Will Drake’s Injury Keep Him Off America’s Most Wanted Tour?

Posted on 02. Aug, 2009 by Danny M.

Lil Wayne tells fans at New Jersey show that Drizzy injured yet another ligament in his leg when he fell onstage.

Will Drake return to Young Money Presents: The America’s Most Wanted Music Festival?

The Lil Wayne protégé took a nasty spill onstage in Camden, New Jersey, on Friday night and had to be carried off. On Saturday night, the tour — which is headlined by Lil Wayne and features Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy Tell’em, Jeremih, Pleasure P and the Young Money family — rolled into the Nikon Theater.

Usually, Drake would lead off the Young Money musical parade, which takes place during Weezy’s set. Instead, Jae Millz led off, followed by Lil Twist, Lil Chuckee, T-Streets, Tyga, Gudda Gudda and Nicki Minaj.

Wayne then announced that Drake would not be performing.

“I must let you know, we had a technical difficulty yesterday,” Wayne said of Drake’s status. “The nigga fell.”

Weezy went on to say Drake injured yet another ligament in his leg. “He goes in surgery tomorrow,” Wayne said. “This is for my nigga Drake.”

Wayne also asked the audience to pray for his friend. Organizers for the tour have not put out a statement yet about Drake’s tour status, but Drizzy did tweet Miss Info after the fall: “All is well … On the bus laying down … Getting surgery this week but I’m walking. Thank my whole YM family for the help. Lion Hearts!”

Last Sunday, on the eve of the tour’s launch, Drake told MTV News he would be performing despite a torn ACL and a prognosis from the doctors that he may not walk again should he reinjure himself too severely.

Via MTV

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Drake Won’t Let Injury Keep Him Off America’s Most Wanted Stage

Posted on 27. Jul, 2009 by Danny M.

No matter what his doctor says, Drake is not missing the Young Money Presents: The America’s Most Wanted Music Festival. Despite a torn ACL, the fast-rising Canadian artist said he just couldn’t miss the outing, which also stars Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and Jeremih.

“I didn’t really get any approval from my doctor, but I made a personal decision 48 hours ago that I’d be letting a lot of people down if I didn’t show up and at least show them I’m there for them,” Drake told MTV News on Sunday night at the Toyota Pavilion, where the tour opens on Monday (July 27). Drake took part in Lil Wayne’s rehearsal. “For the last two weeks, I’ve been really going hard, getting all types of acupuncture, trying to bring the swelling in my knee down. I’m walking around — no cane. I’ll put a brace on it tomorrow night. No one will probably even know I’m injured.”

Drake was much more mobile on Sunday than he was at the BET Awards last month, when he performed while leaning against a stool. And although his rehab is going well, Drake is still not strong enough to perform his own solo set, so he’ll come out during Lil Wayne’s set, when Weezy takes a break to let the Young Money music family perform their solo records.

“I’m not doing my own set,” Drizzy said. “That’s one thing I have to apologize to my fans about. It’s too much of a risk, if I hit that wrong turn doing 30 minutes every night. If I tear my ACL again, the doctors say I might not be able to walk again. I have to be cautious.”

Despite being a bit inhibited onstage, Drake did insist that “we’re gonna have fun.” He was especially excited about having a tour that plays a lot of outdoor venues.

“That’s the most exciting part, is that it’s a festival tour,” he said. “Every night it’s weather. I wanna see what happens when it rains, see what happens when it’s hot, when it’s cold. It’s a rush because it’s unpredictable. The music means more when you’re outside. You get that vibe. You got the people on the lawn. The natural air, the natural light, it’s a beautiful thing to be a part of.

“The set’s crazy,” Drake promised. “When I get onstage, I’mma turn it into Drake’s set. I think each artist on Young Money is gonna get a chance to shine.”

Shout outs to MTV and the America’s Most Wanted Music Festival kicks off tonight in Scranton, PA and you can check out all the tour dates here.

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