OVO Fest 2014 Highlights
OutKast, Lauryn Hill, Jhené Aiko and more join Drake's show.
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The City is Mine - Toronto's own Drake wrapped up the fifth year of his OVO Fest Monday (Aug. 4) with another epic night full of star-studded guests and that signature Drizzy nostalgia. Recalling the last five-years of his career with the help of OutKast, J. Cole, YG, Lauryn Hill, G-Unit, Jhené Aiko, and a host of other music stars who've influenced and inspired him, Drake declared to the crowd, "If you’ve been a fan of music, or a fan of Drake, I'm gonna take you back tonight." Keep reading for highlights. —Dominique Zonyeé (@DominiqueZonyee)(Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage)
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Reuinion Continued - Fresh of their reunion tour, which included sets at Lollapalooza and Montreal’s Osheaga Festival the night before, Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast hit the OVO Fest stage for Day 1 of the Fest. The duo got the crowd amped with their go-to set opener "Bombs Over Baghdad," and renditions of "Rosa Parks" and "Aquemini."(Photo: Earl Gibson/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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Soul Mates - Day 2 kicked off with an opener from Jhené Aiko. Drake’s "musical soul mate" assisted him with her verse on NWTS's "From Time."(Photo: Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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Something New - Perhaps one of the least expected surprises of the night, was a G-Unit take over. 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo sans Young Buck ripped into “Gangsta” then Fif got into “Smoke" with Trigga. The crew closed the set with “I Get Money,” “Don’t Worry Bout It” and “In Da Club.”(Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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"Started From the Bottom" - The first friend to touch the stage during Drizzy’s Monday night set was his longtime friend Trey Songz, who also appeared on Drake’s groundbreaking So Far So Gone mixtape. The two reminded the crows of their humble beginnings with a performance of successful, followed my Trigga’s hit “Na Na.”(Photo: Maury Phillips/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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