Last month, the organizers of the rap festival Rolling Loud announced that they wouldn’t be holding their annual event in New York this fall. “For the last few years, we’ve made some legendary moments happen in Queens,” a graphic posted to their official Twitter account says. “Sadly, due to logistical factors beyond our control, Rolling Loud will not return to New York in 2023.”
The organizers haven’t divulged the specifics of those logistics, but the cancellation highlights the issues the festival faced in New York, notably its constant...
The organizers haven’t divulged the specifics of those logistics, but the cancellation highlights the issues the festival faced in New York, notably its constant...
- 4/4/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
On October 12th and 13th, five New York City rappers — Pop Smoke, Casanova, Don Q, Sheff G, and 22gz — were scheduled to perform at Rolling Loud, the popular rap festival that was finally making its debut in the birthplace of hip-hop after dominating Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami. But three days before their appearance at Queens’ Citi Field, festival organizers received a letter from NYPD Assistant Chief Martin Morales, citing each performer as “public safety concerns.”
“The above listed performers have been associated with recent acts of violence citywide,...
“The above listed performers have been associated with recent acts of violence citywide,...
- 10/20/2019
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
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