Blog: Stereogum

Last year, Drake gave the internet-rap insurgents of the world a vote of confidence when he took Kendrick Lamar and ASAP Rocky along as opening acts on his Club Paradise tour. That was cool. But the thing he's doing this summer could be even cooler. This time around, he's touring the arenas of the U.S. with a ridiculously stacked lineup of rappers: Waka Flocka Flame, J. Cole, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, French Montana. Do you guys realize the implications of this? That's like a touring production of the Hot 97 Summer Jam! That's an opportunity to hear practically all the [...]