Drake Offers Cancer Survivor $50k During Concert

BYCole BlakePublished on February 17, 20242.1K Views

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Drake attends "Til Death Do Us Part" on October 30, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Drake is continuing to help out fans on his "It’s All a Blur — Big as the What? Tour."

Drake promised to give $50,000 to a fan who survived cancer during his performance in Pittsburgh on Friday night. At one point, Drake pointed to a fan holding a sign, which according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, read: “Ur music carried me through cancer." He then offered to bless the attendee with a huge paycheck.

It's not the first time on the It’s All a Blur — Big as the What? Tour that Drake has offered to help out a cancer survivor. In Nashville, last week, he gave a shoutout to a fan who noted they just finished chemo. “I hope my manager doesn’t kill me ’cause I’ve never really done this much, but listen, I want you to cash this in at the end of the night,” he said at the time. “We’re gonna give you $100,000. I love you and I wish you the best.”

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ATLANTA, GA - OCTOBER 19: Drake performs during Wicked (Spelhouse Homecoming Concert) Featuring 21 Savage at Forbes Arena at Morehouse College on October 19, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

Drake has been performing on the tour with J. Cole and Lil Durk for weeks now. While he previously told fans he'd be taking a break from working on new music, he changed his tune during a concert in St. Louis, earlier this week. “You know, I said I was taking a break and all that sh*t, but I’m right back on the road again,” he told the crowd. “It’s hard for me to stay away from y’all — I really do love you. You never know. I might get bored and start making some new music on the road, see where it goes in the next little while.” Check out his interaction in Pittsburgh below.

Drake Helps Out Fan With Cancer

Drake will be traveling on the tour through April 2024. Be on the lookout for further updates on the It’s All a Blur — Big as the What? Tour on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake

Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.