![]() 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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