Drake pays tribute to mother and daughter who were hit and killed by a car after his St. Louis concert – tells fans to ‘be grateful for your life’… before donating $25,000 to cancer survivors in the stands

Drake has paid tribute to a mother and daughter who were tragically struck and killed by a car after attending his concert in St. Louis, Missouri, earlier this month.

The rapper, 37, honored the lives of Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, during his show in Buffalo, New York on Wednesday night.

He gave an impassioned speech, encouraging fans to “be grateful for your life” and “show love” to those around them – whether they are a familiar face or a stranger.

Shortly afterwards, Drake donated $25,000 to a cancer survivor who was waving a sign in the stands.

“You never know what someone else’s reality is going to be when they walk out of this building,” Drake told the audience, according to footage obtained by TMZ.

He continued: ‘So for this moment, let’s bring us all together, all 18,000 people. TGo to someone you don’t know and look him or her in the eye, and I want you to prove that you are grateful for your life.”

“I want you to take five seconds out of your day to make someone else’s day. Just show them some love because you never know what will come next.

“Just show some love tonight in Buffalo, New York.”

When people started following his directions and giving each other hugs and handshakes, Drake became even more inspired and shouted from the stage, “That’s what I want to see.”

He then walked back and forth on stage, trying to encourage fans to all follow suit and show each other a loving gesture.

“I appreciate the gesture you did for me. I think one of the most important things in life is the idea that you have two choices: you can wake up every day and be a piece of shit, or you can wake up every day and be a decent human being. . So I appreciate you all,” he told the fans.

Bracero, 42, and Cordova, 21, were both killed in the early morning of Feb. 14 when the driver of a speeding car struck them shortly after they left the concert.

Police say 22-year-old Monte Henderson was speeding through an intersection at more than 75 miles per hour when he allegedly caused the tragedy.

Two other teenage girls and a 61-year-old woman were also hospitalized after the crash.

Henderson survived and was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of armed criminal action.

However, Judge Annette Llewellyn overlooked a probable cause statement stating he is a danger to the community, allowing him to be released on $20,000 bail this week, according to STL Today.

HEnderson’s bail sparked outrage online after shocking footage of the crash went viral.

Court records showed he was released two days later after posting 10 percent of his $200,000 bail.

“Rest in peace to that young mother and her child,” Drake shared, before taking note of a female fan holding up a sign saying they were cancer survivors.

‘I have this plate in front of me. I have this sign in front of me and it means a lot,” the five-time Grammy winner said.

‘This sign here. I’m sure you can read it on the screen, but if you can’t, it says, “I beat stage 4 cancer just in time to see Drake #godsplan.”

A visibly emotional Drake told the crowd that “everything happens for a reason” and then announced he would gift the woman $25,000.

So tonight I’d like to give you $25,000,” he told her, drawing thunderous applause from the audience.

He kept his word and according WVIB in Buffalothe woman did indeed receive the money.

Drake has repeatedly awarded $25,000 to lucky fans in tribute to his 2018 music video God’s Plan, in which he does just that.

In what is believed to be his largest donation to date, Drake gave a cancer survivor, who had only recently undergone chemotherapy treatments, $100,000 during his concert in Nashville earlier this month.