Drake cut short his surprise appearance at Tyler the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival on Sunday night after being met with boos and jeers.
Around 20 minutes into his set, Drake asked the crowd if they wanted him to continue performing. “Like I said, I’m here for you. If you want me to keep going, I’ll keep going,” he said. When the crowd responded with a chorus of “nos”, Drake shook his head and replied, “It’s been love. I go by the name of Drake, thank you for having me.” He then exited the stage.
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The reason for such the negative reaction? Many attendees had been anticipating an appearance from Tyler the Creator’s former Odd Future collaborator, Frank Ocean. In recent weeks, Ocean has returned to the spotlight by releasing a series of new singles. He’s also been regularly staging queer club nights in New York City. Given his close relationship to Tyler, it was widely believed that Frank would appear as the evening’s mystery headliner.
Instead, it was Drake, and the crowd responded in kind. Adding insult to injury, some fans could even be heard chanting, “We want Frank!”.
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Update: Tyler has responded to Drake getting booed at his festival. He acknowledged that booking Drake may have been “a lil tone deaf knowing the specific crowd,” but blasted “those shits in the front area [who] were the ones being mad rude.” He added, “That shit was like mob mentality and cancel culture in real life and I think that shit is fucking trash.” Read Tyler’s full response below.
I THOUGHT BRINGING ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTIST ON THE FUCKING PLANET TO A MUSIC FESTIVAL WAS FIRE! BUT FLIPSIDE, A LIL TONE DEAF KNOWING THE SPECIFIC CROWD IT DREW. SOME CREATED A NARRATIVE IN THEIR HEAD AND ACTED OUT LIKE ASSHOLES WHEN IT DIDNT COME TRUE AND I DONT FUCK WITH THAT
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
THIS NIGGA DID FEEL NO WAYS! SONG IS BEAUTIFUL. ALSO, MOSTLY EVERYONE WAS HAVING A GREAT TIME, THOSE SHITS IN THE FRONT AREA WERE THE ONES BEING MAD RUDE, WHICH, I CAN SEE WHY, BUT, NAH, FUCK THAT, YALL REPRESENTED ME AND FLOG TO MY GUEST AND MADE US LOOK SOOO ENTITLED AND TRASH
Advertisement— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
THAT SHIT WAS LIKE MOB MENTALITY AND CANCEL CULTURE IN REAL LIFE AND I THINK THAT SHIT IS FUCKING TRASH
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
NIGGA DID FEEL NO WAYS! THAT SONG IS BEAUTIFUL! MOST GUYS DONT DO ALBUM CUTS! THANK YOU AUBREY!
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
LIKE, I LOVE THAT SONG AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN…….HE REALLY DID THAT FOR ME AND I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE TO COME AT ALL, SEE OUR WORLDS COME TOGETHER WAS SO GREAT IN THEORY
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
BUT HEY MAN SHIT HAPPENS, ALL JOKES ASIDE SHIT LOWKEY FUNNY HAHAHA, ASIDE FROM THAT, HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME. AGAIN, NO ARREST NO BULLSHIT MAN A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOYED IT, THANKS AGAIN!
Advertisement— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
YEAR 8! LOVE!
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
AGAIN, THANK YOU DRAKE! ( IM FUCKING PISSED HOTLINE BLING WAS NEXT THATS MY FUCKING SHIT IM GONNA PLAY THAT IN THE SHOWER RIGHT NOW) <3
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) November 11, 2019
