Drake confirms he was paid $100 for his first concert in 2006 as opening act for Ice Cube

Four-time Grammy winner Drake may be worth over $150 millionbut he was paid just $100 to fill the opening act for gangsta rap icon Ice Cube 16 years ago.

The Flyer Vault found the original flyer for the Canadian 35-year-old’s first concert, playing songs from his debut mixtape Room For Improvement at Kool Haus in his native Toronto.

They also include copies of the schedule and an obscured bill from Ramos Entertainment Management Group detailing Drake’s (née Aubrey Graham) $100 compensation.

Roots: Four-time Grammy winner Drake (L) may be worth more than $150 million, but he was paid just $100 to fill the opening act for gangsta rap icon Ice Cube (R) 16 years ago

The Sticky Singer – with 243.7 million followers on social media – instagram story on Tuesday: “This is for everyone getting 100 per show now…keep it up.”

In 2016, Drake returned the favor by inviting the 53-year-old Big3 co-founder on stage at the Kia Forum in Inglewood to perform Straight Outta Compton on his $54.3 million Summer Sixteen Tour.

But two years later, Ice Cube (née O’Shea Jackson) indicated that the Falling Back star’s “reign” could soon be over, saying most people only have “three years” at the top of the rap game. to have.

Drake responded by referencing the Boyz n the Hood alum’s 106 KMEL interview in the diss track 8 Out of 10 where he rapped, “I’ve been on top for three sets of three years.”

Recoil! The Flyer Vault dug up the original flyer for the Canadian 35-year-old’s first concert, where he played songs from his debut mixtape Room For Improvement at Kool Haus in his native Toronto

Receipts: They also include copies of the schedule and an obscured bill from Ramos Entertainment Management Group detailing Drake’s (née Aubrey Graham) $100 compensation

The Sticky singer – who has 243.7 million followers on social media – Instastoried on Tuesday: ‘This is for everyone who now gets 100 a show…keep going’

“No, I’m not suing Drake. Drake is a great artist. He deserves everything he gets, you know, as far as he’s an artist,” Ice Cube clarified to 106 KMEL then.

‘I’m just looking at it from the industry. If you really look at history. Trends are there, but trends are there to be broken. But from my experience, most artists usually have three to five years at the top of the game for the industry [starts] looking for another cat to replace them.’

The Amsterdam executive producer is scheduled to perform at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan on November 11.

Drake also has a chance to win six trophies, including Artist of the Year, at the 50th Annual American Music Awards, airing November 20 on ABC.

Full-circle moment: In 2016, Drake returned the favor by inviting 53-year-old Big3 co-founder (R) on stage at the Kia Forum in Inglewood to perform Straight Outta Compton during his $84.3 million yielding 54-date Summer Sixteen Tour

‘Live from the Apollo’: The Falling Back star is scheduled to perform on November 11 at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan

Who will win? Drake also has a chance to win six trophies — including Artist of the Year — at the 50th Annual American Music Awards, airing November 20 on ABC.