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Canadian rap superstar Drake has handed out $45,000 to two unsuspecting fans attending his first concert in Melbourne.
Taking to the stage in Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night for the first show in the Australian leg of The Anita Max Win tour, the Hotline Bling star surprised two women with cash prizes for stealing his attention during the show.
One of the women caught the rapper’s attention with a sign that singled out his seven-year-old son, Adonis.
“Adonis for President”, the sign read, which caused the rapper to stop and point to the woman, laughing slightly as he read the words.
“You’re showing a lot of love to my son,” he told her.
“On behalf of me and Adonis … we’re going to give you 25-grand.”
The rapper’s generosity wasn’t over for the evening.
handed out another $20,000 to a woman who requested a birthday kiss.
While he politely denied the kiss request, he had something better up his sleeve.
“It’s a tough read on the kiss,” he told the fan.
“But what I am gonna do is, I’m going to give you 20-grand, and I will pay for a birthday dinner for you and all your friends tomorrow night.
“And if you want, you can come back to the show again … I’ll get you tickets.”
It comes after the Canadian rapper gave away $40,000 to two couples in Perth, including one woman who waved a large Canadian flag at the concert.
Speaking to CBC Canada, the fan was shocked to hear the rapper speaking to her directly at the Perth concert.
“When he said about the $20,000, I just couldn’t believe it. I still can’t,” she told the outlet.
“I’m still pretty shocked, actually. I never thought that was going to happen to me.”
During a quiet moment of the concert, Drake paced up and down the glass runway and expressed his gratitude for fans who “take your hard earned money … and you spend some of that money on tickets to this show to see this kid from Canada get up here”.
The rapper is set to continue his Australian tour this week, with three more scheduled shows in Melbourne on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday before heading to Sydney for five shows on February 16, 17, 19 and 20 before returning on March 7.
He will then visit Brisbane for thee shows on February 24 and 25, before performing one final show on March 4.
There is no confirmation whether the woman, nor the other attendees, have been contacted by Drake or his team about the huge cash gifts.
NewsWire has contacted Drake’s team for comment.
