Drake Confirms He’ll Tour In 2023

Drake might be coming to your city in 2023. The rapper announced on a live stream for his betting site Stake over the weekend that he will be hitting the road next year.

"Tour. Ah, man, I can’t wait," he said in response to his plans for 2023. "You know, it’s so unfortunate. The other day I was rehearsing a bunch of days and one of the shows got pushed back. But yeah, man, I’m just looking forward to going. It’s like one thing to make the music but to see it is the most gratifying feeling."

The last time Drizzy went on tour was with the Migos in 2018 for the Drake & The Three Migos Tour.

Before the announcement of this upcoming tour, Drake was originally set for a Nov. 11 concert in New York at the Apollo Theater but was pushed back due to it being the same day as Takeoff's memorial service. The concert was then rescheduled for a Dec. 8 and 9 date that reportedly was delayed due to production per HipHopDX. The concert has now been rescheduled for Jan. 21 and 22 of 2023.

Drake has recently been up against some unforeseen circumstances and apparent production delays which have caused his plans to close out 2022 with some exclusive concert experiences to be delayed.

The Toronto rapper's excitement for tour comes as no surprise as he has had two successful albums released this year. The emcee scored his 11th and 12th No. 1 albums with Honestly, Nevermind, which dropped in June, and his recent Her Loss collab with 21 Savage which was released last month.

Drake is constantly being called out for having ghostwriters which the rapper addressed in 2015 in The Fader pointing out that, "music at times can be a collaborative process." In hip-hop, having ghostwriters is taken pretty seriously since the lyrics rappers use in their songs are authentic to their personal journey. However, we think it's safe to say that Drake is not just "any kind of rapper" at this point. In his decade-plus-long year career in music, it's safe that the 6God is "one of one" and shouldn't be put into any kind of box. His R&B-infused rap has inspired a generation of sound that has influenced a genre but has been successful experimenting in pop, reggae and now dance with his latest album Honestly, Nevermind. Despite what you might think of Drake as rapper, singer, --or whatever he feels like he wants be labeled today-- he has used that "collaborative process" to bring you hits by your favorite artists.

Let's put some respect on Drake's pen and check out seven songs that he has written for other artists:

Jamie Foxx's "Fall For Your Type" is off of the singer/actor's 2010 album Best Night of My Life. Drizzy is featured as a guest artist hit and written alongside Noah Shebib, and Noel Campbell. The track hit No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Beyoncé and Drake collabed on "Mine" which was released back in 2014 for her self-titled album. Drake, Beyoncé Knowles, Noah Shebib, Jordan Ullman, Sidney Brown, Dwane Weir are credited as songwriters on the track. Drake is also credited a songwriter for Beyoncé's "Heated" off her album Renaissance.

"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" arrives on Alicia Keys' fourth studio album The Element of Freedom. Drake is credited as a songwriter alongside Alicia Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers and 40.Alicia and Drake also paired up along with Noah "40" Shebib, on Drake’s track "Fireworks" off his 2010 debut Thank Me Later.

Drake linked up with his Young Money boss Lil Wayne for his song "I'm Single." The track appears on his ninth solo mixtape, No Ceilings, and his 2010 album I Am Not a Human Being. Drake is credited as a songwriter alongside Omen (Producer), Boi-1da, 40 & Lil Wayne.

Rita Ora's "R.I.P" also makes the list of songs you might not have known Drizzy has written. Drake is credited as a writer alongside Rita Ora, Tor Hermansen, Mikkel Eriksen, Patrick Okogwu, Saul Milton, Farhad Samadzada, Renee Wisdom, Will Kennard. The track features Tinie Tempah and was the lead single off her 2012 album, Ora.

Kanye spoke on Drake's involvement on "30 Hours" to his since-deleted interview Drink Champs, "I gave him a line and he wrote the whole rap. I wish he wrote all my raps." Drake is also credited as a songwriter for "Facts" and "Father Stretch My Hands" from Kanye's seventh studio album Life of Pablo. Kanye, Pharrell Williams, Karriem Riggins, Mike Dean, Charles Arthur Russell, Cornell Haynes, Jason Epperson, Charles L. Brown, Isaac Hayes are also credited on "30 Hours." The song samples the 1986 Arthur Russell song "Answers Me" and drums from the 1973 Isaac Hayes single "Joy."

Growing up in Canada, Drake was a part of the collective called the The Renaissance which is where he met Melanie Fiona. The group ended splitting up but Drake co-wrote Grammy-winning singer Melanie Fiona's "I've Been That Girl" which landed on her LP The MF Life. The album also featured a duet with John Legend and other featured artists such as J. Cole, T-Pain, and Nas.