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OVO Fest 2012 Recap: Details, Surprise Guests and Photos

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A brief recap of OVO Fest 2012 with photos!

  • • Special Guests: Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion), French Montana, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka Flame, 2 Chainz (Tity Boi), A$AP Rocky
  • • The show opened with A$AP Rocky taking the stage and performing a series of smash hits. Chase ‘N Cashe and A$AP Mob rocked out in front row.
  • • After a brief intermission, 2 Chainz came on stage as the second opener and hyped up the crowd by performing Mercy and more.
  • • The third opener, The Weeknd, followed by performing High For This, The Birds Part 1, Rolling Stone, Lonely Star, Wicked Games (acoustic) and more.
  • • DJ Amy Traphouse jumped on stage to entertain the crowd on the 1s and 2s.
  • • The lights went off and Drake appeared, dressed in all white/gold, in front of the crowd.
  • • The Weeknd was resurrected from backstage to perform ‘Crew Love’ and ‘The Zone’.
  • • A$AP Rocky came back on stage as per Drake’s request to perform a couple of songs for the crowd again.
  • • 2 Chainz was called upon to perform ‘No Lie’.
  • • Waka Flocka Flame came on for ‘Round Of Applause’ and more Brick Squad hits.
  • • Meek Mill was summoned for ‘Amen’, followed by ‘I’ma Boss’ with Rick Ross.
  • • Rozay stayed on stage as Drake brought out French Montana for a crazy performance of ‘Stay Schemin’.
  • • Just when you thought things couldn’t get crazier, Drake called on the legend Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion) to perform ‘I Wanna Fuck You’, ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’ and more.
  • • To top it all off, Nicki Minaj surprised fans during Drake’s ‘Make Me Proud’. She stayed to perform ‘Beez In The Trap’ with 2 Chainz as well.
  • • Many celebrities, including Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and DJ Drama, watched from backstage.
  • • At the end of the evening, Drake officially retired the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre (capacity ~16,000) as an OVO Fest venue. The 4th annual OVO Fest will be held at the Skydome aka Rogers Centre which has a capacity up to 55,000.
  • • Drake wrapped up the show with ‘Headlines’.
  • • Lil’ Wayne was unable to make it to the show despite being one of Drake’s surprise guests.
  • • Shout out to all the bloggers from iLuvLola, You Heard That New, 2 Dopeboyz, Complex and more that joined us.
  • • For those that ever had a doubt, I told you Meek and French were coming! See you next year.

One Response

  • Bmn112 says:

    yooo I noticed there’s a pro cam recorder filming, where could I get the video? Is the whole concert gonna be released on DVD?