Drake Spreads More Generosity In Australia By Giving Away $45K During Melbourne Show

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Drizzy loves his fans.

Drake is a very generous soul, and not even his Australia and New Zealand tour this spring can interrupt that spirit. Moreover, he recently gave away $25K to a family at his Melbourne show on Sunday (February 9) for showing love to him and to his son Adonis, and also gave away $20K to a girl behind the family who held up a sign for him to kiss her. The 6ix God also wanted to pay for a dinner for the woman and for more tickets to his future concerts in the city if she wants to hit up a setlist again.

Of course, this is nothing new for Drake, as he recently teamed up with Adin Ross for the "Drizzmas" giveaway stream for the holidays, which was explicitly a charitable affair for fans. But by keeping up this energy on the road as well, the Toronto superstar is forming some tight bongs with his fanbase and making sure to share his wealth and lavish lifestyle. Sure, it won't stop him from flexing his larger luxuries online, but life is all about balance.

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Elsewhere during his "Anita Max Win" tour Down Under, Drake is also looking for love... And finding it in the wrong places. He recently had a hilarious (and possibly staged) interaction with a female security guard that he found particularly attractive. But when The Boy learned that she was married, he cheekily brushed her off, and her laughter for the cameras shows that it went over well. Whether they staged it or not, it's exactly the kind of energy that keeps OVO fans comfortable in "Marvins Room," and just a generally comical moment for the fans.

Still, despite all these good times in Australia and New Zealand, dark clouds loom large over Drake. He seems ready to take them all on, though: he's half a world away from Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl, he might drop his PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U under a different label, and he plans to continue his lawsuit against UMG over "Not Like Us." Drizzy gives gifts, but he also takes names.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.