Monday 8th August 2016 by Alexandra Pollard Contributor | Photos by WENN

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Drake makes surprise appearance at Mad Decent Block Party

The rapper joined DJ Boi-Ida partway through his set

Drake surprise appearance at Mad Decent Block Party, watch video

Photo: WENN

Fans who’d gathered to watch DJ Boi-Ida’s set at Mad Decent Block Party over the weekend were in for a big surprise - Drake appeared to perform a handful of songs. Watch footage below.

The rapper, who recently made headlines after teasing an imminent joint album with Kanye West, turned up during the touring festival to perform ‘Jumpman’, ‘Back To Back’ and ‘For Free’.

Check out fan-shot footage below, via The Fader.

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A video posted by ♉️AURORA (@aurorad05) on Aug 7, 2016 at 5:08pm PDT

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A video posted by ♉️AURORA (@aurorad05) on Aug 7, 2016 at 5:03pm PDT

Drake's block party at mad decent in NYC 🎃 "backtoback" #6god #ovo #squad #drake #nyc

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A video posted by ♉️AURORA (@aurorad05) on Aug 7, 2016 at 5:03pm PDT

Meanwhile, you can read up on everything we know so far about Kanye West and Drake’s joint album here.

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