![]() Singing along is one thing, and doing it with a sense of empowerment is another. It’s a giant stage, and Maria Cecilia Kelly commanded it, swagging at times, prowling at others, showing compassion for a fan down front who was hurting and spitting one take-no-prisoners jam after another, from “Guap La La” to “Tia Tamera,” her feature with Doja Cat, to the signature “Smack a Bitch.” Her appeal is wide, but there’s no denying that women in the crowd in particular connected. There’s always that moment in any festival day when things turn up a level, and on Saturday’s main Fashion Nova stage it was with the repetitive strains of “Ri-Ri-Ri-Rico,” heralding the arrival of one of the most charismatic and underappreciated artists in the game, Rico Nasty. Brooklyn teen Jay Gwaupo took that crowd up a few notches when the dynamo delivered his started-from-the-bottom bangers “Lifestyle” and “From Nothing.” The Bronx’s Kemba drove it darker and grimier, offering a call-and-response “No You Ain’t.” It was back to Brooklyn for ABG Neal, the affable Cuban-American, as funny as he is raw, from “Popped & Panicking” to “Forrest Gump”’s “When I fuck you, don’t pull on my braids.” And then, on the main stage was a leading contender for hip-hop heartthrob du jour, Lil Tjay, who sat periodically on a throne, and whose set included songs that blew him up in the past year, “Brothers” and “Goat”, as well as and “Pop Out”, his mega-collab with Polo G, and tracks from his newly release LP True 2 Myself including the affecting “Hold On.” Our highlights from Day One.Ĭhance the Rapper, Future & Young Thug to Headline Rolling Loud Los Angeles 2019Įven if Canarsie’s drill sergeant Pop Smoke couldn’t make it, there was no shortage of exciting young New Yorkers on display, on a day that went from cool and overcast to - just as the gates opened at noon - warm and bright sunshine. There was no better place to experience them, one after another, than at the streets-oriented Sauce stage. On the other hand, two even bigger names stepped into the lineup - more on them later - and an incredible weekend was underway. It was a development that left more than a few disappointed (and probably should have been addressed by the authorities sooner). ![]() ![]() Then came confirmation of a story that had broken hours earlier that no less than five artists - 22Gz, Casanova, Don Q, Sheff G, and the white-hot Pop Smoke - had been dropped by the festival over safety concerns expressed in a letter to Rolling Loud by the NYPD. 12) it was announced that the ragged, versatile young Trippie Redd was off the bill due to illness. Still, Rolling Loud always manages to deliver last-minute headlines. Over two days, a ridiculously packed lineup approaching 100 artists that spans sounds and generations with the most melodic of hooks to the grittiest of bars makes a point of including many talents from our hometown of Gotham. The location is not rap’s cradle of the Bronx, but close enough: the complex at Citi Field in Queens is home of the New York Mets as well as the location of 2016’s short-lived the Meadows festival, which itself sported a healthy hip-hop representation, but nothing like Rolling Loud. Check Out Exclusive Rolling Loud Merch Ahead Of the Fest With Travis Scott, Meek Mill & More
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