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'I am crushed:' Drake is forced to cancel three shows from his Summer Sixteen tour over ankle injury

Published: 16:37 EST, 5 October 2016 | Updated: 20:09 EST, 5 October 2016

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Drake has been forced to cancel three shows on his Summer Sixteen tour because of an ankle injury.

The rapper put out a statement to fans on his October's Very Own blog on Wednesday, saying he was 'crushed' to let down his fans but had to follow doctor's orders.

The rapper said the shows were 'postponed,' but later promised to be back to those cities with new music.

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Shows cancelled: Rapper Drake has been forced to call off three shows on doctor's orders as he struggles to recover from an ankle injury

'I'm crushed:' The Hotline Bling rapper, pictured at his gig in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, said he felt like he was letting his fans down, but promised to make it up to them

'We are over 50 shows in and I have done everything to power through my recent ankle injury and leave it all out there on the stage every night,' the 29-year-old wrote.

'I hate to be told I can't do something,' he said.

'But under doctor's orders to allow me time to recuperate, I am being forced to postpone the intense three shows in a row in cities which have only ever shown me unconditional support.'

The shows in Toronto, Philadelphia and one in Newark have been cancelled, but the rapper promised to 'make it up' to his fans at a later date.

Center stage: Drake performed in Miami on August 30 as part of his Summer Sixteen tour

'I am crushed to even be typing this announcement but I feel like I am letting my fans in these cities down,' the former Degrassi actor - who is dating pop star Rihanna - went on.

'I promise - I will make it up to you... I can't wait to see you all again with new music and a stronger ankle.'

It's not the first rough patch for Drake's big summer tour.

One of his tour buses was hit by a thief who made off with $3 million in jewelry as he was performing onstage in Phoenix, Arizona last month.

The jewelry belonged to Drake's tour DJ, Future The Prince.

Her biggest fan: Drake presented girlfriend Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28

Meanwhile, Drake couldn't pass up an opportunity to drop into his namesake Drake University, in Iowa, in the early hours of Wednesday morning after his show in Des Moines.

But he was disappointed that there was no one around to greet him.

He posted a 23-second video of himself with his posse outside a sorority house, saying: 'Look Kappa Kappa Gamma I'm outside your sorority house right now and you're all asleep, you're all asleep.'

Going back to college: Not even a bad ankle could stop Drake visiting his namesake university in the early house of Wednesday morning after his show in Des Moines

He moved along to another sorority, saying: 'Look Kappa Alpha Beta I be out here, where no you, where no you?'

The students were understandably crushed when they found out who they had missed, according to TMZ.

The ladies of Kappa Kappa Gamma told TMZ they were part of a social media campaign to get Drizzy to visit, adding there were rumours he was on campus, but no one spotted him.

Jetting out: The star proudly wore his Drake University letter jacket as he flew out of Iowa on his private plane in the early hours of Wednesday morning

So they posted their own 22-second clip inviting him to make a return visit.

The short shows one student standing outside the sorority house saying: 'Welcome back to Kap Kap Gamma, Drake. This could've been you last night. Come on in.'

Then the camera followed her into a room full of girls waving as one of his hits played in the background.