Drake shared a warning about fake friends who may “switch up” and “try to stab you in the back” amid his ongoing feud with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar.
The “One Dance” hitmaker passionately addressed the crowd when he grabbed the mic at Canadian broadcaster Tyrone Edwards’ Nostalgia Party in Toronto Saturday night.
“My real friends, are definitely in the building,” he said, per a video posted to Instagram.
“But I’m going to tell you, you’re going to come to a point in life where people you thought were your friends or people you thought were close to you, they might switch up.”
<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/rapper-drake-performs-onstage-lil-77814604.jpg?w=1024" width="1024" height="830" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Drake, seen here in December 2022, sent a message to his fans about fake friends during Tyrone Edwards’ Nostalgia Party in Toronto on Saturday night. WireImage</figcaption></figure>
<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/line-beauty-metropolitan-museum-art-20239606.jpg?w=1024" width="1024" height="702" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">The “One Dance” hitmaker addressed the crowd amid his ongoing feud with Kendrick Lamar, seen here in May 2023. Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue</figcaption></figure>
“They might try to move funny with you. They might stab you in the back. They might do a lot of things to you,” Drake, 37, continued.
“You’ll come to that realization, wherever you’re at in life. You’ve probably been there and you’ll be there again. That’s how life is. Sometimes it’s you and you alone by yourself.”
The “God’s Plan” emcee abruptly ended his speech before playing Beyoncé’s anthem “Me, Myself and I.”
<figure style="width: 820px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-6706044.jpg?w=820" width="820" height="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">“My real friends, are definitely in the building,” he said, according to a video posted to Instagram. Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<figure style="width: 683px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-39762909.jpg?w=683" width="683" height="1024" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">But I’m going to tell you, you’re going to come to a point in life where people you thought were your friends or people you thought were close to you, they might switch up,” he continued. Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
The Grammy-winning rapper — born Aubrey Drake Graham — also sent a message when he played 50 Cent’s 2003 track “Many Men.”
“Many men wish death upon me / Blood in my eye, dog, and I can’t see / I’m tryin’ to be what I’m destined to be,” the song goes.
The “Family Matters” rapper’s speech comes after he reportedly unfollowed NBA stars LeBron James and DeMar DeRozan on Instagram after they showed support for Lamar.
<figure style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/user-expressly-acknowledges-agrees-downloading-9173085.jpg?w=1024" width="1024" height="682" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">“They might stab you in the back. They might do a lot of things to you,” the Canadian rapper added. Getty Images</figcaption></figure>
<figure style="width: 917px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/10/rapper-drake-sits-celebrity-row-75566259.jpg?w=917" width="917" height="1023" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">During his appearance, Drake also played 50 Cent’s track “Many Men.” Robert Sabo for NY Post</figcaption></figure>
Fans assumed Drake removed James, 39, and DeRozan, 35, because they both attended Lamar’s Juneteenth concert over the summer.
James enjoyed the show from the audience, while DeRozan joined the “Humble” rapper, 37, onstage as he performed his No. 1 Drake diss track, “Not Like Us.”
On the hit record, Lamar accuses Drake of liking underage girls, which he has denied.
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The two rappers exchanged a series of diss tracks this year, with Drake alleging Lamar cheated on his fiancée, Whitney Alford, and questioning the paternity of their son.
Their feud began in March when Lamar was featured on “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin.
In response to J. Cole name-dropping him on Drake’s song “First Person Shooter,” Lamar rapped, “Motherf—k the big three, n—a, it’s just big me.”

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