January 8, 2023
Drake, Future Summer Sixteen Tour Breaks Highest-Grossing Record
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Jan. 8, 2017: On this day, Drake and Future shattered a new record with their Summer Sixteen Tour. After totaling up the ticket sales from 2016, Drizzy and Hendrix's trek was proclaimed the highest-grossing hip-hop tour of all time.According to Pollstar Pro, Drake and Future's trek grossed over $84.3 million across 56 dates between July and October of 2016. The dynamic rappers dethroned previous record-holders Jay-Z and Kanye West for their 2012 Watch the Throne Tour, which netted $75.6 million through 63 dates from October of 2011 to June of 2012.The Summer Sixteen excursion was produced by Apple Music in support of Drake's fourth album, Views,...