Brawl erupts at Rick Ross show in Vancouver during Drake diss track
Violence broke out following Rick Ross’s performance at a Vancouver music festival Sunday, with the influential rapper reportedly being attacked during the melee.
Several videos posted on social media show attendees throwing punches and kicks following Ross’s set at the Ignite Music Festival.
According to Lindsay Sparrow, the event’s founder, she had no idea the extent of the violence until she saw videos the next morning.
"I didn’t really get to make out exactly what was happening, I just saw a group of people. To me, it seemed like it was very quick and it seemed like security was very fast," said Sparrow, the owner of Canadian Events Agency. “I know that when I was backstage, everything was peaceful and having a great time."
Ross was reportedly attacked during the brawl – though the incident does not appear to have soured his experience.
“Vancouver it was fun, till next time,” he wrote on social media Monday morning after posting a video in which he’s laughing and drinking Luc Belaire blue sparkling wine.
Sparrow says Ross's team has not reached out to her or her business following the incident.
"Safety is the No. 1 concern when you have a large amount of people in one area," said Sparrow. "No matter what, we just want everyone to leave and know they had a great time."
Vancouver police say they were not called to the scene.
Sparrow said she was not aware of any injuries. The videos posted online appear to show one person laying on the ground following the altercation.
Commenters have speculated tensions flared because Ross exited the stage to “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar, one of several diss tracks the Pulitzer Prize-winning U.S. rapper released this year targeting Canadian artist Drake.
The song can be heard playing in the background in videos of Sunday’s incident.
With files from CTV News Vancouver's Abigail Turner
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