Drake and Kanye West, two of the biggest hip-hop powerhouses in the music industry, have recently decided to squash their beef to come together for the Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert hosted in Los Angeles later this week.
While it has taken many months before Drizzy and Ye set their differences aside, J. Prince has detailed that it was largely due to Larry Hoover, the co-founder of Chicago’s Gangster Disciples for helping the pair forgive one another. In a recent interview, J. Prince detailed how the two made up and discussed his involvement in bringing Drake and Ye together.
J. Prince said, “We have to start with the name Larry Hoover. He planted the seed. He wanted to see Kanye and Drake come together in the name of peace. His son Larry Jr. was hanging out with Kanye a lot, and of course, Drake is my son, but [Hoover] planted the seed, and I watered it.” J. Prince continued to add that he explained to Drake that there is a “bigger picture.” He said,
“I let him know that this is a moment and movement that can save lives. I believe by Drake and Kanye being an example as two of hip-hop’s top artists, that lives would be saved.
I believe this is going to be imitated and it’s important to be an example to those that look up to you and that meant something to Drake—just the life-saving event wrapped around putting the spotlight on injustice, prison reform and my brother Larry Hoover.
Everything is icing on the cake after that, because he never envisioned things like that. So I had to tap into a power greater than the anger or whatever these guys had for one another.”
Both rappers took to announce on Instagram in November that they have reconciled, even sharing a photo that saw Drake, Kanye West and J. Prince in front of the Certified Lover Boy artist’s Toronto mansion. Check out the full conversation above.
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