During a performance at the Ignite Music Festival in Vancouver, rapper Rick Ross faced backlash from Drake supporters and it ended in a brawl.
The incident occurred when Ross concluded his set by playing Kendrick Lamar's diss track, "Not Like Us," aimed at the Canadian rapper, causing a stir among the audience.
As the music continued filling the room, Ross stepped down from the stage only to be met by a group of people who were less than thrilled with his final song choice.
Rick Ross just got jumped by the OVO GOONS for trying to play bot like us in Canada pic.twitter.com/ESBEGY7bkL
— Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) July 1, 2024
In a video capturing the altercation, a man can be seen punching Ross in the face following a brief exchange, leading to a chaotic brawl. Lamar leveled grave allegations on his song "Not Like Us," debuting right after his album "Meet The Grahams" hit the airwaves.
In the song, Lamar calls out Drake for allegedly showing interest in significantly younger women, along with a fellow entourage member.
Drake’s OVO goons knocked out Rick Ross’ DJ, DJ Sam for playing Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” in Toronto 👀😳 pic.twitter.com/CazSLbyomM
— Hip Hop Ties (@HipHopTiesMedia) July 1, 2024
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The song "Not Like Us" debuted on YouTube and featured visuals that seemed to depict Drake's residence, adorned with red symbols commonly associated with sex offenders.
new angle shows full incident, starting off with Rick Ross getting punched in the face in Canada by someone in the crowd
— SOUND (@itsavibe) July 1, 2024
you can hear someone say as Not Like Us is playing "turn that sh*t off, wanna bang out?"
DJ Sam Sneak got into a fight as well
the Drake & Ross beef… https://t.co/f0njyzJqu3 pic.twitter.com/5y5v6XaFAl
Through his verses, the award-winning songwriter aimed at the successful artist and his associates from the OVO team.
Although Ross and Drake were previously close, Ross has now shown his allegiance to Lamar amid the ongoing feud within the hip-hop community.
Meanwhile, Drake reportedly reacted subtly by "liking" a clip from the brawl on social media upon viewing the video of Ross being ambushed by a group, according to GeoTV. While his direct role remains uncertain, his favoring the clip depicting the altercation hints at possible endorsement of the incident.
In an interview TMZ, Ross expressed his admiration for Vancouver and eagerly anticipated his return, despite the incident from the previous evening.
He reassured that none of his team members sustained any major injuries during the altercation.
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