7.8.2023
Rolling Loud Portugal 2023: Friday Recap
Meek Mill Headlines a Group of Heavy-Hitting Rappers from the US and UK as the Second Annual Rolling Loud Portugal Ends in Spectacular Fashion
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @miguel_estrela)
THE RECAP:
Unique among Rolling Loud festivals for its beachside location, Rolling Loud Portugal is a truly global affair, offering the best in international rap music from both sides of the Atlantic. The final day of Rolling Loud Portugal 2023 was a vibrant celebration of global hip-hop, closing the three-day festival with spectacular flair. The final headliner was Meek Mill, whose motivational anthems lit up the night sky, who followed a star-studded lineup featuring UK stars like Digga D, D-Block Europe, Tion Wayne, and Unknown T, and American names including Gucci Mane and Ski Mask The Slump God.
In a moment that only could’ve happened at Rolling Loud, streamer/rapper iShowSpeed joined Rolling Loud fixture DJ Scheme onstage to perform their new, Brazilian funk-influenced single “Portuginies,” which finds Speed rapping in a mixture of English and Portuguese.
Following last weekend’s Rolling Loud Rotterdam and preceding the inaugural Rolling Loud Germany, Rolling Loud Portugal is Rolling Loud’s original European festival. Bringing the best and brightest to Portimão, on Portugal’s southern Algarve coast, Rolling Loud Portugal will continue to be a singular festival for years to come.
Check below for photos of some of the most memorable moments from the festival, view a full complement of photos at the Dropbox below, and be sure to follow Rolling Loud Portugal on Instagram for even more highlights. Stay tuned throughout this weekend for updates about Rolling Loud Germany.
View photos of Rolling Loud Portugal 2023 (please credit all photos to Rolling Loud / @photographer): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/x7aklzs6v1m1a14/AACdkChIRT2aPCIJXXLyr_bxa?dl=0
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MEEK MILL:
The Philly heavy-hitter serves a hefty helping of his Dreams and Nightmares for an epic conclusion to the beachside festival (Credit: Rolling Loud / @miguel_estrela )
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @massiahzavhir )
DIGGA D:
Ladbroke’s top drill star represents for the UK as he closes out the night at the LoudPunx Stage (Credit: Rolling Loud / @KINSEYKIMATHI )
D-BLOCK EUROPE:
The UK’s top hip-hop duo, Young Adz and Dirtbike LB, perform songs from their brand new album DBE World (Credit: Rolling Loud / @itchyeyephotos)
GUCCI MANE:
S’Gucci! The trap lord performs his timless hits (Credit: Rolling Loud / @respectivecollective)
The crowd for Gucci Mane (Credit: Rolling Loud / @miguel_estrela)
SKI MASK THE SLUMP GOD:
A fixture at Rolling Loud, Ski Mask thrills the crowd with his rapidfire rhymes
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @miguel_estrela)
Ski Mask The Slump God & DJ Scheme
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @itchyeyephotos)
TION WAYNE:
Born and raised in North London, Tion Wayne is UK rap royalty (Credit: Rolling Loud / @nushade)
DJ SCHEME & ISHOWSPEED:
Popular YT streamer and rapper iShowSpeed joins DJ Scheme on stage to perform their Barzilian funk-influenced collaboration “Portuginies,” released just in time for the festival
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @kinseykimathi)
DUKE DEUCE:
Comin’ out hard, it’s the Crunkstar himself
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @respectivecollective)
TAY MONEY:
The Dallas diva takes a bow (Credit: Rolling Loud / @neia_art)
UNKNOWN T:
The oft-masked UK driller performs on the Levi’s Stage (Credit: Rolling Loud / @miguel_estrela)
SCENES FROM THE FESTIVAL:
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(Credit: Rolling Loud / @neia_art)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @kinseykimathi)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @sara_shots_)
(Credit: Rolling Loud / @itchyeyephotos)
Critical Praise:
“Rolling Loud has become the biggest hip-hop festival in the country” – Variety
“From niche hip-hop festival to must-play event for some of the biggest stars in music.” – Pollstar
“Until Elon Musk involuntarily envelops society into a physical cloud universe, Rolling Loud will be the closest experience to actually living inside your streaming app.” – Complex
“Rolling Loud’s annual New York edition is always something special, but this year’s Halloween-weekend extravaganza (not to mention the first post-pandemic) brought seriously spectacular energy to Queens’ Citi Field.” – Highsnobiety
“Rolling Loud is a lifestyle brand. They are more than just the shows. They have built a community with their consumers and are building new channels to maintain continuity” – Forbes
“In four and a half years — beginning small in Miami, and now promoting Coachella-sized events around the country — Rolling Loud has established itself as a playground for the young…This time last year, many of the rappers now drawing crowds of several thousand were barely known.” – The New York Times
The Background:
About Rolling Loud
Founded by 6-time Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players Matt Zingler & Tariq Cherif as a one-day Miami show, Rolling Loud has grown into a global phenomenon, hosting festivals on both US coasts and in multiple international locations. Rolling Loud is the premier festival brand in hip-hop, known for its expert curation of wide-ranging lineups that reflect the state of the genre.
2022 was Rolling Loud’s biggest year yet. The festival returned to their home base of Miami for their largest event to date, headlined by Kid Cudi, Kendrick Lamar, and Future, and the inaugural Rolling Loud Portugal, which brought an international array of all-stars to the beaches of Portimåo, Portugal. The festival’s busy 2022 continued with the first ever Rolling Loud Toronto, headlined by Future, WizKid, and Dave, and the third annual Rolling Loud New York, headlined by Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky & Future.
In 2023, Rolling Loud expands its empire even further, returning to Los Angeles for Rolling Loud California, debuting Rolling Loud Thailand, its first-ever Asian festival, and staging three European shows including Rolling Loud Portugal, and the inaugural editions of Rolling Loud Rotterdam (NL) and Rolling Loud Germany.
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