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