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After a pair of shows in Birmingham, Drizzy stopped by the Black Sabbath Bench to honor the rock dignitary's death.
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."
In Birmingham, England, the singer’s hometown, fans paid tribute by leaving flowers, beer and tequila. The rapper Drake was there to pay his respects, too.
Drake has become the latest rap star to pay homage to the late Ozzy Osbourne. The Canadian rapper was in Birmingham, U.K., during a recent stop of his "$ome $exy $ongs 4 UK" Tour with PARTYNEXTDOOR. In videos posted to social media, Drizzy walked out to the tune of Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" and honored Osbourne before he began his set.
Drake paid his respects to Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham with a heartfelt tribute and a symbolic tequila pour at the Black Sabbath Bench.
Musicians from Lady Gaga to Coldplay to Swedish metal group Ghost have performed tributes to the iconic rocker and reality TV pioneer Ozzy Osbourne following his death — appropriate for a man who named his 1987 live album Tribute.
Entertainment producer Don Rugg of Apple Valley reflected on the death of music legend Ozzy Osbourne, who he impersonated for nearly two decades.