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The CN Tower is the most iconic place in Toronto. Drake tattooed it on his right bicep as a homage to his home town. The elevator scene from the “Headlines” music video was shot in the CN Tower’s elevator.
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The burning cops cars are from the G20’s riots that happened in 2010. The protesters' damage added up to 750,000 C$, leading to more than 1000 arrests.
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The building pictured in these frames is the old building on 111 Elizabeth Street in Toronto, which was home of a few offices. They have now built a condo on that same space. Drake never referenced this place in his lyrics but went to school a couple miles north of it.
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The cars stops in the middle of an open space, Drizzy walks out of the car and looks at the Los Angeles skyline from the hills.
Last Sunday Drake skipped the Grammy Awards night in LA to attend the Blackout 5, a rap battle event sponsored by OVO, in his hometown Toronto. This shows that in his mind, being there for his city and his community is more important than appearing at the Grammys in a suit to show off.
