It has been announced that Lil Durk will join J. Cole and Drake on their ‘It’s All A Blur – Big As The What?’ tour.
After the tour kicked off in Tampa, Florida last weekend, Drake revealed that Durk has been officially added to the line-up. He posted a flyer on his Instagram with the caption: “BIGGER & BIGGER @lildurk joins us on the road to bring you all the most T’d [turned-up] show of your life.”
Lil Durk commented “3 headed goat [sic]” beneath the post – alluding that he, Drake and Cole are G.O.A.Ts (greatest of all-time) in the rap industry. It also refers to his 2020 song with Lil Baby and Polo G.
The news comes a day after Lil Durk and J. Cole won Best Melodic Rap Performance for their uplifting anthem ‘All My Life’ at this year’s Grammys. The feat was the Chicago drill pioneer’s first win, whereas it was the Dreamville star’s second – Cole won Best Rap Song for assisting on 21 Savage‘s 2019 song, ‘A Lot’.
J. Cole did not collect his Grammy last Sunday (February 4) with Lil Durk as he was on tour with Drake. On the same night, the Canadian rap juggernaut (who didn’t win any of the four awards he was nominated for) spoke out about how the Grammys “doesn’t dictate shit” in hip-hop.
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Drake said: “All you incredible artists remember this show isn’t the facts — it’s just the opinion of a group of people whose names are kept a secret. Literally, you can Google it.
“Congrats to anybody winning anything for Hip Hop, but this show doesn’t dictate shit in our world,” he added.
The ‘God’s Plan’ rapper has called out the Grammys before. In 2019, while picking up the Best Rap Song award, he said: “You’ve already won if you have people who are singing your songs word for word, if you’re a hero in your hometown”
He continued: “Look, if there’s people who have regular jobs who are coming out in the rain, in the snow, spending their hard-earned money to buy tickets to come to your shows? You don’t need this [Grammy] right there I promise you. You already won.”
It’s unclear when Durk will join the tour and, once he does, whether he will be a part of the tour until its scheduled end in mid-April. Last year, ‘The Voice’ rapper embarked on a solo headline run of shows. However, several dates of the ‘Sorry For The Drought’ tour were cancelled due to the rapper’s health.
Per TMZ, Lil Durk said: “I was looking forward to touching all of my European fans, performing this week[end], attending the ESPYs and more but after performing and traveling daily I’ve become severely dehydrated and advised by my doctors not to travel due to exhaustion. Once I get my full energy back, it’s back to business which I’m looking forward to. #StillHealing.”
The next stop on the ‘It’s All A Blur – Big As The What?’ tour is tomorrow (February 7) in Nashville, Tennessee before travelling across the rest of North America. You can check out the dates here and visit here for any available tickets.
In other news, Drake has been nominated for a BRIT Award at this year’s ceremony for his feature on J Hus‘ summer anthem ‘Who Told You’. Check out the other nominees at the 2024 BRIT Awards here.