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Drake Tells xQc to Switch off The Weeknd During Live Kick Stream: 'We're Real 6ixers, We Don't Listen To That'

The rapper told the popular streamer to turn off "Starboy" by the fellow Toronto artist on Sunday.

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Drake's got a lot of enemies right now.

After Kendrick Lamar released his new album but before news broke of Drake's two different legal actions against his parent label Universal Music Group and Spotify, the rapper joined Quebecois streamer xQc for a livestream on Kick on Sunday (Nov. 24).


You never know what Drake will say with a live mic, so many fans tuned in to see if he'd have words about the Kendrick Lamar beef or any other hot topics. Between confirming an upcoming Australia tour and giving an update on his collaborative album with PartyNextDoor, he also threw some subtle shade at his former friend The Weeknd.

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As his song "Starboy" started playing, Drake quickly told xQc to "switch that one off." When the host asked him why he doesn't listen to it, he answered "we're real 6ixers, we don't listen to that." He told him to turn on Blink-182 instead. "I want to hear that real sh-t," he said over the sounds of "Dammit."

The Weeknd was born in Scarborough, Ontario, a district of Toronto, a.k.a The 6ix. The Weeknd began his career affiliated with Drake, but the two have had their own long-simmering beef. The Weeknd was spotted in the audience at Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" concert on Juneteenth, which included performances of all of the rapper's diss tracks and multiple performances of the scathing "Not Like Us."

Former Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan was also at that concert. That clearly upset Drake, who called him out on a recent game broadcast. Evidently, he still has beef with The Weeknd too.

Drake didn't address Kendrick or his new album by name, but did reference Kendrick and his "false accusations" indirectly. "You need facts to take me out, fairy tales won't do it," he said.

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Celine Dion performs on stage at at the John Farnham Tribute Concert at Rod Laver Arena on the 20th of September 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.
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Celine Dion performs on stage at at the John Farnham Tribute Concert at Rod Laver Arena on the 20th of September 2026 in Melbourne, Australia.

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Celine Dion Pours Her Heart Into Performance of John Farnham’s ‘You’re the Voice’: Watch

Australian audiences got a glimpse at the Canadian superstar's rare talent when she appeared remotely for an all-star concert celebrating the songs and career of John Farnham.

Celine Dion is back, and in the finest of form. Australian audiences got a glimpse at the Canadian superstar’s rare talent on Sunday (Sept. 20), when she appeared remotely for an all-star concert celebrating the songs and career of John Farnham.

Dion joined in on the action midway through the show presented at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, and beamed into Hoyt’s cinemas around the country. She had no easy task — performing Farnham’s greatest of all hits, 1986’s “You’re The Voice,” a song regarded in these parts as the “unofficial” national anthem.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

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