Uncle Waffles attends the Louis Vuitton Menswear spring/summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on 18 June 2024 in Paris, France. (Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images)
- Uncle Waffles recently announced her first Toronto show in August.
- In her Instagram comments section, Canadian rapper Drake said he would be attending.
- Drake was the first international star to publicly co-sign the DJ in 2021.
Canadian rapper and singer Drake said he would attend Uncle Waffles Toronto show billed for 1 August.
When Uncle Waffles was on the come-up a couple of years ago, the rapper never missed an opportunity to express his admiration for the DJ’s talent.
He first mentioned her in his stories in 2022 after he saw her in a viral video dancing to Young Stunna and Kabza De Small’s Adiwele.
The DJ recently announced her show in Toronto, Canada, and the rapper will be among the attendees.
“Toronto! For the first time! We have a date! We love Waffles headline show on 1 August… Be prepared for a show, babies,” she wrote.
Waffles parodied Drake’s announcement picture for his most recent album titled For All The Dogs, which got the rapper’s attention, and he headed to the DJ’s mentions and said, “I’ll be there”.
In 2023, Waffles became the first Amapiano artist to perform at the US Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which was held in California.
Speaking to Billboard, she shared how one video changed her career and being the first Amapiano artist at Coachella: “It feels so surreal as someone who just started this whole journey.”
After her performance, Lungelihle Zwane, affectionately known as Uncle Waffles, received praise from international star Kelly Rowland.
“There’s this really cool DJ out right now; her name is Uncle Waffles, and she’s got so much personality,” the former Destiny’s Child member said.
“She’s just played Coachella, but I’ve been knowing about this girl for at least a year now,” the Dirty Laundry hitmaker added in the interview. “So, it’s really cool to feel like I’ve known this person since then.”
She has since released three projects—an EP called Red Dragon and two albums, Asylum and Solace, all released in 2022 and 2023.
The DJ recently told Blavity she was embracing where her music journey is taking her.
“I live in so much grace, and I need to embrace it. The grace didn’t find me by mistake. I don’t need to explain to anyone why it found me because only me and God know.”
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