Canadian rapper Drake has touched down in Melbourne and he's being anything but quiet about his arrival.
The God's Plan hitmaker, 38, will kick off his highly-anticipated Anita Max Win tour with back-to-back shows at Perth’s RAC Arena from 4 February, followed by four shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena from 9 to 13 February.
'I reckon we're home mate,' Drake captioned a carousel of photos posted to Instagram on Wednesday, showing off his luxurious lifestyle on tour.
The first image shows the One Dance singer and three members of his entourage dining at Nobu in a mock paparazzi-style shot.
Drake also filmed himself bounding down the steps of his private jet, with a red solo cup in hand.
The music star looked relaxed in a pair of grey sweatpants, slippers, and a long-sleeve sports jersey as he stepped out of the massive aircraft and into the Australian sunshine.
Canadian rapper Drake touched down in Melbourne on Wednesday in his private jet and is showing off his reported $25,000 per night accommodation at Crown
Drake shared this photo of the Crown Presidential Villa to Instagram and spent Wednesday afternoon inside the casino
The view from 'Air Drake,' the rapper's $185million Boeing 767 aircraft as it flew into Australia
He flew into Melbourne on his Boeing 767, affectionately named 'Air Drake.'
The massive aircraft, valued at US$185million (AU$297million), was gifted to Drake in 2019 by Cargojet.
He's previously defended burning hundreds of gallons of fuel on short-haul flights of less than 15 minutes.
The music mogul, who reportedly has a networth of US$250million (AU$400million), is well known for his ostentatious displays of wealth and extravagant lifestyle.
He is currently staying at The Crown in Melbourne — and more specifically, 'The Presidential Villa' occupying the entire 38th floor of Crown Towers.
The palatial suite spans over 1000 square metres, and according to the Australian Traveller, costs an eye-watering minimum of $25,000 per night.
Drake included a snap of the grandiose accommodations in his photo dump, showing one of two separate lounge rooms included in the suite featuring a wall-to-wall television.
The Presidential Villa boasts four bedrooms – and two bathrooms off the master bedroom – as well as a private massage room and a dining room built to host a dozen guests.
The Canadian rapper put a call out on social media for old friends to reach out while he's in town. Drake will begin his Anita Max Win tour in Peth on 4 Feb, marking his first performances Down Under in 8 years
Drake spent his first hours in Melbourne at Crown Casino and bragged about his winnings on Instagram Wednesday afternoon, before swiftly deleting the post
Drake and his entourage will also have access to their own limo service, a 24/7 on-call service team, personal gym, and private butler.
'Who do we know in Australia?' Drake captioned a photo of his security guards escorting him to his private elevator this afternoon.
He spent his first hours Down Under in the Crown casino, banking an incredible amount of money.
In an Instagram Story, the rapper took a photo of his crotch covered in $25,000 casino tokens. There are at least 22 in the photo splayed out over Drake's lap, to the tune of $550,000.
'Melbourne giving me the welcome back pack,' he boasted. 'Finally...a casino showing love in Australia,' with a laugh-cry emoji.
He also shared a Bananas in Pyjamas cartoon, a boxing Kangaroo cartoon, and an old photo of himself performing in Australia wearing a Wallabies jersey.
This tour will mark Drake's first performances in Australia in eight years following his last visit in 2017 with his Boy Meets World tour.
But some of Drake's fans feared that kicking off his Aussie tour on the same day as the NFL Super Bowl would force them to choose between music and sport.
Luckily, the Super Bowl will begin Monday, February 10 from 10.30am AEDT.
Drake stirred up nostalgia amongst his fans by sharing this photo from one of his previous Australian tours, where he's performing in the green and gold
Drake's rap rival Kendrick Lamar plans to perform his hit Drake diss 'Not Like Us' during the Super Bowl halftime show.
The song - which accuses Drake of being a pedophile - became a viral sensation over the summer as the two artists sparred.
And despite Drake recently suing his and Lamar's record label, Universal Music Group, over the song, sources close to the artist insist he will nonetheless perform the track in New Orleans.
'He doesn't care about what Drake says or what he thinks about the song; it's a hit. Kendrick won't be...shut down.'
The U.S. Sun added that Drake has no legal basis to stop Lamar from performing the track.
In the federal defamation lawsuit filed earlier this month, the Canadian rapper sued Universal Music Group for spreading the 'false and malicious narrative' that he is a pedophile, TMZ initially reported.
Drake says in court documents that UMG knew Lamar's diss track would include lyrics and images in a music video that referred to him as a pedophile.
He also accused UMG of allowing the 'inflammatory and shocking allegations' because the song was a 'gold mine' for the company.
The lawsuit, which is not against Lamar himself, also claims that UMG paid a third party to use bots to increase the song's streams by at least 30million.
