Drake Honors Ozzy Osbourne at Birmingham Concert
The rapper walked out to Black Sabbath's 'Iron Man,' the 1970 hit track about a time-traveling metal monster off Paranoid. Taking the stage, Drake addressed the thousands gathered at Utilita Arena Birmingham, as fan footage captured: 'Hey Birmingham! Rest in peace to the legendary Ozzy Osbourne.'
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Drake is currently on his U.K. co-headlining Some Special Shows 4 U tour with fellow Canadian musician PartyNextDoor.
Earlier on Wednesday, the rapper reportedly poured one out for the Prince of Darkness at a local memorial with some tequila and told a New York Times reporter, 'I just came out to pay respects to someone who lived it to the fullest.'
His homage follows the wave of tributes across the music industry as news of Ozzy Osbourne death spread. The beloved frontman died on Tuesday at the age of 76. Through his storied career, Osbourne collaborated and shared the stage with artists across genres from Slash, Elton John, Motörhead, and Madonna, as well as Busta Rhymes, Yungblud, and Post Malone.
Duran Duran, who also hail from Osbourne's hometown, reacted to the loss on Instagram, sharing the musician's 1984 mugshot. 'What can you say about Ozzy? Whatever it is, it's in a Brummie accent,' they wrote. 'Hard to imagine a world without him, Ozzy brought so much joy, humour and raw power to the world, in a life of many chapters. Ozzy was a cat who had way more than nine lives.'
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