Drake 'Nothing Was the Same' Tour: Rapper Kicks Future Off Upcoming Tour, Faced With $1.5 Million Lawsuit
Just few days before the launch of "Would You Like A Tour?" in Pittsburgh, a new feud in hip-hop emerges between today's hottest rappers, Future and Drake. Future is now filing a lawsuit against Drake for $1.5 million.
The feud reportedly started from Future's recent interview with Billboard, where he gave a preview about his upcoming album, "Honest." During the conversation with the associate editor Erika Ramirez, the Atlanta rapper ended up comparing his new album to Drake's "Nothing Was The Same."
"'Drake made an album that is full of hits but it doesn't grab you. They're not possessive; they don't make you feel the way I do' - Future," Ramirez quoted on Twitter.
Future quickly responded saying that the tweet was just misquoted, "Respect to Billboard, disappointed on being misquoted... Always love for my fam Drizzy Drake," and the controversial quote was deleted from the story.
The headliner of the tour, Drake, immediately demanded that the "Honest" rapper be removed from his tour - according to a source, "[Drake] told his agent either Future gets fired, or he'll fire him," hearing about Future's unfavorable interview that allegedly criticized his latest album "NWTS."
In addition, the representative of Billboard explained the situation, "We regret that miscommunication surrounding Future's recent visit, one that seemed clear to us was on the record, may have caused any trouble for the artist."
However, the damage had already been done. As a result, Future, who was set to earn approximately $40,000 per gig, was pulled out of the tour. Negotiations began to restore the rapper's opening show last week, however he left after refusing Drake's request for financial compensation. Future now sues Drake over lost wage, which is about $1.5 million.
Jhene Aiko, one of the featured artists in Drake's "NWTS," has supposedly been added to the tour to replace Future.