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Drake hosted a rather spectacular line up at the this years OVO festival in Toronto. The third annual event had been scaled back to one evening and boasted a long reel of 'special guests' including Kanye West.
Little was known about the acts on the bill prior to the night, aside from scheduled appearances from James Blake, The Weeknd, ASAP Rocky and Wale. This year's guests certainly lived up to the festival's reputation with surprise performances from Jay Z and Eminem in the past.
Despite Frank Ocean cancelling, this year's special guests did not dissappoint. Kanye West, Miguel, Lil Wayne, TLC, Diddy, and J Cole all graced the stage with their presence and some mightly collaborations took place.
The Weeknd and Drake perform 'Crew Love'
Drake and The Weeknd took to the stage for a performance of 'Crew Love' during which they shared an embrace. ASAP Rocky joined Drake for 'Fucking Problems' whilst also performing 'Goldie' and 'Wild For the Night'. Miguel accompanied Drake and J Cole for 'Power Trip' and also sang 'Adorn' solo.
One of the biggest acts on the bill, Kanye West performed performed 'New Slaves', 'All of the Lights' and 'Can’t Tell Me Nothing'.
Kanye West performs 'New Slaves'
Kanye allegedly told the crowd that Drake inspired him and Jay Z to record Watch the Throne. Drake responded by saying that Kanye was one of the reasons why he is rapping today.
90's girl group TLC perform their classic 'No Scrubs'